A Salt with a Deadly Pepa is the second studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on July 26, 1988, by London Records and Next Plateau Records. The album reached number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On December 1, 1988, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned three singles, the top-10 R&B entry "Shake Your Thang"; the top-20 R&B entry "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"; and "Twist and Shout", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The album's title is a play on "assault with a deadly weapon".Listening to this albumcould be considered assault with a deadlyweapon
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Salt with a Deadly Pepa.
Technical Hurby Luv Bug – production The Invincibles – production Andre DeBourg – recording Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
Artwork Janette Beckman – photography Jeff Faville – cover design and concept Russ Parr – album title
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Chart (1988) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 126 European Albums (Music & Media) 46
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Chart (1988) Position UK Albums (Gallup) 70 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 58
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