''Swing Batta Swing'' is the debut studio album by American rapper K7. It was released on November 9, 1993 for

Tommy Boy Records Tommy Boy Entertainment is an American independent record label and multimedia brand founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digita ...

and was produced by Frankie Cutlass, K7, Joey Gardner and Mike Lorello. This album was released with 2 album covers. The album did fairly well on the charts, peaking at #96 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #54 on the

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and #1 on the

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. The album featured three hit singles, including his most popular song, "

Come Baby Come "Come Baby Come" is a song by American rapper K7, released as the first single from his debut album, ''Swing Batta Swing'' (1993). It peaked at number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in December 1993 and number three on the UK Singles Chart ...

", which made it to #18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #9 on the

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. Other singles include "Zunga Zeng" (#61 US, #23 US Rap) and "Move It Like This" (#54 US, #26 US Rap).

Track listing

" - 3:57 #"Let's Bang" - 4:56 #"Zunga Zeng" - 4:22 #"Hi De Ho" - 4:33 #"Body Rock" - 5:03 #"I'll Make You Feel Good" - 4:54 #"Move It Like This" - 5:07 #"Hang On in There Baby" - 3:03 #"Beep Me" - 3:42 #"Hotel Motel" - 3:39 #"A Little Help from My Friends" - 4:01 #"Move It Like This" lternate Mix- 9:29

Samples

Come Baby Come *"

Synthetic Substitution "Synthetic Substitution" is a 1973 song by Melvin Bliss. Originally starting life as a throwaway B-side, with "Reward" as the A-Side, the song failed to chart anywhere on its initial release because of the collapse of Opal Productions, the parent c ...

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*"I'll Say It Again" by Sweet Linda Divine Hi De Ho *"

Minnie the Moocher "Minnie the Moocher" is a jazz- scat song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, selling over a million copies. "Minnie the Moocher" is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed (" scat") lyrics (for example, "Hi De Hi De Hi ...

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Zunga Zeng *"

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Melvin Bliss Melvin McClelland (June 1, 1945-July 26, 2010) was a rhythm and blues singer known for his 1973 song " Reward/Synthetic Substitution", the B-side of which was heavily sampled

*"Zungguzungguguzungguzeng" by

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*"Can I Get Some Help" by James Brown A Little Help from My Friends *" Everybody Plays the Fool" by The Main Ingredient *"

Monday, Monday "Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas, using background instruments played by members of the Wrecking Crew for their 1966 album '' If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears''. It was the grou ...

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References

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