1995 studio album by Too Short
Cocktails |
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Studio album by Too Short |
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Released | January 24, 1995 |
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Recorded | 1994 |
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Length | 60:07 |
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Label | Jive |
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Producer | - Ant Banks
- Shorty B
- Spearhead X
- The Dangerous Crew
- B. Turner
- Too Short
- L.A. Dre
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Too Short chronology |
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Singles from Cocktails |
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- "Cocktales"
Released: 1994 - "Paystyle"
Released: 1995 |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Cocktails is the ninth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on January 24, 1995, via Jive Records—making it his sixth album for the label. It contains guest performances by MC Breed, Tupac Shakur, The Dangerous Crew, and Ant Banks, the latter of whom produced the album. Cocktails debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart—selling 101,000 copies in its first week—ultimately selling over one million units and receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] It was Too Short's second album to peak atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was supported by the 1994 lead single, "Cocktales".
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'" | 6:46 |
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2. | "Cocktales" | 6:06 |
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3. | "Can I Get a Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks) | 5:12 |
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4. | "Coming Up $hort" | 5:42 |
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5. | "Thangs Change" (featuring (Malik and Jamal from Illegal) and Baby D) | 6:07 |
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6. | "Paystyle" | 5:44 |
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7. | "Giving Up the Funk" (featuring The Dangerous Crew) | 5:14 |
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8. | "Top Down" | 5:07 |
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9. | "We Do This" (featuring 2Pac, MC Breed, and Father Dom) | 5:52 |
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10. | "Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B) | 5:16 |
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11. | "Sample the Funk" | 6:54 |
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12. | "Don't Fuck for Free" | 3:35 |
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Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts Chart (1995) | Position | US Billboard 200[5] | 134 | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 26 | |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)
References
- ^ Andrew Hamilton (January 24, 1995). "Cocktails - Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ Billboard 11 feb. 1995, p. 95, at Google Books
- ^ "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Too Short – Cocktails". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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Compilation albums | - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years, 1983–1988
- Nationwide: Independence Day
- Bible of a Pimp
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Related articles | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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