Big & Beautiful

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Big & Beautiful
Big & Beautiful Cover.jpg
Studio album by The Fat Boys
Released May 6, 1986
Recorded Brooklyn Music Factory
D&D Studios
Quad Recording Studios
Synth-Net, Inc.
Genre Old school hip hop
Length 37:23
Label Sutra
Producer Dave Ogrin, Fresh Gordon, Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Albert Cabrera & Tony Moran
The Fat Boys chronology
The Fat Boys Are Back
(1985)The Fat Boys Are Back1985
Big & Beautiful
(1986)
Crushin'
(1987)Crushin'1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars [1]

Big & Beautiful is the third studio album by hip hop group The Fat Boys, released in May 1986 through Sutra Records; this would be their last release on that label.

Track listing

  1. "Sex Machine" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff) - 4:46
  2. "Go For It" (Mark Morales, Gordon Pickett, Jalil Hutchins) - 4:33
  3. "Breakdown" (Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Tony Moran, Albert Cabrera) - 4:12
  4. "Double-O Fat Boys" (Dave Ogrin) - 5:01
  5. "Big & Beautiful" (Dave Ogrin, Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson) - 4:25
  6. "Rapp Symphony (In C-Minor)" (Mark Morales, Gordon Pickett) - 4:01
  7. "Human Beat Box, Part III" (Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Mark Morales) - 4:12
  8. "In The House" (Mark Morales, Gordon Pickett) - 4:12
  9. "Beat Box Is Rockin'" (Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Mark Morales, Gary Rottger) - 3:36

Personnel

  • Musicians: Fresh Gordon, Doug Grama, Jeff Johnson, Mark Morales, Dave Ogrin, Darren Robinson, Gary Rottger
  • Background vocals: Peter Lewis, Cindy Mizelle, Peter Sturge, Audrey Wheeler, Alyson Williams
  • Recording and mixing engineers: Doug Grama, Dave Ogrin, Bobby Di Riso
  • Mastering: Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
  • Executive producer: Charles Stettler
  • Photography: Howard Menken
  • Design: Lynda West

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Billboard Top R&B Albums 10
Billboard 200 62
Singles
Year Song Chart Peak
1986 "Sex Machine" Hot Black Singles 23
1986 "In the House" Hot Black Singles 51

References

  1. Music, All. The Fat Boys: Big & Beautiful > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

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