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Swing Batta Swing
Studio album by
K7
ReleasedNovember 9, 1993
RecordedJanuary–September 1993
GenreHip hop
Length56:46
LabelTommy Boy
Producer
  • K7 (also exec. producer)
  • Joey Gardner (also exec. producer)
  • Frankie Cutlass
  • Mike Lorello
K7 chronology
Swing Batta Swing
(1993) 		Love, Sex, Money
(2002)
Alternative cover
Singles from Swing Batta Swing
  1. "Come Baby Come"
    Released: July 27, 1993
  2. "Zunga Zeng"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Move It Like This"
    Released: 1994

Swing Batta Swing is the debut studio album by American rapper K7. It was released on November 9, 1993 by Tommy Boy Records and was produced by Frankie Cutlass, K7, Joey Gardner and Mike Lorello. Swing Batta Swing was released with two different album covers.

The album did fairly well on the US charts, peaking at No. 96 on the Billboard 200, No. 54 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers. It features four singles, including his most popular song, "Come Baby Come", which made it to No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 9 on the Hot Rap Singles and No. 3 in the UK singles chart.[1] Other singles from the album were "Hi De Ho", which was featured in a scene of the 1994 film The Mask[2] (UK No. 17),[1] "Zunga Zeng" (US No. 61, US Rap No. 23, UK No. 63)[1] and "Move It Like This" (US No. 54, US Rap No. 26).

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
Music WeekStarStarStar[5]
NME7/10[6]
Smash HitsStarStarStarStar[7]

American magazine Billboard wrote, "Recent release from urban pop outfit with strong hip-hop, dance, and reggae leanings shows considerable staying power on The Billboard 200 and the R&B albums chart, largely on the strength of gold cross-format single 'Come Baby Come'. Among the record's other genre-straddling hits are reggae caper 'Move It Like This', house-flavored 'I'll Make You Feel Good', and supremely catchy, upbeat pop tracks 'Let's Bang', 'Hi De Ho', 'Beep Me', and current single 'Zunga Zeng'. In fact, there's not a cut on this formidably deep album that should be ruled out as a potential single."[4] Mark Sutherland from NME wrote, "Yup, K7 and his backing blokes the Swing Kids have done the impossible and crafted an immaculate pop-rap-swingbeat LP that never deviates from the path of wiggy excellence."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Baby Come"
  • K7
  • Joey Gardner
3:57
2."Let's Bang"
4:56
3."Zunga Zeng"
4:22
4."Hi De Ho"
4:33
5."Body Rock"
  • K7
  • Gardner
  • Malave
5:03
6."I'll Make You Feel Good"
  • K7
  • Gardner
  • Gerald Drummond
4:54
7."Move It Like This"
  • K7
  • Gardner
5:07
8."Hang On in There Baby"Johnny Bristol3:03
9."Beep Me"
  • K7
  • Gardner
  • Marvel
  • Kashu Myles
3:42
10."Hotel Motel"
3:39
11."A Little Help from My Friends"
  • K7
  • Gardner
  • Marvel
4:01
12."Move It Like This" (Alternate Mix)
  • K7
  • Gardner
5:23

Note

  • Track 12 available on CD versions only.

Personnel

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Adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

Musicians

  • K7 – lead vocals, backing vocals, chants
  • Clyde Bone – chants
  • Sterling Campbell – live drums
  • Lou Cruz – chants
  • Daddy I.O.S. – chants
  • Craig Derry – backing vocals
  • Tre Duece – chants
  • Joey Gardner – chants
  • Troy Hightower – chants
  • Joe Korsch – chants
  • Ladies Only – backing vocals
  • Mike Lorello – keyboards, chants
  • Derek McCleary – backing vocals
  • Andy Marvel – keyboards
  • Kashu Myles – backing vocals
  • Mario Nieves – chants
  • Charlie Pena – chants
  • Simple Pleasure – backing vocals
  • Prophet – chants
  • John Raimundi – backing vocals
  • Arif St. Michael – backing vocals
  • Camille Shea – backing vocals
  • Malik Taylor – chants
  • Tommy Uzzo – chants
  • Vic 13 – chants
  • Virgil – chants
  • Woodsie – chants

Technical

  • K7 – producer, executive producer
  • Joey Gardner – producer, executive producer, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Mike Lorello – programming
  • Andy Marvel – programming
  • Tommy Uzzo – mixing, engineer

Additional personnel

  • Erwin Gorostiza – art direction
  • Lan Yin – design
  • Guy Aroch – photography
  • Kristine Larsen – back cover photography
  • Chris Woehrle – logo

Samples

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"Come Baby Come"

"Let's Bang"

"Hi De Ho"

"Zunga Zeng"

"Move It Like This"

  • "Life (Is What You Make It)" by Frighty and Colonel Mite

"Hotel Motel"

"A Little Help from My Friends"

References

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  1. ^ a b c "K7". Official Charts. December 11, 1993.
  2. ^ Th3mask123 (2010-10-01). The Mask fifth transformation. Retrieved 2024-11-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r198174
  4. ^ a b "Album Reviews: Pop" (PDF). Billboard. 22 January 1994. p. 60. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ Jones, Alan (25 December 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 15. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Sutherland, Mark (19 February 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 43. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ Frith, Mark (19 January 1994). "New Albums: Best New Album". Smash Hits. p. 56. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ Swing Batta Swing (liner notes). K7. Tommy Boy. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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