Whoomp! (There It Is) is the debut studio album by American rap duo Tag Team. It was released on July 8, 1993, via Bellmark/Life Records. The recording sessions took place at McMix Production Services, in Atlanta. The album was produced by members Steve Roll'n and DC the Brain Supreme.
Whoomp! (There It Is) album peaked at number 39 on the Billboard 200 and number 28 on the Top R&B Albums chart in the United States. On January 27, 1994, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Its lead single, "Whoomp! (There It Is)", made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Hot Rap Singles chart; and, by February 24, 1994, reached 4× Platinum certification by the RIAA.
Critical reception
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "although "Whoomp! (There It Is)" is a wonderfully mindless single, it can't carry an entire album alone. Nothing else on Tag Team's debut album comes close to matching the delirious chanting and rolling beats of the single, making Whoomp! (There It Is) a pretty tedious affair".
Track listing
Personnel
Cecil "DC the Brain Supreme" Glenn – songwriter, vocals, scratches (tracks: 4, 5), programming Stephen "Steve Roll'n" Gibson – songwriter, vocals, programming N' Nambi Paskins – songwriter (tracks: 3, 9, 11), backing vocals Cream (Of Wheat) – backing vocals Felony – backing vocals Kyra and Odyssey 6 – backing vocals Lamont Isom – backing vocals Lisa Hickembottom – backing vocals Marion Broussard – backing vocals Nika Mitchell – backing vocals Platinum (PG13) – backing vocals Stephanie Stokes – backing vocals Tiger Tiger Tiger – backing vocals Tracey Gibson – backing vocals Tyler Gibson – backing vocals Jim O'Neill – guitar (track 5) Juan José Blanco Hurtado – scratches (tracks: 7, 9) Don McKinzie – recording, editing, sequencing Andy Metcalf – recording Harry O'Brien – recording Stu Gordon – editing (track 1) Guy Costa – mastering Dennis Loren – art direction, design Dan Decker – photography
Charts Chart (1993) Peak positionUS Billboard 200 39
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