America (Kurtis Blow album)
America is the sixth album by rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1985 on Mercury Records. The album includes the song "If I Ruled the World" from the movie Krush Groove, Kurt's biggest hit since "The Breaks" and one of the last of his musical career. The album was the first album Kurtis Blow produced in a new deal with Polygram Records that gave Kurtis the title, 'Hip Hop's First Millionaire". The album was released in an era when old school hip-hop was being overtaken by a harder sound and attitude, but the album nevertheless spawned Kurt's biggest UK hit single, with "If I Ruled the World", which reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1986. This album also includes the first sample loop which revolutionized the music industry.[3]
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| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Genre | Old school rap | |||
| Length | 49:00 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Kurtis Blow | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Track listing
- "America (Vocal)" (Kurtis Blow) – 6:17
- "America (Dub Mix)" (Blow) – 2:42
- "Super Sperm" (Blow) – 1:16
- "AJ Meets Davy DMX" (Blow, David Reeves) – 6:37
- "Hello Baby" (Blow, Reeves) – 6:42
- "If I Ruled the World" (Blow, Reeves, AJ Scratch) – 7:10
- "Respect to the King"(Blow, Delaney McGill) – 1:57
- "AJ is Cool" (Blow, Reeves) – 5:51
- "Summertime Groove" (Blow, Danny Harris, Robert Robertson) – 5:44
- "MC Lullaby" (Blow) – :28
- "Don't Cha Feel Like Making Love" (Anthony Foster, Daniel Harris) – 4:16
References
- Carpenter, Bill "America Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 105-6