''Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen'' is a 1991 album by

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam were a United States urban contemporary band and one of the first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of vocalist Lisa Lisa, born Lisa Velez, guitarist/ bassist Alex "Sp ...

, as well as their final studio album. It is best known for the lead track " Let the Beat Hit 'Em" which reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B and Dance charts. The only other single released from the album was the ballad "Where Were You When I Needed You". The album's title is named for the Manhattan neighborhood in which lead vocalist Lisa Velez grew up and lived until the mid-2000s. The first half of the album was produced by

C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory was an American musical group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés. The group is best known for their five hit singles: " Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", " Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)", " Things ...

's David Cole and

Robert Clivillés Robert Manuel Clivillés (; born July 30, 1964
from

Full Force Full Force is an American music group of hip hop and R&B singers, songwriters and producers from Brooklyn, New York. Members *B-Fine (Brian George) – drums and drum programming, backing vocals *Shy Shy (Hugh Junior Clark) – bass guita ...

Track listing

Personnel

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* Karen Bernod - background vocals *

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David Cole - arranger, composer, keyboard arrangements, keyboards, mixing, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals *Carol Cooper - executive producer *

Deborah Cooper Deborah Cooper is an American professional dancer, musician, singer, backup singer, award-winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits. Biography Early career Cooper started as a f ...

- background vocals *Ricky Crespo - editing *Jim De Barros - design *Pete Diorio - engineer, mixing * Ex Girlfriend - background vocals *Alan Friedman - composer, programming *

- arranger, composer, executive producer, mixing, vocal arrangement, background vocals *Michael Hughes - arranger, percussion, producer, rap * Ernie Isley - composer *

O'Kelly Isley O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley Jr. (December 25, 1937 – March 31, 1986) was an American singer and one of the founding members of the family group the Isley Brothers. Early life The eldest of the Isley Brothers, Kelly started singing with his bro ...

- composer *

Ronald Isley Ronald Isley ( ; born May 21, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Isley is the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers. Early life Born in 1941 to Sallye Bernice (née Bell) and O ...

- composer *

Rudolph Isley Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley (April 1, 1939 – October 11, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter and Christian minister and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Life and career Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley was born on April 1, ...

- composer *Carl James - bass * Chris Jasper - composer *

Bashiri Johnson Bashiri Johnson (born May 12, 1955) is an American percussionist, whose work has appeared on many records, as well as in commercials, films, television, video games, and concert performances. He is known to be one of the most recorded percussio ...

- percussion *Acar S. Key - engineer *Lisa Lisa - executive producer, photo imaging, primary artist, vocals, background vocals *Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - executive producer, performer, primary artist *

Chuck Loeb Charles Samuel "Chuck" Loeb (December 7, 1955 – July 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist and a member of the groups Steps Ahead, Metro and Fourplay. Early years and education Loeb was born in Nyack, New York, near New York City. At ...

- guitar * Fred McFarlane - keyboards *Veronica McHugh - production coordination *Cindy Mizelle - background vocals *Alexander "Spanador" Mosley - arranger, guitar, keyboards, producer *Ken Nahoum - photography, photo imaging *Duran Ramos - composer, keyboard arrangements, vocal arrangement * Cheryl Pepsii Riley - background vocals * Bob Rosa - editing, mixing *Steve Salem - executive producer *Lisa Velez - group member *Barbara Warren-Pace - producer, production coordination *Audrey Wheeler - background vocals * Tim White - photography *Larry Yasgar - executive producer

Charts

References

{{Authority control Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam albums 1991 albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Full Force Albums produced by David Cole (record producer)