Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
1997 studio album by Warren G
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Studio album by Warren G | ||||
Released | March 25, 1997 | |||
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Length | 56:17 | |||
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Producer | Warren G | |||
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Singles from Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
NME | 8/10 link |
RapReviews | 8.5/10[4] |
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Muzik | 2/10[6] |
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the G-funk rapper Warren G. It was released on March 25, 1997, under his own label G-Funk Entertainment and Rush Associated Labels, a division of Def Jam Recordings. It contains the hits "I Shot the Sheriff" (US#20, UK#2), and "Smokin' Me Out" (US#35, UK#14). The album was certified gold in America. The lyrics off the track "Reality" were also used in Prince Igor, a collaboration with The Rapsody and Sissel Kyrkjebø.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Star Trek Intro" | 0:30 |
2. | "Annie Mae" (featuring Nate Dogg) | 3:52 |
3. | "Smokin' Me Out" (featuring Ron Isley) | 3:40 |
4. | "Reverend Eazy Dick" (featuring Ricky Harris) | 0:30 |
5. | "Reality" | 3:30 |
6. | "Ricky and G-Child (interlude)" (featuring Ricky Harris and G-Child) | 0:17 |
7. | "Young Fun" (featuring Knee-Hi and Jayo Felony) | 3:36 |
8. | "What We Go Through" (featuring Mr. Malik, Perfec and Bad Azz) | 3:41 |
9. | "We Brings Heat" (featuring The Twinz and Da Five Footaz) | 3:46 |
10. | "Can You Feel It" (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | 3:21 |
11. | "Transformers" | 3:01 |
12. | "Reel Tight Intro" (featuring Reel Tight) | 0:20 |
13. | "Relax Ya Mind" (featuring Reel Tight) | 3:29 |
14. | "To All D.J.'s" | 3:00 |
15. | "Back Up" (featuring K-9 and P-C) | 3:46 |
16. | "What's Love Got To Do With It" | 4:19 |
17. | "I Shot the Sheriff" (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | 4:10 |
18. | "What's Love Got To Do With It (remix)" | 3:53 |
19. | "I Shot the Sheriff (EPMD Remix)" (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | 3:26 |
- Samples
- "I Shot the Sheriff"
- "Kissing My Love" by Bill Withers
- "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton
- "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Strictly Business" by EPMD
- "Relax Ya Mind"
- "I Do Love You" by GQ
- "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD
- "Smokin' Me Out"
- "Coolin' Me Out" by The Isley Brothers
- "Can You Feel It"
- "Can You Feel It?" by Fat Boys
- "What We Go Through"
- "Action" by Orange Krush
- "Transformers"
- "Stay" by The Controllers
Weekly charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 22 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 48 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 40 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] | 21 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 32 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 32 |
French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 14 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 8 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 54 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 25 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 20 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 11 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[24] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Credits
- Marketing: David A. Belgrave
References
- ^ Stanley, Leo. "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder - Warren G". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "CG: Warren G". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (March 28, 1997). "Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ El Surround (March 2, 1997). "Warren G :: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder :: Def Jam". RapReviews. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ Powell, Kevin (March 20, 1997). "Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Warren G: Take A Look Over Your Shoulder" (PDF). Muzik. No. 23. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3173". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Warren G: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Warren G – Take a Look Over Your Shoulder". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Warren G Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Warren G Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Warren G – Take A Look Over Your Shoulder(Reality)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
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- Regulate... G Funk Era (1994)
- Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (1997)
- I Want It All (1999)
- The Return of the Regulator (2001)
- In the Mid-Nite Hour (2005)
- The G Files (2009)
- The Hard Way (2004) (with 213)
- "Regulate"
- "This D.J."
- "Do You See"
- "What's Love Got to Do with It"
- "I Shot the Sheriff"
- "Smokin' Me Out"
- "I Want It All"
- "Game Don't Wait"
- "Lookin' at You"
- "My House"
- "Indo Smoke"
- "Prince Igor"
- "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)"
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