Wrecks-n-Effect

• Artist: Wrecks-N-Effect
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• Release Date: September 01, 1989
• Genre: Rap

Review

While Keith Sweat was the soul loverman, Bobby Brown the R&B bad boy, and Guy the new jack of all trades, Wrecks-n-Effect was the rap contingent of Teddy Riley's new jack swing juggernaut. And before there was the monster crossover single "Rump Shaker" (with its immodestly fleshy video), there was the somewhat tamer (though still fairly lascivious) pleasures of Wrecks-n-Effect. Lyrically and thematically, this debut recording does not exactly get over on its ambition. Aside from fascinating deviations into hypnotic soul-rap ("Soul Man," with it chant-like overtones) and fusion (the drawn-out jazz keyboards of "Deep" and "V-Man"), the album mostly splits the difference between battle-style boasting ("Leave the Mike Smoking'," a showcase for Aqil Davidson, the trio's primary mic-man), nods to quiet storm R&B (the cornball but somehow endearing, slow-mo sleaze of "Juicy"), and club workouts ("Club Head," "Wipe Your Sweat"). But then, Wrecks-n-Effect wasn't pretending to make anything but good, sweaty, slightly debauched fun, a goal it accomplishes quite wonderfully. This is party-starting and extending music. Still, with the insistent "New Jack Swing" (produced by Riley's brother, Markell), the trio also came up with a call to arms for the then-neophyte genre that was precisely midway between the squelchy funk of the Gap Band and old school rap. It remains arguably the most memorable thing they ever recorded. ~ Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
New Jack Swing	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(3:48)
Leave the Mike Smokin'	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(4:06)
Juicy	Aqil Davidson, James Mtume, Markell Riley, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(5:16)
Club Head	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(4:01)
Soul Man (Lyrics)	Isaac Hayes, David Porter	Sam & Dave, Wreckx-N-Effect	(4:44)
Deep	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(1:52)
Wipe Your Sweat	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(4:40)
V-Man	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(5:00)
Peanut Butter	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(3:44)
Friends to the End	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(5:00)
Rock Steady	Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, David Guppy, Brandon Mitchell	Wreckx-N-Effect	(2:47)

Credits

Wreckx-N-Effect (Group), Gene Griffin (Producer), Gene Griffin (Executive Producer), Markell Riley (Producer), Aqil Davidson (Producer), Aqil Davidson (Multi Instruments), Teddy Riley (Mixing), Tony Shimkin (Assistant Engineer), David Guppy (Producer), Teddy Riley (?), Aqil Davidson (Vocals), Markell Riley (Vocals), Dae Bennett (Engineer), Dennis Mitchell (Engineer), Dave Way (Engineer), Markell Riley (Multi Instruments), Herb Powers (Mastering), Sam & Dave (Performer)

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