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

Credits

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

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