Very Necessary
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Template:Album ratings Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on October 12, 1993, by Next Plateau Records and London Records. As the group's last album to feature writing and production from their manager and primary producer Hurby Azor, it spawned four singles, including "Shoop" (their first top-five single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number four), "Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue, their second-highest-peaking single at number three), and "None of Your Business", which earned the group their first Grammy Award, in the category Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
Very Necessary peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, and has been certified five-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over five million copies in the United States. It is the highest-selling album from the group.[1]
Track listing
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- On international editions of the album, "I've Got AIDS (PSA)" is retitled "PSA We Talk".
Samples
- "Whatta Man" contains a sample of "What a Man" by Linda Lyndell.[2]
- "Shoop" contains samples from "I'm Blue" by The Sweet Inspirations and "Super Sporm" by Captain Sky.[3]
- "Heaven or Hell" contains portions of "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth" by 20th Century Steel Band and "Think About It" by Odell Brown & the Organ-izers.[4]
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Certifications
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References
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- ↑ https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/11420
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