| All Souled Out | ||||
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| Released | June 25, 1991 (1991-06-25) | |||
| Studio | Greene St. Recording (New York, NY) | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 29:09 | |||
| Label | Elektra 61175 | |||
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| Pete Rock & CL Smooth chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ ( )[1] |
All Souled Out is the debut EPbyPete Rock & CL Smooth. It was released in the summer of 1991 to rave reviews and spawned a modest hit in "The Creator".
After participation in the production and/or remixes of songs by various hip hop and R&B artists in the late 1980s to early 1990s, the duo signed to Elektra Records. All Souled Out was a warm up to their debut album, Mecca and the Soul Brother. All the rapping on the album is performed by C.L. Smooth with the exception of "The Creator", a Pete Rock solo track. A deluxe edition of All Souled Out was released on February 18, 2014 on Traffic Entertainment Group, featuring the original 6 EP tracks, along with remix and instrumental versions of "The Creator" & "Mecca & the Soul Brother".
The first single "The Creator" was featured in the opening credits of the 2015 Christmas film, The Night Before.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Life" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Mecca & the Soul Brother" | 5:59 |
| 3. | "Go With the Flow" | 4:55 |
| 4. | "The Creator" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "All Souled Out" | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Good Life" (Group Home Mix)" | 3:55 |
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"The Creator"
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| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 30 |
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