Life Is...Too Short
Life Is...Too Short is the fifth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released in 1988[1] through Jive Records and RCA Records, although it appeared as a Dangerous Music/RCA Records release until Jive Records logos appeared on the release on October 25, 1989, after it became successful. It is currently his highest-selling album to date, being certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 2 million copies.
| Life Is...Too Short | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988[1] | |||
| Genre |
| |||
| Length | 54:52 | |||
| Label |
| |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Too Short chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[2] |
| The Village Voice | B+[3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life Is...Too Short" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Rhymes" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "I Ain't Trippin'" | 6:41 |
| 4. | "Nobody Does it Better" | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Oakland" | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Don't Fight the Feelin'" (featuring Danger Zone & Rappin' 4-Tay) | 8:18 |
| 7. | "CussWords" | 7:44 |
| 8. | "City of Dope" | 5:31 |
| 9. | "Pimp the Ho" | 5:54 |
| 10. | "Outro" | 0:59 |
Personnel
- T. Bohanon - Producer
- Al Eaton - Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
- Victor Hall - Photography
- Helen Kim - Vocals (background)
- Mr. Z - Clothing/Wardrobe
- Todd Shaw - Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
- Janna Thomas - Vocals (background)
- Mark Wholey - Artwork
- Jeanette Wright - Vocals (background)
- Rappin' 4-Tay - Performer
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 37 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
gollark: No.
gollark: It keeps the monadic effects, basically.
gollark: So you can do```haskelltwoThings :: IO ()twoThings = putStrLn "hi" >> putStrLn "aaa"```
gollark: Ah, but monadic.
gollark: TRAITOR!
References
- Alex Henderson. "Life Is...Too Short - Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- "Too $hort :: Life is... Too $hort :: Jive/Zomba". Rapreviews.com. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- Christgau, Robert (June 27, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.