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| Released | September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12) | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | RWI Studios (Fremont, California) Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 65:12 | |||
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Inside Out is the sixth studio album by American rapper MC Hammer (fifth excluding his independent debut). It was released via Giant Records and Reprise Records on September 12, 1995. After the decrease in popularity and sales of his previous album, The Funky Headhunter, Hammer returned to his previous pop rap image.
Inside Out featured emotionally-driven gospel dance tracks.[citation needed] The album spawned two singles: "Sultry Funk" and "Goin' Up Yonder". "Nothing But Love (A Song for Eazy)" was dedicated to Eazy-E, who had died in 1995. In contrast to his prior albums, the singles did not go as far as previous releases.
The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but only reached number 119 on the Billboard 200, causing Giant Records to drop Hammer and his Oaktown Records subsidiary from the label. The album received positive reviews.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt that Hammer was "unsure of himself throughout the album, attempting to gain some street credibility and a mass audience simultaneously." He concluded that, "[T]he result is a record that has a few good isolated moments, but never delivers a knockout punch, let alone a memorable hook or groove."[1] Tom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly said that, "Even if nothing here touches "U Can't Touch This," the material is well crafted enough to convince you "Hammer Time" hasn't run out yet."[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Luv-N-Happiness" |
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| 4:53 |
| 2. | "Sultry Funk" (featuring VMF) |
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| 4:59 |
| 3. | "Anything Goes on the Dance Floor" |
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| 5:42 |
| 4. | "I Hope Things Change" (featuring Andre Williams) |
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| 5:01 |
| 5. | "Keep On" (featuring Angel Burgess) |
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| 5:16 |
| 6. | "Everything Is Alright" |
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| 3:49 |
| 7. | "I Need That Number" |
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| 5:05 |
| 8. | "Bustin' Loose" |
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| 4:54 |
| 9. | "Nothing But Love (A Song for Eazy)" |
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| 5:49 |
| 10. | "Goin' Up Yonder" (featuring Angel Burgess and the San Jose Community Choir) |
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| 7:30 |
| 11. | "He Keeps Doing Great Things for Me" (featuring Tynetta Hare and the San Jose Community Choir) |
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| 6:40 |
| 12. | "A Brighter Day" |
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| 5:34 |
Adapted from the liner notes of Inside Out.[3]
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