8th Wonder (album)

Not to be confused with the AAA album Eighth Wonder (album).

8th Wonder is the second album by the American rap group the Sugarhill Gang.^[1] The album was released in 1981 for Sugar Hill Records and was again produced by Sylvia Robinson and James Cullimore. Though not as successful as the group's previous album, the album did feature the minor hits "8th Wonder" and "Apache" and featured an appearance by another Sugar Hill Records rap group, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five on "Showdown".

8th Wonder
Studio album by the Sugarhill Gang
Released	June 25, 1981
Recorded	1980–1981
Genre	Old-school hip hop dance music
Length	44:24
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer	Sylvia Robinson James Cullimore
The Sugarhill Gang chronology
Sugarhill Gang (1980) 8th Wonder (1981) Rappin' Down Town (1983)
Singles from 8th Wonder
"8th Wonder" Released: 1980 "Apache" Released: November 1981

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 66 on Billboard's Soul LPs chart on January 16, 1982.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B[4]

The Globe and Mail advised: "Don't expect anything new—there's still a lot of stuff about how great it is to be a member of The Sugarhill Gang and how the ladies fall for it."^[5] Robert Christgau noted that "professional is as good as they get, and in the absence of vaguely interesting words the singing tracks are funktional dance music at best."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funk Box"	8:05
2.	"On the Money"	5:25
3.	"8th Wonder"	3:56
4.	"Apache"	6:09
5.	"Showdown" (with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)	5:41
6.	"Giggalo"	3:51
7.	"Hot Hot Summer Day"	3:27

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	15