Act Like You Know (MC Lyte album)
Act Like You Know is the third studio album by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on September 17, 1991, for First Priority Records, distributed by Atlantic Records and featured production from big-name producers, Audio Two, The 45 King, Epic Mazur and Richard Wolf. Act Like You Know had a softer, more R&B-like sound than her more hardcore albums, Lyte as a Rock and Eyes on This, and reviews were generally mixed. The album fell in the charts, only peaking at #102 on the Billboard 200 and #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. However, two singles made it high on the Hot Rap Singles, "When In Love" made it to #3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, while "Poor Georgie" made it to #1 on the chart and #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Released | September 17, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
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Length | 62:18 | |||
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Singles from Act Like You Know | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "When In Love" | MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur | 3:58 |
2. | "Eyes Are the Soul" | MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur | 3:53 |
3. | "Search 4 the Lyte" | MC Lyte, King Of Chill | 3:21 |
4. | "Act Like You Know" | MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur | 3:50 |
5. | "Mickey Slipper (Interlude)" | MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur | 1:36 |
6. | "Poor Georgie" | MC Lyte, Dee Jay Doc | 4:30 |
7. | "Take It Off" | Spoonie Gee, Pal Joey, MC Lyte | 4:51 |
8. | "Beyond the Hype" | MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur | 4:20 |
9. | "All That" | MC Lyte, Dana Eaves, Audio Two | 3:10 |
10. | "Big Bad Sister" | MC Lyte, The 45 King | 3:11 |
11. | "Like that Anna (Interlude)" | MC Lyte, Audio Two | 0:53 |
12. | "Kamikaze" | MC Lyte, 45 King | 4:10 |
13. | "Can You Dig It" | King Of Chill | 3:15 |
14. | "Like a Virgin" | MC Lyte, 45 King | 4:13 |
15. | "Lola from the Copa" | MC Lyte, Audio Two | 3:04 |
16. | "2 Young 4 What" | MC Lyte, DJ Master Tee | 3:32 |
17. | "Absolutely Positively..... Practical Jokes" | MC Lyte, 45 King | 3:42 |
18. | "Another Dope Intro (Interlude)" | MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur | 0:43 |
19. | "K-Rock's the Man" (CD only Bonus Track) | 2:05 | |
Total length: | 62:18 |
Samples
- "When In Love"
- "Changin'" by Brass Construction
- "Hot (I Need to be Love, Love Loved)" by James Brown
- "Search 4 the Lyte"
- "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "More Peas" by The J.B.'s
- "Dazz" by Brick
- "Poor Georgie"
- ”Just Be Good To Me” by The S.O.S Band
- "Bubble Bunch" by Jimmy Spicer
- "Georgy Porgy" by Toto
- "My World Is Empty Without You" by The Supremes
- "I Wanna Be Where You Are" by Michael Jackson
- "All That"
- "Cozy" by Bar-Kays
- "This Song Is Familiar" by Funkadelic
- "Big Bad Sister"
- "Help Is on the Way" by The Whatnauts
- "Another Dope Intro"
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "2 Young 4 What"
- "Groove With You" by Isley Brothers
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position | |
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scope="row" | US Billboard 200[4] | 102 |
scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 14 |
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References
- link
- http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=914&name=MC+Lyte link
- Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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