F.U. Don't Take It Personal is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens, released February 25, 1992, on Jive Records. The recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York, New York.
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| Released | February 25, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios (New York) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:12 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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The album peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard 200 chart. By late 1992, it was certified gold by the RIAA, for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.
Background
editThe album was recorded at Battery Studios in New York, New York.[1]
Commercial performance
editF.U. Don't Take It Personal peaked at sixty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the thirteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2] The album was certified gold in 1992.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
In The Village Voice, Robert Christgau praised Fu-Schnickens' ideas and illustratory rhymes, calling the group "rappers whose visions of fun, agape, and aural conquest remain open-ended, playful, and, face it, silly".[5] The Kitchener-Waterloo Record wrote that the production "tends to muddy things to the extent that the group's grating, high-speed raps are almost lost."[6]
Stanton Swihart at AllMusic wrote in retrospect that "although their fashion sense (kung fu outfits on the cover) and taste in influences may have initially painted them as a novelty, their approach to music was straight serious on this debut album, and it shows."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "True Fuschnick" | A Tribe Called Quest | 4:07 | |
| 2. | "Movie Scene" |
| Fu-Schnickens | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Ring the Alarm" |
| Lyvio G. | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Back Off" |
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| 4:14 |
| 5. | "Heavenly Father" |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 4:37 |
| 6. | "La Schmoove" (feat. Phife Dawg) |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Props" |
| Fu-Schnickens | 5:36 |
| 8. | "Generals" |
| Lyvio G. | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Check It Out" (feat. Dres) |
| Dres | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Bebo" |
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| 3:11 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1992)[2] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 64 |
| U.S. Heatseekers | 1 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 13 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
edit- assistant engineering – Charlie Allen, Pete Christensen, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Tim Latham
- engineering – Barbera Aimes, Anthony Saunders
- mixing – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bob Power, Chris Trevett
- production – A Tribe Called Quest, Fu-Schnickens, Lyvio G.
- vocals (background) – Debbie Lewis Aimes, Kia Jeffries, Hirami Kuroimo, Sally Ries
Notes
edit- ^ Credits as per liner notes for the F.U. Don't Take It Personal album
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "American album certifications – Fu-Schnickens – Take It Personally". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( F.U. Don't Take It Personal > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (July 28, 1992). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Randall, Neil (Apr 23, 1992). "F.U. Don't Take It Personal Fu-Schnickens". The Kitchener-Waterloo Record. p. C9.
- ^ "American album certifications – Fu-Schnickens – FU Don't Take It Personally". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
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