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Act Like You Know è il terzo album della rapper statunitense MC Lyte, pubblicato nel 1991 da First Priority. Nonostante il basso risultato commerciale degli sforzi precedenti, la Atlantic la tiene sotto contratto tramite la sussidiaria First Priority a patto che faccia un disco più commerciale:[1] esce Act Like You Know, maggiormente orientato all'R&B e più melodico.[1] Il disco non ottiene un riscontro positivo sul piano delle vendite.

Act Like You Know album in studio
Artista	MC Lyte
Pubblicazione	17 settembre 1991
Durata	62:18
Dischi	1
Tracce	18
Genere[1]	Hip hop Conscious hip hop Rhythm and blues
Etichetta	First Priority Music
Produttore	The 45 King, Audio Two, Epic Mazur, Richard Wolf, The King of Chill, DJ Doc, Pal Joey, DJ Master Tee
Registrazione	Firehouse Studios, New York; First Priority Labs, New York; Power Play Studios, New York; Red Chamber Studios, Sherman Oaks; Skip Saylor Recording, Los Angeles; Studio with a View, New York 1990-1991
MC Lyte - cronologia
Album precedente Eyes on This (1989) Album successivo Ain't No Other (1993)
Singoli
When In Love Pubblicato: 1991 Poor George Pubblicato: 1992 Eyes are the Soul Pubblicato: 1992

Recensioni professionali
Recensione	Giudizio
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	**[2]

Tracce

1. When In Love – 3:58 (MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur)
2. Eyes Are the Soul – 3:53 (MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur)
3. Search 4 the Lyte – 3:21 (MC Lyte, King Of Chill)
4. Act Like You Know – 3:50 (MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur)
5. Mickey Slipper (Interlude) – 1:36 (MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur)
6. Poor Georgie – 4:30 (MC Lyte, Dee Jay Doc)
7. Take It Off – 4:51 (Spoonie Gee, Pal Joey, MC Lyte)
8. Beyond the Hype – 4:20 (MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur)
9. All That – 3:10 (MC Lyte, Dana Eaves, Audio Two)
10. Big Bad Sister – 3:11 (MC Lyte, The 45 King)
11. Like that Anna (Interlude) – 0:53 (MC Lyte, Audio Two)
12. Kamikaze – 4:10 (MC Lyte, 45 King)
13. Can You Dig It – 3:15 (King Of Chill)
14. Like a Virgin – 4:13 (MC Lyte, 45 King)
15. Lola from the Copa – 3:04 (MC Lyte, Audio Two)
16. 2 Young 4 What – 3:32 (MC Lyte, DJ Master Tee)
17. Absolutely Positively..... Practical Jokes – 3:42 (MC Lyte, 45 King)
18. Another Dope Intro (Interlude) – 0:43 (MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur)

Traccia bonus

19. K-Rock's the Man – 2:05

Classifiche

Classifiche settimanali

Classifica (1991)	Posizione massima
Billboard 200[3]	102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4]	14

Note

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) Act Like You Know, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) Act Like You Know, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

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[en] Act Like You Know

Act Like You Know is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist MC Lyte.[2] It was released on September 17, 1991, by First Priority Music, distributed by Atlantic Records, and featured production from Audio Two, The 45 King, Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez, The King of Chill, Pal Joey, Epic Mazur, Richard Wolf and DJ Master Tee.[1]

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[ru] Act Like You Know (альбом MC Lyte)

Act Like You Know — третий студийный альбом американской рэп — исполнительницы MC Lyte. Он был выпущен 17 сентября 1991 года, Atlantic Records для First PriorityRecords, продюсерами Audio Two, The 45 King, Epic Mazur и Richard Wolf. У «Act Like You Know» был более мягкий R&B-подобный звук, по сравнению с ранними альбомами «Lyte as the Rock» и «Eyes on This». Альбом попал в Billboard 200, достигнув пика № 102. Тем не менее, два сингла поднялись на вершины Hot Rap Singles. «When In Love» добрался до 3 места в чарте Hot Rap Singles, в то время как «Poor Georgie» возглавил его.

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