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In Full Effect

In Full Effect is the third album by the hip hop-electro funk group Mantronix, released in 1988. It was the first Mantronix album released on Capitol Records. In Full Effect was the highest charting hip-hop album for Mantronix, reaching No. 18 on the 1988 Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. The album peaked at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart. In Full Effect was rapper MC Tee's final Mantronix album.

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In Full Effect
Studio album by
Mantronix
ReleasedMarch 1988
GenreHip hop, electro
Length38:00
LabelCapitol/EMI
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ProducerKurtis Mantronik1
Mantronix chronology
Music Madness
(1986) 		In Full Effect
(1988) 		This Should Move Ya
(1990)

In Full Effect is the third album by the hip hop-electro funk group Mantronix, released in 1988.23 It was the first Mantronix album released on Capitol Records.4 In Full Effect was the highest charting hip-hop album for Mantronix, reaching No. 18 on the 1988 Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. The album peaked at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart.5 In Full Effect was rapper MC Tee's final Mantronix album.6

According to the liner notes, the album was the first-ever digital recording to be mastered from DAT rather than reel-to-reel tape.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar7
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar8
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStar9
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star4

The Orlando Sentinel called the album "above average because of Mantronik's diffusion of new wave, rock, funk and hard-core hip-hop through studio technical gadgets."9 USA Today wrote that "wordsmith M.C. Tee and beatmeister Mantronik mix street smarts and mainstream pop sensibilities."10

Track listing

  1. "Join Me, Please... (Homeboys—Make Some Noise)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:22
  2. "Love Letter (Dear Tracy)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:27
  3. "Gangster Boogie (Walk Like Sex...Talk Like Sex)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:59
  4. "In Full Effect (In Full Effect)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:54
  5. "Get Stupid Fresh (Part III)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:47
  6. "Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:03
  7. "Sing a Song (Break it Down)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:08
  8. "Do You Like...Mantronik (?)" (Mantronik) – 3:23
  9. "Mega-Mix (’88) (Instrumental)" (Mantronik) – 4:50

Chart positions

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Pop Albums 10811
US Top R&B Albums 18
Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)" US Hot Dance Music/Club Play 19
1988 "Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)" US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 31
References

References

  1. Healy, James (June 12, 1988). "Mantronix 'In Full Effect' (Capitol/EMI)". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. SD.
  2. "Mantronix | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "Full Metal Racket". Melody Maker. Vol. 64, no. 13. March 26, 1988. p. 35.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 447.
  5. "MANTRONIX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. Micallef, Ken (June 2008). "Kurtis Mantronik". Remix. Vol. 10, no. 6.
  7. Wynn, Ron. "In Full Effect - Mantronix". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  8. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 488.
  9. Torres, Agnes. "Rap Albums". Orlando Sentinel.
  10. Gundersen, Edna (April 4, 1988). "Hip-hop with a dash of flash, and sweet beats". USA Today. p. 4D.
  11. "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.