A Salt with a Deadly Pepa

A Salt with a Deadly Pepa is the second studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on August 2, 1988, by London Records and Next Plateau Records. The album reached number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On December 1, 1988, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned three singles, the top-10 R&B entry "Shake Your Thang"; the top-20 R&B entry "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"; and "Twist and Shout", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The album's title is a play on "assault with a deadly weapon".

A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	August 2, 1988 (1988-08-02)
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Bayside Sound (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:01
Label	London Next Plateau
Producer	Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Hot, Cool & Vicious (1986) A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (1988) Blacks' Magic (1990)
Singles from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
"Shake Your Thang" Released: August 1, 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4/10[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro Jam"		0:40
2.	"A Salt with a Deadly Pepa"		3:29
3.	"I Like It Like That"		4:06
4.	"Solo Power (Let's Get Paid)"		3:30
5.	"Shake Your Thang" (featuring E.U.)	O'Kelly Isley Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley	3:58
6.	"I Gotcha"	Joe Tex	4:09
7.	"Let the Rhythm Run" (remix)		3:25
8.	"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"		3:37
9.	"Spinderella's Not a Fella (But a Girl D.J.)"		4:00
10.	"Solo Power (Syncopated Soul)"		3:44
11.	"Twist and Shout"	Bert Russell Phil Medley	4:54
12.	"Hyped on the Mic"		3:29

All tracks are written by Fingerprints, except where noted.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Salt with a Deadly Pepa.^[6]

Technical Hurby Luv Bug – production The Invincibles – production Andre DeBourg – recording Herb Powers Jr. – mastering

Artwork Janette Beckman – photography Jeff Faville – cover design and concept Russ Parr – album title

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Chart (1988) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 126 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 21 European Albums (Music & Media)[9] 46 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 40 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 16 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 19 US Billboard 200[13] 38 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 8

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Chart (1988) Position UK Albums (Gallup)[15] 70 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 58

Certifications

Certifications for A Salt with a Deadly Pepa

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[18]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.