Cool Hand Lōc

Cool Hand Lōc is the second studio album by American rapper Tone Lōc. It was released on November 19, 1991, via Delicious Vinyl.^[1] The album was produced by Michael Ross, Matt Dike, Tony Joseph, Quicksilver, Def Jef, Sir Jinx, and Tone Loc, with co-production from M. Walk and William Michael Tate. It features guest appearances from Kenyatta, Def Jef, El DeBarge, and MC Wink Dog. The album peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its lead single, "All Through the Night", peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Cool Hand Lōc
Studio album by Tone Lōc
Released	November 19, 1991 (1991-11-19)
Studio	Power Play Studios Cherokee Studios
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:22
Label	Delicious Vinyl
Producer	Def Jef Matt Dike Michael Ross Quicksilver Sir Jinx Tone Lōc Tony Joseph M. Walk William Michael Tate
Tone Lōc chronology
Lōc-ed After Dark (1989) Cool Hand Lōc (1991)
Singles from Cool Hand Lōc
"All Through the Night" Released: 1991

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic called the album "a respectable and satisfying effort".^[1] Alan Light of Rolling Stone wrote, "Cool Hand Lōc includes several love songs, which are rescued from sappiness by Loc's seductive, slow-rolling delivery; these are balanced by a couple of Ice-T-style gangsta tales".^[3] James Bernard of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Tone-Loc has a lot to prove and Cool Hand Lōc aches with this need. As raspy as ever, Loc tries to break from his party-party image and convince us that he's a product of the concrete jungle (as on the engaging, bouncy "Funky West Side") and a hustler to boot (as on the lackluster "Pimp Without a Caddy"). "Fatal Attraction" recaptures the playful storytelling and catchy hooks of "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina". But there's not much else that promises to reclaim what Loc once had: The two slow love jams he throws in will neither enhance his street image nor make an R&B-flavored romantic rapper like Heavy D".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Funky Westside" (featuring Kenyatta)	Anthony Terrell Smith Michael Ross Matt Dike Frederick Hibbert	Michael Ross Matt Dike	4:50
2.	"Pimp Without a Caddy"	Smith Ross Mark Walker	Michael Ross M. Walk (co.) William Michael Tate (co.)	5:09
3.	"I Adore You"	Smith Anthony Wheaton	Tone Loc Sir Jinx	4:22
4.	"All Through the Night" (featuring El DeBarge)	Smith Anthony Joseph Eric Johnson	Tone Loc Tony Joseph Quicksilver	4:55
5.	"Fatal Attraction"	Smith Ross Dike Greg Ridley James Itzler Jerry Shirley Steve Marriott	Michael Ross Matt Dike	4:03
6.	"I Joke but I Don't Play"	Smith Ross Dike Frederick White Orlando Aguillen	Michael Ross Matt Dike	4:26
7.	"Freaky Behavior" (featuring Kenyatta)	Smith Dike Alphonso Mizell Itzler Larry Mizell	Michael Ross Matt Dike	4:40
8.	"Mean Green" (featuring Def Jef)	Smith Jeffrey Fortson George Duke Byron Miller Charles Foster Johnson Leon Chancler	Tone Loc Def Jef	5:24
9.	"Why"	Smith Joseph Johnson	Tony Joseph Quicksilver	4:58
10.	"Hip-Hop It Is Kinda Different" (featuring MC Wink Dog)	Smith Anthony Atkinson Joseph Johnson	Tone Loc Tony Joseph Quicksilver	5:00
11.	"Funky Westside Reprise" (featuring Kenyatta)	Smith Ross Dike	Michael Ross Matt Dike	2:30

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	129
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	39
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	46