Very Necessary

Studio album by Salt-n-Pepa

Released

October 12, 1993

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)

Very Necessary
(1993)

Brand New
(1997)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]

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" (featuring Styowlz)	Hurby Azor, Dave Kelly, Anthony Williams	4:21
2.	"No One Does It Better"	Hurby Azor, Anthony Williams	3:53
3.	"Somebody's Gettin' on My Nerves"	Hurby Azor, Steve Azor, Anthony Williams	3:57
4.	"Whatta Man" (with En Vogue)	Hurby Azor, Dave Crawford, Cheryl "Salt" James	5:07
5.	"None of Your Business"	Hurby Azor	3:32
6.	"Step"	Hurby Azor, Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis	3:10
7.	"Shoop"	Cheryl "Salt" James, Sandy "Pepa" Denton, Mark Sparks, Otwane Roberts	4:07
8.	"Heaven or Hell" (featuring Styowlz (Wink & D'dae))	Hurby Azor, Steve Azor, Michael Oliver	4:43
9.	"Big Shot"	Hurby Azor, Steve Azor, Anthony Williams, Dana Jr. Mozie	3:47
10.	"Sexy Noises Turn Me On"	Hurby Azor, Cheryl "Salt" James	3:54
11.	"Somma Time Man"	Cheryl "Salt" James, Dave Wynn, Darren Callis	3:25
12.	"Break of Dawn"	Hurby Azor, Michael Love (Replaced By 138810), Anthony Martin	3:45
13.	"I've Got AIDS (PSA)"	Cheryl "Salt" James, Weatoc Inc.	3:18

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

References

↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

External links

Salt-n-Pepa's official fan site
Very Necessary at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

Salt-N-Pepa

Cheryl "Salt" James-Wray Sandra "Pepa" Denton Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper

Studio albums	Hot, Cool & Vicious A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Blacks' Magic Very Necessary Brand New

Compilation albums	A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits The Greatest Hits Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed The Best of Salt-N-Pepa

Singles	"Tramp" "Push It" "Shake Your Thang" "Twist and Shout" "Expression" "Do You Want Me" "Let's Talk About Sex" "You Showed Me" "Start Me Up" "Shoop" "Whatta Man" "None of Your Business" "Heaven 'n Hell" "Champagne" "Gitty Up" "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"

Related topics	Salt-n-Pepa discography The Salt-N-Pepa Show

Book:Salt-n-Pepa

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