Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury

Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury is the fifth album by Naughty by Nature, which was released on April 27, 1999, as their first and only album for Arista Records. The album was a success, peaking at 22 on the Billboard 200 and produced a big comeback hit for the group with "Jamboree", which reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
Studio album by Naughty by Nature
Released	April 27, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	East Coast hip-hop, hip hop
Length	59:42
Label	Arista BMG Records
Producer	Naughty by Nature, Donald Robinson, Falonte Moore, Kay Gee
Naughty by Nature chronology
Poverty's Paradise (1995) Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury (1999) IIcons (2002)
Singles from Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
"Dirt All by My Lonely" Released: March 23, 1999 "Live or Die" Released: May 11, 1999 "Jamboree" Released: June 15, 1999 "Holiday" Released: October 20, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	(favorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
Melody Maker	[4]
NME	(7/10)[5]
Q	[6]
Robert Christgau	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	(7/10)[4]

Three additional singles, "Dirt All By My Lonely", "Live or Die" and "Holiday", all had minor success on the charts.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:35
2. "Ring the Alarm" – 3:57
3. "Dirt All By My Lonely" – 3:14
4. "Holiday" (featuring Phiness) – 4:08
5. "Live or Die" (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal and Phiness) – 3:41
6. "On the Run" – 3:21
7. "Radio" (featuring Rustic Overtones) – 4:37
8. "Jamboree" (featuring Zhané) – 3:34
9. "Would've Done the Same for Me" (featuring Koffee Brown) – 4:18
10. "Thugs & Hustlers" (featuring Mag, Krayzie Bone) – 3:28
11. "Work" (featuring Mag, Castro) – 3:20
12. "We Could Do It" (featuring Big Pun) – 4:48
13. "The Blues" (featuring Next) – 3:49
14. "Wicked Bounce" – 3:54
15. "Live Then Lay" (featuring Phiness) – 4:01
16. "The Shivers" (featuring Chain Gang Platune) – 4:57

Samples

Ring the Alarm

• "Ring the Alarm" by Tenor Saw

Dirt All by My Lonely

• "The Morning Song" by Les McCann
• "Uptown Anthem" by Naughty by Nature

Holiday

• "A Lover's Holiday" by Change

Live or Die

• "Third World Man" by Steely Dan

On the Run

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Muzi Weighs A Ton" by Public Enemy

Jamboree

• "On Your Face" by Earth, Wind & Fire
• "I'm Always Dancin' to the Music" by Benny Golson

Would've Done the Same for Me

• "I Like It" by DeBarge

Work

• "Car Wash by Rose Royce

We Could Do It

• "I Wanna Thank You" by Johnny Guitar Watson

The Blues

• "If It Don't Turn You on (You Oughta Leave It Alone)" by B.T. Express

Wicked Bounce

• "How Can You Live (Without Love)" by Jean Terrell

Live Then Lay

• "Free Yourself, Be Yourself" by The Brothers Johnson

Chart performance

Album

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1999	Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury	22	9

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1999	"Dirt All By My Lonely"	-	109	-
	"Live Or Die"	-	86	-
	"Jamboree"	10	4	1
	"Holiday"	-	101	-

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Album reviews at CD Universe
5. NME review
6. Cranna, Ian. "Naughty By Nature - Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd (July 1999): 121.
7. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
8. Rolling Stone review