Hot, Cool & Vicious

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Hot, Cool & Vicious
Salt-n-Pepa - Hot, Cool & Vicious cover.png
Studio album by
Salt-N-Pepa
ReleasedDecember 1, 1986 (1986-12-01)
RecordedOctober 1985 – August 1986
StudioGreene St. Recording (New York City)
GenreHip hop
Length41:36
LabelNext Plateau
Producer
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Hot, Cool & Vicious
(1986) 		A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
(1988)
Singles from Hot, Cool & Vicious
  1. "Push It"
    Released: March 8, 1987

Hot, Cool, & Vicious is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa. Released by Next Plateau Records on December 1, 1986, it was one of the first albums to be released by an all-female rap group. Hot, Cool, & Vicious also became the first album by a female rap group act to attain gold and platinum status in the United States.

Release[]

The album features the songs "The Showstopper" and "I'll Take Your Man", recorded and released prior to the full album's release. It also includes R&B radio favorites "Tramp" and "My Mic Sound Nice", but it was after the 1987 addition of the single "Push It" (US #19, UK #2), along with the replacement of two other tracks with remixed versions, that the album was propelled to gold, then platinum status in the United States. The single itself was also certified platinum.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.0/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauA–[3]

NME placed Hot, Cool & Vicious at number 18 on their list of the best releases of 1987.[4] The single "Saturday Night" was also listed at number 28 on their list of Top 50 tracks of the year.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Push It" (remix)Hurby Azor4:31
2."Beauty and the Beat"Azor4:39
3."Tramp"
3:30
4."I'll Take Your Man"
6:22
5."It's Alright"Azor3:15
6."Chick on the Side" (remix)
4:54
7."I Desire"
3:16
8."The Showstopper"Azor6:22
9."My Mic Sound Nice"Azor4:52

Notes[]

  • "Push It (Remix)" was not part of the original track listing of the 1986 release of Hot, Cool & Vicious, which also included the original unedited and unremixed versions of "Tramp" and "Chick on the Side". The original version of "Push It" was recorded in 1987 and added to later pressings of the album.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Certifications for Hot, Cool & Vicious
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "American certifications – Salt N Pepa – Push It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. "Salt-N-Pepa: Hot, Cool & Vicious" at AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 2, 1987). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Albums and Track of the year for 1987". NME. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Salt-N-Pepa ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on June 15, 2021". Retrieved June 19, 2021 – via Imgur. Note: The "High Point" number in the "NAT" column indicates the release's peak position on the national chart.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8942". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Salt 'N' Pepa – Hot Cool Vicious" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Salt 'N' Pepa – Hot Cool Vicious". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video – Top Black Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100 no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-24. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Salt N Pepa – Hot Cool and Vicious". Music Canada. July 15, 1988. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Salt N Pepa – Hot, Cool". Recording Industry Association of America. March 23, 1988. Retrieved December 22, 2019.



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