Safe + Sound

For other uses, see Safe and Sound (disambiguation).
Safe + Sound
Studio album by DJ Quik
Released February 21, 1995 (US)
Recorded 1993-1994
Skip Sailor Recordings
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, G-funk, Gangsta Rap, R&B
Length 67:28
Label Profile
Producer Suge Knight (exec.), DJ Quik, G-One, Robert Bacon
DJ Quik chronology
Way 2 Fonky
(1992)		 Safe + Sound
(1995)		 Rhythm-al-ism
(1998)
Singles from Safe + Sound
  1. "Safe + Sound"
    Released: January 7, 1995
  2. "Dollaz + Sense"
    Released: May 31, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
RapReviews.com(8.5/10)[2]
The Source[3]
Vibe(favorable)[4]

Safe + Sound is the third album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on February 21, 1995 on Profile Records. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 on March 11, 1995, number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart the same date, and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 11, 1995. The album was executive produced by Suge Knight. The album featured the singles "Dollaz & Sense" and "Safe + Sound". Safe + Sound is also seen by fans and critics as a Hip Hop classic and some of DJ Quik's best work.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Street Level Entrance"  David BlakeDJ Quik 1:52
2. "Get at Me"  Larry Blackmon, Blake, Byron ByrdDJ Quik 4:07
3. "Diggin U Out"  BlakeDJ Quik 4:48
4. "Safe + Sound"  George Archie, BlakeDJ Quik, G-One (co.) 4:48
5. "Somethin' 4 Tha Mood"  Archie, Blake, George Clinton, Jr.DJ Quik, G-One (co.) 5:55
6. "Don't You Eat It!"  BlakeDJ Quik 1:07
7. "Can I Eat It?"  Archie, BlakeDJ Quik 4:59
8. "It'z Your Fantasy"  Archie, BlakeDJ Quik, G-One (co.) 4:22
9. "Tha Ho In You" (featuring Hi-C & 2nd II None)Archie, Darius Barnett, Blake, Kelton L. McDonald, Crawford WilkersonDJ Quik 4:44
10. "Dollaz + Sense"  BlakeDJ Quik 5:52
11. "Let You Havit"  BlakeDJ Quik 3:40
12. "Summer Breeze"  Blake, Jerome Louis "J.J." JacksonDJ Quik, Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick (co.) 4:33
13. "Quik's Groove III"  Archie, Robert Bacon, BlakeDJ Quik, Robert Bacon, G-One (co.) 2:37
14. "Sucka Free"  BlakeDJ Quik 2:10
15. "Keep Tha "P" In It" (featuring Playa Hamm, Hi-C, 2nd II None & Kam)Barnett, Blake, McDonald, Craig Miller, WilkersonDJ Quik 5:24
16. "Hooray 4 Tha Funk (Reprise)"  Blake, Garry ShiderDJ Quik 5:24
Total length:
 63.21

 • (co.) Co-producer

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Safe + Sound adapted from Allmusic.[5]

  • George Archie - Composer, Drums, Instrumental, Liner Notes, Multi Instruments, Producer, Background Vocals
  • Del Atkins - Bass
  • Robert Bacon - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Producer
  • Darius Barnett - Composer
  • Larry Blackmon - Composer
  • David Blake - Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Instrumental, Multi Instruments, Strings, Synthesizer, Talk Box
  • Courtney Branch - Producer
  • Byron Byrd - Composer
  • Warryn Campbell - Electric Piano, Strings
  • Crystal Cerrano - Vocals, Background Vocals
  • George Clinton - Composer
  • Kenneth Crouch - Piano, Electric Piano
  • Alex Dunbar - Bass
  • Dave Foreman - Guitar
  • LaSalle Gabriel - Guitar
  • Reggie Green - Piano, Background Vocals
  • Charles Greene - Flute, Saxophone
  • J. J. Jackson - Composer
  • Tracy Kendrick - Producer
  • Suge Knight - Executive Producer
  • Dionne Knighton - Vocals
  • K. McCord - Composer
  • Marvin McDaniel - Guitar
  • Kelton McDonald - Vocals
  • Rebecca Meek - Art Direction, Design
  • Garry Shider - Vocals
  • Norma Vega - Background Vocals
  • Crawford Wilkerson - Vocals
  • Bernie Worrell - Piano

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 14
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard 200[7] 182
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8] 36

Preceded by
My Life by Mary J. Blige		 U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album
March 11, 1995 – March 25, 1995 		Succeeded by
My Life by Mary J. Blige

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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