Coming Back Hard Again | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Label | Tin Pan Apple/ Polydor [1] | |||
Producer | Latin Rascals | |||
The Fat Boys chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | C+ [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | [6] |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Coming Back Hard Again is an album by the American hip hop trio the Fat Boys, released in 1988. [8] [9]
The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200. [10] It peaked at No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart. [11]
Chubby Checker appears on the Fat Boys' version of "The Twist". [1] [12] "Are You Ready for Freddy" was among the many late-1980s rap songs about A Nightmare on Elm Street. [13] The album was produced by the Latin Rascals. [14]
The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "'Jellyroll' and 'Big Daddy' are two of the better raps. The former sings the praises of pastry (then again, maybe not) while 'Big Daddy' boasts a steady reggae beat and alternates between straight rapping and Jamaican- style toasting." [13] The Los Angeles Times called the album "highly enjoyable nonsense," writing that "you can knock the Fat Boys as lyricists—some of their songs are a bit too silly—but you can't rap their rhythms, which are among the catchiest in the genre." [5] The Philadelphia Inquirer thought that "the straightforward rap songs, such as 'Rock the House, Y'all' and the title song, are pretty good, but the novelty songs wear thin very quickly." [6]
AllMusic wrote that "the Fat Boys' strength remained novelty numbers and weight-based raps like 'Big Daddy' and 'Pig Feet'." [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Twist" | 4:05 |
2. | "Rock the House, Y'all" | 3:20 |
3. | "We Can Do This" | 4:10 |
4. | "Back and Forth" | 3:15 |
5. | "Jellyroll" | 3:20 |
6. | "Big Daddy" | 3:40 |
7. | "Coming Back Hard Again" | 3:20 |
8. | "Louie, Louie" | 4:05 |
9. | "Are You Ready for Freddy" | 4:05 |
10. | "All Day Lover" | 4:00 |
11. | "Powerlord" | 3:00 |
12. | "Pig Feet" | 3:30 |