Swass
{{Infobox album
| name = Swass
| type = studio
| artist = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| cover = Swass.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1, 1988
| recorded =
| studio = Lawson, Seattle, Washington
| genre = *Hip hop
- electro-funk{{cite web |url=https://www.albumism.com/features/sir-mix-a-lot-debut-album-swass-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective |title= Sir Mix-A-Lot's Debut Album 'Swass' Turns 30 |last=Ducker |first=Jessie |date=August 18, 2018 |website=Albumism |access-date=June 16, 2021 }}
| length =
| label =
- Nastymix
- Def American Recordings
| producer = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Seminar
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Swass
| type = studio
| single1 = Posse on Broadway
| single1date = 1988
| single2 = Rippn'
| single2date = 1988
| single3 = Iron Man
| single3date = 1989
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r28259|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
}}
Swass is the debut studio album by Sir Mix-a-Lot.{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Patrick |title=Sir Mix-a-Lot, the Seattle-based rap... |work=The Seattle Times |date=May 19, 1989 |department=Tempo |page=10}} It was released in 1988 on Nastymix and re-released on CD by Def American Recordings. The album featured the singles "Posse on Broadway", "Square Dance Rap", "Iron Man" (a rap metal version of the Black Sabbath song featuring the band Metal Church) and "Rippn'". In 1990, the album received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.
According to Sir Mix-a-Lot, the word "swass" originally was an inside joke with no meaning in itself. After the album's release, the word came to mean "Some Wild Ass Silly Shit".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/06/22/qa-with-sir-mix-a-lot/|title=Q&A with Sir Mix-a-Lot|magazine=Magnet|last=duBrowa|first=Corey|date=June 22, 2009|access-date=January 2, 2010}}
The hook of the song "Swass" is reprised in "Don't Cha" by Busta Rhymes and CeeLo Green, becoming a world hit recorded by the Pussycat Dolls.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/arts/music/24sher.html|date=July 24, 2005|title=Don't Cha Blink|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 20, 2011}}
Track listing
The 1988 vinyl and CD issues on Nastymix Records contained the same track listing. The 1991 CD reissue on Def American Records added two bonus tracks, "Attack on the Stars" and "F the BS".
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Sir Mix-A-Lot, except where noted
| title1 = Buttermilk Biscuits (Keep on Square Dancin')
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Posse on Broadway
| length2 = 5:01
| title3 = Gold
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = Swass
| length4 = 4:38
| title5 = Rippn'
| note5 = with Kid Sensation
| length5 = 3:54
| title6 = Mall Dropper
| length6 = 0:10
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 44:55
| title7 = Hip Hop Soldier
| length7 = 5:35
| title8 = Iron Man
| note8 = featuring Metal Church
| writer8 = Sir Mix-A-Lot, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
| length8 = 4:10
| title9 = Bremelo
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Square Dance Rap
| length10 = 4:16
| title11 = Romantic Interlude
| length11 = 4:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 1991 compact disc
| total_length = 54:03
| title1 = Buttermilk Biscuits (Keep on Square Dancin')
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Posse on Broadway
| length2 = 5:04
| title3 = Gold
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Swass
| length4 = 3:54
| title5 = Rippn'
| note5 = with Kid Sensation
| length5 = 3:54
| title6 = Attack on the Stars
| length6 = 4:25
| title7 = Mall Dropper
| length7 = 0:09
| title8 = Hip Hop Soldier
| length8 = 5:21
| title9 = Iron Man
| note9 = featuring Metal Church
| length9 = 4:14
| title10 = Bremelo
| length10 = 4:04
| title11 = Square Dance Rap
| length11 = 4:18
| title12 = Romantic Interlude
| length12 = 4:36
| title13 = F the BS
| length13 = 4:42
}}
Personnel
- Anthony Ray - performer, producer, engineering, programming
- Ed Locke - executive producer
- Ron McMaster - mastering
Samples
Posse on Broadway
- "Nightclubbing" by Iggy Pop
Gold
- "Dopeman" by N.W.A
Rippin'
- "Cars" by Gary Numan
- "Numbers" by Kraftwerk
- "Tour De France" by Kraftwerk
Square Dance Rap
- "Rock Me Baby" by B.B. King
F the BS
- "Chase" by Giorgio Moroder
Certifications
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Sir Mix-a-Lot}}
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