Super Saucy is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Baby Bash. It was released on March 15, 2005, through Universal Records. Recording sessions took place at Digital Services in Houston, Konvict Music Studios in Atlanta, Sony Studios in New York, Larabee North in Los Angeles, The Muzik Factory in Las Vegas, and The Grill Studios in Oakland. Production was handled by Happy Perez, Akon, Baby Dookes, Dash, Fredwreck, Jose "Block Of Rock" De Leon, Swampkat and Mintman, with Charles Chavez and Baby Bash serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Akon, Natalie Alvarado, Russell Lee, Angel Dust, Avant, A-Wax, Bosko, Butch Cassidy, Chingo Bling, Don Cisco, E-40, Grimm, Jay Tee, Lucky Luciano, Mac Dre, Miami The Most, Money Mike, Mr. Kee, Nate Dogg, Nino Brown, Paul Wall, Pitbull, Rasheed, Richie Rich, Suga Free and 3rd Wish.
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| Released | March 15, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–05 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:03:29 | |||
| Label | Universal Records | |||
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Singles
edit"Baby, I'm Back" was released on February 21, 2005, as the lead single from the album. The song features guest vocals from Senegalese R&B singer Akon. The song was a commercial success, peaking at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot Rap Songs chart.[1] The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for selling 500,000 copies.
The second single, “Who Wit Me”, was released in 2005 to commercial failure as it was unable to appear on any chart.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| Now |   [4] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[5] |
| Vibe |    [6] |
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the production contributions from Happy Perez, Akon, Block of Rock and Fredwreck, and Bash's simplistic delivery of wordplay that shows "not only attention to detail but paint cinematic pictures as he casually flows along", saying that "he's not only made it his own but he's made it to the upper echelons of the pop charts without having to trade in his style - radio and video just latched onto it when they were finally hip to it. Hopefully they're hip to Super Saucy too - it's his best album since 2003 and has all the potential to keep dropping more and more hits year-round".[5] AllMusic's David Jeffries called the record "a party alternative to Nephew", praising Perez's "busy, hooked-filled, Texas magic on numerous tracks" and Bash himself for "adding some much needed freshness to the tired crooner/rapper combo", concluding that "with so much well-done good-time music, the crowd-pleasing Super Saucy is worth considering and generally 'bubbalicious'."[2]
Commercial performance
editSuper Saucy debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 11, with first week sales of 48,000 copies,[7] becoming Baby Bash's highest charting album to date.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Baby I'm Back" (featuring Akon) | Akon | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "Super Saucy" (featuring Avant) |
| Swamp Kat | 3:59 |
| 3. | "That's My Lady (Money)" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| Happy Perez | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Throwed Off" (featuring Paul Wall and Natalie) |
| Happy Perez | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Trees" (featuring Pitbull and Angel Dust) |
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| 3:45 |
| 6. | "Who Wit' Me?" |
| Happy Perez | 3:25 |
| 7. | "No Way Jose" (featuring Akon) |
| Akon | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Keep It 100" (featuring E-40 and Bosko) |
| Happy Perez | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Step in da Club" (featuring Rasheed, Lucky Luciano and Grimm) |
| Jose "Block Of Rock" De Leon | 4:06 |
| 10. | "That's What Tha Pimpin's There For" (featuring Suga Free, Money Mike and Chingo Bling) |
| Fredwreck | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Bubbalicious" (featuring Natalie) |
| Happy Perez | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Better Than I Can Tell Ya" (featuring A-Wax, Richie Rich and Russell Lee) |
| Happy Perez | 4:22 |
| 13. | "Hennessey" (featuring Mac Dre, Jay Tee and Miami The Most) |
| Happy Perez | 4:44 |
| 14. | "Outro" (featuring Butch Cassidy, Don Cisco, Nino Brown, Russell Lee and Mr. Kee) |
| Happy Perez | 5:34 |
| 15. | "Obsession" (featuring 3rd Wish) |
| Mintman | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 1:03:29 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 7 features samples from "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" written by Eddie Seago and Mike Leander and performed by The Glass Bottle
Charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[9] | 11 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 7 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Baby Bash Top Songs". musicvf.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Baby Bash - Super Saucy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (March 28, 2005). "Super Saucy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Richards, Jason (March 24, 2005). "NOW: Baby Bash, Mar 24 - 30, 2005". NOW. Vol. 24, no. 30. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 22, 2005). "Baby Bash :: Super Saucy – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Romero, Angie (March 21, 2005). "Baby Bash – Super Saucy (Motown)". Vibe. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Chris (March 23, 2005). "50 Cent's Reign As Billboard King Continues". MTV. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Rumor Mill - CHART PREVIEW: 50 CENT STILL TOPS, AS NOW 18 COMES FROM BEHIND". hitsdailydouble.com.
- ^ "Baby Bash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Baby Bash Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Baby Bash Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
External links
edit- Super Saucy at Discogs (list of releases)