Hard or Smooth | ||||
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Studio album by Wreckx-n-Effect | ||||
Released | November 24, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 Future Recording Studios Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Genre | New jack swing,rap | |||
Length | 46:04 | |||
Label | MCA Records | |||
Producer | Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe, David Wynn, Wreckx-n-Effect, Franklyn Grant, Menton L. Smith | |||
Wreckx-n-Effect chronology | ||||
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Hard or Smooth was the second album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992 for MCA Records and featured production from Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe, Riley's engineers Franklyn Grant and David Wynn and Wreckx-n—Effect. This marked Wreckx-n-Effect's first album following the death of member Brandon Mitchell, who was shot to death in 1990.
Hard or Smooth became a success for the group thanks in large part to the single "Rump Shaker". The album itself made it to #9 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Several singles made it to the Billboard charts; "Rump Shaker" would make it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, as well as #9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play; "Knock-N-Boots" made it to #72 on the Hot 100 and #71 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart; "My Cutie" made it to #37 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and #75 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart; and "Wreckx Shop" made it to #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks and 46 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.
"Rump Shaker"
"New Jack Swing, Pt. 2"
"Wreckx Shop"
"Knock-N-Boots"
"My Cutie"
"Hard"
"Smooth"