Inside Out (MC Hammer album)

Inside Out V is the sixth record by MC Hammer, released in 1995. It marks his fifth official major-label studio album. After the decrease in popularity and sales of his previous album, The Funky Headhunter, Hammer returned to his previous pop image.

Inside Out
Studio album by
MC Hammer
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)
Recorded1995
StudioRWI Studios (Fremont, CA)
Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length65:12
Label
  • Giant
  • Warner Bros. Records
    24637
MC Hammer chronology
The Funky Headhunter
(1994)		 Inside Out
(1995)		 Family Affair
(1998)
Singles from Inside Out
  1. "Sultry Funk"
    Released: September 3, 1995 (1995-09-03)
  2. "Keep On"
    Released: November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)
  3. "Goin' Up Yonder"
    Released: December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15)

Inside Out featured dance gospel, and emotionally driven tracks and spawned two singles, "Sultry Funk" and the gospel single "Goin' Up Yonder", while another track, "Nothing But Love (A Song for Eazy)", was dedicated to Eazy-E, who had died in 1995. In contrast to his prior albums, the singles did not go as far as previous releases.

The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart but only reached number 119 on the Billboard 200, causing Giant Records to drop Hammer and his Oaktown Records subsidiary from the label.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt that Hammer was "unsure of himself throughout the album, attempting to gain some street credibility and a mass audience simultaneously." He concluded that, "[T]he result is a record that has a few good isolated moments, but never delivers a knockout punch, let alone a memorable hook or groove."[1] Tom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly said that, "Even if nothing here touches "U Can't Touch This," the material is well crafted enough to convince you "Hammer Time" hasn't run out yet."[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Luv-N-Happiness"
  • Al Green
  • MC Hammer
  • Mabon Hodges
  • Charles Torrell
  • Torrell
  • MC Hammer
4:53
2."Sultry Funk" (featuring VMF)
  • White
  • MC Hammer
4:59
3."Anything Goes on the Dance Floor"
  • MC Hammer
  • Pilate
5:42
4."I Hope Things Change" (featuring Andre Williams)
  • MC Hammer
  • Pilate
  • MC Hammer
  • Pilate
5:01
5."Keep On" (featuring Angel Burgess)
  • MC Hammer
  • The Whole 9
5:16
6."Everything Is Alright"
  • MC Hammer
  • Torrell
  • Torrell
  • MC Hammer
3:49
7."I Need That Number"
  • Gerald Baillergeau
  • MC Hammer
  • Baillergeau
  • MC Hammer
5:05
8."Bustin' Loose"
  • MC Hammer
  • The Whole 9
4:54
9."Nothing But Love (A Song for Eazy)"
  • MC Hammer
  • Ben Ross
  • Ross
  • MC Hammer
5:49
10."Goin' Up Yonder" (featuring Angel Burgess and the San Jose Community Choir)
  • Torrell
  • MC Hammer
7:30
11."He Keeps Doing Great Things for Me" (featuring Tynetta Hare and the San Jose Community Choir)
  • Eddie Robinson
  • MC Hammer
  • Torrell
  • MC Hammer
6:40
12."A Brighter Day"
  • MC Hammer
  • Pilate
  • MC Hammer
  • Pilate
5:34

Samples

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Inside Out.[8]

  • The High Street Bank Boys – background vocals (tracks 6, 8)
  • Todd Brown – background vocals (tracks 8, 9), mixing, vocal arrangements (track 9)
  • Ben Ross – background vocals, synthesizers, drum programming (track 9)
  • D-Style – guitar (track 9)
  • Ontario Hayes – piano (tracks 10, 11), additional organ (track 11)
  • Mike "Nite" Hersh – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5-9)
  • Brian Mayfield – engineering (tracks 5, 6, 9), assistant engineering (tracks 1-4, 8, 12)
  • Dave Baker – engineering (tracks 10, 11)
  • John Rhone – engineering (tracks 10, 11)
  • Matt Campagna – assistant engineering (tracks 10, 11)
  • LindaEar Music (Fremont, CA) – clearance assistance
  • Victor Hall – art direction, logo design
  • Mel Peters – cover photography
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References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Inside Out - MC Hammer". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  2. Sinclair, Tom (September 22, 1995). "V Inside Out". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. "Luv-N-Happiness - MC Hammer". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. "Sultry Funk - MC Hammer". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  5. "Anything Goes on the Dance Floor - MC Hammer". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. "Keep On - MC Hammer". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  7. "Bustin' Loose - MC Hammer". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  8. Inside Out (liner notes). MC Hammer. Giant. Warner Bros. 1995. 24637.CS1 maint: others (link)
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