In Control Volume II (For Your Steering Pleasure) is the second studio album by American hip hop record producer Marley Marl. It was released on October 1, 1991, via Cold Chillin' Records. Recording sessions took place at Marley's House Of Hits in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Production was handled by Marley Marl himself, with Benny Medina, Francesca Spero and Tyrone Williams serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Tragedy Khadafi, Big Daddy Kane, Craig G, Heavy D, Kool G Rap and Masta Ace, who contributed on In Control, Volume 1, as well as Big Money Wiz, Chubb Rock, Chuck D, Def Jef, Eclipse, Grand Puba, Kev-E-Kev & AK-B, King Tee, Little Daddy Shane, LL Cool J, MC Amazing, MC Cash, Mike Nice, Nexx Phase, Perfection, Portia Kirkland, Pure Cane Sugar, Rap Industry For Social Evolution and The Flex. Action, Biz Markie, MC Shan and Roxanne Shanté did not appear on this album.
The album peaked at number 152 on the Billboard 200 and number 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned two singles: "The Symphony, Pt. II", a sequel to 1988 song "The Symphony", and "Check the Mirror". Its lead single, "The Symphony, Pt. II", made it to number nine on the Hot Rap Songs.
Track listing
Personnel
Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – main artist, producer, recording, mixing Duval "Masta Ace" Clear – featured artist (track 3) Craig "Craig G" Curry – featured artist (track 3) Antonio "Big Daddy Kane" Hardy – featured artist (track 3) Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – featured artist (track 3) Clayton "Little Daddy Shane" Hardy – featured artist (track 3) Joseph "Amazin'" Chong – featured artist (track 5) Mitchell "MC Cash" Ellington – featured artist (track 7) Liel Williams – featured artist (track 9) Percy "Tragedy Khadafi" Chapman – featured artist (tracks: 10, 18) Carlton "Chuck D" Ridenhour – featured artist (track 10) Portia Kirkland – featured artist (track 11) James "LL Cool J" Smith – featured artist (track 12) Darren Lighty – featured artist (tracks: 13, 17), keyboards, programming Clifton Lighty – featured artist (tracks: 13, 17) Eric Williams – featured artist (tracks: 13, 17) Dwight "Heavy D" Myers – featured artist (track 14) Damien Blyden – featured artist (track 14) Walter "Big Money Wiz" Nichols – featured artist (track 15) Michael Condon – featured artist (track 16) Ike Lee – featured artist (track 16) Cherelle Wright – featured artist (track 17) Roger "King Tee" McBride – featured artist (track 18) Maxwell "Grand Puba" Dixon – featured artist (track 18) Jeffrey "Def Jef" Fortson – featured artist (track 18) Richard "Chubb Rock" Simpson – featured artist (track 18) Rap Industry For Social Evolution – featured artist (track 18) Lawrence Walford – featured artist (track 19) David Donnell – featured artist (track 19) Kevin "Kev-E-Kev" Thompson – featured artist (track 20) Oliver "AK-B" Levy – featured artist (track 20) Everett Ramos – engineering Frank Heller – engineering John Pace – engineering Peter Jorge – assistant engineering DJ Clash – assistant engineering Howie Weinberg – mastering Francesca Spero – executive producer, management Benny Medina – executive producer Tyrone Williams – executive producer JoDee Stringham – art direction, design Mark Seliger – photography Dee Joseph Garner – coordinator Karen Jones – A&R, management
Charts Chart (1991)Peakposition
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