This article is about the Heavy D & the Boyz album. For the Ray Charles song, see Soul Brothers.
1992 studio album by Heavy D & The Boyz
Blue Funk
Studio album by
Heavy D & The Boyz
Released
December 22, 1992 (1992-12-22)
Recorded
1992
Studio
The Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY)
Axis Studios (New York, NY)
Greene St. Recording (New York, NY)
D&D Studios (New York, NY)
Genre
Hip hop
Length
58:04
Label
Uptown
Producer
DJ Eddie F (exec.)
Heavy D (exec.)
Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.)
DJ Premier
Jesse West
Pete Rock
Skeff Anselm
Steely & Clevie
Tony Dofat
Heavy D & The Boyz chronology
Peaceful Journey (1991)
Blue Funk (1992)
Nuttin' but Love (1994)
Singles from Blue Funk
"Who's the Man" Released: December 29, 1992
"Truthful" Released: April 20, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[1]
Calgary Herald
C[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[3]
Entertainment Weekly
B+[4]
Los Angeles Times
[5]
NME
7/10[6]
RapReviews
8/10[7]
The Source
3.5/5[8]
Blue Funk is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Heavy D & the Boyz. It was released on December 22, 1992 via Uptown Records. Recording sessions took place at The Hit Factory, Soundtrack Studios, Axis Studios, Greene St. Recording and D&D Studios in New York. Production was handled by Jesse West, Pete Rock, Tony Dofat, DJ Premier, Skeff Anselm, Steely & Clevie, with DJ Eddie F, Heavy D and Puff Daddy serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from 3rd Eye, Busta Rhymes, Gang Starr, Notorious B.I.G., Phat Doug and Rob-O. The album peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 17, 1993 for selling 500,000 units in the US alone.
The album was supported with two singles: "Who's the Man" and "Truthful".
^Swihart, Stanton. "Heavy D & the Boyz - Blue Funk Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^Muretich, James (January 31, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
^Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
^Linden, Amy (January 29, 1993). "Blue Funk". Entertainment Weekly.
^Hunt, Dennis (January 24, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^Joseph, Colin (January 30, 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 32. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 6, 2011). "Heavy D & the Boyz :: Blue Funk :: MCA/Uptown Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
^Dennis, Reginald C. (February 1993). "Heavy D & The Boyz - Blue Funk - Uptown/MCA". The Source.
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