Return of the Product

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Return of the Product
MC Serch Return of the Product cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1992
RecordedNovember 1991–July 1992
Studio
Genre
Length45:21
Label
Producer
MC Serch chronology
Derelicts of Dialect
(1991)
Return of the Product
(1992)
Singles from Return of the Product
  1. "Here It Comes"
    Released: July 16, 1992
  2. "Back to the Grill"
    Released: December 24, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Return of the Product is the only solo studio album by former 3rd Bass member MC Serch. It was released August 25, 1992 on Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios in New York City, at Chapel Studios and Red Chamber Studios in Los Angeles through November 1991 to July 1992. Production was handled by T-Ray, Skeff Anselm, Epic Mazur and Richard Wolf, with MC Serch serving as executive and co-producer. It features guest appearances from Chubb Rock, Joe Fatal, Nas and Red Hot Lover Tone.

Contents

The album peaked at number 103 on the Billboard 200, at number 28 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. Return of the Product spawned a hit single "Back to the Grill Again", which reached number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The title of "Back to the Grill Again" is a reference to the 3rd Bass track "Kick 'Em in the Grill".

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Here It Comes"
3:31
2."Don't Have to Be"
  • Wolf & Epic
  • MC Serch (co.)
3:06
3."Back to the Grill" (featuring Chubb Rock, Nasty Nas and Red Hot Lover Tone)
5:07
4."Hard But True"
  • Wolf & Epic
  • MC Serch (co.)
3:45
5."Return of the Product"
  • Wolf & Epic
  • MC Serch (co.)
5:08
6."Daze in a Weak"
  • T-Ray
  • MC Serch (co.)
2:39
7."Can You Dig It"
  • Wolf & Epic
  • MC Serch (co.)
4:05
8."Social Narcotics" (featuring Joe Fatal)
  • T-Ray
  • MC Serch (co.)
5:17
9."Hits the Head"Skeff Anslem4:23
10."Scenes from the Mind"
  • T-Ray
  • MC Serch (co.)
4:05
11."Here It Comes Again"
  • T-Ray
  • MC Serch (co.)
4:35
Total length:45:21

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 103
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 28
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 2

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