There's One in Every Family
There's One in Every Family is the second studio album released by American rapper, Fiend. It was released on May 5, 1998 on No Limit Records and was produced by Master P and Beats By the Pound. Like most of the albums released by No Limit in the late 1990s, the album was a success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 222,000 copies in its first week, and featured most of the labels top acts, such as Master P, Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder.
| There's One in Every Family | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 5, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997−1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Genre | Southern rap, Gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 74:56 | |||
| Label | No Limit/Priority | |||
| Producer | Master P (exec.) Beats By the Pound (exec.) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
Commercial performance
The album was certified gold on June 15, 1998. There was one single called "Take My Pain" featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, & Sons of Funk which was a big success peaking at # 11 on the Top/ Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. "Take My Pain" included a music video posted on YouTube to different countries excluding the United States. By October 1998 the album went platinum, and by January 2000, it sold 1.4 million copies in the U.S.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take My Pain" (featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker & Sons of Funk) | KLC & Mo B. Dick | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Going Out With A Blast" | Carlos Stephens | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Do You Know" (featuring Master P & Mystikal) | KLC | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Big Timer" (featuring Mia X) | KLC | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Who Got The Fire" (featuring Master P & Snoop Dogg) | Craig B | 4:56 |
| 6. | "All I Know" | Mo B. Dick | 3:53 |
| 7. | "I Swore" | Carlos Stephens | 2:14 |
| 8. | "Only A Few" (featuring Master P, Big Ed & Silkk the Shocker) | O'Dell | 3:56 |
| 9. | "The Baddest" | Craig B | 3:10 |
| 10. | "The Streets Ain't Safe" | Craig B | 5:13 |
| 11. | "All In A Week" (featuring O'Dell) | O'Dell | 3:35 |
| 12. | "I.C.U." | 0:40 | |
| 13. | "On A Mission" (featuring C-Murder & Steady Mobb'n) | Mo B. Dick | 3:58 |
| 14. | "Slangin'" (featuring Master P & UGK) | Beats By the Pound | 4:43 |
| 15. | "At All Times" | Mo B. Dick | 3:50 |
| 16. | "Walk Like A G" (featuring Soulja Slim) | KLC | 3:44 |
| 17. | "We Survivors" (featuring Full Blooded) | KLC | 2:19 |
| 18. | "What Cha Mean" (featuring Mac, Soulja Slim & Kane & Abel) | KLC | 4:24 |
| 19. | "Do You Wanna Be A Rider" (featuring Gotti, Magic & Prime Suspects) | KLC | 4:04 |
| 20. | "For The N.O." | KLC | 2:36 |
| 21. | "Live Me Long" | KLC & Mo B. Dick | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 74:56 | ||
Chart positions
| Chart (1998) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 8 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)
References
- "There's One in Every Family - Fiend | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1998-05-05. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- Archived May 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine