Paul's Boutique
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Paul's Boutique is the second studio album
by American
hip hop
group Beastie Boys
, released on July 25, 1989, on Capitol Records
. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers
, the recording sessions for the album took place in Matt Dike's Apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles
from 1988 to 1989, after which the recordings underwent mixing
at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Subsequent remixes were done at the Manhattan
-based Record Plant Studios
.
Paul's Boutique was initially considered a commercial failure by the executives at Capitol Records, as its sales did not match that of the group's previous record, Licensed to Ill
, and the label eventually decided to stop promoting the album. The album's popularity continued to grow, however, and it has even been touted as a breakthrough achievement for the Beastie Boys. Highly varied lyrically and sonically, Paul's Boutique secured the Beastie Boys' place as critical favorites in the hip-hop genre, and has been widely recognized as the group's magnum opus
. The album's rankings near the top of many publications' "best albums" lists in disparate genres has given Paul's Boutique critical recognition as a landmark album in hip hop.
On January 27, 1999, Paul's Boutique was certified double platinum
in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America
. In 2003, the album was ranked number 156 on Rolling Stone
magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
. The album was re-released in a 20th anniversary package featuring 24-bit remaster audio and a commentary track on January 27, 2009.
s and estranged from their original producer, Rick Rubin
, and record label, Def Jam, the Beastie Boys were in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles
during early 1988 and were written off by most music critics before even beginning to record their second studio album, Paul's Boutique. Following the commercial success of Licensed to Ill
, the Beastie Boys were focusing on making an album with more creative depth and less commercial material. The group's previous album had been enormously popular and received critical acclaim among both mainstream and hip hop music critics, although its simple, heavy beats and comically juvenile lyrics led it to be labeled as frat hip hop
. The group signed with Capitol
/EMI Records
, and Paul's Boutique was produced with the Dust Brothers
, whose extensive, innovative use of sampling
helped establish the practice of multi-layered sampling as an art in itself. While the Dust Brothers were set on making a hit record, the duo agreed with the group on producing a more experimental and sonically different record. In total, 105 songs were sampled on the album, including 24 individual samples on the last track alone. The backing track
s were allegedly produced with the intention of being released as a Dust Brothers
instrumental album, but the Beastie Boys convinced the duo to use the tracks as the basis of its follow up to Licensed to Ill.
Contrary to popular belief, most of the sampling for Paul's Boutique was cleared, but at excessively lower costs compared to the statutory rates of today. A 2005 article by Paul Tingen about The Dust Brothers reveals that "most of the samples used on Paul's Boutique were cleared, easily and affordably, something that [...] would be "unthinkable" in today's litigious music industry." Mario "Mario C" Caldato, Jr., engineer on the album, later said in an interview that "after [Beastie Boys] did Paul’s Boutique we realized we had spent a lot of money in the studio. We had spent about a $1/4 million in rights and licensing for samples." This type of only possible before Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc., the landmark lawsuit
against Biz Markie
by Gilbert O'Sullivan
, which changed the process and future of hip hop sampling.
Speaking about the album 20 years on, Adam Yauch told Clash Magazine: “The Dust Brothers had a bunch of music together, before we arrived to work with them. As a result, a lot of the tracks come from songs they’d planned to release to clubs as instrumentals – ‘Shake Your Rump’, for example. They’d put together some beats, basslines and guitar lines, all these loops together, and they were quite surprised when we said we wanted to rhyme on it, because they thought it was too dense. They offered to strip it down to just beats, but we wanted all of that stuff on there. I think half of the tracks were written when we got there, and the other half we wrote together.”
