De La Soul – Stakes Is High
Tracklist
| 1 | Intro | 2:35 | |
| 2 | Supa Emcees | 3:40 | |
| 3 | The Bizness | 5:41 | |
| 4 | Wonce Again Long Island | 3:39 | |
| 5 | Dinninit | 4:20 | |
| 6 | Brakes | 4:06 | |
| 7 | Dog Eat Dog | 3:36 | |
| 8 | Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby | 2:10 | |
| 9 | Long Island Degrees | 3:27 | |
| 10 | Betta Listen | 4:28 | |
| 11 | Itzsoweezee (H.O.T.) | 4:55 | |
| 12 | 4 More | 4:18 | |
| 13 | Big Brother Beat | 3:42 | |
| 14 | Down Syndrome | 3:04 | |
| 15 | Pony Ride | 5:26 | |
| 16 | Stakes Is High | 5:30 | |
| 17 | Sunshine | 3:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Copyright © – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Manufactured For – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Distributed By – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Recorded At – The World Recording Facility
- Recorded At – Platinum Island Studios
- Mixed At – Platinum Island Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits
- Art Direction – De La*, Michelle Willems
- Design – Art Babe / MW*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Sean Coffey
- Executive-Producer [Executive Produced By] – Attic Entertainment, De La Soul
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Mixed By – Tim Latham
- Photography By – Eric Johnson (15)
- Producer – De La Soul (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 11, 14, 15, 17)
- Recorded By – Guido Osorio (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 14, 15), Tim Latham the "international sound pimp"* (tracks: 5, 11 to 13, 16, 17)
- Stylist [Styling] – Nicole King
Notes
Made in U.S.A.
Jewel case with transparent brown tinted tray which allows the inside back cover art to be visible: "man life can get all up in your ass baby you betta work... officially been reinstated"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 16998 11492 6
- Barcode (Scanned): 016998114926
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [Specialty Records Corporation logo] 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 M1S3
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [Specialty Records Corporation logo] 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 *M2 S1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 M1S15
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 M1S4
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): [Specialty Records Corporation logo] 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 *M2 S8
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): [Specialty Records Corporation logo] 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 M1S2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): [Specialty Records Corporation logo] 43 TBCD 1149-2 SRC##01 M1S5
Other Versions (5 of 44)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Stakes Is High (LP, Album, Stereo) | Tommy Boy | TB 1149 | US | 1996 | ||
| Stakes Is High (CD, Album) | Tommy Boy | 76974 2098 2 | Canada | 1996 | |||
Recently Edited | Stakes Is High (2×LP, Album) | Tommy Boy | TBV 1149 | UK | 1996 | ||
Recently Edited | Stakes Is High (LP, Album, Promo) | Tommy Boy | TB 1175 | US | 1996 | ||
Recently Edited | Stakes Is High (CD, Album) | Tommy Boy, Tommy Boy | TBCD 1149, tbcd 1149 | UK & Europe | 1996 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited 5 years agoMy favourite De La record, the full package - top beats, thoughtful bars and has aged very well. Repress please! Why does the record cost so much? It's not that rare.
If you haven't listened to this classic album in quite some time, go back to it and see what an incredibly well produced, message filled (Pos and Dave talk on relationships, racism, commercialism, life's hardships and other meaningful agendas) and great album it truly is, there has always been something about this album and the instant I throw it on my stereo, I am taken back to 1996 and what my life was like back then, I will always fondly remember a release party I put on for this great album and the massive turn out we had for that as well Stakes Is High is a joy to listen to from front to back but the highlights for me were "Intro", "Supa Emcees", Wonce Again Long Island" (should have been released as a single with a remix featuring some L.I. legends), "The Bizness", "Dinnit", "Brakes", "Dog Eat Dog","Long Island Degrees", "Betta Listen", "Itzsoweezee (Hot)", "Pony Ride", "4 More"," Stakes Is High" and "Sunshine"
The more I listen through De La's catalogue, the more I feel that perhaps Stakes Is High is their greatest release.
Release
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