Sugarhill Gang (album)

Sugarhill Gang

Studio album by The Sugarhill Gang

Released

February 7, 1980

Recorded

1979

Genre

Old-school hip hop, disco

Length

39:17

Label

Sugarhill Records

Producer

Sylvia Robinson
Billy Jones
Nate Edmonds

The Sugarhill Gang chronology

Sugarhill Gang
(1980)

8th Wonder
(1982)

	"Rapper's Delight" 30 second sample of "Rapper's Delight" from Sugarhill Gang
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Sugarhill Gang is the self-titled debut album by influential rap group The Sugarhill Gang.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	5/10^[2]

The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson. The single "Rapper's Delight" was a #36 hit on the US pop chart and a #4 hit on the R&B chart. Although "Rapper's Delight" was the only charting single, the album also included the minor hit, "Rapper's Reprise".

Track listing

"Here I Am" - 5:09 (Craig Derry, Nate Edmonds)
"Rapper's Reprise (Jam, Jam)" featuring The Sequence - 7:40 (Sylvia Robinson)
"Bad News Don't Bother Me" - 6:45 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright)
"Sugarhill Groove" - 9:52 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson)
"Passion Play" - 5:10 (Brenda Reynolds, Nate Edmonds, Ray Smith)
"Rapper's Delight" - 14:37 [4:55 - shortened single version] (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)

Personnel

The Sugarhill Gang - Lead Vocals
Bernard Rowland, Douglas Wimbish - Bass
Brian Horton, Keith LeBlanc - Drums
Bert Williams, Skip McDonald - Guitar
Nate Edmonds, Skitch Smith - Keyboards
Harry Reyes, John Stump - Percussion
Craig Derry - Vocals, Congas
Sylvia Robinson - Vibraphone

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Top Soul Albums^[3]	32

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[4]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance
1979	"Rappers Delight"	36 (1980)	4	14

External links

The Sugarhill Gang-Sugarhill Gang at Discogs

References

↑ Zimmermann, Curtis. The Sugarhill Gang: Sugarhill Gang > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
↑ Starr, Red. "Sugarhill Gang: Sugarhill Gang". Smash Hits (March 20 – April 2): 31.
↑ "Sugarhill Gang US albums chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
↑ "Sugarhill Gang US singles chart history". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

The Sugarhill Gang

Wonder Mike Master Gee Big Bank Hank

Studio albums	Sugarhill Gang (1980) 8th Wonder (1982) Rappin' Down Town (1983) Livin' in the Fast Lane (1984) Jump on It! (1999)

Singles	"Rapper's Delight" "8th Wonder" "Apache"

Chic

Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Tony Thompson Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. Omar Hakim Robert Sabino Sylver Logan Sharp Luther Vandross Norma Jean Wright

Studio albums	Chic (1977) C'est Chic (1978) Risqué (1979) Real People (1980) Take It Off (1981) Soup For One (1982) Tongue in Chic (1982) Believer (1983) Chic-ism (1992)

Live albums	Live at the Budokan (1999) A Night in Amsterdam (2006)

Produced by Chic	Norma Jean Wright: Norma Jean (1978) Sister Sledge: We Are Family (1979) Sheila and B. Devotion: King of the World (1980) Sister Sledge: Love Somebody Today (1980) Diana Ross: diana (1980) Debbie Harry: KooKoo (1981) Johnny Mathis: I Love My Lady (1981, unreleased)

Main compilations	Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's Greatest Hits (1979) Freak Out: The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge (1988) Megachic: Best of Chic (1990) Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic (1991) The Best of Chic, Volume 2 (1992) Everybody Dance (1995) Dance, Dance, Dance & Other Hits (1997) The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999) The Very Best of Chic (2000) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (Chic & Sister Sledge) (2005) The Definitive Groove Collection (2006) Up All Night (2013)

Notable singles	"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" "Everybody Dance" "Le Freak" "I Want Your Love" "Good Times" "My Forbidden Lover" "My Feet Keep Dancing" "Rebels Are We" "Real People" "Stage Fright" "Soup for One" "Hangin'" "Chic Mystique" "I'll Be There"

Related articles	Discography The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"

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