Can't Stay Away

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Can't Stay Away
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 1999
Recorded1998–99
StudioOakland City Studios; Ant Banks Bad Ass Beat Lab in Atlanta, Georgia; Additional Engineering & Mixing: Battery Studios (NYC), D.A.R.P. Studios (Atlanta), Echo Sound (LA), Enterprise Studios (LA), Larrabee Studios (LA), Patchwerk Studios (Atlanta), The Plant (Sausalito, CA), Purple Dragon Studios (Atlanta), Quad Studios (NYC), Track Recordz (LA)
Genre Hip hop
Length60:15
Label Jive
Producer
Too Short chronology
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
(1996)
Can't Stay Away
(1999)
You Nasty
(2000)
Singles from Can't Stay Away
  1. "More Freaky Tales"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches"
    Released: September 8, 1998
  3. "It's About That Money"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Can't Stay Away is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on July 13, 1999, via Jive Records, making it his eighth album on the label. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, certified Gold on August 13, 1999, only a month after its release. This is Too Short's fourth consecutive album to reach the top of the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

The album was preceded by the singles "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches" which rose to number 51 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in September 1998, and "More Freaky Tales" which hit number 3 on the Hot Rap chart in January 1999. A music video was produced for the song "Ain't No Bitches". "It's About That Money" with Sean "Puffy" Combs was released as a single to accompany the album in mid-1999, but it missed the Hot 100 by four places in August. [4] The Village Voice called out "It's About That Money" and "Here We Go" as the best two songs on the album, the rest are described as Too Short's usual "trunk funk" style. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Stay Away"4:28
2."Ain't No Bitches"4:54
3."Don't Stop Rappin'" (featuring 8Ball & MJG)5:51
4."Here We Go" (featuring Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri)4:42
5."More Freaky Tales"5:08
6."You Might Get G'eed" (featuring E-40, Daz Dillinger, and Soopafly)5:22
7."Good Life" (featuring Jazze Pha)3:55
8."Longevity" (featuring Scarface, K.B., Otis & Shug)4:00
9."How Does It Feel" (featuring D'wayne Wiggins)4:31
10."What Happened to the Groupies" (featuring B-Legit)5:35
11."Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches"4:26
12."Can't Stay Away (Outro)"1:32
13."It's About That Money" (featuring Puff Daddy)4:45
14."Nation Riders" (performed by Slink Capone, Murda One, G-Side, and Playa Playa)4:44
15."G-2000" (performed by Badwayz, Zu, Al Block, and Hellkilla)4:34
16."Don't Trust Her" (performed by Badwayz)4:36
17."In the Studio" (performed by Quint Black)2:54

Credits

Credits for Can't Stay Away adapted from Allmusic. [6]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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