The 2 Live Crew – As Clean As They Wanna Be
(Luke Skywalker Records 1989 XR108)
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners with a scuff in the middle of the spine
The 2 Live Crew was an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida, which had its greatest commercial success from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The group’s most well-known line up was composed of Luke, Fresh Kid Ice, Mr. Mixx, and Brother Marquis. They were considerably controversial in the U.S. due to the sexually explicit content in their songs, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be.
As Clean as They Wanna Be is the clean version of 2 Live Crew’s third album. The album contains a disclaimer that “This album does not contain explicit lyrics”. The album had notably worse sales than the explicit version. However, it does contain “Pretty Woman”, which is not on the explicit version. The song – a parody of the Roy Orbison hit “Oh, Pretty Woman” – resulted in a Supreme Court case, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., which established that a commercial parody can qualify as fair use. Despite the sticker on the album cover claiming “This album does not contain explicit lyrics”, the song “Break It on Down” appears in its original, explicit form. Additionally, the song “City of Boom” (which is exclusive to the clean version) contains several explicit lyrics.
Track listing
All tracks are written by 2 Live Crew
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “The Funk Shop” | 3:23 |
| 2. | “C’mon Babe” | 4:19 |
| 3. | “Get Loose Now” | 4:36 |
| 4. | “Coolin'” | 5:03 |
| 5. | “You Got Larceny” | 4:57 |
| 6. | “Me So Horny” | 4:25 |
| 7. | “Pretty Woman” (parody of “Oh, Pretty Woman”, written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees) | 3:20 |
| 8. | “My Seven Bizzos” | 4:18 |
| 9. | “City of Boom” | 3:32 |
| 10. | “Mega Mix III” | 5:44 |
| 11. | “Break It on Down” | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Mr. Mixx – vocals, producer, mixing
- Ted Stein – engineer, mixing
- Ron Taylor – engineer, mixing
- Milton Mizell – coordination
- Linda Fine – coordination
- Mac Hartshorn – photography
- Mike Holland, aka Mike Bizzo – H.N.I.C.
- Luther Campbell – producer, executive producer
- Nic Stone, aka Spoon 56 – Mocha Thunder Generation
- Debbie Bennett – coordination
- Mike Fuller – mastering
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