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Code Red
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Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Released

October 12, 1993

Recorded

August 1992 - May 1993

Studio

Battery Studios
(London, England)
Enterprise Studios
(Burbank, California)
Andora Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
A Touch of Jazz Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Cherokee Studios
(Hollywood, Califonia)
Live Oak Studios
(Berkeley, California)
D.A.R.P. Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)

Genre

East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop

Length

49:30

Label

Jive Records / BMG

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[]

  1. "Somethin' Like Dis" - 4:08
  2. "I'm Looking For The One (To Be With Me)" - 4:35
  3. "Boom! Shake The Room" - 3:49
  4. "Can't Wait To Be With You" (feat. Christopher Williams) - 3:51
  5. "Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)" - 5:23
  6. "Code Red" - 3:30
  7. "Shadow Dreams" - 4:05
  8. "Just Kickin' It" - 4:11
  9. "Ain't No Place Like Home" - 5:08
  10. "I Wanna Rock" - 6:19
  11. "Scream" - 4:31
  12. "Boom! Shake The Room (Street Remix)"* - 4:30



Samples[]

Somethin' Like Dis

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

I Wanna Rock

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
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