"I Like It" is a 1991 song by
Overweight Pooch
Overweight Pooch (born Shatonya Davis, September 18, 1970 - September 23, 2021) was a female rapper. Her name comes from her childhood nickname.
Career
In 1991, Pooch released her only album, ''Female Preacher'', on A&M Records and scored a mod ...
featuring
CeCe Peniston
Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song " Finally" re ...
, who contributed vocals on the record. The single was written by E.L. Linnear and
Felipe Delgado (both later involved also in recording the Peniston's debut album ''
Finally
Finally may refer to:
Albums
* ''Finally'' (Namie Amuro album) (2017)
* ''Finally!'', a 2024 album by The Aquabats
* ''Finally'' (Blackstreet album) or its title song
* ''Finally'' (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally ...
''), and reached number sixteen in the
US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and number fifty-eight in the
UK Singles Chart
Credits and personnel
; Management
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Executive producer
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s –
Manny Lehman, Mark Mazzetti
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Recording studio
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s – The Wizard Electric,
Glendale, Arizona
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; Chaton Studios,
Phoenix, Arizona
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(mixing)
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Publishing
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– Main Lot Music, Wax Museum Music/Productions (
BMI)
; Production
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Writers
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–
Felipe Delgado, Elbert Lee Linnear
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Producers – Delgado ,
David Morales
David Morales (; born August 21, 1961) is an American disc jockey (DJ) and record producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is also a remixer.
David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Mar ...
(remix)
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Mixing – Delgado
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Remix
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ing – Morales, Rodney Jackson
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Engineering
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– Kellan Fluckiger and Delgado; John Poppo and Otto D'Agnolo (remix)
; Personnel
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Lead vocals
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– Tonya Davis (
rapping
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...
)
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Backing vocals
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–
Cecilia Peniston
Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song "Finally" rea ...
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Percussion
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– Morales (remix)
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Keyboards –
Eric Kupper
Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ, and record producer of French descent.
Biography
Eric Kupper began playing in bands in his formative years, and got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keyb ...
(remix)
Track listings and formats
; 7", UK, #AM 847/390 847-7
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Radio Mix Edit) - 3:53
# "I Like It"
(LP Radio Mix Edit) - 3:40
; MCD, UK, #AMCD 847/390 847-2
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Radio Mix Edit) - 3:53
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Mix 12") - 7:51
# "I Like It"
(Remix Version) - 5:31
# "I Like It"
(LP Radio Mix Edit) - 3:40
; 12", UK, #AMY 847/390 847-1
; 12", UK, Promo, #AMYDJ 847
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Radio Mix Edit) - 3:53
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Mix 12") - 7:51
# "I Like It"
(Spaced Out Dub) -
# "I Like It"
(Remix Instrumental) - 5:48
# "I Like It"
(LP Radio Mix Edit) - 3:40
# "I Like It"
(Remix Version) - 5:31
# "I Like It"
(Factory Mix) - 5:33
; 12", US, #75021 2393 1
; 12", US, Promo, #75021 2393 1
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Mix 12") - 7:51
# "I Like It"
(Factory Mix) - 5:33
# "I Like It"
(Red Zone Dub) - 5:23
# "I Like It"
(Def Party Radio Mix) - 4:37
# "I Like It"
(Remix Version) - 5:31
# "I Like It"
(Remix Instrumental) - 5:48
# "I Like It"
(LP Radio Mix) - 4:39
Charts
Weekly charts
References
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External links
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1991 singles
CeCe Peniston songs
1991 songs
Songs written by Felipe Delgado (record producer)
A&M Records singles