19 Naughty III
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19 Naughty III is the third album from Naughty by Nature
, released on February 23, 1993 through Tommy Boy Records
. Three single were released from the album, the group's second top 10 hit, "Hip Hop Hooray
", as well as the minor hits "It's On
" and "Written on Ya Kitten
".
Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...
, released on February 23, 1993 through Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
. Three single were released from the album, the group's second top 10 hit, "Hip Hop Hooray
Hip Hop Hooray
"Hip Hop Hooray" is a hip hop single released by hip hop group, Naughty By Nature, in 1993. The song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart, and reached number eight on the US Pop chart...
", as well as the minor hits "It's On
It's On
"It's On" was the second single released from Naughty by Nature's third album, 19 Naughty III. It was released on June 8, 1993 and was produced and written by the three members of the group. The single found decent success on the Billboard charts, making it to 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 48 on...
" and "Written on Ya Kitten
Written on Ya Kitten
"Written on Ya Kitten" was the third and final single released from Naughty by Nature's third album, 19 Naughty III. It was released in 1993 and was produced by Naughty by Nature and QD III. "Written on Ya Kitten" was the least successful of the three singles released from the album, only making it...
".
Reception
The album did well commercially and critically, with 4 star ratings from Allmusic and Rolling Stone magazine and platinum certification from the RIAA. Allmusic stated in its review that the album ranked "as Naughty by Nature's second straight triumph."Track listing
- "19 Naughty III" – 4:42
- Contains samples from "The Show" by Doug E. FreshDoug E. FreshDouglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
- Contains samples from "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh
- "Hip Hop HoorayHip Hop Hooray"Hip Hop Hooray" is a hip hop single released by hip hop group, Naughty By Nature, in 1993. The song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart, and reached number eight on the US Pop chart...
" – 4:26- Contains samples from "Funky PresidentFunky President"Funky President " is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S...
" by James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps, "Make Me Say it Again, Girl" by Isley Brothers, "You Can't Turn Me Away" by Sylvia StriplinSylvia StriplinSylvia Striplin is a New York based jazz, soul and R&B vocalist. Striplin has worked with funk, jazz, R&B and soul, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, who helped her release her 1981 album Give Me Your Love on the Uno Melodic record label. Striplin, along with Marva Hicks found some solo success after being...
, "74 Miles Away" by Cannonball Adderley Quintet & "SledgehammerSledgehammer (song)"Sledgehammer" is a song by British musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. It hit number one in Canada on 21 July 1986 where it spent four weeks; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a...
" by Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
- Contains samples from "Funky President
- "Ready for Dem" (feat. Heavy D) – 4:06
- Contains samples from "Sing A Simple SongSing a Simple Song"Sing a Simple Song" is a 1968 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, the b-side to their #1 hit "Everyday People". The song's lyrics, sung in turn by Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone, and Larry Graham, with spoken word sections by Cynthia Robinson, offer a simple solution for...
" by Sly & The Family StoneSly & the Family StoneSly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
& "Funky DrummerFunky drummer"Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...
" by James Brown
- Contains samples from "Sing A Simple Song
- "Take It to Ya Face" – 3:18
- "Daddy Was a Street Corner" – 4:21
- "The Hood Comes First" – 3:36
- Contains samples from "Shaft in Africa" by Johnny PateJohnny PateJohnny Pate is a jazz bassist who late became a music arranger/producer, and a leading figure in Chicago soul as well as pop/R&B music....
- Contains samples from "Shaft in Africa" by Johnny Pate
- "The Only Ones" – 3:18
- Contains samples from "I Can't Wait" by Nu ShoozNu ShoozNu Shooz is an American Freestyle-R&B-Dance group fronted by husband-and-wife team of John Smith and Valerie Day, based in Portland, Oregon. The Shooz released four albums in the U.S...
- Contains samples from "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
- "It's On" – 5:03
- Contains samples from "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock BandLafayette Afro Rock BandLafayette Afro Rock Band was a French funk rock band formed in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York in 1970. Though almost unknown in their native United States, they are now universally celebrated as one of the standout funk bands of the 1970s and admired for their use of break beats.Upon their...
, "Scenario (The remix)" by A Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
& "French Spice" by Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
- Contains samples from "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- "Cruddy Clique" – 2:43
- Contains samples from "Nautilus" by Bob JamesBob James (musician)Robert McElhiney James is a jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer.-Biography:During the 1970s, Bob James played a major role in establishing the smooth jazz genre. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the sitcom Taxi, is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date...
- Contains samples from "Nautilus" by Bob James
- "Knock Em Out da Box" – 2:09
- Contains samples from "Ike's Mood I/You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1964 song by The Righteous Brothers which became a number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom the following year. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. ranked the song as having had more radio and television...
" by Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
& "It's A New Day" by Skull SnapsSkull SnapsSkull Snaps was a funk group that released one eponymous album on the small GSF label in 1973 before disappearing. It was, in fact, the group originally known as the Diplomats, which released numerous singles between 1963 and 1970 with some success....
& "Children's StoryChildren's Story"Children's Story" is a single by British-born American hip hop artist Slick Rick, from his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.-Reception:It's on the list of the top 100 rap songs, and is ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop....
" by Slick RickSlick RickRichard Walters , better known by his stage name Slick Rick is a Grammy-nominated English-American rapper...
- Contains samples from "Ike's Mood I/You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
- "Hot Potato" (feat. Freddie Foxxx) – 5:00
- Contains samples from "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "Sleepin' on Jersey" – 2:51
- "Written on Ya Kitten" – 4:21
- Contains samples from "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band, "Stockyard" by Galt MacDermotGalt MacDermotGalt MacDermot is a Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song African Waltz in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona...
& "Between the Sheets" by Isley Brothers
- Contains samples from "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band, "Stockyard" by Galt MacDermot
- "Sleepwalkin' II/Shout Outs" – 7:43
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1993 | 19 Naughty III | 3 | 1 |
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1993 | "Hip Hop Hooray Hip Hop Hooray "Hip Hop Hooray" is a hip hop single released by hip hop group, Naughty By Nature, in 1993. The song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart, and reached number eight on the US Pop chart... " |
8 | 1 | 3 |
| "It's On It's On "It's On" was the second single released from Naughty by Nature's third album, 19 Naughty III. It was released on June 8, 1993 and was produced and written by the three members of the group. The single found decent success on the Billboard charts, making it to 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 48 on... " |
74 | 43 | - | |
| "Written on Ya Kitten Written on Ya Kitten "Written on Ya Kitten" was the third and final single released from Naughty by Nature's third album, 19 Naughty III. It was released in 1993 and was produced by Naughty by Nature and QD III. "Written on Ya Kitten" was the least successful of the three singles released from the album, only making it... " |
93 | 53 | - |