De La Soul – Stakes Is High
Tracklist
| A1 | Supa Emcees | 3:40 | |
| A2 | The Bizness | 5:41 | |
| A3 | Wonce Again Long Island | 3:39 | |
| A4 | Dinninit | 4:20 | |
| A5 | Brakes | 4:06 | |
| A6 | Dog Eat Dog | 3:36 | |
| A7 | Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby | 2:12 | |
| A8 | Long Island Degrees | 3:27 | |
| A-Notha Side | |||
| B1 | Betta Listen | 4:28 | |
| B2 | Itzsoweezee (Hot) | 4:55 | |
| B3 | 4 More | 4:18 | |
| B4 | Big Brother Beat | 3:42 | |
| B5 | Pony Ride | 5:26 | |
| B6 | Stakes Is High | 5:30 | |
| B7 | Sunshine | 3:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – The World Recording Facility
- Recorded At – Platinum Island Studios
- Mixed At – Platinum Island Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Copyright © – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Manufactured For – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Distributed By – Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
- Produced For – XAC Inc.
- Published By – Tee Girl Music
- Published By – Daisy Age Music
- Published By – Danica Music
- Published By – Entertaining Music
- Published By – Slick Rick Music
- Published By – Duchess Music
- Published By – Music Corporation of America
- Published By – Bill-Lee Music
- Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
- Published By – MJQ Music, Inc.
- Published By – Soul Unlimited Music
- Published By – Specificly Music
- Published By – Neutral Gray Music
- Published By – Zomba Songs Inc.
- Published By – Def American Songs
- Published By – Jana Music
- Published By – Almo Music Corp.
- Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
- Published By – Tonk Music
- Published By – Prodisc Music
- Published By – Tucci Tunes
- Published By – Ephcy Music
- Published By – Dynatone Publishing Co.
- Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
- Published By – Shubra Publishing
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- Published By – Brockman Enterprises, Inc.
- Published By – Macawrite Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Michelle Williams (3)
- Design – Art Babe / MW*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Sean Coffey
- Executive-Producer – De La Soul
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Other [Styling] – Nicole King
- Photography By – Eric Johnson (15)
- Producer – De La Soul (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B2, B5, B7)
- Recorded By – Tim Latham (tracks: A4, B2 to B4, B6, B7)
Notes
Recorded @ World Recording Facility
except "Dinninit", "Stakes Is High", "4 More", "Big Brother Beat", "Sunshine" & "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" recorded @ Platinum Island.
•"Supa Emcess" contains samples from:
- "La Di Da Di" (Doug E. Fresh)
- "Summer Samba" (Walter Wanderley)
- "Adventures of Super Rhyme" (Jimmy Spicer)
•"Wonce Again Long Island" contains a sample from "Who's Making Love" (Lou Donaldson)
•"Dinninit" contains a sample from "Enchanted Lady" (Michael Jackson)
•"Brakes" contains samples from:
- "The Breaks" (Kurtis Blow)
- "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" (Schoolly D)
- "It's Your Rock" (Fantasy Three)
- "Children's Story" (Slick Rick)
•"Long Island Degrees" contains samples from "Before I Rest" (Aretha Franklin)
•"4 More" contains samples from:
- "Jimmy's Bonus Beat" (Jungle Brothers)
- "A Rose For Brooker" (The Chico Hamilton Quintet)
- "Never Give You Up" (Sharon Redd)
•"Stakes Is High" contains samples from "Mind Power" (Ahmad Jamal)
•"Sunshine" contains a sample from "High On Sunshine" (Commodores)
except "Dinninit", "Stakes Is High", "4 More", "Big Brother Beat", "Sunshine" & "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" recorded @ Platinum Island.
•"Supa Emcess" contains samples from:
- "La Di Da Di" (Doug E. Fresh)
- "Summer Samba" (Walter Wanderley)
- "Adventures of Super Rhyme" (Jimmy Spicer)
•"Wonce Again Long Island" contains a sample from "Who's Making Love" (Lou Donaldson)
•"Dinninit" contains a sample from "Enchanted Lady" (Michael Jackson)
•"Brakes" contains samples from:
- "The Breaks" (Kurtis Blow)
- "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" (Schoolly D)
- "It's Your Rock" (Fantasy Three)
- "Children's Story" (Slick Rick)
•"Long Island Degrees" contains samples from "Before I Rest" (Aretha Franklin)
•"4 More" contains samples from:
- "Jimmy's Bonus Beat" (Jungle Brothers)
- "A Rose For Brooker" (The Chico Hamilton Quintet)
- "Never Give You Up" (Sharon Redd)
•"Stakes Is High" contains samples from "Mind Power" (Ahmad Jamal)
•"Sunshine" contains a sample from "High On Sunshine" (Commodores)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0-16998-11491-9
- Barcode (Scanned): 016998114919
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): TB 1149A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): TB 1149B
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out area side A [hand-etched]): TB.1149-A Dmm
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out area side B [hand-etched]): TB-1149-B Dmm
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society (Tracks A4, A5, A7, B3, B7): ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 44)
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Stakes Is High (CD, Album) | Tommy Boy | TBCD 1149 | US | 1996 | ||
| Stakes Is High (CD, Album) | Tommy Boy | 76974 2098 2 | Canada | 1996 | |||
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Stakes Is High (2×LP, Album) | Tommy Boy | TBV 1149 | UK | 1996 | ||
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Stakes Is High (LP, Album, Promo) | Tommy Boy | TB 1175 | US | 1996 | ||
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Stakes Is High (CD, Album) | Tommy Boy | TBCD 1149, tbcd 1149 | UK & Europe | 1996 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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really great album but my copy has really low volume for some reason ... have to crank it up a lot higher than most records -
The album is an easy 10/10… one of De La’s best! This pressing has great low end, only rating four stars because most of the skits that appear on the album are missing to cram all the songs on here. That said, at least all the songs are present! -
The reason why we cant get a reissue is the conflict between De La and Tommy Boy for the past 10 years at least. Last we heard, Tommy Boy wanted to split royalties with the band 90/10. Deal fell through and Tommy holds the rights to bands first 6 albums. Try looking for it on any digital platform and you cant find it. So only hard copies are available. Which makes it pretty unique because what isn't on Apple music at this point?
Hearing this on vinyl is a decent listen. Nothing spectacular, but good low end. But man, they cut out so many skits, even small ones and if you've listened to this as originally intended its a little strange to not hear them in between the songs. Just silence and the next song. Music is definitely crammed, my record is mint, no flaws and still theres some surface noise between the songs.
Biggest complaint is they took off the intro! Which is one of De La's hardest and most fun beats. Could've taken off Baby, Baby or even Dog Eat Dog, two weaker tracks and kept the intro. -
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