All of the songs for Paul's Boutique were recorded in Matt Dike's living room in Los Angeles, with the exception of "Hello Brooklyn
". The fifth part of the album's finale suite "B-Boy Bouillabaisse
" was recorded at the apartment building of the Beastie Boy-member Adam Yauch, aka MCA, in Koreatown, Los Angeles. The location of recording was credited in the album liner notes
as the Opium Den. The recordings for Paul's Boutique were later mixed
by the Dust Brothers at Record Plant Studios
in Los Angeles
.
and lyricism, in contrast to the Beastie Boys's previous album, Licensed to Ill
. Music critic David Handelman called the record a "rap opera
." While major music publications such as Rolling Stone
favored the album's unique name-dropping
lyrics and the album peaked at #14 on the Pop Albums
chart, Paul's Boutique did not equal its predecessor's commercial success with hip hop fans, as it only peaked at #24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart. The album received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America
on September 22 of its release year. Paul's Boutique would go on to sell over 2 million copies by 1999. In retrospect, the album has also gone on to receive much critical acclaim and has been recognized as a landmark album in hip-hop. In a review of the album for Allmusic, contributor Stephen Thomas Erlewine
summed the initial reaction to Paul's Boutique and praised the density that the album contains:
Miles Davis
said that he never tired of listening to Paul's Boutique. Later, in a VIBE interview of all three Beastie Boys, Chuck D
of Public Enemy was quoted as saying that the "dirty secret" among the black hip-hop community at the time of release was that "Paul's Boutique had the best beats." During the same VIBE interview, Mike D was asked about any possible hesitation he or the band might have had regarding their overt "sampling" of several minutes of well-known Beatles background tracks, including the song "The End
" on "The Sounds of Science
". He claimed that the Beatles filed preliminary legal papers, and that his response was "What's cooler than getting sued by the Beatles?"
Bonus tracks
Japanese CD release bonus cuts.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
group Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, released on July 25, 1989, on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers
Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo , famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to...
, the recording sessions for the album took place in Matt Dike's Apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
from 1988 to 1989, after which the recordings underwent mixing
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Subsequent remixes were done at the Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-based Record Plant Studios
Record Plant Studios
The Record Plant was a series of three famous recording studios which were founded by Gary Kellgren and Chris Stone, beginning in New York City in 1968. The next year, Kellgren and Stone opened a second studio in Los Angeles. In 1972, the company expanded again with a third location in Sausalito,...
.
Paul's Boutique was initially considered a commercial failure by the executives at Capitol Records, as its sales did not match that of the group's previous record, Licensed to Ill
Licensed to Ill
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums.It is still the only album by a white hip-hop act to receive the coveted 5 mics from The Source....
, and the label eventually decided to stop promoting the album. The album's popularity continued to grow, however, and it has even been touted as a breakthrough achievement for the Beastie Boys. Highly varied lyrically and sonically, Paul's Boutique secured the Beastie Boys' place as critical favorites in the hip-hop genre, and has been widely recognized as the group's magnum opus
Masterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
. The album's rankings near the top of many publications' "best albums" lists in disparate genres has given Paul's Boutique critical recognition as a landmark album in hip hop.
On January 27, 1999, Paul's Boutique was certified double platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. In 2003, the album was ranked number 156 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:...
. The album was re-released in a 20th anniversary package featuring 24-bit remaster audio and a commentary track on January 27, 2009.
Conception
Derided as one-hit wonderOne-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
s and estranged from their original producer, Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
, and record label, Def Jam, the Beastie Boys were in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
during early 1988 and were written off by most music critics before even beginning to record their second studio album, Paul's Boutique. Following the commercial success of Licensed to Ill
Licensed to Ill
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums.It is still the only album by a white hip-hop act to receive the coveted 5 mics from The Source....
, the Beastie Boys were focusing on making an album with more creative depth and less commercial material. The group's previous album had been enormously popular and received critical acclaim among both mainstream and hip hop music critics, although its simple, heavy beats and comically juvenile lyrics led it to be labeled as frat hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. The group signed with Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
/EMI Records
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, and Paul's Boutique was produced with the Dust Brothers
Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo , famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to...
