Game Related
{{for|the album by Cardo, Larry June, Payroll Giovanni & HBK Kid|Cardo (record producer)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Game Related
| type = studio
| artist = The Click
| cover = Game related.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1995|11|07}}
| recorded = 1994–1995
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip hop|gangsta rap}}
| length = 63:06
| label = {{hlist|Sick Wid' It|Jive}}
| producer = {{hlist|Kevin Gardner|Mike Mosley|Roger Troutman|Studio Ton|Tone Capone}}
| prev_title = Down and Dirty
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Money & Muscle
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Game Related
| type = studio
| single1 = Hurricane
| single1date = August 23, 1995
| single2 = Scandalous
| single2date = March 11, 1996
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=The Click - Game Related Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/game-related-mw0000176817 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = Muzik
| rev2Score = {{Rating|0.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Springer |first=Jacqueline |date=September 1996 |title=The Click: Game Related |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik016_september_1996.pdf |magazine=Muzik |issue=16 |page=110 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403080045/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik016_september_1996.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022}}
| rev3 = Rap Pages
| rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}}Columnist. "[http://www.tower.com/game-related-click-cd/wapi/106623089 Review: Game Related] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406124842/http://www.tower.com/game-related-click-cd/wapi/106623089 |date=2012-04-06 }}". Rap Pages: 30. November, 1995.
}}
Game Related is the second studio album by American hip hop quartet The Click. It was released on November 7, 1995, via Sick Wid' It/Jive Records. Production was handled by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Kevin Gardner, Tone Capone and Roger Troutman. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 9, 1998 for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone.
Two singles with accompanying music videos were released for "Hurricane" and "Scandalous", with its lead single reaching number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Music video for "Scandalous" features a cameo from Boots Riley. Both "Hurricane" and "Scandalous" were later included on the 1999 compilation album Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits. The song "Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto", was originally heard in the 1995 film Tales from the Hood, as well as released on the film's soundtrack album.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Wolf Tickets
| writer1 = {{hlist|Earl Stevens|Brandt Jones|Danell Stevens|Tenina Stevens|Marvin Whitemon}}
| extra1 = Studio Ton
| length1 = 4:32
| title2 = Hurricane
| writer2 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|D. Stevens|T. Stevens|Whitemon}}
| extra2 = Studio Ton
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Out My Body
| writer3 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|Mike Mosley}}
| extra3 = Mike Mosley
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = World Went Crazy
| writer4 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Whitemon}}
| extra4 = Studio Ton
| length4 = 4:40
| title5 = Actin' Bad
| writer5 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|D. Stevens|Kevin Gardner}}
| extra5 = Kevin Gardner
| length5 = 4:24
| title6 = Get Chopped
| writer6 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|D. Stevens|Mosley}}
| extra6 = Mike Mosley
| length6 = 4:26
| title7 = We Don't Fuck Wit' Dat
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jones|Whitemon}}
| extra7 = Studio Ton
| length7 = 4:44
| title8 = Be About Yo' Paper
| writer8 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|D. Stevens|Whitemon}}
| extra8 = Studio Ton
| length8 = 4:36
| title9 = Boss Baller
| writer9 = {{hlist|D. Stevens|Whitemon}}
| extra9 = Studio Ton
| length9 = 3:58
| title10 = Scandalous
| writer10 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|D. Stevens|T. Stevens|Roger Troutman|Larry Troutman|Shirley Murdock}}
| extra10 = Roger Troutman
| length10 = 5:07
| title11 = Learn About It
| writer11 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|Mosley}}
| extra11 = Mike Mosley
| length11 = 4:24
| title12 = If I Took Your Boyfriend
| writer12 = {{hlist|T. Stevens|Anthony Gilmour|Prince Rogers Nelson}}
| extra12 = Tone Capone
| length12 = 3:57
| title13 = Rock up My Birdie
| writer13 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|D. Stevens|Whitemon}}
| extra13 = Studio Ton
| length13 = 5:24
| title14 = Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto
| writer14 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jones|D. Stevens|T. Stevens|Whitemon}}
| extra14 = Studio Ton
| length14 = 4:38
| total_length = 1:03:06
}}
;Sample credits
- Track 10 contains a portion of the composition "Computer Love" written by Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman and Shirley Murdock.
- Track 12 contains a portion of the composition "If I Was Your Girlfriend" written by Prince Rogers Nelson.
Personnel
- Earl "E-40" Stevens – lead vocals (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 11), executive producer
- Brandt "B-Legit" Jones – lead vocals (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 11), executive producer
- Danell "D-Shot" Stevens – lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8-10, 13, 14), backing vocals (track 6)
- Tenina "Suga-T" Stevens – lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 10, 12, 14)
- Kevin "Kaveo" Davis – backing vocals (track 1)
- Thomas "T-Pup" Hudson – backing vocals (track 1)
- Lewis "Levitti" King – backing vocals (tracks: 8, 14)
- Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon – keyboards, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7-9, 13, 14), mixing (track 6), engineering (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 13, 14)
- Mike Mosley – keyboards, drum programming, producer (tracks: 3, 6, 11), guitar (tracks: 3, 11), mixing (track 6)
- Kevin Gardner – drum programming & producer (track 5)
- Roger Troutman – talkbox, keyboards, guitar, bass, drum programming, producer (track 10)
- Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – guitar, drum programming, engineering, producer (track 12)
- Femi Ojetunde – keyboards (track 3)
- Ken "K-Lou" Franklin – keyboards & guitar (track 5), mixing & engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 11)
- Lester Troutman – engineering (track 10)
- J. Lane – keyboards (track 12)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Chaz Hayes – executive producer, management
- Phunky Phat Graph-X – artwork & design
- Keba Konte – photography
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1996)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 23, 2021}}
| 54 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|title=Game Related|artist=The Click|relyear=1995|certyear=1998|accessdate=October 24, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|162258|The Click – Game Related}}
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Category:Sick Wid It Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Studio Ton
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