Very Necessary [30th Anniversary Edition]

by Salt-N-Pepa

Overview

Salt-N-Pepa exhibited a lot of growth on Blacks' Magic (1990), their third album and, by far, best to date. For their follow-up, Very Necessary, released a long three and a half years later, in 1993, the ladies delivered a fairly similar album. Like its predecessor, Very Necessary boasts a pair of major hits ("Whatta Man," "Shoop") and a lot of fine album tracks. Also like Blacks' Magic, Very Necessary is filled with strong, prideful rhetoric: femininity, sex, relationships, romance, respect, love -- these are the key topics, and they're a world apart from those of the gangsta rap that was so popular circa 1993. And as always, the productions are dance-oriented, with a contemporary R&B edge. Most tracks were produced by Hurby "Luvbug" Azor, though Salt is credited on a few, chief among them "Shoop." Very Necessary is just as impressive as Blacks' Magic, if not more so. The key difference is, Blacks' Magic was a striking leap forward for Salt-N-Pepa, who were somewhat of a novelty act up to that point, whereas Very Necessary is a consolidation of everything that had worked so well for the duo previously. Hence the lack of surprises here. Still, the raised expectations don't change the fact that Very Necessary is one of the standout -- and, for sure, one of the most refreshingly unique -- rap albums of its era. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2023
Label:	Island / Mercury / Umr
UPC:	0602455798121
Rank:	18911

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Salt-N-Pepa   Primary Artist
En Vogue   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Styowlz   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Styolilz   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Motif   Guest Artist
Alton "Wokie" Stewart   Vocals (Background)
Day Ta Day   Vocals (Background)
Anthony Williams   Vocals
Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor   Vocals
Omega   Vocals (Background)
Avon Marshall   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Joyce Martin   Vocals
Khadejia Bass   Vocals (Background)
Al (Taz) Machera   Vocals
Mecko Whip   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Three Feet   Vocals (Background)
Steve Azor   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Alfred James Ellis   Composer
Steve Osborne   Mixing,Producer
Ike Turner   Composer
Kerrin Walsh   Remix Engineer
Cheryl "Salt" James   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Remixing
Ben Liebrand   Mixing,Producer,Remix Engineer
Fingerprints   Composer,Producer
Deidra "Spin" Roper   Composer
Salt-N-Pepa   Executive Producer
Pee Wee Ellis   Composer
Mike Love   Composer
Danny D   Remix Engineer
Anthony Williams   Composer,Production Coordination
Tommy Shannon   Producer
Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Guru   Producer,Remix Engineer
Dae Bennett   Mixing,Engineer
Dancin' Danny D   Producer
Daryl L. Cameron   Composer
Dave Crawford   Composer
Dave Kowalski   Assistant Engineer
Dave Kelly   Composer
Spinderella   Producer
Paul Oakenfold   Mixing,Producer
Bernadette Cooper   Composer,Producer
Invincibles   Producer
Mike Oliver   Composer
Anthony Martin   Composer,Producer
Herb Powers   Mastering
Helvetia Boswell   Composer
Dana Mozie   Composer
Dee Dee "Spinderella" Roper   Producer
Michael Oliver   Composer
Kimiko Whittaker   Vocal Arrangement
Otwane Roberts   Composer
Michael Love   Composer
Eddie OLoughlin   Concept
Michael Halsband   Photography
Chris Irish   Assistant Engineer
Khadejia Bass   Vocal Arrangement
David Wynn   Composer,Producer
Sandy "Pepa" Denton   Composer,Producer
Danny D.   Remix Engineer
Al (Taz) Machera   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Remix Engineer
Vaughn Sessions   Assistant Engineer
DJ Wynn   Mixing,Producer
Andre DeBourg   Mixing,Engineer
Steve Azor   Composer,Producer
Mark Sparks   Composer,Producer
Dave Wynn   Composer
Darren Callis   Composer
Weaton Inc.   Composer,Producer
Anthony Robert Williams   Composer
Sandra Jacqueline Denton   Producer
Herby Azor   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Carron Hall   Remix Engineer
Kirin Walsh   Remix Engineer
Sandra Denton   Producer