, whose extensive, innovative use of sampling
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
helped establish the practice of multi-layered sampling as an art in itself. While the Dust Brothers were set on making a hit record, the duo agreed with the group on producing a more experimental and sonically different record. In total, 105 songs were sampled on the album, including 24 individual samples on the last track alone. The backing track
Backing track
A backing track is an audio or MIDI recording that musicians play or sing along to in order to add parts to their music which would be impractical to perform live.-Uses:...
s were allegedly produced with the intention of being released as a Dust Brothers
Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo , famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to...
instrumental album, but the Beastie Boys convinced the duo to use the tracks as the basis of its follow up to Licensed to Ill.
Contrary to popular belief, most of the sampling for Paul's Boutique was cleared, but at excessively lower costs compared to the statutory rates of today. A 2005 article by Paul Tingen about The Dust Brothers reveals that "most of the samples used on Paul's Boutique were cleared, easily and affordably, something that [...] would be "unthinkable" in today's litigious music industry." Mario "Mario C" Caldato, Jr., engineer on the album, later said in an interview that "after [Beastie Boys] did Paul’s Boutique we realized we had spent a lot of money in the studio. We had spent about a $1/4 million in rights and licensing for samples." This type of only possible before Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc., the landmark lawsuit
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
against Biz Markie
Biz Markie
Marcel Theo Hall better known by his stage name, Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his single "Just a Friend", an American Top 10 hit in 1989...
by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Gilbert O'Sullivan is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again ", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine, Record Mirror, voted him the No...
, which changed the process and future of hip hop sampling.
Speaking about the album 20 years on, Adam Yauch told Clash Magazine: “The Dust Brothers had a bunch of music together, before we arrived to work with them. As a result, a lot of the tracks come from songs they’d planned to release to clubs as instrumentals – ‘Shake Your Rump’, for example. They’d put together some beats, basslines and guitar lines, all these loops together, and they were quite surprised when we said we wanted to rhyme on it, because they thought it was too dense. They offered to strip it down to just beats, but we wanted all of that stuff on there. I think half of the tracks were written when we got there, and the other half we wrote together.”
All of the songs for Paul's Boutique were recorded in Matt Dike's living room in Los Angeles, with the exception of "Hello Brooklyn
Hello Brooklyn
Hello Brooklyn is section five of the nine-part song "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, from their 1989 album Paul's Boutique...
". The fifth part of the album's finale suite "B-Boy Bouillabaisse
B-Boy Bouillabaisse
B-Boy Bouillabaisse was originally the 15th and final track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989...
" was recorded at the apartment building of the Beastie Boy-member Adam Yauch, aka MCA, in Koreatown, Los Angeles. The location of recording was credited in the album liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
as the Opium Den. The recordings for Paul's Boutique were later mixed
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by the Dust Brothers at Record Plant Studios
Record Plant Studios
The Record Plant was a series of three famous recording studios which were founded by Gary Kellgren and Chris Stone, beginning in New York City in 1968. The next year, Kellgren and Stone opened a second studio in Los Angeles. In 1972, the company expanded again with a third location in Sausalito,...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Reception
Critical response
Upon initial release, Paul's Boutique was alienated commercially for its experimental and dense samplingSampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
and lyricism, in contrast to the Beastie Boys's previous album, Licensed to Ill
Licensed to Ill
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums.It is still the only album by a white hip-hop act to receive the coveted 5 mics from The Source....
