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Sugarhill Gang is the self-titled debut album by influential rap group the Sugarhill Gang. It is considered to be the first hip hop studio album, leading to more studio albums by other rappers.

Sugarhill Gang
Studio album by the Sugarhill Gang
Released	February 7, 1980 (1980-02-07)[citation needed]
Recorded	1979
Genre	Old-school hip hop, disco, soul
Length	39:17
Label	Sugarhill Records
Producer	Sylvia Robinson
The Sugarhill Gang chronology
Sugarhill Gang (1980) 8th Wonder (1981)
Singles from Sugarhill Gang
"Rapper's Delight" Released: September 16, 1979 "Rapper's Reprise" Released: 1980

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	5/10[2]

The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson. The single "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 36 on the U.S. pop chart and number 4 on the R&B chart. Although "Rapper's Delight" was the only charting single, the album also included the minor hit, "Rapper's Reprise". Aside from the two singles and "Sugarhill Groove", the remainder of the LP consists of several down-tempo soul tracks and a disco instrumental, as Sylvia Robinson did not believe an album consisting entirely of hip hop music would be commercially viable in 1980.

Track listing

1. "Here I Am" – 5:09 (Craig Derry, Nate Edmonds)
2. "Rapper's Reprise (Jam-Jam)" (ft. The Sequence) – 7:40 (Sylvia Robinson)
3. "Bad News (Don't Bother Me)" – 6:45 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright)
4. "Sugarhill Groove" – 9:52 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson)
5. "Passion Play" – 5:10 (Brenda Reynolds, Nate Edmonds, Ray Smith)
6. "Rapper's Delight" – 14:37 [4:55 – shortened single version] (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)

Personnel

• Rappers – Big Bank Hank, Master Gee, Wonder Mike (The Sugarhill Gang)
• Backing Vocals, and Rhythm Arrangements – Positive Force (tracks 3, 5, 6)
• Bass – Bernard Rowland (tracks 3, 5, 6), Douglas Wimbish, possibly Chip Shearin[3][4] (track 6)
• Drums – Bryan Horton (tracks 3, 5, 6), Keith LeBlanc
• Guitar – Albert Pittman (tracks 3, 5, 6[5]), Skip McDonald, possibly Brian Morgan[4][6] (track 6)
• Keyboards – Nate Edmonds, Skitch Smith
• Percussion – Craig Derry, Harry Reyes, John Stump
• Vibraphone, Backing Vocals – Sylvia Robinson
• Special Guest Appearance – Tito Puente
• Special Effects – Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds
• Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds, Sylvia Robinson

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	92
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	32

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[9]
		US	US R&B	US Dance	AUS[7]
1979	"Rappers Delight"	36 (1980)	4	14	37

External links

• The Sugarhill Gang-Sugarhill Gang at Discogs

References

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