Funhouse (Kid 'n Play album)

Funhouse
Studio album by Kid 'n Play
Released	March 13, 1990 (1990-03-13)
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	Bayside Sound Recording Studio (New York, NY) Soundcheck Studio (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip hop new jack swing
Length	50:06
Label	Select
Producer	Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles
Kid 'n Play chronology
2 Hype (1988) Funhouse (1990) Face the Nation (1991)
Singles from Funhouse
"Back To Basix" Released: 1990 "Funhouse (The House We Dance In)" Released: 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment Weekly	B−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Funhouse is the second and penultimate album by American hip hop duo Kid 'n Play. It was released on March 13, 1990, through Select Records. Recording sessions took place at Bayside Sound Recording Studio and at Soundcheck Studio in New York. Production was handled by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor and the Invincibles. It features the lone guest appearance from Salt-N-Pepa.

The album reached number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 12, 1992. The album spawned two singles, "Funhouse" from House Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and topped the Hot Rap Songs chart, and "Back to Basics", which peaked at No. 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 16 on the Hot Rap Songs. The song "Toe to Toe" was released as a promotional single.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hurby Azor

Funhouse track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Energy"	Fingerprints Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson (co.)	3:56
2.	"Y U Jellin' Me"	Fingerprints Wizard M.E. (co.) "The Grand Composer" Dre (co.)	4:28
3.	"Back to Basics"	Fingerprints Stanley Brown (co.)	4:24
4.	"Toe to Toe"	Fingerprints Dana Mozie (co.)	4:20
5.	"Show 'Em How It's Done"	Fingerprints Steve Azor (co.)	5:09
6.	"I Don't Know" (featuring Salt-N-Pepa)	Fingerprints Stanley Brown (co.)	3:59
7.	"So Whatcha Want 2"	Fingerprints Dana Mozie (co.)	5:00
8.	"Strokin'"	Fingerprints Wizard M.E. (co.)	4:23
9.	"Can't Get Enuff"	Fingerprints Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson (co.)	4:27
10.	"Decisions"	Fingerprints Dana Mozie (co.) Christopher Martin (co.)	4:30
11.	"Fun House"	Fingerprints Stanley Brown (co.)	5:30
Total length:			50:06

Personnel

• Christopher Reid – main artist
• Christopher Martin – main artist, co-producer (track 10)
• Salt-N-Pepa – featured artists (track 6)
• Hurby "Luv Bug"/"Fingerprints" Azor – backing vocals, producer
• Robin Feinberg – backing vocals
• Glenn D. Gibson – guitar
• Stanley Aaron Brown – keyboards, co-producer (tracks: 3, 6, 11)
• Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson – co-producer (tracks: 1, 9)
• The Wizard M.E. – co-producer (tracks: 2, 8)
• "The Grand Composer" Dre – co-producer (track 2)
• Dana Mozie – co-producer (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
• Steve Azor – co-producer (track 5)
• Andre DeBourg – engineering
• Amy Bennick – art direction

Charts

Funhouse chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	11

Certifications

Funhouse certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Funhouse at Discogs (list of releases)