Too Hard to Swallow
{{Infobox album
| name = Too Hard to Swallow
| type = studio
| artist = UGK
| cover = Too Hard to Swallow.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 10, 1992
| recorded = 1991–92
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Southern hip hop
| length = 57:43
| label = Jive
| producer = {{flatlist|
- UGK
- Bernie Bismark
- Shetoro Henderson
- Russell Washington {{small|(exec.)}}
}}
| prev_title = Banned
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Super Tight
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=David Jeffries |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/too-hard-to-swallow-mw0000089888 |title=Too Hard to Swallow UGK |publisher=AllMusic |date=1992-11-10 |accessdate=2014-05-04}}
| rev2 = RapReviews
| noprose = yes
}}
Too Hard to Swallow is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo UGK.{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Brent |title=UGK slows down hits on 'Dirty South' |work=The Beaumont Enterprise |date=Jan 14, 2005 |page=D2}} It was released on November 10, 1992, by Jive Records.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Something Good
| note1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 5:27
| title2 = Use Me Up
| note2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 = 4:29
| title3 = Pocket Full of Stones
| note3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 6:09
| title4 = Short Texas
| note4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 6:18
| title5 = Cocaine in the Back of the Ride
| note5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:44
| title6 = It's Too Hard to Swallow
| note6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 5:19
| title7 = Cramping My Style
| note7 = featuring Infinity
| extra7 =
| length7 = 4:45
| title8 = Feel Like I'm the One Who's Doin' Dope
| note8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 6:17
| title9 = I'm So Bad
| note9 =
| extra9 =
| length9 = 3:34
| title10 = Trill Ass Nigga
| note10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 4:26
| title11 = 976-Bun B
| note11 =
| extra11 =
| length11 = 2:48
| title12 = Something Good (Pimp C's Remix)
| note12 = Bonus Track
| extra12 =
| length12 = 4:34
}}
;Sample credits
- "Something Good" contains samples from "Tell Me Something Good" performed by Rufus, and "Summer Breeze" performed by the Isley Brothers.
- "Use Me Up" contains a sample from "Use Me" performed by Bill Withers.
- "Pockets Full of Stones" contains samples from "Going Back to Cali" performed by LL Cool J, and "Gettin' Funky in the Joint" performed by Mellow Man Ace.
- "Cocaine in the Back of the Ride" contains a sample from "Freddie's Dead" performed by Curtis Mayfield.
- "Cramping My Style" contains samples from "Between the Sheets" performed by the Isley Brothers.
- "Feel Like I'm the One Who's Doin' Dope" contains a sample from "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" performed by the Geto Boys.
- "I'm So Bad" contains a sample from "I Turned You On" performed by the Isley Brothers.
- "976-Bun B" contains a sample from "Fly Like an Eagle" performed by Steve Miller Band.
Chart positions
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| Chart (1992)
!Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|37|artist=UGK|accessdate=September 19, 2013}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|14|artist=UGK|accessdate=December 27, 2013}} |
References
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