Very Necessary

Very Necessary
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Studio album by Salt-n-Pepa
Released	October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
Recorded	1992-1993
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:44
Label	Next Plateau London
Producer	Herby "Luvbug" Azor / Salt-n-Pepa
Salt-n-Pepa chronology
Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed (1992)Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed1992 Very Necessary (1993) Brand New (1997)Brand New1997
Singles from Very Necessary
"Shoop" Released: September 21, 1993 "Whatta Man" Released: December 2, 1993 "None of Your Business" Released: August 30, 1994 "Heaven 'n Hell" Released: 1994

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Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by rap/hip-hop group Salt-n-Pepa. The album followed three compilation albums. Released in October 12, 1993. The album went on to become the most successful rap album by a female act. It was produced by Cheryl James (Salt), Sandy Denton (Pepa), Dee Dee "Diedra" Roper (Spinderella), and Hurby Azor. It resulted in several Billboard hits for the female hip-hop trio, including "Shoop" (their first top 5 pop hit, peaking at #4), "Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue, their biggest hit at #3), and "None of Your Business", a top 40 hit which would win them their first Grammy Award. Very Necessary peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, and has been certified 5 times platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of five million copies in the US. The album sold an additional two million copies internationally, for total sales of seven million.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Groove Me"	Hurby Azor, Dave Kelly, Anthony Williams	4:21
2.	"No One Does It Better"	Trevor Guthrie	3:53
3.	"Somebody's Gettin' on My Nerves"	Hurby Azor, Steve Azor	3:57
4.	"Whatta Man" (duet with En Vogue)	Hurby Azor, Dave Crawford, Cheryl James	5:07
5.	"None of Your Business"	Hurby Azor	3:32
6.	"Step"	Hurby Azor	3:10
7.	"Shoop"	Sandra Denton, Cheryl James, Mark Spark, O Roberts, Ike Turner	4:07
8.	"Heaven 'n Hell"	Hurby Azor, Mike Oliver	4:43
9.	"Big Shot"	Hurby Azor, Steve Azor, Dana Mozie, Anthony Williams	3:47
10.	"Sexy Noises Turn Me On"	Hurby Azor	3:54
11.	"Somma Time Man"	Cheryl James, David Wynn	3:25
12.	"Break of Dawn"	Hurby Azor	3:45
13.	"I've Got AIDS (PSA)"	Hurby Azor	3:18
14.	"Shoop" (Danny D's Radio Mix)

Samples

Break of Dawn

• "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
• "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s

Heaven 'n Hell

• "Think About It" by Odell Brown & the Organ-izers
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Heaven and Hell Is on Earth" by 20th Century Steel Band

None of Your Business

• "Your Sweet Lovin'" by Margie Joseph

Step

• "It's a Funky Thing to Do" by Hank Crawford

Shoop

• "I'm Blue" by The Ikettes
• "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and L.A. Express
• "Super Sporm" by Captain Sky

Whatta Man

• "What a Man" by Linda Lyndell
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

External links

• Salt-n-Pepa's official fan site