Ear to the Street
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Production
The album was produced by Paris, who also wrote the tracks and contributed instrumentation. It was engineered by Eric Valentine.[3] The album came out two years after the duo had given Paris their demo tape.[4]
Critical reception
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Track listing
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Personnel
- Carla "CMG" Green – vocals
- Karryl "Special One" Smith – vocals
- DJ Yon – scratches
- Oscar Jerome Jackson, Jr. – producer
- Eric Dodd – engineering
- Todd D. Smith – design
- Victor Hall – photography
Charts
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References
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External links
- Ear To The Street at Discogs (list of releases)
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