Hot, Cool & Vicious

Hot, Cool, & Vicious is the debut studio album by American hip hop girl 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.

Hot, Cool & Vicious
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

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 US. The single itself was also certified platinum.{[fact|date=May 2020}}

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA–[2]

The NME placed Hot, Cool & Vicious on their 18th, on their best releases of the year in 1987.[3] The single "Saturday Night" was also listed at number 28 on their list of Top 50 tracks of the year.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Push It" (remix)Hurby Azor4:28
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
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Huey, Steve. "Salt-N-Pepa: Hot, Cool & Vicious" at AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (June 2, 1987). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  3. "Albums and Track of the year for 1987". NME. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8942". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Salt 'N' Pepa – Hot Cool Vicious" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  6. "Charts.nz – Salt 'N' Pepa – Hot Cool Vicious". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  9. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. "Top Black Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100 no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via American Radio History.
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Salt N Pepa – Hot Cool and Vicious". Music Canada. July 15, 1988. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  12. "American album certifications – Salt N Pepa – Hot, Cool". Recording Industry Association of America. March 23, 1988. Retrieved December 22, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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