Wrecks-n-Effect

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Wrecks-n-Effect
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Studio album by Wrecks-n-Effect
Released December 26, 1989
Recorded 1988–1989
Soundworks Studios
New York City, New York
Hillside Studios
Englewood, New Jersey
Genre Hip hop, new jack swing
Label Motown Records
Producer Markell Riley, David Guppy
Wrecks-n-Effect chronology
Wrecks-N-Effect
(1989)
Hard or Smooth
(1992)Hard or Smooth1992
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Wrecks-n-Effect is the debut album released by Wrecks-n-Effect. It was released on December 261989 for Motown Records and featured production from Markell Riley and Redhead Kingpin.

The album achieved modest success on the Billboard charts, making it to #103 on the Billboard 200 and #16 on the Top R&B Albums chart. The two singles released found greater success; "New Jack Swing" reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, while "Juicy" made it to No. 6 on the same chart.

This was the only album by the group to include member Brandon Mitchell, as he would be shot down less than a year later on August 8, 1990.

Track listing

  • All songs written by Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley and Brandon Mitchell.
  1. "New Jack Swing" (featuring Teddy Riley) - (3:45)
  2. "Leave the Mike Smokin" – 4:00
  3. "Juicy" – 5:10
  4. "Club Head" – 3:56
  5. "Soul Man" – 4:40
  6. "Deep" – 1:50
  7. "Wipe Your Sweat" – 4:37
  8. "V-Man" – 4:50
  9. "Peanut Butter" – 3:40
  10. "Friends to the End" (featuring The Redhead Kingpin and Scoop Rock) - (4:55)
  11. "Rock Steady" – 2:45

Personnel

  • Wrecks-n-Effect - primary artist, instrumentation
  • Dave Way, Dae Bennett - recording engineers
  • Teddy Riley - mixing
  • Herb Powers - mastering
  • Gene Griffin - executive producer