. Music critic David Handelman called the record a "rap opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
." While major music publications such as Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
favored the album's unique name-dropping
Name-dropping
Name-dropping is the practice of mentioning important people or institutions within a conversation, story, song, online identity, or other communication. The term often connotes an attempt to impress others; it is usually regarded negatively, and under certain circumstances may constitute a breach...
lyrics and the album peaked at #14 on the Pop Albums
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, Paul's Boutique did not equal its predecessor's commercial success with hip hop fans, as it only peaked at #24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart. The album received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on September 22 of its release year. Paul's Boutique would go on to sell over 2 million copies by 1999. In retrospect, the album has also gone on to receive much critical acclaim and has been recognized as a landmark album in hip-hop. In a review of the album for Allmusic, contributor Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
summed the initial reaction to Paul's Boutique and praised the density that the album contains:
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
said that he never tired of listening to Paul's Boutique. Later, in a VIBE interview of all three Beastie Boys, Chuck D
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour , better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the leader of the rap group Public Enemy.- Early life :Ridenhour was born in Queens, New York...
of Public Enemy was quoted as saying that the "dirty secret" among the black hip-hop community at the time of release was that "Paul's Boutique had the best beats." During the same VIBE interview, Mike D was asked about any possible hesitation he or the band might have had regarding their overt "sampling" of several minutes of well-known Beatles background tracks, including the song "The End
The End (The Beatles song)
"The End" is a song by The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney for the album Abbey Road. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four Beatles, and is the final song of the medley that dominates side two of the LP version of the album.-Composition and recording:McCartney said, "I wanted...
" on "The Sounds of Science
The Sounds of Science (song)
The Sounds of Science is the 6th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson....
". He claimed that the Beatles filed preliminary legal papers, and that his response was "What's cooler than getting sued by the Beatles?"
Awards and accolades
List of the album's rankings and listings on selected publications and top album lists: (Full list)- Ranked #37 on Blender'sBlender (magazine)Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
"The 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time" - Ranked #2 on Ego TripEgo TripEgo Trip may refer to:*Ego Trip , a 1990s hip hop magazine*Ego Trip , a 1969 film*Ego Trip , a 1984 album by Kurtis Blow*Ego Trip , a 1997 album by Keoki...
' s "Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year (1980-1998)" - Ranked #156 on "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"
- Ranked #12 on Spin'sSpin (magazine)Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
"100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005" - Ranked #74 on VH1'sVH1VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
"Top 100 Albums" - Ranked #98 on Q's "Q Magazine Readers' 100 Greatest Albums Ever"
- Ranked #3 on Pitchfork MediaPitchfork MediaPitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
's "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s" - Ranked #8 on Chris RockChris RockChristopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central...
's list of the "Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums" - Selected as one of Rolling Stone magazine's "The Essential 200 Rock Records"
- Selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Rap Albums"
- Selected as one of TIMETimeTime is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of All TIME" - Selected by RhapsodyRhapsody (online music service)Rhapsody is an online music store subscription service, launched in December 2001, and available in the United States only. On April 6, 2010, Rhapsody officially declared its independence from RealNetworks. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, Rhapsody's version...
as one of "The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers"
Track listing
All songs written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers.- "To All the GirlsTo All the GirlsTo All The Girls is the 1st track on Beastie Boys' second album Paul's Boutique released on July 25, 1989.*Produced and written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.*Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson....
" – 1:29 - "Shake Your RumpShake Your Rump"Shake Your Rump" is the second track on Beastie Boys' second studio album Paul's Boutique, released July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato and Allen Abrahamson.-Samples:...
" – 3:19 - "Johnny RyallJohnny RyallJohnny Ryall is the third track on Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson....
" – 3:00 - "Egg ManEgg ManEgg Man is the 4th track on Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson.-Samples:*Aliens...
" – 2:57 - "High Plains DrifterHigh Plains Drifter (song)High Plains Drifter is the 5th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 26, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson....
" – 4:13 - "The Sounds of ScienceThe Sounds of Science (song)The Sounds of Science is the 6th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson....
" – 3:11 - "3-Minute Rule3-Minute Rule"3-Minute Rule" is the 7th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys & the Dust Brothers.* Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson....
" – 3:39 - "Hey LadiesHey Ladies"Hey Ladies" is a song by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, featured on their album Paul's Boutique. It was the album's only charting single, hitting #36 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" – 3:47 - "5-Piece Chicken Dinner" – 0:23
- "Looking Down the Barrel of a GunLooking Down the Barrel of a Gun"Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" is the 10th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced & written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers....
