Mr. Smith garnered positive reviews from music critics who found it a return to form after the West Coast influenced 14 Shots to the Dome flopped. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album for working more towards LL's romantic side that while toned down remains sexually invigorating, concluding that "Mr. Smith isn't a perfect record – there are too many slack moments for it to qualify as one of his best – but it proves that LL Cool J remained vital a decade after his debut."[3]Robert Christgau cited "Doin' It" as a "choice cut",[6] indicating a good song on "an album that isn't worth your time or money."[8] Mike Flaherty of Entertainment Weekly praised the album for balancing the various personas LL adopts throughout the tracks, concluding that "while his cutting-edge days are well behind him, this is far from the self-parodying effort we had every reason to expect."[4]Cheo H. Coker of Rolling Stone also praised the album for delivering both hardcore rap songs and love ballads that contain great production and lyrical dexterity. But Coker noted that tracks like "No Airplay" and "Get da Drop on 'Em" showcase LL better as a tough lyric spitter, concluding with, "Maybe one day LL will realize that it's his electrifying flow, not his Casanova aspirations, that have made him a rap superstar for 10 years running."[7]
"Papa Luv It" (previously featured on The Show soundtrack)
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Notes
"No Airplay" was edited on both the edited and explicit versions of the album. The explicit version only backmasks on the song, while the edited version even edits the intro.
"Hollis to Hollywood" is sampled from his verse of Craig Mack's "Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)" on the chorus.
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Mr Smith is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist LL Cool J released on November 21 1995 by Def Jam The album has been certified Double Platinum in the US by the RIAA 1 Mr SmithStudio album by LL Cool JReleasedNovember 21 1995Recorded1994 1995GenreEast Coast hip hop hardcore hip hopLength58 25LabelDef JamPolyGramProducerRashad Smith Chyskillz Chad Elliott Trackmasters Easy Mo BeeLL Cool J chronology14 Shots to the Dome 1993 Mr Smith 1995 All World Greatest Hits 1996 Singles from Mr Smith Hey Lover Released October 31 1995 Doin It Released February 20 1996 Loungin Released June 25 1996 Contents 1 Overview 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesOverview editMr Smith was produced by Rashad Smith Chyskillz Chad Elliott Trackmasters and Easy Mo Bee Artists such as The Emotions Terri amp Monica Boyz II Men Fat Joe Keith Murray Prodigy of Mobb Deep and Foxy Brown also made guest appearances on the album 2 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Entertainment WeeklyB 4 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Robert Christgau nbsp 6 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Mr Smith garnered positive reviews from music critics who found it a return to form after the West Coast influenced 14 Shots to the Dome flopped AllMusic s Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album for working more towards LL s romantic side that while toned down remains sexually invigorating concluding that Mr Smith isn t a perfect record there are too many slack moments for it to qualify as one of his best but it proves that LL Cool J remained vital a decade after his debut 3 Robert Christgau cited Doin It as a choice cut 6 indicating a good song on an album that isn t worth your time or money 8 Mike Flaherty of Entertainment Weekly praised the album for balancing the various personas LL adopts throughout the tracks concluding that while his cutting edge days are well behind him this is far from the self parodying effort we had every reason to expect 4 Cheo H Coker of Rolling Stone also praised the album for delivering both hardcore rap songs and love ballads that contain great production and lyrical dexterity But Coker noted that tracks like No Airplay and Get da Drop on Em showcase LL better as a tough lyric spitter concluding with Maybe one day LL will realize that it s his electrifying flow not his Casanova aspirations that have made him a rap superstar for 10 years running 7 Track listing editMr Smith track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 The Intro skit James Todd SmithJean Claude OlivierTrackmasters1 332 Make It Hot J T SmithOlivierEl DeBargeRandy DeBargeBunny DeBargeTrackmasters4 313 Hip Hop J T SmithSamuel BarnesJames HarrisTerry LewisTrackmasters5 004 Hey Lover featuring Boyz II Men Rod TempertonJ T SmithTrackmasters4 445 Doin It featuring LeShaun J T SmithBurton Rashad SmithGrace JonesRashad Smith4 536 Life As previously featured on the Street Fighter