Take a Look Over Your Shoulder

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Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
Take-a-look-over-your-shoulder.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
Studio
Genre
Length56:17
Label
Producer Warren G
Warren G chronology
Regulate... G Funk Era
(1994)
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
(1997)
I Want It All
(1999)
Singles from Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)
  1. "What's Love Got to Do with It"
    Released: September 3, 1996
  2. "I Shot the Sheriff"
    Released: February 10, 1997
  3. "Smokin' Me Out"
    Released: May 6, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
NME 8/10 link
RapReviews8.5/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg link
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg link
Muzik 2/10 [6]

Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the G-funk rapper Warren G. It was released on March 25, 1997, under his own label G-Funk Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. It contains the hits "I Shot the Sheriff" (US#20, UK#2), and "Smokin' Me Out" (US#35, UK#14). The album was certified gold in America. The lyrics off the track "Reality" were also used in Prince Igor, a collaboration with The Rapsody and Sissel Kyrkjebø.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Star Trek Intro"0:30
2."Annie Mae" (featuring Nate Dogg)3:52
3."Smokin' Me Out" (featuring Ron Isley)3:40
4."Reverend Eazy Dick" (featuring Ricky Harris)0:30
5."Reality"3:30
6."Ricky and G-Child (interlude)" (featuring Ricky Harris and G-Child)0:17
7."Young Fun" (featuring Knee-Hi and Jayo Felony)3:36
8."What We Go Through" (featuring Mr. Malik, Perfec and Bad Azz)3:41
9."We Brings Heat" (featuring The Twinz and Da Five Footaz)3:46
10."Can You Feel It" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)3:21
11."Transformers"3:01
12."Reel Tight Intro" (featuring Reel Tight)0:20
13."Relax Ya Mind" (featuring Reel Tight)3:29
14."To All D.J.'s"3:00
15."Back Up" (featuring K-9 and P-C)3:46
16."What's Love Got To Do With It"4:19
17."I Shot the Sheriff" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)4:10
18."What's Love Got To Do With It (remix)"3:53
19."I Shot the Sheriff (EPMD Remix)" (featuring Nanci Fletcher)3:26
Samples

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] 40
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 32
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 54
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 20
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [21] 3
US Billboard 200 [22] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [23] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [24] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits

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