All Hail the Queen
All Hail the Queen is the debut album by
alternative hip hop artist
Queen Latifah, released in November of
1989 (see
1989 in music) on Tommy Boy Records. The album was unusually successful for a hip hop record at the time, buoyed by the single "Wrath of My Madness". The
feminist anthem "Ladies First" (with Monie Love) remains one of Latifah's signature songs.
Rolling Stone magazine gave the album five stars.
All Hail the Queen peaked at #6 and #124 on Billboard's (North America) Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums and the Billboard 200 charts, respectively.
Track listing
- "Dance for Me (James/Owens/Stewart) - 3:41
- "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (with De La Soul) - 4:25
- "Come into My House" (with Quasar) - 4:14
- "Latifah's Law" (Owens/Vega) - 3:51
- "Wrath of My Madness" (James/Owens) - 4:12
- "The Pros" (with Daddy-O of Stetsasonic) - 5:43
- "Ladies First" (with Monie Love) - 3:45
- "A King and Queen Creation" (with Forty Five King) - 3:34
- "Queen of Royal Badness" (James/Welch) - 3:24
- "Evil That Men Do" (Owens/Parker) (with KRS-One) - 4:03
- "Princess of the Posse" (James/Owens) - 3:51
- "Inside Out" (James/Owens) - 4:11
- "Dance for Me [Ultimatum Remix]" (James/Owens) - 5:04
- "Wrath of My Madness [Soulshock Remix]" (James/Owens) - 5:30
- "Princess of the Posse [DJ Mark the 45 King Remix]" (James/Owens) - 4:07
Personnel
- Daddy O - Producer, Performer, Mixing
- De La Soul - Performer
- Dr. Jam - Remixing
- KRS-One - Producer, Mixing
- Queen Latifah - Producer, Mixing
- Monie Love - Performer
- DJ Mark the 45 King - Performer
- C. Paul - Engineer, Mixing
- Prince Paul - Producer, Mixing
- Soulshock - Remixing
- Dwayne Sumal - Engineer
- Rob Sutton - Mixing
- Mike Teelucksingh - Engineer
- Little Louie Vega - Producer, Mixing
- The 45 King - Producer, Performer, Mixing
- Dr. Shane Faber - Guitar (Bass), Engineer
- Dan Miller - Engineer, Mixing
- Bob Coulter - Engineer, Mixing
- Al Watts - Engineer
- Steven Miglio - Artwork, Design, Layout Design
- Dante Ross - Production Coordination, Production Consultant
- Ultimatum - Remixing
- Dilly d'Mus - Assistant Engineer
- Louis Vego - Producer, Mixing
- Howard Zucker - Typography
- Jane Wexler - Photography
- Bart Everly - Photography
- Christopher Shaw - Engineer
- Dan Miller - Mixing
Charting singles
1989 Dance For Me Hot Rap Singles No. 14
1990 Come Into My House Hot Rap Singles No. 21
1990 Ladies First Hot Rap Singles No. 5
1990 Come Into My House Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 81
1990 Ladies First Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 64
1990 Come Into My House Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 7
1990 Ladies First Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 38
1990 Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 28
1990 Come Into My House Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 10
1990 Ladies First Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 37
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