''Radio Fusion Radio'' is the debut studio album by American rap group the
College Boyz
The College Boyz was an American hip hop group and voice actors composed of R.O.M., Squeak, B. Selector and DJ Cue.
The group was signed to Virgin Records. Originally calling itself RMG, the group changed its name to College Boyz upon moving ...
. It was released on April 7, 1992, through
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...
. The album peaked at number 118 on the
''Billboard'' 200, number 25 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...
and number 2 on the
Top Heatseekers
The Heatseekers charts were "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales b ...
charts in the United States. Three singles — "Victim of the Ghetto", "Hollywood Paradox" and "Humpin" — also made the ''Billboard'' charts. Its
lead single
A lead single (or first single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
A similar term, "debut ...
, "Victim of the Ghetto", reached No. 68 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 28 on both the Dance Music/Maxi Singles Sales and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and No. 4 on the Hot Rap Singles charts. The second single off of the album, "Hollywood Paradox", peaked at number No. 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and number 10 on the Hot Rap Singles charts. The album's third and final single, "Humpin", made it to No. 14 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
Track listing
;Sample credits
*Track 3 contains material by
the Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American soul group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, ...
.
*Tracks 4 and 21 contain a sample of "
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" is a song written, produced and recorded by Barry White.
Released in the spring of 1973 as the first Single (music), single from his 1973 debut album ''I've Got So Much to Give (album), I've Got So Muc ...
" written by
Barry White
Barry Eugene White (né Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and ...
.
*Track 5 contains a sample of "
Good Times
''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans (actor), Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was televis ...
" written by
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 1 ...
and
Bernard Edwards
Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bassist and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco with musician Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greates ...
and performed by
Chic
Chic (; ), meaning "stylish" or "smart", is an element of fashion. It was originally a French word.
Etymology
'' Chic'' is a French word, established in English since at least the 1870s. Early references in English dictionaries classified ...
.
*Track 9 samples "
Boogie Oogie Oogie
"Boogie Oogie Oogie" is a song by the American band A Taste of Honey from their 1978 self-titled debut album. Released as their debut single in the summer of 1978, the song became an extremely popular crossover disco hit. It topped the American po ...
" written by Janice-Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble and performed by
A Taste of Honey
''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was adapted into an award-winning film of the same title in 1961.
Set in Salford in North West England, it tells the story of Jo, ...
.
*Track 10 contains material from "
Funeral March of a Marionette
Funeral March of a Marionette (French: ) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was originally written for solo piano in 1872 and orchestrated in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the theme music for the television program ''Alfred Hitchcock Pres ...
" written by
Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...
.
*Track 11 contains material by
the Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American Contemporary R&B, R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie Wilson (musician), Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it wa ...
.
*Track 12 samples "
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" is a song written by Stax Records songwriters Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, and Raymond Jackson. Originally written for The Emotions, it has been performed by many singers, most notably by Lu ...
" written by
Homer Banks
Homer Banks (August 2, 1941 – April 3, 2003) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Although best known by many for his songwriting for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s, some of his own releases from the 1960s are considere ...
and Carl Hampton and performed by
Luther Ingram
Luther Thomas Ingram (November 30, 1937 – March 19, 2007) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and No. 3 ...
.
*Track 15 contains material by
the Temptations
The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield ...
and
the Supremes
The Supremes were an American girl group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 as the Primettes. A premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful Amer ...
.
*Track 17 contains a sample of "
(Not Just) Knee Deep
"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a song by the American funk band Funkadelic, written by George Clinton. The song was released as a single for their album '' Uncle Jam Wants You'' (1979).
The song is widely regarded as a funk classic, peaking at No. 7 ...
" written by
George Clinton III and Phillip Wynne.
*Track 19 contains material by
Betty Wright
Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul music, soul and Rhythm and blues, R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career ...
.
Personnel
*The College Boyz — barking
(track 15)
**
Romany Malco
Romany Romanic Malco Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. In film, he is best kn ...