soundtrack J T SmithOsten S Harvey Jr Easy Mo Bee2 447 I Shot Ya featuring Keith Murray J T SmithOlivierJames BrownLyn CollinsTrackmasters3 518 Mr Smith J T SmithChylow ParkerHubert LawsChyskillzTrackmasters add 3 599 No Airplay J T SmithChad ElliottMaurice WhiteJerry PetersChad Dr Seuss Elliott5 4310 Loungin featuring Terri amp Monica J T SmithB R SmithAlbert Joseph Brown IIIKyle WestRashad Smith4 1211 Hollis to Hollywood J T SmithBarnesBurt BacharachHal DavidTrackmasters3 5812 God Bless J T SmithB R SmithJ BrownRashad Smith3 4713 Get da Drop on Em J T SmithOlivierTrackmasters3 5714 Prelude skit OlivierTrackmasters0 3015 I Shot Ya Remix featuring Keith Murray Prodigy Fat Joe and Foxy Brown J T SmithOlivierJ BrownCollinsTrackmasters5 03 Bonus trackNo TitleLength16 Papa Luv It previously featured on The Show soundtrack 4 57 Notes No Airplay was edited on both the edited and explicit versions of the album The explicit version only backmasks on the song while the edited version even edits the intro Hollis to Hollywood is sampled from his verse of Craig Mack s Flava In Ya Ear Remix on the chorus Sample Credits 2 Make It Hot contains a sample from I Like It written by El DeBarge Randy DeBarge Bunny DeBarge and performed by DeBarge Hip Hop contains a sample of Tell Me If You Still Care written by James Harris Terry Lewis and performed by The S O S Band Hey Lover contains a sample of The Lady in My Life written by Rod Temperton and performed by Michael Jackson Doin It contains a sample of My Jamaican Guy written and performed by Grace Jones I Shot Ya contains a sample of Put It on the Line written by James Brown Lyn Collins and performed by Lyn Collins Mr Smith contains a sample of What a Night written and performed by Hubert Laws No Airplay contains a sample of Blessed written by Maurice White Jerry Peters and performed by The Emotions Loungin contains an interpolation of Nite and Day written by Albert Joseph Brown III Kyle West Hollis to Hollywood contains a sample of The Look of Love written by Burt Bacharach Hal David and performed by Isaac Hayes God Bless contains a sample of Message from the Soul Sisters written by James Brown and performed by Myra Barnes Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Mr Smith Chart 1995 1996 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 9 97 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 10 33 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 11 75 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 12 60 UK Albums OCC 13 90 UK R amp B Albums OCC 14 9 US Billboard 200 15 20 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 16 4 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Mr Smith Chart 1996 Position US Billboard 200 17 28 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 18 11Certifications editCertifications for Mr Smith Region Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 19 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 20 Silver 60 000 United States RIAA 21 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit LL Cool J Mr Smith RIAA com a b LL Cool J Mr Smith Def Jam Records 1995 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Mr Smith LL Cool J AllMusic Retrieved November 23 2011 a b Flaherty Mike December 8 1995 Mr Smith Entertainment Weekly Time Inc Retrieved November 23 2011 Mr Smith CD by LL Cool J Tower Retrieved November 23 2011 a b Christgau Robert CG LL Cool J RobertChristgau com Retrieved February 5 2016 a b Coker Cheo H February 8 1996 LL Cool J Mr Smith Rolling Stone Wenner Media Retrieved January 30 2016 Christgau Robert Key to Icons RobertChristgau com Retrieved February 25 2018 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 169 Dutchcharts nl LL Cool J Mr Smith in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved April 13 2021 Offiziellecharts de LL Cool J Mr Smith in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved April 13 2021 Swedishcharts com LL Cool J Mr Smith Hung Medien Retrieved April 13 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 13 2021 Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved February 19 2023 LL Cool J Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved April 13 2021 LL Cool J Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved April 13 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1996 Billboard Retrieved April 13 2021 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1996 Billboard Retrieved April 13 2021 Canadian album certifications LL Cool J Mr Smith Music Canada British album certifications LL Cool J Mr Smith British Phonographic Industry American album certifications L L Cool J Mr Smith Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mr Smith album amp oldid 1215421149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
