Coming Back Hard Again is an album by the American hip hop trio the Fat Boys, released in 1988.[8][9]
| Coming Back Hard Again | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Tin Pan Apple/Polydor[1] | |||
| Producer | Latin Rascals | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [6] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.[10] It peaked at No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart.[11]
Chubby Checker appears on the Fat Boys' version of "The Twist".[1][12] "Are You Ready for Freddy" was among the many late-1980s rap songs about A Nightmare on Elm Street.[13] The album was produced by the Latin Rascals.[14]
The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "'Jellyroll' and 'Big Daddy' are two of the better raps. The former sings the praises of pastry (then again, maybe not) while 'Big Daddy' boasts a steady reggae beat and alternates between straight rapping and Jamaican- style toasting."[13] The Los Angeles Times called the album "highly enjoyable nonsense," writing that "you can knock the Fat Boys as lyricists—some of their songs are a bit too silly—but you can't rap their rhythms, which are among the catchiest in the genre."[5] The Philadelphia Inquirer thought that "the straightforward rap songs, such as 'Rock the House, Y'all' and the title song, are pretty good, but the novelty songs wear thin very quickly."[6]
AllMusic wrote that "the Fat Boys' strength remained novelty numbers and weight-based raps like 'Big Daddy' and 'Pig Feet'."[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Twist" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Rock the House, Y'all" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "We Can Do This" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Back and Forth" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Jellyroll" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Big Daddy" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Coming Back Hard Again" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Louie, Louie" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Are You Ready for Freddy" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "All Day Lover" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Powerlord" | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Pig Feet" | 3:30 |