— lead rap vocals
(tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17), rap vocals
(tracks: 4, 13), background vocals
(track 7), performer
(tracks: 9, 14), co-producer
(tracks: 3, 11)
**Squeaky G Squeak — background rap vocals
(tracks: 4, 13), background vocals
(tracks: 7, 11, 17), rap vocals
(track 11), co-producer
(tracks: 3, 11), singing vocals
(track 15), vocals
(track 19)
**Cue the DJ — performer
(tracks: 2, 6, 11, 18), vocals
(track 16), singing vocals
(track 15), background vocals
(track 17)
**DJ B-Selector — performer
(tracks: 10, 18), scratches
(track 19)
*Brenda Jean Sims — hook vocals
(track 1)
*Crystal Carlisle — background vocals
(track 3)
*Crazy Tone — performer
(tracks: 6, 10, 18)
*Humphrey Riley — background vocals
(track 7), producer
(tracks: 5, 7, 17)
*Susan — background vocals
(track 7)
*Sir Spence — background vocals
(track 11)
*Claudia Mislap — voice
(track 12)
*Steve Mislap — performer
(track 14)
*Vicky Calhoun — vocals
(track 15)
*Rochelle Shelby — vocals
(track 15)
*Monique Maflei — vocals
(track 15)
*Denise Deveaux — vocals
(track 15)
*Adonis — barking
(track 15), producer
(tracks: 3, 11, 15)
*Anonna Coutee — background vocals
(track 17)
*Taicia — performer
(track 18)
*Buddy Vandell — vocals
(track 19)
*
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson (September 20, 1945 – May 5, 2020) was an American R&B singer known as one of the vocalists for the band Was (Not Was).
Biography
Atkinson was born in Oberlin, Ohio, and moved to Detroit as a child. He work ...
— vocals
(track 19)
*Darren Walker — performer
(track 20)
*Phil Gordy — keyboards
(track 1)
*Kevin O'Neal — bass guitar
(track 1)
*Dez — lead and rhythm guitar
(track 3), producer
(tracks: 3, 11, 15)
*Johan Langlie — bass keyboards
(track 3), drum programming
(tracks: 3, 11, 15), keyboard programming
(tracks: 11, 15), co-producer
(tracks: 3, 11, 15)
*
Clifford Solomon
Clifford "King" Solomon (January 17, 1931 – June 21, 2004) was an American jazz and R&B musician.
Solomon was born in Los Angeles and learned to play clarinet from an early age and picked up saxophone when he was 13. In the late 1940s he pla ...
— saxophone
(track 3)
*June of M N' M — scratches
(track 3)
*Marquis "Hami" Dair — bass guitar & keyboards
(tracks: 4, 13, 21)
*Chris "I-Roc" Charles — drum programming & producer
(tracks: 4, 13, 21)
*"Jammin" James Carter — drum programming & producer
(tracks: 4, 13, 21), scratches
(track 13)
*DJ Tray Ski — scratches
(tracks: 4, 21)
*Chris Horvath — guitar
(track 5)
*DJ Ron-Ski — scratches & producer
(tracks: 5, 7, 17)
*Michael Mislap — keyboards
(track 10), engineering
(tracks: 2, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)
*Karl F. Stephenson — keyboards & producer
(track 19)
*Mark Poniatowski — upright bass
(track 19)
*Willie McNeal — drums
(track 19)
*Tony Joseph — producer
(track 1)
*Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson — producer
(track 1)
*Wiz1 — producer
(tracks: 5, 17)
*Fred Howard — engineering
(track 1)
*Derek Sample — engineering
(tracks: 3, 11, 15)
*
Bob Drake — engineering
(tracks: 4, 13, 21)
*Bob Morse — engineering
(tracks: 5, 7, 17)
*
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock is an international musician, composer, record producer, and owner of Bong Load Records. Tom Rothrock has worked with James Blunt, Foo Fighters, Moby, Beck, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Athlete, Sloan, Gwen Stefani, Mot ...
— engineering
(track 19)
*Rob Schaff — engineering
(track 19)
*Dan Hersch — mastering
*Gemma Corfield — executive producer
*Melanie Nissen — art direction
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
*
{{Authority control
1992 debut albums
College Boyz albums
Virgin Records albums