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{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name | | name = Life Is... Too Short | ||
| type | | type = studio | ||
| artist | | artist = [[Too Short]] | ||
| cover | | cover = Too $hort Life Is...Too Short.jpg | ||
| alt | | alt = | ||
| released | | released = 1988 or January 1989<ref name="releasedate">Contrary to the 1988 copyright date on the album, the following sources refer to January 1989 as the official release date for ''Life Is... Too Short'': | ||
| | * {{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Too+Short&ti=Life+Is+...+Too+Short&format=Album&type=#search_section |access-date=2025-02-25|website=RIAA|language=en-US}} | ||
| | * {{Cite web|title=Life is ... Too Short /T. Shaw. Detailed Record View|url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/voyager_11295158|access-date=2025-08-03|website=publicrecords.copyright.gov|language=en}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic"/> | ||
| studio | | recorded = | ||
| genre | | studio = | ||
| length | | genre = [[Hip-hop]]<ref name=AllMusic/> | ||
| label | | length = 54:52 | ||
| producer | | label = {{hlist|Dangerous Music|[[Jive Records|Jive]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}} | ||
| prev_title = [[Born to Mack]] | | producer = {{hlist|Too Short|R. Austin|T. Bohanon|[[Al Eaton]]}} | ||
| prev_year | | prev_title = [[Born to Mack]] | ||
| next_title = [[Short Dog's in the House]] | | prev_year = 1987 | ||
| next_year | | next_title = [[Short Dog's in the House]] | ||
| next_year = 1990 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Life Is... Too Short''''' (stylized as ''Life Is... Too $hort'') is the fifth | '''''Life Is... Too Short''''' (stylized as ''Life Is... Too $hort'') is the fifth album by American rapper [[Too Short]]. It was released in 1988 or early 1989 via Dangerous Music and [[Jive Records]].<ref name="releasedate"/><ref name="AllMusic"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Too $hort |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/too-hort/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref><ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=711}}</ref><ref name="MH">{{cite book |title=MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide |date=1998 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |pages=568–569}}</ref> It appeared as a Dangerous Music/RCA Records release until Jive Records issued the album on October 25, 1990, after it became successful. It is currently Too Short's highest-selling album, having been certified double Platinum by the [[RIAA]] for sales of over 2 million copies. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:00, 10 October 2025
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Background
"Don't Fight the Feelin'" samples the 1982 One Way song of the same name.
Critical reception
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Track listing
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Personnel
- T. Bohanon - Producer
- Al Eaton - Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
- Victor Hall - Photography
- Helen Kim - Vocals (background)
- Mr. Z - Clothing/Wardrobe
- Todd Shaw - Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
- Janna Thomas - Vocals (background)
- Mark Wholey - Artwork
- Jeanette Wright - Vocals (background)
- Rappin' 4-Tay - Performer
Charts
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Certifications
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References
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