| Spin the World | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Funk, rock | |||
| Label | Sire [1] | |||
| Producer | Richard Goetterer, Royal Crescent Mob | |||
| Royal Crescent Mob chronology | ||||
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Spin the World is an album by the American band Royal Crescent Mob, released in 1989. [2] [3] It was the band's major label debut. [4] They supported the album with a North American tour. [5]
The album's single, "Hungry", peaked at No. 27 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. [6]
The album was produced by Richard Goetterer and the band. [7] "Big Show" is about the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show . [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [10] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide |  [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
| The State | [13] |
Trouser Press wrote: "Reaching the majors, the Mob tightened its instrumental wig and reduced funk to a smaller component of its personality, making Spin the World good and credible, but only as far as it goes." [7] Robert Christgau determined that, "bridging the modest distance between Ohio Players fans and Aerosmith-for-the-fun-of-it, they lock into their groove and don't give a single song away." [10] The Los Angeles Times said that "the album’s blend of hip attitude and down-to-earth Berry/Stones fundamentals makes it a notice-serving LP." [14]
The Washington Post praised the "new-found eclecticism in [the band's] songwriting." [15] The Chicago Tribune thought that Spin the World "reinforces the energetic, but repetitious, heavy funk of their first releases by adding some diversity and pop hooks." [16] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called it "a crisp, collection of fun songs that range from a rap tribute to the day [frontman David] Ellison's mother met the Beatles ('The Big Show') to a driving ode to food and lust ('Let Me Eat') to a breakup song ('5 More Minutes') that could have come from the Rolling Stones' vault of unreleased tunes." [17] The State declared: "These guys are having fun—and that's one of rock 'n' roll's prime directives." [13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Spin the World "finds the band in its glory ... [the writing] shows strong pop instincts." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Show" | |
| 2. | "Hungry" | |
| 3. | "5 More Minutes" | |
| 4. | "Walkin Down the Street" | |
| 5. | "Corporation Enema" | |
| 6. | "Nanana" | |
| 7. | "Silver Street" | |
| 8. | "Stock Car Race" | |
| 9. | "Goin to the Hospital" | |
| 10. | "Tundra" |
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