1998 studio album by Fatal
In the Line of Fire Released March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24 ) Recorded 1997–98 Studio Genre Gangsta rap Length 42 :26 Label Relativity Producer Awanda Booth (exec. ) Courtney Burgess (also exec.) Baby Paul Buff William D'Anthony Johnson Darrell "Delite" Allamby Femi Ojetunde Quimmy Quim Reef Steve Pitts
In the Line of Fire (1998)
Fatal (2002)
"Getto Star" Released: 1997
"Everyday" Released: 1998
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] RapReviews 7/10[2]
In the Line of Fire is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Hussein Fatal . It released on March 24, 1998, via Relativity Records . Recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios, The Hit Factory and Chung King Studios in New York , and at Jimmy Weaver Studio. Production was handled by Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Reef, Steve Pitts, Baby Paul , Buff William, D'Anthony Johnson, Femi Ojetunde, Quimmy Quim, and Courtney Burgess, who also served as executive producer together with Awanda Booth. It features guest appearances from Dirty Bert, Antoinette Roberson, Freddie Foxxx , Merciless X, Smooth and Tame One . The album peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Two singles were released: "Getto Star" and "Everyday", with the latter reached number 79 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" Bruce Washington Courtney Burgess Buff William 3:29 2. "M.O.B." (featuring Freddie Foxxx ) D'Anthony Johnson 4:06 3. "Everyday" (featuring Antoinette Roberson) Washington Antoinette Roberson Darrell Allamby Darrell "Delite" Allamby 4:33 4. "Friday" (featuring Dirty Bert and Smooth) Washington Muntaquim Farid Quimmy Quim 5:06 5. "I Know the Rules" Reef 4:19 6. "Outlaws" (featuring Mac Mall and Merciless X) Baby Paul 4:34 7. "Time's Wastin'" Steve Pitts 4:08 8. "What's Your Life Worth?" (featuring Dirty Bert) Darrell "Delite" Allamby 4:00 9. "Getto Star" (featuring Tame One ) Reef 3:59 10. "Take Your Time" Washington Pitts Sean Brown Steve Pitts 3:35 11. "The World Is Changing" Femi Ojetunde 4:06 Total length: 42:26
Sample credits
Personnel
Bruce "Hussein Fatal " Washington – main artist, sleeve notes
James "Freddie Foxxx " Campbell – featured artist (track 2)
Antoinette Roberson – featured artist (track 3)
Dirty Bert – featured artist (tracks: 4, 8)
Smooth – featured artist (track 4)
Jamal "Mac Mall " Rocker – featured artist (track 6)
Merciless X – featured artist (track 6)
Rahem "Tame One " Brown – featured artist (track 9)
Courtney Burgess – producer (track 1) , executive producer, sleeve notes
Buff William – producer (track 1)
D'Anthony Johnson – producer (track 2)
Darrell "Delite" Allamby – producer (tracks: 3, 8)
Muntaquim "Quimmy Quim" Farid – producer (track 4)
Rob "Reef" Tewlow – producer (tracks: 5, 9)
Paul "Baby Paul " Hendricks – producer (track 6)
Steve Pitts – producer (tracks: 7, 10)
Femi Ojetunde – producer (track 11)
Carl Nappa – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Troy Hightower – mixing (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 11)
Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing (tracks: 5, 9)
Michael Sarsfield – mastering
David Bett – creative director
Awanda Booth – executive producer
Daniel Hastings – photography
Charts
References
^ Stanley, Leo. "Fatal - In the Line of Fire Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 18, 2008). "Fatal :: In the Line of Fire – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ "Fatal Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ "Fatal Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2023.
External links
Fatal – In The Line Of Fire at Discogs (list of releases)
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