Back in Business

Back in Business
File:Back In Business.jpg Studio album by EPMD
Released	September 23, 1997
Recorded	July 1996 - March 1997
Studio	Mirror Image Studios (Long Island, New York City) Soundtrack Studios (New York, New York City)
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Underground hip hop
Length	46:08
Label	Def Jam Recordings
Producer	Erick Sermon (exec.), Parrish Smith (also exec.), DJ Scratch, Rockwilder, Agallah

Back In Business is the fifth studio album by American Hip hop duo EPMD. It was released in September 23, 1997 under Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Studios and Soundtrack Studios in New York City from July 1996 to March 1997. Production was handled by Erick Sermon, DJ Scratch, Parrish Smith, Rockwilder and Agallah. It includes guest appearances by Redman, Das EFX, Nocturnal and Keith Murray. This album was released five years after releasing their solo albums between 1993 and 1996 and also it is the follow up from their 1992 album Business Never Personal.

The album reached #16 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Back In Business was supported by the singles: "Never Seen Before", "Da Joint" (which peaked at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100, #45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #17 on the Hot Rap Songs chart) and "Richter Scale" (which reached #62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart). On November 17, 1997, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Asscociation of America (RIAA).

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 0:13
2. "Richter Scale" - 3:16
3. "Da Joint" - 3:28
4. "Never Seen Before" - 2:51
5. "Skit" - 0:24
6. "Intrigued" (feat. Das EFX) - 3:37
7. "Last Man Standing" - 3:35
8. "Get With This" - 3:42
9. "Do It Again" - 2:50
10. "Apollo Interlude" - 1:19
11. "You Gots 2 Chill '97" - 3:26
12. "Put On" - 3:54
13. "K.I.M. (Keep It Movin')" (feat. Redman and Keith Murray) - 4:38
14. "Dungeon Master" (feat. Nocturnal) - 3:24
15. "Jane 5" - 2:41
16. "Never Seen Before (Remix)" - 2:52

Samples

Richter Scale

• "Person to Person" by Average White Band
• "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang
• "California Love (Remix)" by Dr. Dre feat. 2Pac

Da Joint

• "Help Me Make It Through the Night" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
• "The New Style" by Beastie Boys

Never Seen Before

• "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters
• "Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy
• "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.

Intrigued

• "Walk on By" by Gloria Gaynor
• "You're a Customer" by EPMD

Last Man Standing

• "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
• "Hell on Earth (Front Lines)" by Mobb Deep
• "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside

Get With This

• "We Don't Care" by Manfred Huber
• "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
• "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim

Do It Again

• "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" by Tom Browne
• "So Ruff, So Tuff" by Roger

You Gots 2 Chill '97

• "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
• "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang

K.I.M. (Keep It Movin')

• "Symphony No. 40 (Third Movement)" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• "Da Mad Face Invasion" by Onyx
• "Girls" by Beastie Boys

Jane 5

• "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
• "You Are What I'm All About" by The New Birth
• "Mary Jane" by Rick James

Never Seen Before (Remix)

• "Watching You" by Slave
• "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow