A Salt with a Deadly Pepa

A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	July 26, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:01
Label	London Next Plateau
Producer	Hurby Luv Bug
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Hot, Cool & Vicious (1986) A Salt With a Deadly Pepa (1988) Blacks' Magic (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B [2]

A Salt With A Deadly Pepa is the second album by female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, released on Next Plateau Records. The album was certified gold in America, reaching #38 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Album charts. The album spawned three singles, the top ten R&B hit and moderate popular hit "Shake Your Thang"; the top twenty R&B hit "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"; and "Twist And Shout", a major pop hit in the UK, hitting #4 in that country. "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" was sampled without permission for "Wonderland (UKS Mix)" in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.

Track listing

All songs by Hurby "Fingerprints" Azor except where noted.

1. "Intro Jam" – 0:40
2. "A Salt with a Deadly Pepa" – 3:29
3. "I Like It Like That" – 4:06
4. "Solo Power (Let's Get Paid) (Salt Solo)" – 3:30
5. "Shake Your Thang" with E.U. – 3:58 (Isley, Isley)
6. "I Gotcha" – 4:09
7. "Let the Rhythm Run" Remix – 3:25
8. "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" – 3:37
9. "Spinderella's Not a Fella (But a Girl DJ)" – 4:00
10. "Solo Power (Syncopated Soul) (Pepa Solo)" – 3:44
11. "Twist and Shout" – 4:54 (Medley, Russell)
12. "Hyped on the Mic" – 3:29
13. "Push It" - 3:20

Samples

A Salt With a Deadly Pepa

• "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
• "The Crunge" by Led Zeppelin
• "Soul Power 74" by Maceo & the Macks

Everybody Get Up

• "Up for the Down Stroke" by Parliament
• "All Your Goodies Are Gone" by Parliament
• "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel

I Like It Like That

• "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band

Let the Rhythm Run (Remix)

• "Here Comes the Meter Man" by The Meters
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "Damn Right I'm Somebody" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s

Shake Your Thang

• "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers
• "Funky President" by James Brown

I Gotcha

• "I Know There's Something Going On" by Frida

Solo Power (Let's Get Paid)

• "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure

Twist and Shout

• "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles
• "Mickey" by Toni Basil

References

External links

• A Salt with a Deadly Pepa at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

Salt-N-Pepa
Cheryl "Salt" James-Wray Sandra "Pepa" Denton Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper
Studio albums	Hot, Cool & Vicious A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Blacks' Magic Very Necessary Brand New
Compilation albums	A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits The Greatest Hits Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed The Best of Salt-N-Pepa
Singles	"Tramp" "Push It" "Shake Your Thang" "Twist and Shout" "Expression" "Do You Want Me" "Let's Talk About Sex" "You Showed Me" "Start Me Up" "Shoop" "Whatta Man" "None of Your Business" "Heaven 'n Hell" "Champagne" "Gitty Up" "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
Related topics	Salt-n-Pepa discography The Salt-N-Pepa Show
Book:Salt-n-Pepa