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Since it was released in 1988 by Profile Records, the song has been covered and sampled by several recording artists. [1] "There are many critics and listeners who claim that Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's 'It Takes Two' is the greatest hip-hop single ever cut," noted music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of All Music Guide. "It's hard to disagree with ...
The first Profile release was "It Takes Two". [4] It used multiple samples from the James Brown and Lyn Collins 1972 song "Think (About It)". [4] The track first became a regional hit and then slowly climbed the Billboard Hot 100, picking up a multi-platinum single certification. The song also peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
In 1989 a Children In Need charity single was released (retitled "It Takes Two, Baby") featuring BBC Radio 1 DJs Liz Kershaw and Bruno Brookes with Jive Bunny and Londonbeat. It charted at #53 in the UK Singles chart. [35] [36] The song charted on the Canadian Adult Contemporary charts in 1982 on a single by Susan Jacks. [37] [failed verification]
Christopher Wallace (AKA Notorious B.I.G.) was a ‘90s rap titan and this breakthrough song is widely considered to be one of the greatest hip-hop tracks of all time. Listen Now 5.
It Takes Two is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. [3] It was released on August 9, 1988, through Profile Records. [4] The recording sessions took place at Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey. The album was produced by William Hamilton, Donald Dee Bowden, Thomas Dean, Rob Base, and DJ E-Z Rock.
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As the decade progressed, a growing trend in the music industry was to promote songs to radio without the release of a commercially available singles in an attempt by record companies to boost albums sales. Because such a release was required to chart on the Hot 100, many popular songs that were hits on top 40 radio never made it onto the chart.
The compilation was released with a different track listing in the US with the songs "Addicted to Love (Live)" and "Be Tender with Me Baby" being replaced by "What You Get Is What You See" and "Look Me in the Heart". In Australia, a limited edition of the album was also released and features a five-track bonus disc.