" – 3:28 - "Car ThiefCar ThiefCar Thief is the 11th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989. It heavily samples "Rien Ne Va Plus" by Funk Factory...
" – 3:39 - "What Comes AroundWhat Comes AroundFor the Justin Timberlake song, see What Comes Around.../...Goes Around.What Comes Around is the twelfth track on the record Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys...
" – 3:07 - "ShadrachShadrach (song)"Shadrach" is a song by rap trio Beastie Boys from their album Paul's Boutique. Released on October 30, 1989, it was the third and final single released from the album....
" – 4:07 - "Ask for Janice" – 0:11
- "B-Boy BouillabaisseB-Boy BouillabaisseB-Boy Bouillabaisse was originally the 15th and final track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989...
" – 12:33 (separated into individual tracks on 20th Anniversary Edition)- "59 Chrystie Street59 Chrystie Street59 Chrystie Street is the first section of the 15th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers....
" – 0:56 - "Get on the MicGet on the MicGet on the Mic is the second section of Track #15 on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers....
" – 1:14 - "Stop That TrainStop That Train"Stop That Train" is the name of several songs:*"Stop That Train", a 1965 ska single by The Spanishtonians*"Stop That Train", a 1967 rocksteady hit single by Keith & Tex, a cover version of the Spanishtonians song...
" – 1:58 - "A Year and a DayYear and a Day"Year and a Day" is the fourth section of the 15th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989. It was produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers. The section was engineered by Mario Caldato and Allen Abrahamson...
" – 2:21 - "Hello BrooklynHello BrooklynHello Brooklyn is section five of the nine-part song "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, from their 1989 album Paul's Boutique...
" – 1:31 - "Dropping NamesDropping NamesDropping Names is section six of the 15th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers....
" – 1:02 - "Lay It on MeLay It on Me"Lay It on Me" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Rowland and American rapper Big Sean, taken from Rowland's third studio album, Here I Am . It was sent to US rhythmic radio on August 16, 2011 by Universal Motown as the album's second single. "Lay It on Me" is a up-tempo R&B song that...
" – 0:53 - "Mike on the MicMike on the MicMike on the Mic is section eight of the 15th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers....
" – 0:48 - "A.W.O.L.A.W.O.L. (song)A.W.O.L. is section nine of the 15th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989.* Produced and written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers....
" – 1:45
- "59 Chrystie Street
Bonus tracks
Japanese CD release bonus cuts.
- "33% God" – 3:53
- "Dis Yourself in '89 (Just Do It)" – 3:29
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
14 |
| 1989 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 24 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hey Ladies | Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
36 |
| 1989 | Hey Ladies | Hot Rap Singles | 10 |
| 1989 | Hey Ladies | Modern Rock Tracks | 18 |
Personnel
- Beastie BoysBeastie BoysBeastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
– Producer - Allen Abrahamson – Assistant Engineer
- Mario Caldato Jr.Mario Caldato Jr.Mario Caldato, Jr. is a Brazilian record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with the Beastie Boys and Tone Loc. Born February 24, 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil, he and his family moved to Los Angeles in 1963...
– Engineer - Mike Simpson – Producer, Turntables, Ensemble
- The Dust Brothers – Producer
- Matt Dike – Ensemble
- Ricky PowellRicky PowellRicky Powell is an American photographer. He is the author of four books.-Biography:Born and raised in New York City, Powell is a legendary photographer who specializes in the environmental portrait. He graduated with an AA in Liberal Arts from LaGuardia Community College and a B.S. in Physical...
– Photography - Jeremy Shatan – Photography
- Nathaniel HörnblowérAdam YauchAdam Nathaniel Yauch , , is a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He is frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér.-Early life:...
– Photography - Dominick Watkins – Photography