Sugarhill Gang (album)

Sugarhill Gang
Studio album by The Sugarhill Gang
Released	February 7, 1980 (1980-02-07)
Recorded	1979
Genre	Old-school hip hop, disco
Length	39:17
Label	Sugarhill Records
Producer	Sylvia Robinson
The Sugarhill Gang chronology
Sugarhill Gang (1980) 8th Wonder (1982)

	"Rapper's Delight" 30 second sample of "Rapper's Delight" from Sugarhill Gang
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Sugarhill Gang is the self-titled debut album by influential rap group The Sugarhill Gang.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	5/10[2]

The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson. The single "Rapper's Delight" was a #36 hit on the US pop chart and a #4 hit on the R&B chart. Although "Rapper's Delight" was the only charting single, the album also included the minor hit, "Rapper's Reprise". The remainder of the LP consists several down-tempo soul tracks and a disco instrumental, as Sylvia Robinson didn't believe an album consisting entirely of hip hop music would be commercially viable in 1980.

Track listing

1. "Here I Am" - 5:09 (Craig Derry, Nate Edmonds)
2. "Rapper's Reprise (Jam, Jam)" featuring The Sequence - 7:40 (Sylvia Robinson)
3. "Bad News Don't Bother Me" - 6:45 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright)
4. "Sugarhill Groove" - 9:52 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson)
5. "Passion Play" - 5:10 (Brenda Reynolds, Nate Edmonds, Ray Smith)
6. "Rapper's Delight" - 14:37 [4:55 - shortened single version] (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)

Personnel

• The Sugarhill Gang - Lead Vocals
• Sylvia Robinson - Vibraphone, backing vocals
• Douglas Wimbish - Bass
• Keith LeBlanc - Drums
• Skip McDonald - Guitar
• Nate Edmonds, Skitch Smith - Keyboards
• Harry Reyes, John Stump - Percussion
• Craig Derry - Congas

Charts

Singles

External links

• The Sugarhill Gang-Sugarhill Gang at Discogs

References