In Full Gear
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In Full Gear is the second studio album
by American hip hop
band Stetsasonic
. The album is considered revolutionary in style and production for its time period. Originally released in 1988, Tommy Boy Records
re-released the album in 2001 with three bonus alternate versions of the single "Talkin' All That Jazz".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
band Stetsasonic
Stetsasonic
Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. It is remembered as one of the first hip hop crews to use a live band, and the group's positive, uplifting lyrics made it forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz hip...
. The album is considered revolutionary in style and production for its time period. Originally released in 1988, Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
re-released the album in 2001 with three bonus alternate versions of the single "Talkin' All That Jazz".
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "In Full Gear" | Prince Paul | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Wise, Delite |
| 2 | "DBC Let The Music Play" | DBC | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Wise, Delite |
| 3 | "Freedom Or Death" | Daddy-O | Daddy-O |
| 4 | "Float On Float On (The Floaters song) "Float On" is a 1977 hit song by the R&B/soul group The Floaters.The spoken verses combine two popular memes from the time, star signs and video and phone dating, in lines like Aquarius and my name is Ralph / Now I like a woman who loves her freedom... " |
Vincent F. Bell | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Wise, Delite |
| 5 | "Stet Troop '88!" | Wise | Daddy-O, Frukwan |
| 6 | "Pen & Paper" | Prince Paul | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Delite |
| 7 | "Music For The Stetfully Insane" | Prince Paul | *Instrumental* |
| 8 | "We're The Band" | Prince Paul, Daddy-O | Daddy-O, Wise, Frukwan |
| 9 | "Rollin' Wit Rush" | Prince Paul, Daddy-O | *Interlude* |
| 10 | "This Is It, Y'all [Go Stetsa II]" | Daddy-O | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Wise |
| 11 | "Extensions" | Daddy-O | *Interlude* |
| 12 | "Sally" | Daddy-O | Daddy-O, Delite, Wise |
| 13 | "Talkin' All That Jazz" | Delite | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Wise, Delite |
| 14 | "It's In My Song" | DBC | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Delite |
| 15 | "The Odad" | Daddy-O | Daddy-O |
| 16 | "Miami Bass" | Prince Paul, Daddy-O | Daddy-O, Frukwan, Delite |
| 17 | "Showtime" | DBC | Wise, Frukwan, Daddy-O, Delite |
| 18 | "Talkin' All That Jazz [Dominoes Vocal Remix]" | Daddy-O | Frukwan, Daddy-O, Delite |
| 19 | "Talkin' All That Jazz [Dominoes Instrumental Remix]" | Daddy-O | *Instrumental* |
| 20 | "Talkin' All That Jazz [Dim's Radio Edit Remix]" | Dimitri | Frukwan, Daddy-O, Delite |
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1988 | In Full Gear | - | #20 |
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1988 | "Sally" | - | #25 | - | - |
| 1988 | "Talkin' All That Jazz" | - | #34 | - | #25 |
| 1989 | "Float On" | - | #56 | #24 | - |