Cool Hand Lōc

• Artist: Tone Loc
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 19, 1991
• Total Time: 50:22
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

Aiming for credibility among hardcore hip-hoppers, Delicious Vinyl was careful not to include a lot of pop-influenced material on Tone-Loc's second album, Cool Hand Loc. But sadly, the inventiveness he displayed on "Wild Thing" continued working against Loc among b-boys and hip-hop's hardcore, who still resented the success he'd enjoyed in the pop market. Though not quite as strong as the triple platinum Loc-ed After Dark -- either commercially or artistically -- the album is a respectable and satisfying effort. The former L.A. gang member tends to overdo it with boasting lyrics -- a problem he shares with quite a few other rappers -- but his boasts are often quite clever. Sadly, Tone-Loc didn't have much longevity; after Cool Hand Loc, little was heard about him. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Funky Westside	Michael Ross, Matt Dike, A. Smith	Tone-Loc	(4:50)
Pimp Without a Caddy	Michael Ross, A. Smith, M. Walker	Tone-Loc, Scott Mayo	(5:09)
I Adore You	Anna Wheaton, A. Smith	Tone-Loc, Val Young, Dave Forman, Jason White, John Rogers	(4:22)
All Through the Night	E. Johnson, A. Smith, Tony Joseph	Tone-Loc, El DeBarge, Scott Mayo	(4:55)
Fatal Attraction	Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Michael Ross, Matt Dike, A. Smith	Tone-Loc, Ronald Jeffreys	(4:03)
I Joke But I Don't Play	Michael Ross, Matt Dike, A. Smith	Tone-Loc	(4:26)
Freaky Behavior	Fonce Mizell, Matt Dike, A. Smith	Tone-Loc	(4:40)
Mean Green	A. Smith	Tone-Loc, Stuart Wylen	(5:24)
Why	E. Johnson, A. Smith, Tony Joseph	Tone-Loc, Phillip Gordy, Herman Jackson	(4:58)
Hip-Hop It Is Kinda Different	E. Johnson, A. Smith, Tony Joseph	Tone-Loc, M. Walk	(5:00)
Funky Westside (Reprise)	Michael Ross, Matt Dike, A. Smith	Tone-Loc	(2:30)

Credits

Def Jef (Producer), Tone-Loc (Vocals), Tone-Loc (Producer), Tone-Loc (Main Performer), Humble Pie (Sampling), George Duke (Sampling), Val Young (Vocals (Background)), El DeBarge (Vocals), El DeBarge (Performer), Dave Forman (Bass), Dave Forman (Guitar), Brian B-Sly Foxworthy (Engineer), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Phillip Gordy (Keyboards), Tom Grimley (Engineer), Tom Grimley (Digital Editing), Mark Heimback-Nielsen (Art Direction), Mark Heimback-Nielsen (Design), Herman Jackson (Piano), Ronald Jeffreys (Performer), Jay Lean (Engineer), Scott Mayo (Saxophone), Yianni Papadopoulos (Engineer), Jason White (Keyboards), Stuart Wylen (Bass), Sir Jinx (Producer), M. Walk (Scratching), M. Walk (Producer), Kenyatta (Vocals), Kenyatta (Performer), Matt Dike (Producer), Quicksilver (Producer), Quicksilver (Drum Programming), John Rogers (Keyboards), Michael C. Ross (Producer), Michael C. Ross (Mixing), Todd Gray (Photography), Eric Haze (Photography Director), Eric Haze (Logo), Eric Haze (Logo Design), Eric Haze (Photo Art Direction), Tony Joseph (Producer)

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