Too Hard to Swallow

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Tracklist

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1Something Good (extended version)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
drum machine [drum programming]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
guitar:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer)
background vocals:
Bruce Lattin
lead vocals [voice overdubs]:
Brenda Bee (U.G.K. vocals)
produced for:
Touch Down Productions, Inc.
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Tell Me Something Good (album version) by Rufus (70s/80s USA funk band) featuring Chaka Khan
recording of:
Something Good
lyricist:
Bun B, Pimp C and S. Wonder (Stevie Wonder)
composer:
B. Bismark (US hip hop engineer), S. Henderson (US hip hop engineer) and S. Wonder (Stevie Wonder)
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing, Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
is based on:
Tell Me Something Good
quotes music from:
I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe
revision of:
Tell Me Something Good
5:28
2Use Me Up
engineer:
Tim Kimsey (engineer and producer based in Weatherford, TX)
producer:
Pimp C
drum machine [drum programming]:
Pimp C
additional vocals:
D.J. Bird (UGK D.J.)
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
engineered at:
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas, United States
samples:
Use Me by Bill Withers
recording of:
Use Me Up
lyricist:
B. Withers and Pimp C
composer:
Pimp C
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
is based on:
Use Me
4:29
3Pocket Full of Stones
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pimp C
drum machine [drum programming]:
Pimp C
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Going Back to Cali by LL Cool J and Jagger the Dagger by Eugene McDaniels
recording of:
Pocket Full of Stones
lyricist:
Bun B and Pimp C
composer:
Pimp C
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
6:09
4Short Texas
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pimp C
drum machine [drum programming]:
Pimp C
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
recorded at:
Track Designs in Houston, Texas, United States
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
recording of:
Short Texas
lyricist:
Blue Light (song writer), Bun B and Pimp C
composer:
Pimp C
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
6:18
5Cocaine in the Back of the Ride
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer), Pimp C and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
drum machine [drum programming]:
Pimp C
keyboard [keyboards]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer)
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Freddie’s Dead by Curtis Mayfield and Out on a Furlough by WC and the Maad Circle
recording of:
Cocaine in the Back of the Ride
lyricist:
Bun B and Pimp C
composer:
B. Bismark (US hip hop engineer), Pimp C and S. Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
revision of:
Cocaine in the Back of the Ride
3:44
6It’s Too Hard to Swallow
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer), Bun B and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
bass:
Anthony Sapp (Jazz fusion bassist from Houston)
drum machine [drum programming] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer)
guitar:
Tim “Get Funky” Harris (hip hop guitarist)
produced for:
Touch Down Productions, Inc.
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
recording of:
It’s Too Hard to Swallow
lyricist:
Bun B
composer:
B. Bismark (US hip hop engineer)
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
5:19
7Cramping My Style
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer), Bun B and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
drum machine [drum programming]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer)
vocals:
Infinity (female New York rapper)
produced for:
Touch Down Productions, Inc.
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Between the Sheets by The Isley Brothers
recording of:
Cramping My Style
lyricist:
Bun B and Infinity (female New York rapper)
composer:
Bun B
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
is based on:
Between the Sheets
4:45
8Feel Like I'm the One Who’s Doin’ Dope
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pimp C
drum machine [drum programming] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Pimp C
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Mind Playing Tricks on Me by Geto Boys
recording of:
Feel Like I'm the One Who’s Doin’ Dope
writer:
Pimp C
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
quotes lyrics from:
Mind Playing Tricks on Me
6:17
9I’m So Bad
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Pimp C
drum machine [drum programming]:
Pimp C
lead vocals [voice overdubs]:
"Fifty" (Houston rapper) and Bun B
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
samples:
Clap Your Hands by L.L. Cool J and I Turned You On by The Isley Brothers
recording of:
I’m So Bad
lyricist:
Bun B and Pimp C
composer:
Pimp C
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
is based on:
I Turned You On
3:34
10Trill Ass Nigga
engineer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
producer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer), Bun B and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
drum machine [drum programming]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer)
produced for:
Touch Down Productions, Inc.
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
recording of:
Trill Ass Nigga
lyricist:
Bun B
composer:
B. Bismark (US hip hop engineer), Bun B and S. Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
quotes music from:
Darkest Light
4:26
11976‒Bun B
engineer, producer and mixer:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
drum machine [drum programming] and keyboard [keyboards]:
Bernie Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and Shetoro Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
produced for:
Touch Down Productions, Inc.
mixed at and engineered at:
Track Designs, Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
recording of:
976‒Bun B
lyricist:
Bun B
composer:
B. Bismark (US hip hop engineer) and S. Henderson (US hip hop engineer)
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
2:48
12Something Good (Pimp C’s remix)
producer:
Pimp C
remixer:
Pimp C
produced for:
Pimp C Family Productions
recorded at:
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas, United States and Pimp C Family Productions
mixed at:
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas, United States
recording of:
Something Good (Pimp C’s remix)
lyricist:
Bun B and Pimp C
composer:
Pimp C
publisher:
310 Plus Publishing and Zoomba Enterprises Inc.
is based on:
Something Good
4:34

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United States
printed in:United States
photography:TAR (Photography)
executive producer:Russell (BIGTYME) Washington (Mr. Bigtyme)
mastering:Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)
production coordinator:Russell Washington (Mr. Bigtyme)
manufactured by:Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1992)
mastered at:The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10290247 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000004ZO [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000137096 [info]