1995 studio album by Too Short
Cocktails Too Short . It was released on January 24, 1995, via Jive Records —making it his sixth LP for the label. The recording sessions took place at Dangerous Music, at DARP Studios in Atlanta and at Battery Studios in New York. The album was produced by the Dangerous Crew , B. Turner and L.A. Dre. It features guest appearances from 2Pac , Ant Banks , Baby DC , Father Dom, Illegal , L.A. Dre, MC Breed , Old School Freddy B, and the rest of the Dangerous Crew.
The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with the first-week sales of 101,000 copies in the US. It received Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 27, 1995, and was certified Platinum on January 6, 1997. Its lead single , "Cocktales ", made it to number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 3 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'" The Dangerous Crew 6:46 2. "Cocktales " Shorty B 6:06 3. "Can I Get a Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks ) Ant Banks 5:12 4. "Coming up Short" Pee-Wee 5:42 5. "Thangs Change" (featuring Illegal and Baby D ) 6:07 6. "Paystyle" The Dangerous Crew 5:44 7. "Giving Up the Funk" (featuring The Dangerous Crew ) Ant Banks 5:14 8. "Top Down" Ant Banks 5:07 9. "We Do This" (featuring 2Pac , MC Breed and Father Dom) The Dangerous Crew 5:51 10. "Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B and L.A. Dre) L.A. Dre 5:16 11. "Sample the Funk" Too $hort 6:54 12. "Don't Fuck for Free" 3:35 Total length: 1:07:35
Sample credits Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1995)
Position
US Billboard 200
134
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
26
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
Platinum
1,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
See also
References
Hamilton, Andrew. "Cocktails - Too $hort | Album | AllMusic" . AllMusic
Gold, Jonathan (January 22, 1995). "Too Short in the Heart of Rap Beast : TOO SHORT, "Cocktails"; Jive (***)" . Los Angeles Times Akwanza (May 1995). "Flippin da Traxx". Rap Pages ISSN 1063-1283 .
Mayfield, Geoff (February 11, 1995). "Between the Bullets". Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .
"Too hort Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard "Too hort Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021."Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021."American album certifications – Too Short – Cocktails" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 24, 2024.
External links
Too Short Discography Albums
EPs
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Singles
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