1992 studio album by Yo-Yo
Black Pearl is the second studio album by American rapper Yo-Yo . It was released on June 23, 1992 through EastWest Records America /Atlantic . Production was handled by DJ Pooh , Sir Jinx , Down Low Productions, DJ Muggs , Rashad Coes and DJ Bobcat , with Ice Cube serving as executive producer. The album peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200 and number 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .
The album spawned two singles: "Black Pearl" and "Home Girl Don't Play Dat". "Black Pearl" reached number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 74 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and "Home Girl Don't Play Dat" peaked at number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The song "I Can't Take No More" was included in the Girls Town soundtrack .
Track listing [ ]
1. "The No Intro" 0:12 2. "Home Girl Don't Play Dat" DJ Pooh 2:38 3. "So Funky" DJ Pooh 3:02 4. "Black Pearl" (featuring Big Bubba) Down Low Productions 3:10 5. "Cleopatra" Whitaker Down Low Productions 3:46 6. "It's a Long Way Home" DJ Muggs 4:36 7. "You Should Have Listened" Whitaker Sir Jinx 4:00 8. "Woman to Woman" 2:26 9. "Hoes" DJ Pooh 3:13 10. "I Can't Take No More" Sir Jinx 3:39 11. "A Few Good Men" DJ Pooh 3:50 12. "Will You Be Mine" Sir Jinx 4:05 Total length: 38:37
Sample credits
Personnel [ ]
Yolanda M. Whitaker – main artist
Shawn McLemore – background vocals (track 3)
Frederick Lee Drakeford – featured artist (track 4)
Marsha McClurkin – additional background vocals (track 4)
Kymberli Armstrong – background vocals (tracks: 10, 12)
Joyce Tolbert – background vocals (tracks: 10, 12)
DeMonica Santiago – background vocals (track 10)
Shireen Crutchfield – background vocals (track 10)
Craig A. Miller – background vocals (track 11)
Torrence Woods – background vocals (track 12)
Joseph "DJ Wildstyle" Mann – scratches (track 5)
Mark Jordan – drum programming (track 7) , recording engineer (track 3) , producer (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 11)
David Foreman – guitar & bass guitar (tracks: 7, 10, 12)
Jason White – keyboards (tracks: 7, 10, 12)
James Perry – bass guitar (track 10)
Bob Morris – recording engineer (tracks: 2, 11)
Down Low Productions – mixing & producer (tracks: 4, 5)
Prince Charles Alexander – recording engineer (tracks: 4, 5)
Mike Green – recording engineer (track 6)
Jason Roberts – engineering (track 6)
Bob Drake – engineering (tracks: 7, 10, 12)
Darryl Dobson – recording engineer (tracks: 8, 9)
Lawrence Muggerud – producer (track 6)
Anthony Wheaton – producer (tracks: 7, 10, 12)
Bobby Ervin – producer (track 8)
James Rashad Coes – producer (track 8)
O'Shea Jackson – executive producer
Carlton Batts – mastering
David Provost – photography
Charts [ ]
References [ ]
^ Wynn, Ron . "Black Pearl - Yo-Yo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 10, 2020 .
^ Johnson, Connie (July 12, 1992). "*** YO YO, "Black Pearl", EastWest America" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 10, 2020 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "Robert Christgau: CG: Yo Yo" . www.robertchristgau.com . Retrieved December 10, 2020 .
^ Ro, Ronin (July 1992). "SPIN" . SPIN . Vol. 8 no. 4. SPIN Media LLC . pp. 71–72. ISSN 0886-3032 . Retrieved December 10, 2020 .
^ "Yo-Yo Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "Yo-Yo Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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