The Sugarhill Gang - The Best Of Sugarhill Gang (2LP, Translucent Gold vinyl)
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COMPILATION
The Sugarhill Gang, The Furious Five (B3), Big Bank Hank (D3), Kory-O (D3), Wonder Mike (D3)
Written by Bernard Edwards (A1), Nile Rogers (A1), Bernard Alexander (B1, C3), Douglas Wimbish (B1, C3), Dwain Mitchell (B1), Sylvia Robinson (B1, B3, C1-3), Cheryl Cook (B2, C1, C3-4, D3), Ronald LaPread (B2), Larry Johnson (B3), Michael Johnson (B3), Jiggs Chase (C1), Michael Wright (C1, C3, D2), Peter Wingfield (C2), Guy O'Brien (C3-4, D2), Henry Jackson (C3), Joey Robinson Jr. (C4, D3), Michael Hepburn (D1), Pleasure (D1), Albert Goodman (D2), Harry Ray (D2), Virginia Dodson (D2), Angela Brown (D3), Kory Ward (D3), Melvin Glover (D3)
2 LP, Gatefold jacket
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Translucent Gold
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Rhino Records
Original session produced by Sylvia Inc. (A1 to C3, D1), Joey Robinson Jr. (B2, C4, D1, D3), Larry Johnson (B3), Michael Johnson (B3), Jigsaw Prod. Inc (C1), Peter Wingfield (C2), Bernard Alexander (C3), Douglas Wimbish (C3), Cheryl Cook (C4), Henry Jackson (D2), Sylvia Robinson (D2)
Compilation produced by David McLees, Shannita Williams-Alleyne
Remastered by Joe Ragoso
Liner Notes by Shannita Williams-Alleyne
Originally released in 1996
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- Rapper's Delight
Side B:
- Hot Hot Summer Day
- 8th Wonder
- Showdown
Side C:
- Apache
- The Lover In You
- The Word Is Out
- Livin' In The Fast Lane
Side D:
- Kick It Live From 9 To 5
- Girls
- Work, Work, The Body
Awards
"Rapper's Delight" was ranked at number 251 on Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time"
Reviews :
“The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" is arguably the first true rap song to gain widespread recognition and, as such, the progenitor of one of the world's major musical genres. No wonder it doesn't sound dated today.” AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.3 / 5