Act Like You Know (MC Lyte album)

Act Like You Know is the third studio album by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on September 17, 1991, by First Priority Records, distributed by Atlantic Records, and featured production from producers, Audio Two, The 45 King, Epic Mazur, and Richard Wolf.

Act Like You Know
Studio album by
MC Lyte
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)
Recorded1990–1991
Genre
Length62:18
Label
Producer
MC Lyte chronology
Eyes on This
(1989)		 Act Like You Know
(1991)		 Ain't No Other
(1993)
Singles from Act Like You Know
  1. "When in Love"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Poor Georgie"
    Released: March, 1992
  3. "Eyes are the Soul"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Act Like You Know had a softer, more R&B-like sound than her more hardcore albums, Lyte as a Rock and Eyes on This, and reviews were generally mixed. The album peaked at No. 102 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart and No. 14 on the Top R&B Albums chart. Two singles made it high on the Hot Rap Singles chart with "When In Love" peaking at No. 3 and "Poor Georgie" reaching No. 1. "Poor Georgie" also cracked the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 83.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When In Love"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur3:58
2."Eyes Are the Soul"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur3:53
3."Search 4 the Lyte"MC Lyte, King Of Chill3:21
4."Act Like You Know"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur3:50
5."Mickey Slipper (Interlude)"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur1:36
6."Poor Georgie"MC Lyte, Dee Jay Doc4:30
7."Take It Off"Spoonie Gee, Pal Joey, MC Lyte4:51
8."Beyond the Hype"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur4:20
9."All That"MC Lyte, Dana Eaves, Audio Two3:10
10."Big Bad Sister"MC Lyte, The 45 King3:11
11."Like that Anna (Interlude)"MC Lyte, Audio Two0:53
12."Kamikaze"MC Lyte, 45 King4:10
13."Can You Dig It"King Of Chill3:15
14."Like a Virgin"MC Lyte, 45 King4:13
15."Lola from the Copa"MC Lyte, Audio Two3:04
16."2 Young 4 What"MC Lyte, DJ Master Tee3:32
17."Absolutely Positively..... Practical Jokes"MC Lyte, 45 King3:42
18."Another Dope Intro (Interlude)"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur0:43
19."K-Rock's the Man" (CD only Bonus Track) 2:05
Total length:62:18

Samples

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 14

References
  1. link
  2. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=914&name=MC+Lyte link
  3. Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.



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