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This article is about the LL cool J album. For other uses, see Mister Smith (disambiguation).
Mr. Smith Studio album by LL Cool J Released November 21, 1995 Recorded 1994-1995 Genre East Coast hip hop, pop rap, hardcore hip hop, new jack swing Length 58:25 Label Def Jam Recordings Producer Rashad Smith
Chyskillz
Chad Eliott
Trackmasters
Easy Mo BeeProfessional reviews LL Cool J chronology 14 Shots to the Dome
(1993)Mr. Smith
(1995)All World: Greatest Hits
(1996)Singles from Mr. Smith Mr. Smith is the sixth studio album by rapper LL Cool J, released in 1995. After the commercially disappointing 14 Shots to the Dome, it was a bit of a comeback for the artist, going 2x Platinum and spawning three top 10 hits "Hey Lover", "Doin' It", and "Loungin". Unlike his previous release, which focused on hardcore rap, this album sees LL concentrating on the ballads for which he is now famous.
Contents
Track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "The Intro" (skit) 1:33 2. "Make It Hot" Trackmasters 4:31 3. "Hip Hop" Trackmasters 5:00 4. "Hey Lover" (featuring Boyz II Men) Trackmasters 4:44 5. "Doin' It" (featuring LeShaun) Rashad Smith 4:53 6. "Life As..." Easy Mo Bee 2:44 7. "I Shot Ya" (featuring Keith Murray) Trackmasters 3:51 8. "Mr. Smith" Chyskillz 3:59 9. "No Airplay" Chad Elliot 5:43 10. "Loungin" (featuring Terri & Monica) Rashad Smith 4:12 11. "Hollis to Hollywood" Trackmasters 3:58 12. "God Bless" Rashad Smith 3:47 13. "Get Da Drop On 'Em'" Trackmasters 3:57 14. "Prelude" (skit) 0:30 15. "I Shot Ya" (Remix) (featuring Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxy Brown) Trackmasters 5:03 Track Notes
- No Airplay - edited on both the Edited and Explicit Versions of the Album, However the Explicit only backmasks on the song, the Edited version even edits the intro.
- Hollis to Hollywood - sampled from his verse of Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)" on the chorus.
Singles
Year Song Chart positions Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles 1995 "I Shot Ya" - #55 - "Hey Lover" #3 #3 #1 1996 "Doin' It" #9 #7 #2 "Loungin #3 #4 #1 Samples
- "Hey Lover"
- "The Lady in My Life" performed by Michael Jackson
- "All Night Long" by the Mary Jane Girls
- "Hip Hop"
- "Tell Me If You Still Care" performed by The S.O.S. Band
- "Loungin'"
- “Nite and Day” performed by Al B. Sure!.
- "Who Do You Love" performed by Bernard Wright(remix version)
- “Dizzy” performed by Hugo Montenegro(remix version)
- "Hollis to Hollywood"
- "The Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes
- "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Doin' It"
- "My Jamaican Guy" by Grace Jones
- "Wild Thing" by 2 Much
- "Top Billin'" by Audio Two
- "Moments in Love" by Art of Noise(remix version)
- "I Shot Ya"
- "Put it on the Line" by Lyn Collins(also on the remix)
- "Make It Hot"
- "I Like It" by DeBarge
- "Mr. Smith"
- "What a Night" by Hubert Laws
- "The Boss" by James Brown
- "God Bless"
- "The Message from the Soul Sisters" by Vicki Anderson
Categories:- LL Cool J albums
- 1995 albums
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- Albums produced by Easy Mo Bee
- 1990s hip hop album stubs
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