1993 studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Very Necessary Released October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12 ) Recorded 1992–1993 Studio Genre Length 58 :44 Label Producer
Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa , released on October 12, 1993, by Next Plateau Records and London Records . As the group's last album to feature writing and production from their manager and primary producer Hurby Azor , it spawned four singles, including "Shoop " (their first top-five single on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number four), "Whatta Man " (featuring En Vogue , their second-highest-peaking single at number three), and "None of Your Business ", which would earn the group their first Grammy Award , in the category Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group .
Very Necessary peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 , and has been certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over five million copies in the United States.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Groove Me" (featuring Styowlz) Herby "Luvbug" Azor 4:21 2. "No One Does It Better" H. Azor 3:53 3. "Somebody's Gettin' on My Nerves" H. Azor Steve Azor Williams 3:57 4. "Whatta Man " (with En Vogue ) Azor 5:07 5. "None of Your Business " Azor Azor 3:32 6. "Step" 3:10 7. "Shoop " Sparks Cheryl "Salt" James Sandra "Pepa" Denton[a] 4:07 8. "Heaven or Hell " (featuring Styowlz (Wink & D'dae)) H. Azor S. Azor Michael Oliver S. Azor 4:43 9. "Big Shot" H. Azor S. Azor Williams Dana Jr. Mozie H. Azor 3:47 10. "Sexy Noises Turn Me On" 3:54 11. "Somma Time Man" James Dave Wynn Darren Callis DJ Wynn 3:25 12. "Break of Dawn" H. Azor Michael Love Anthony Martin 3:45 13. "I've Got AIDS (PSA)" WEATOC, Inc. 3:18
International edition bonus tracks[ 6] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 14. "Shoop" (Danny D's radio mix) Sparks James Denton[a] Danny D[b] 3:51 15. "Start Me Up " H. Azor S. Azor Miguel Guerrero 3:36
Australian edition bonus track[ 7] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 16. "Let's Talk About Aids" 3:30
Japanese edition bonus tracks[ 8] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 16. "Let's Talk About Aids" H. Azor The Invincibles Liebrand[b] [c] 3:30 17. "Emphatically No" M. Sparks W.A. Robinson M. Whittle H. Boswell T. Colbert 3:25
^[a] signifies a co-producer ^[b] signifies a remixer ^[c] signifies an additional producer On international editions of the album, "I've Got AIDS (PSA)" is retitled "PSA We Talk". ^ Tracks 1–10 and 13 ^ Tracks 1–3, 5, 6 and 8–10 ^ Track 5 ^ Tracks 6, 8 and 9 ^ Track 11 ^ Considine, J. D. (November 19, 1993). "Salt-N-Pepa shows there's more to rap than violence and sexism @" . The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2020 . ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Very Necessary – Salt-N-Pepa" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 19, 2020 . ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG Book '90s: S" . Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan . ISBN 0312245602 . Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com. ^ Hunt, Dennis (October 24, 1994). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times . ^ Lobenfeld, Claire (June 11, 2017). "Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary" . Pitchfork . Retrieved January 23, 2018 . ^ Very Necessary (liner notes). Salt-N-Pepa . United Kingdom: FFRR Records . 1993. 828 454-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ Whatta Man (US CD maxi single). Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue . Next Plateau Records . 1993. 857 391-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ Shoop (US CD maxi single). Salt-N-Pepa. Next Plateau Records. 1993. 857 315-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ Heaven 'n Hell (Australian CD single). Salt-N-Pepa. London Records . 1993. 857 391-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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