Sugarhill Gang (album)

Sugarhill Gang is the self-titled debut album by influential rap group The Sugarhill Gang.

Sugarhill Gang
Studio album by
The Sugarhill Gang
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1980 (1980-02-07)
Recorded1979
GenreOld-school hip hop, disco, soul
Length39:17
LabelSugarhill Records
ProducerSylvia Robinson
The Sugarhill Gang chronology
Sugarhill Gang
(1980)		 8th Wonder
(1981)
Singles from Sugarhill Gang
  1. "Rapper's Delight"
    Released: September 16, 1979
  2. "Rapper's Reprise"
    Released: 1980

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Smash Hits5/10[2]

The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson. The single "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #36 on the U.S. pop chart and #4 on the R&B chart. Although "Rapper's Delight" was the only charting single, the album also included the minor hit, "Rapper's Reprise". The remainder of the LP consists of several down-tempo soul tracks and a disco instrumental, as Sylvia Robinson did not believe an album consisting entirely of hip hop music would be commercially viable in 1980.

Track listing
  1. "Here I Am" – 5:09 (Craig Derry, Nate Edmonds)
  2. "Rapper's Reprise (Jam-Jam)" (ft. The Sequence) – 7:40 (Sylvia Robinson)
  3. "Bad News (Don't Bother Me)" – 6:45 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright)
  4. "Sugarhill Groove" – 9:52 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson)
  5. "Passion Play" – 5:10 (Brenda Reynolds, Nate Edmonds, Ray Smith)
  6. "Rapper's Delight" – 14:37 [4:55 – shortened single version] (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)

Personnel
  • Rappers – Big Bank Hank, Master Gee, Wonder Mike (The Sugarhill Gang)
  • Backing Vocals, and Rhythm Arrangements – Positive Force (tracks 3, 5, 6)
  • Bass – Bernard Rowland (tracks 3, 5, 6), Douglas Wimbish, possibly Chip Shearin[3][4] (track 6)
  • Drums – Bryan Horton (tracks 3, 5, 6), Keith LeBlanc
  • Guitar – Albert Pittman (tracks 3, 5, 6[5]), Skip McDonald, possibly Brian Morgan[4][6] (track 6)
  • Keyboards – Nate Edmonds, Skitch Smith
  • Percussion – Craig Derry, Harry Reyes, John Stump
  • Vibraphone, Backing Vocals – Sylvia Robinson
  • Special Guest Appearance – Tito Puente
  • Special Effects – Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds
  • Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds, Sylvia Robinson

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 92
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 32

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[9]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance		 AUS[7]
1979 "Rappers Delight" 36 (1980) 4 14 37

References
  1. Zimmermann, Curtis. The Sugarhill Gang: Sugarhill Gang > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  2. Starr, Red. "Sugarhill Gang: Sugarhill Gang". Smash Hits (March 20 – April 2): 31.
  3. "Chip Shearin artist page". TC Electronic. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. "Sugarhill Gang". EEG Talent. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. http://nicolemount37.wixsite.com/music-bnb/bio
  6. "The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "Sugarhill Gang Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  9. "Sugarhill Gang US singles chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
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