Play
Studio album by
Doug E. Fresh
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
GenreHip hop
Length67:16
LabelGee Street Records[1]
ProducerDoug E. Fresh
Frankie Cutlass
Todd Terry
Easy Mo Bee
Doug E. Fresh chronology
Doin' What I Gotta Do
(1992)		 Play
(1995)		 This One's for Chuck Brown: Doug E. Fresh Salutes The Godfather of Go-Go
(2021)

Play is an album by the American rapper Doug E. Fresh, released in 1995.[2][3] It contains production from Doug E. Fresh, Frankie Cutlass, and Todd Terry. The album peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but several singles—"Where's da Party At?", "Freaks", "Hands in the Air", and "I-ight"—made it to the Hot Rap Singles chart. Luther Campbell appears on the album.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Indianapolis Star[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph considered the album to be "reminiscent of a time when house parties took place in basements, with blue lights in the sockets and where a hundred bodies danced in harmony to Sugarhill Gang tunes."[8] The Indianapolis Star noted that "scratches, drum machines and keyboards spit out dancehall reggae, but it seems Fresh hasn't spent any time developing rhythms or raps."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Where’s da Party At?" – 4:25
  2. "It’s On" – 4:07
  3. "Take ’Em Uptown" – 4:38
  4. "I-Ight" – 4:45
  5. "The Original Old School!" – 5:39
  6. "Freaks" – 3:08
  7. "Freak It Out!" – 6:34
  8. "It’s Really Goin’ on in Here" – 6:51
  9. "Who’s Got All the Money?" – 3:55
  10. "Get da Money" – 5:56
  11. "Hands in the Air" – 4:11
  12. "Doug E. Got It Goin’ On" – 5:08
  13. "Keep It Going" – 3:28
  14. "Breath of Fresh Air" – 4:31

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 81

References

  1. ↑ "Doug E. Fresh Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Krims, Adam (April 24, 2000). "Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity". Cambridge University Press – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Charles E. (30 Sep 1995). "Doug E. Fresh's 'Play'". New York Amsterdam News. p. 22.
  4. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Bret Love. "Play - Doug E. Fresh | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  6. 1 2 Miley, Scott L. (29 Dec 1995). "Doug E. Fresh 'Play'". The Indianapolis Star. p. F7.
  7. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (June 7, 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Bell, Tanya (3 Nov 1995). "SOUND ADVICE". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. BB15.
  9. ↑ "Doug E. Fresh Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.



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