Funhouse (Kid 'n Play album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Funhouse
| type = Studio album
| artist = Kid 'n Play
| cover = KNP Funhouse.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1990|3|13}}
| recorded = 1989–1990
| studio = {{hlist|Bayside Sound Recording Studio (New York, NY)|Soundcheck Studio (New York, NY)}}
| genre = Dance rap
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=6}}
| label = Select
| producer = {{hlist|Hurby Luv Bug|the Invincibles}}
| prev_title = 2 Hype
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Face the Nation
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Funhouse
| type = studio
| single1 = Back To Basix
| single1date = 1990
| single2 = Funhouse (The House We Dance In)
| single2date = 1990
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Kid 'n Play's Funhouse Kid 'N Play|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kid-n-plays-funhouse-mw0000654976|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=AllMusic|language=en}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B−{{Cite magazine|last=Sandow|first=Greg|date=April 6, 1990|title=Kid 'N Play's Funhouse|url=https://ew.com/article/1990/04/06/kid-n-plays-funhouse/|access-date=March 19, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}{{Cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Kid 'n Play|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Kid+%27n+Play|access-date=March 19, 2021|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}
|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=393}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Funhouse is the second and penultimate album by American hip hop duo Kid 'n Play. It was released on March 13, 1990, through Select Records. The recording sessions took place at Bayside Sound Recording Studio and at Soundcheck Studio in New York. The album was produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor and the Invincibles. It features a guest appearance from Salt-N-Pepa.
The album reached number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 12, 1992. The album spawned two singles, "Funhouse" from House Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and topped the Hot Rap Songs chart, and "Back to Basics", which peaked at No. 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 16 on the Hot Rap Songs. The song "Toe to Toe" was released as a promotional single.
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline=Funhouse track listing
| all_writing = Hurby Azor
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Energy
| writer1 =
| extra1 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Y U Jellin' Me
| writer2 =
| extra2 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Wizard M.E. ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|"The Grand Composer" Dre ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Back to Basics
| writer3 =
| extra3 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Stanley Brown ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Toe to Toe
| writer4 =
| extra4 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Dana Mozie ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = Show 'Em How It's Done
| writer5 =
| extra5 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Steve Azor ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length5 = 5:09
| title6 = I Don't Know
| note6 = featuring Salt-N-Pepa
| writer6 =
| extra6 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Stanley Brown ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = So Whatcha Want 2
| writer7 =
| extra7 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Dana Mozie ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length7 = 5:00
| title8 = Strokin'
| writer8 =
| extra8 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Wizard M.E. ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length8 = 4:23
| title9 = Can't Get Enuff
| writer9 =
| extra9 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length9 = 4:27
| title10 = Decisions
| writer10 =
| extra10 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Dana Mozie ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Christopher Martin ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length10 = 4:30
| title11 = Fun House
| writer11 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Fingerprints|Stanley Brown ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length11 = 5:30
| total_length = 50:06
}}
Personnel
- Christopher Reid – main artist
- Christopher Martin – main artist, co-producer (track 10)
- Salt-N-Pepa – featured artists (track 6)
- Hurby "Luv Bug"/"Fingerprints" Azor – backing vocals, producer
- Robin Feinberg – backing vocals
- Glenn D. Gibson – guitar
- Stanley Aaron Brown – keyboards, co-producer (tracks: 3, 6, 11)
- Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson – co-producer (tracks: 1, 9)
- The Wizard M.E. – co-producer (tracks: 2, 8)
- "The Grand Composer" Dre – co-producer (track 2)
- Dana Mozie – co-producer (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
- Steve Azor – co-producer (track 5)
- Andre DeBourg – engineering
- Amy Bennick – art direction
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Funhouse chart performance |
| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|58|artist=Kid N Play|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|11|artist=Kid N Play|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 19, 2021}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Funhouse certifications}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|artist=Kid 'N Play|title=Funhouse|certyear=1992|type=album|relyear=1990}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
References
{{Reflist}}