Back to the Hotel | ||||
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Released | June 23, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
Studio | K-Lou (Richmond, California) | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 55:55 | |||
Label | Profile | |||
Producer | Jonny Z, N2Deep | |||
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Singles from Back to the Hotel | ||||
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Back to the Hotel is the debut album by American rap group N2Deep, released on June 23, 1992, via Profile Records. The album was produced by N2Deep and Jonny Z. The only guests on the album were fellow Vallejo, California, artists B-Legit and E-40. Along with singles, music videos were released for three songs: "Back to the Hotel", [1] "Toss Up" [2] and "The Weekend". [3]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200, at number 29 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers. [5] The album also featured the very successful single "Back to the Hotel", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 12 on the Billboard Rap Songs and performed well on several other charts as well. [6] The mildly successful single "Toss-Up" peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 74 on the Billboard Rap Songs. [5]
Back to the Hotel
Do Tha Crew
Mack Daddyz
Shakedown
Chart (1992) [5] | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 55 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 29 |
Song | Chart (1992) [6] | Peak position |
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"Back to the Hotel" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 33 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 29 | |
U.S. Billboard Rap Songs | 12 | |
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Airplay Chart | 16 | |
Song | Chart (1993) [5] | Peak position |
"Toss Up" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 92 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 74 |
End of year chart (1992) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 78 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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