| Code Red | |
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| File:Code Red.jpg Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | |
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Released |
October 12, 1993 |
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Recorded |
August 1992 - May 1993 |
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Studio |
Battery Studios |
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Genre |
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Length |
49:30 |
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Label |
Jive Records / BMG |
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Producer |
Teddy Riley, Pete Rock, Markell Riley, Mr. Lee, Will Smith, DJ Jazz, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hula & K. Fingers, Victor Emanuel Cooke, Xavier Hargrove, Dallas Austin |
Code Red is the fifth and final studio album by American Hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. It was released in October 12, 1993 via Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in London, Enterprise Studios in Burbank, California, Andora Studios in Los Angeles, Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Live Oak Studios in Berkeley, Califonia, A Touch of Jazz Studios in Philadelphia and at D.A.R.P. Studios in Atlanta, Georgia from August 1992 to May 1993. Production was handled by Pete Rock, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Xavier Hargrove, Will Smith, DJ Jazz, Mr. Lee, Victor Emanuel Cooke, Hula & K. Fingers and Dallas Austin. It includes a guest appearance from Christopher Williams.
The album debuted at #64 on the Billboard 200 and #39 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Code Red released the four charted singles: "Boom! Shake the Room", "I Wanna Rock", "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)" and "Can't Wait to Be With You". On January 14, 1994, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with selling 500,000 copies in its first week of sales.
Track listing[]
- "Somethin' Like Dis" - 4:08
- "I'm Looking For The One (To Be With Me)" - 4:35
- "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:49
- "Can't Wait To Be With You" (feat. Christopher Williams) - 3:51
- "Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)" - 5:23
- "Code Red" - 3:30
- "Shadow Dreams" - 4:05
- "Just Kickin' It" - 4:11
- "Ain't No Place Like Home" - 5:08
- "I Wanna Rock" - 6:19
- "Scream" - 4:31
- "Boom! Shake The Room (Street Remix)"* - 4:30
Samples[]
Somethin' Like Dis
- "Good Times" by Chic
- "Rock Box" by Run-D.M.C.
- "Freedom" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
I'm Looking For The One (To Be With Me)
- "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown
- "Tell Me If You Still Care" by The S.O.S. Band
- "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature
Boom! Shake The Room
- "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
- "The Jones (12" Surgery Mix)" by The Temptations
- "Movin'" by Brass Construction
Can't Wait To Be With You
- "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic
- "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross
Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)
- "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
- "I Wanna Thank You" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
- "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy
Code Red
- "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
- "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughn Mason and Crew
Shadow Dreams
- "Date With The Rain" by Eddie Kendricks
Just Kickin' It
- "Mystic Voyage" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- "Do the Funky Penguin (Part 2)" by Rufus Thomas
Ain't No Place Like Home
- "Melody For Thelma" by Blue Mitchell
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
I Wanna Rock
- "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls
- "It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
- "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
Scream
- "That's the Way I Like It" by KC & The Sunshine Band
- "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band
- "Jump" by Kris Kross
Boom! Shake The Room (Street Remix)
- "Superflous" by Eddie Harris
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J
- "Long Red" by Mountain
- "Wah Wah Man" by Young-Holt Unlimited
- "Come In Out of the Rain" by Parliament