Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) | ||||
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Released | March 25, 1997 | |||
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Length | 56:17 | |||
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Producer | Warren G | |||
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Singles from Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality) | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
NME | 8/10 link |
RapReviews | 8.5/10[4] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Source | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Muzik | 2/10[6] |
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder is the second studio album by the G-funk rapper Warren G. It was released on March 25, 1997, under his own label G-Funk Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. It contains the hits "I Shot the Sheriff" (US#20, UK#2), and "Smokin' Me Out" (US#35, UK#14). The album was certified gold in America. The lyrics off the track "Reality" were also used in Prince Igor, a collaboration with The Rapsody and Sissel Kyrkjebø.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Star Trek Intro" | 0:30 |
2. | "Annie Mae" (featuring Nate Dogg) | 3:52 |
3. | "Smokin' Me Out" (featuring Ron Isley) | 3:40 |
4. | "Reverend Eazy Dick" (featuring Ricky Harris) | 0:30 |
5. | "Reality" | 3:30 |
6. | "Ricky and G-Child (interlude)" (featuring Ricky Harris and G-Child) | 0:17 |
7. | "Young Fun" (featuring Knee-Hi and Jayo Felony) | 3:36 |
8. | "What We Go Through" (featuring Mr. Malik, Perfec and Bad Azz) | 3:41 |
9. | "We Brings Heat" (featuring The Twinz and Da Five Footaz) | 3:46 |
10. | "Can You Feel It" (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | 3:21 |
11. | "Transformers" | 3:01 |
12. | "Reel Tight Intro" (featuring Reel Tight) | 0:20 |
13. | "Relax Ya Mind" (featuring Reel Tight) | 3:29 |
14. | "To All D.J.'s" | 3:00 |
15. | "Back Up" (featuring K-9 and P-C) | 3:46 |
16. | "What's Love Got To Do With It" | 4:19 |
17. | "I Shot the Sheriff" (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | 4:10 |
18. | "What's Love Got To Do With It (remix)" | 3:53 |
19. | "I Shot the Sheriff (EPMD Remix)" (featuring Nanci Fletcher) | 3:26 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 22 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 48 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 40 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] | 21 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 32 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 32 |
French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 14 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 8 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 54 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 25 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 20 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[22] | 11 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] | 4 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[24] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |