Coming Back Hard Again
| Coming Back Hard Again | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Production
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]
Critical reception
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]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ a b "Fat Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Coming Back Hard Again - Fat Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Fat Boys". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 403.
- ^ a b Hunt, Dennis (17 July 1988). "THE FAT BOYS. 'Coming Back Hard Again.' Tin Pan Apple/Polydor". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 85.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (26 June 1988). "The Fat Boys Coming Back Hard Again". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H10.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 295.
- ^ "Fat Boys | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Rabaka, Reiland (April 4, 2013). The Hip Hop Movement: From R&B and the Civil Rights Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Generation. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739181171 – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research. p. 267.
- ^ "FAT BOYS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ DiOrio, Carl (7 July 1988). "NEW TWIST FOR CHUBBY CHECKER: WITH THE FAT BOYS, ROCKER DOES A RAP VERSION OF HIS HIT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
- ^ a b "FAT BOYS". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 442.