Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen is a 1991 album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, as well as their final studio album. It is best known for the lead track "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" which reached #1 on the Billboard R&B and Dance charts. The only other single released from the album was the ballad "Where Were You When I Needed You". The album's title is named for the Manhattan neighborhood in which lead vocalist Lisa Velez grew up and lived until the mid-2000s. The first half of the album was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and the second half was produced, as with the previous Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam albums, by Full Force.[3][4]
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Introduction (Interlude #1)/Something 'bout Love" | Robert Clivillés / Duran Ramos | 5:03 |
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| 2. | "Let the Music Play" | Robert Clivillés / David Cole | 4:43 |
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| 3. | "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" | Robert Clivillés / David Cole / Alan Friedman / Duran Ramos | 4:38 |
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| 4. | "You + Me = Love" | Robert Clivillés / Duran Ramos | 4:53 |
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| 5. | "Rainstorm Interlude/Don't Say Goodbye" | Robert Clivillés / Duran Ramos | 6:32 |
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| 6. | "Forever" | Robert Clivillés / Duran Ramos | 4:14 |
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| 7. | "Let It Go" | Full Force | 6:27 |
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| 8. | "I Like It, I Like It" | Full Force | 4:39 |
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| 9. | "Love Will Get Us By" | Full Force | 5:46 |
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| 10. | "Where Were You When I Needed You" | Full Force | 4:37 |
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| 11. | "Do It Like That" | Full Force | 4:51 |
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| 12. | "Sensuality" | Ernie Isley / O'Kelly Isley / Ronald Isley / Rudolph Isley / Chris Jasper | 5:39 |
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Adapted from AllMusic[5]
- Karen Bernod - background vocals
- Robert Clivillés - arranger, composer, drums, editing, keyboard arrangements, mixing, percussion, photo imaging, producer, vocal arrangement
- David Cole - arranger, composer, keyboard arrangements, keyboards, mixing, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
- Carol Cooper - executive producer
- Deborah Cooper - background vocals
- Ricky Crespo - editing
- Jim De Barros - design
- Pete Diorio - engineer, mixing
- Ex Girlfriend - background vocals
- Alan Friedman - composer, programming
- Full Force - arranger, composer, executive producer, mixing, vocal arrangement, background vocals
- Michael Hughes - arranger, percussion, producer, rap
- Ernie Isley - composer
- O'Kelly Isley - composer
- Ronald Isley - composer
- Rudolph Isley - composer
- Carl James - bass
- Chris Jasper - composer
- Bashiri Johnson - percussion
- Acar S. Key - engineer
- Lisa Lisa - executive producer, photo imaging, primary artist, vocals, background vocals
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - executive producer, performer, primary artist
- Chuck Loeb - guitar
- Fred McFarlane - keyboards
- Veronica McHugh - production coordination
- Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
- Alexander "Spanador" Mosley - arranger, guitar, keyboards, producer
- Ken Nahoum - photography, photo imaging
- Duran Ramos - composer, keyboard arrangements, vocal arrangement
- Cheryl Pepsii Riley - background vocals
- Bob Rosa - editing, mixing
- Steve Salem - executive producer
- Lisa Velez - group member
- Barbara Warren-Pace - producer, production coordination
- Audrey Wheeler - background vocals
- Tim White - photography
- Larry Yasgar - executive producer
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