Cocktails (album)

Cocktails
Cocktails
Studio album by Too Short
Released	January 24, 1995
Recorded	1994
Studio	Dangerous Music; D.A.R.P. Studios (Atlanta, GA); Battery Studios (New York, NY);
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap; G-funk; dirty rap;
Length	1:07:35
Label	Dangerous Music; Jive;
Producer	Ant Banks; B. Turner; L.A. Dre; Shorty B; Spearhead X; The Dangerous Crew; Too Short;
Too Short chronology
Singles from Cocktails
	"Cocktales"; Released: 1994; "Paystyle"; Released: 1995;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]
Rap Pages	8/10^[3]

Cocktails is the ninth solo studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on January 24, 1995, via Jive Records—making it his sixth LP for the label. The recording sessions took place at Dangerous Music, at DARP Studios in Atlanta and at Battery Studios in New York. The album was produced by the Dangerous Crew, B. Turner and L.A. Dre. It features guest appearances from 2Pac, Ant Banks, Baby DC, Father Dom, Illegal, L.A. Dre, MC Breed, Old School Freddy B, and the rest of the Dangerous Crew.

The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and atop of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with the first-week sales of 101,000 copies in the US.^[4] It received Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 27, 1995, and was certified Platinum on January 6, 1997. Its lead single, "Cocktales", made it to number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 3 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'"	Todd Anthony Shaw Stuart Jordan Ramon Gooden Xavier Hargrove	The Dangerous Crew	6:46
2.	"Cocktales"	Shaw Jordan	Shorty B	6:06
3.	"Can I Get a Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks)	Shaw Anthony Banks	Ant Banks	5:12
4.	"Coming up Short"	Shaw Gooden Mhisani Miller	Pee-Wee	5:42
5.	"Thangs Change" (featuring Illegal and Baby D)	Shaw LaMorris Edwards Derek Coleman Jordan	Spearhead X Too $hort	6:07
6.	"Paystyle"	Shaw Jordan Gooden	The Dangerous Crew	5:44
7.	"Giving Up the Funk" (featuring The Dangerous Crew)	Shaw Banks Miller Gooden George Clinton William Collins	Ant Banks	5:14
8.	"Top Down"	Banks Miller	Ant Banks	5:07
9.	"We Do This" (featuring 2Pac, MC Breed and Father Dom)	Shaw Tupac Shakur Eric Breed Damani M. Khaleel Jordan Gooden	The Dangerous Crew	5:51
10.	"Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B and L.A. Dre)	Shaw Anthony Adams	L.A. Dre	5:16
11.	"Sample the Funk"	Shaw Greg Webster Marvin Pierce Bruce Napier Clarence Satchell Leroy Bonner Marshall Jones Ralph Middlebrooks Walter Morrison	Too $hort	6:54
12.	"Don't Fuck for Free"	Shaw Britton Turner Breed	Too $hort B. Turner	3:35
Total length:				1:07:35

Sample credits

Track 7 contains a sample of "Disco to Go" written by George Clinton and William Collins and performed by the Brides of Funkenstein.
Track 11 contains a portion of the composition "Funky Worm" written by Gregory Webster, Marvin Pierce, Bruce Napier, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks and Walter Morrison.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	134
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Hamilton, Andrew. "Cocktails - Too $hort | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ Gold, Jonathan (January 22, 1995). "Too Short in the Heart of Rap Beast : TOO SHORT, "Cocktails"; Jive (***)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ Akwanza (May 1995). "Flippin da Traxx". Rap Pages. Vol. 4, no. 5. p. 26. ISSN 1063-1283.
^ Mayfield, Geoff (February 11, 1995). "Between the Bullets". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 94. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Too hort Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Too hort Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Too Short – Cocktails". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

External links

Too $hort – Cocktails at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Hamilton, Andrew. "Cocktails - Too $hort | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[2] Gold, Jonathan (January 22, 1995). "Too Short in the Heart of Rap Beast : TOO SHORT, "Cocktails"; Jive (***)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[3] Akwanza (May 1995). "Flippin da Traxx". Rap Pages. Vol. 4, no. 5. p. 26. ISSN 1063-1283.

[4] Mayfield, Geoff (February 11, 1995). "Between the Bullets". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 94. ISSN 0006-2510.

[ac_Billboard200_Too_hort-5] "Too hort Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Too_hort-6] "Too hort Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[8] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[United_StatesToo_ShortCocktailsalbumCertRef-9] "American album certifications – Too Short – Cocktails". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

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Discography
Albums	Don't Stop Rappin' Players Raw, Uncut and X-Rated Born to Mack Life Is... Too Short Short Dog's in the House Shorty the Pimp Get in Where You Fit In Cocktails Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) Can't Stay Away You Nasty Chase the Cat What's My Favorite Word? Married to the Game Blow the Whistle Get off the Stage Still Blowin' No Trespassing The Pimp Tape The Vault
EPs	Respect the Pimpin'
Collaboration albums	History: Function Music History: Mob Music Snoop Cube 40 $hort
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years, 1983–1988 Nationwide: Independence Day Bible of a Pimp
Singles	"The Ghetto" "Short But Funky" "I'm a Player" "Money in the Ghetto" "Cocktales" "Gettin' It" "Call Me" "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches" "Shake That Monkey" "Blow the Whistle"
Featured singles	"Rapper's Ball" "Bia' Bia'" "Bossy" "Life of da Party" "Bitch" "On My Level" "First Date" "Girls" "Loyal" "Or Nah"
Related articles	The Dangerous Crew