Return of the 1 Hit Wonder

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Return of the 1 Hit Wonder
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 1997
Recorded1997
Genre Hip hop, contemporary R&B
Label Overall Records
Producer Young MC
Eric Adger
Ted Perlman
Young MC chronology
What's the Flavor?
(1993)
Return of the 1 Hit Wonder
(1997)
Ain't Goin' Out Like That
(2000)
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Return of the 1 Hit Wonder is the fourth album by rapper, Young MC. The album was released in 1997 for Overall Records and was Young MC's first release on an independent record label. While the album did not chart on any album charts, it did have two charting singles; "Madame Buttafly" reached No. 25 on the Hot Rap Songs and "On & Poppin" reached No. 23. [2] The title refers to Young MC's only Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit, "Bust A Move".

Track listing

  1. "One Hit"
  2. "Freakie"
  3. "On & Poppin'"
  4. "You Ain't Gotta Lie Ta Kick It"
  5. "Madame Buttafly"
  6. "Lingerie"
  7. "Coast 2 Coast"
  8. "Fuel to the Fire"
  9. "Bring It Home"
  10. "Intensify"
  11. "Mr. Right Now"
  12. "On & Poppin'" (Remix)

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Young MC Billboard Singles". Allmusic . Retrieved December 23, 2010.