Livin' Large (Experience Unlimited album)

Livin' Large
Studio album by E.U.
Released February 28, 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre
Length 48:54
Label Virgin Records
Producer
  • Gregory Elliott (exec)
  • Ted Hopkins
  • Johnny Mercer
E.U. chronology
Rock Yuh Butt
(1988)
Livin' Large
(1989)
Cold Kickin' It
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
ARTISTdirect[2]
The New York Times(favorable)[3]
People[4]
Robert ChristgauA-[5]
The Washington Post(favorable)[6]
Wilson & Alroy[7]

Livin' Large is a studio album released in 1989 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band E.U. The album included the charting singles "Buck Wild", "Livin' Large", and "Taste of Your Love". This album also includes the 1988 hip-hop/go-go song "Shake Your Thang", a collaboration with Salt-N-Pepa which was previously released on their 1988 album A Salt with a Deadly Pepa.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Buck Wild"  
  • William "Ju Ju" House
  • Kent Wood
4:01
2. "Livin' Large"  
  • Larry Robinson
  • Kipper Jones
6:04
3. "Shake Your Thang"  
  • O'Kelly Isley
  • Ronald Isley
  • Rudolph Isley
4:01
4. "Taste of Your Love"  Marvin Ennis 5:55
5. "Shaka Zulu"  
  • Michael Taylor
  • Gregory Elliott
  • Ivan Goff
  • J. Mercer
  • D. Gussom
4:13
6. "Come To the Go-Go"  
  • Larry Robinson
  • Kipper Jones
4:53
7. "Shake It Like a White Girl"  
  • Larry Robinson
  • Kipper Jones
3:39
8. "Da Butt 89"  
5:28
9. "Don't Turn Around"  Patrick Adams 6:21
10. "Express"  
  • William "Ju Ju" House
  • Kent Wood
4:19
Total length:
48:54

Charts

Album

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 22[8]
Billboard Pop Albums 158[8]

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
US Dance
Maxi-Singles
US
R&B
1989 "Buck Wild" 47 7[9]
"Livin' Large" 63
"Taste of Your Love" 4

References

  1. LeRoy, Dan. E.U.: Livin' Large > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 05 August 2016.
  2. "E.U. Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. Shakers, Zairean (March 17, 1989). "Sounds Around Town". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. Hiltbrand, David (April 17, 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: Livin' Large". People. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. Christgau, Robert. "Review: E.U.". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. Jenkins, Mark (March 22, 1989). "RECORDS: Livin' Large Reviews". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. Alroy, John. ""E.U.". Wilson & Alroy. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 "E.U. - Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 436.

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