Whodini (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Whodini
| type = studio
| artist = Whodini
| cover = Whodini album.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 13, 1983CMJ New Music Report, September 26, 1983, pg. 10.
| recorded = 1982–1983{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
| venue =
| studio = {{hlist|Battery Studios (London, England)|Can Studios (Weilerswist, Germany)}}
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{duration|m=44|s=39}}
| label = Jive
| producer = * Willesden Dodgers
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Escape
| next_year = 1984
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Whodini
| type = studio
| single1 = Magic's Wand
| single1date = 1982
| single2 = The Haunted House of Rock
| single2date = May 1983
}}}}
Whodini is the eponymous debut studio album by American hip hop group Whodini, released on October 13, 1983 by Jive Records. It spawned two hit singles: 1982 single "Magic's Wand" and 1983 single "The Haunted House of Rock". Audio production was handled by Conny Plank, Heatwave's Roy Carter, Thomas Dolby, and the Willesden Dodgers (Nigel Green, Pete Q. Harris, Richard Jon Smith).
Release
The album itself did not reach any major music chart. However, Thomas Dolby-produced single "Magic's Wand" peaked at number 11 on the US Dance Club Songs chart{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/whodini/chart-history/dsi/|title=Whodini Magic's Wand Chart History|work=Dance Club Songs|access-date=2017-10-24}} and number 45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/whodini/chart-history/bsi/|title=Whodini Magic's Wand Chart History|work=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|access-date=2017-10-24}} and Willesden Dodges-produced track "The Haunted House of Rock" peaked at number 27 on the Dance Club Songs{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/whodini/chart-history/dsi/|title=Whodini The Haunted House Of Rock Chart History|work=Dance Club Songs|access-date=2017-10-24}} and number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/whodini/chart-history/bsi/|title=Whodini The Haunted House Of Rock Chart History|work=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|access-date=2017-10-24}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Wynn|first=Ron|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whodini-mw0000262537|title=Whodini – Whodini|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 5, 2022}}
| rev2 = The Philadelphia Inquirer
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=New Albums|date=November 25, 1983|page=22|last=Tucker|first=Ken|author-link=Ken Tucker|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52154877/the-philadelphia-inquirer/|access-date=May 26, 2020}}
}}
From a contemporary review, Ken Tucker of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the album four stars out of five, stating that "Unlike so many dance-club hit makers, Whodini can sustain its cleverness over the length of an entire album."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Haunted House of Rock
| length1 = 6:31
| writer1 = {{hlist|J. Hutchins|N. Green|P. Harris}}
| extra1 = Willesden Dodgers
| title2 = Nasty Lady
| length2 = 5:52
| writer2 = {{hlist|C. Plank|J. Fletcher|J. Hutchins}}
| extra2 = Conny Plank
| title3 = Underground
| length3 = 5:42
| writer3 = {{hlist|J. Fletcher|J. Hutchins|P. Harris}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Roy Carter|Willesden Dodgers}}
| title4 = It's All in Mr. Magic's Wand
| length4 = 4:43
| writer4 = {{hlist|M. Seligman|T. Dolby}}
| extra4 = Thomas Dolby
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 44:39
| title5 = Magic's Wand
| length5 = 5:38
| writer5 = {{hlist|J. Hutchins|J. Rivas|T. Dolby}}
| extra5 = Thomas Dolby
| title6 = Yours for a Night
| length6 = 5:57
| writer6 = {{hlist|J. Fletcher|J. Hutchins|T. Pearse}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Roy Carter|Willesden Dodgers}}
| title7 = Rap Machine
| length7 = 4:49
| writer7 = {{hlist|C. Plank|J. Fletcher|J. Hutchins}}
| extra7 = Conny Plank
| title8 = The Haunted House of Rock
| note8 = Remix
| length8 = 5:23
| writer8 = {{hlist|J. Hutchins|N. Green|P. Harris}}
| extra8 = Willesden Dodgers
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Jalil Hutchins — performer
- John "Ecstasy" Fletcher — performer
- Thomas Jerome Pearse — additional vocals (track 6)
Technical
- Nigel Green — producer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8), mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8)
- Peter Brian Harris — producer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8)
- Richard Jon Smith — producer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8)
- Konrad "Conny" Plank — producer and mixing (tracks: 2, 7)
- Roy Peter Carter — producer (tracks: 3, 6)
- Thomas Dolby — producer (tracks: 4, 5)
- Bryan Chuck New — engineer (tracks: 3, 6)
- Sönke Bahns — mastering
- John Pinderhughes — photography
- Matt Wallis — tape operator
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{discogs master|42805}}
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