Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen is the fourth and final studio album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. The album was released on August 20, 1991. 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.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from AllMusic
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
Charts Chart (1991)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)129US Billboard 200133
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