Life in the Streets
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Life in the Streets is the debut album by reggae musician, Prince Ital Joe
and the third album by rapper, Marky Mark
. The album was released in 1994 for Ultraphonic Records and blended Prince Ital Joe's reggae
with Marky Mark's Pop rap. Life in the Streets was not released in the United States, but was a huge success in Germany. Four singles charted on Germany's Media Control Charts
: "Life in the Streets" (#12), "Happy People" (#4), "Babylon" (#17), and "United", which held the #1 position for five weeks.
Prince Ital Joe
Joe Paquette , better known as Prince Ital Joe, was a Dominican-American reggae musician best known for his collaborations with Marky Mark...
and the third album by rapper, Marky Mark
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
. The album was released in 1994 for Ultraphonic Records and blended Prince Ital Joe's reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
with Marky Mark's Pop rap. Life in the Streets was not released in the United States, but was a huge success in Germany. Four singles charted on Germany's Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
: "Life in the Streets" (#12), "Happy People" (#4), "Babylon" (#17), and "United", which held the #1 position for five weeks.
Track listing
- "Life In The Streets Intro" - 1:43
- "United"- 4:02
- "Rastaman Vibration"- 3:35
- "Happy People"- 3:58
- "To Be Important"- 3:54
- "In Love"- 3:40
- "Babylon"- 3:54
- "Love Of A Mother"- 3:38
- "Into The Light"- 3:56
- "In The 90's"- 3:16
- "Prankster"- 5:02
- "Life In The Streets"- 3:44
Credits
- Lyrics: Alex ChristensenAlex ChristensenAlex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96...
(tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12) , Frank PetersonFrank PetersonFrank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
(tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 12), Joe Paquette, Mark WahlbergMark WahlbergMark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of... - Music: Alex ChristensenAlex ChristensenAlex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96...
(tracks: 1 to 5, 10, 12), Frank PetersonFrank PetersonFrank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
(tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9, 10, 12) - Performer [All Instruments]: Frank PetersonFrank PetersonFrank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
(tracks: 1-7, 9, 10, 12) - Guitar: Thomas Schwarz
- Producer: Alex ChristensenAlex ChristensenAlex Christensen , Jasper Forks or Alex C. as he is known, is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face, and one of the founding members, of U96...
(tracks: 1-7, 9, 10, 12), Frank PetersonFrank PetersonFrank Peterson is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album Romanza in 1997....
(tracks: 1-7, 9, 10, 12) - Solo Vocals: Bridget Fogle, Linda Fields, Melina Bruhn
- Backing Vocals: Betsy Miller, Jane Commerford, Kelvyn Hallifax, The London Gospel Community Choir, Penny Lane, Reggie Montgomery, Sandra Blake, Sophie St Claire
- Photography: Paul CoxPaul CoxPaulus Henriqus Benedictus "Paul" Cox is an award-winning Australian film director.Cox was born in Venlo, Limburg, the Netherlands, the son of Else , a native of Germany, and Wim Cox, a documentary film producer. Cox emigrated to Australia in 1965...