Exhibited a lot of growth on (1990), their third album and, by far, best to date. For their follow-up, released a long three and a half years later, in 1993, the ladies delivered a fairly similar album.
Like its predecessor, boasts a pair of major hits ('Whatta Man,' 'Shoop') and a lot of fine album tracks. Also like, 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, though is credited on a few, chief among them 'Shoop.' Is just as impressive as, if not more so. The key difference is, was a striking leap forward for, who were somewhat of a novelty act up to that point, whereas 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 is one of the standout - and, for sure, one of the most refreshingly unique - rap albums of its era.
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'Released: August 30, 1994. 'Released: 1994Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating8.5/10Very Necessary is the fourth studio album by American girl group. It was released on October 12, 1993,. The album spawned four singles, including ' (their first top-five single on the, peaking at number four), ' (featuring, their highest-peaking single at number three), and ', which would earn the group their first, in the category.Very Necessary peaked at number four on the, and has been certified five-times platinum by the (RIAA), denoting sales in excess of five million copies in the United States. Weekly charts Chart (1994)PeakpositionAustralian Albums 5Canada Top Albums/CDs ( )13Dutch Albums 66( )73German Albums 51New Zealand Albums 27Norwegian Albums 1936US4US 6Year-end charts Chart (1994)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)45Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM)74US Billboard 20018US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard)13Certifications RegionCertification/salesAustralia Platinum70,000 ^Canada 4× Platinum400,000 ^United States 5× Platinum5,000,000 ^^shipments figures based on certification aloneNotes. Birchmeier, Jason.
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