The Ruler's Back

The Ruler's Back
The Ruler's Back
Studio album by Slick Rick
Released July 2, 1991
Genre Hip hop
Length 45:55
Label Def Jam/Columbia/SME Records
CK 47372 (North America)
Producer Russell Simmons (exec.), Vance Wright, Slick Rick, Mr. Lee
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Slick Rick chronology
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
(1988)		 The Ruler's Back
(1991)		 Behind Bars
(1994)

The Ruler's Back is the second studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, released July 2, 1991, on Def Jam Recordings. It features production from Vance Wright, Slick Rick and Mr. Lee. The album and its music videos were quickly recorded and filmed before Slick Rick was sentenced to a 5-year prison term.

Upon its release, The Ruler's Back achieved notable chart success, peaking at number 29 on the Billboard 200, and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album features the hit single "I Shouldn't Have Done It", which peaked at number 2 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Producer Length
1. "King"   Vance Wright, Slick Rick 3:42
2. "I Shouldn't Have Done It"   Vance Wright 4:05
3. "Bond"   Vance Wright 2:53
4. "Moses"   Vance Wright, Slick Rick 4:04
5. "Tonto"   Vance Wright, Slick Rick 3:17
6. "Mistakes of a Woman in Love With Other Men"   Vance Wright, Slick Rick 4:08
7. "Venus"   Vance Wright 3:45
8. "Ship"   Vance Wright, Slick Rick 3:05
9. "It's a Boy"   Vance Wright 3:29
10. "Top Cat"   Vance Wright, Slick Rick 3:23
11. "Runaway"   Slick Rick, Vance Wright 3:49
12. "Slick Rick - The Ruler"   Mr. Lee 6:06

Personnel

  • Slick Rick - performer, producer, executive producer
  • Vance Wright - producer, executive producer
  • Mr. Lee - producer
  • Russell Simmons - executive producer
  • Francesca Spero - executive producer
  • Darroll Gustamachio - engineer, mixing
  • Thom Leinbach - Gabriel moreno - engineer, mixing
  • Everett Ramos - engineer, mixing
  • Rory Young - programming, engineer
  • Cey Adams - design
  • Jules T. Allen- Alvaro Almagro - photography

Charts

Chart Position
Billboard 200[1] 29
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[1] 18

References

  1. ^ a b The Ruler's Back Chart Positions. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-11.

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