Can't Stay Away

For the song by Darin, see Can't Stay Away (Darin song).
Can't Stay Away
Studio album by
Too Short
ReleasedJuly 13, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioOakland City Studios; Ant Banks Bad Ass Beat Lab in Atlanta, Georgia; Additional Engineering & Mixing: Battery Studios (NYC), D.A.R.P. Studios (Atlanta), Echo Sound (LA), Enterprise Studios (LA), Larrabee Studios (LA), Patchwerk Studios (Atlanta), The Plant (Sausalito, CA), Purple Dragon Studios (Atlanta), Quad Studios (NYC), Track Recordz (LA)
GenreHip hop
Length60:15
LabelJive
Producer
Too Short chronology
Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
(1996) 		Can't Stay Away
(1999) 		You Nasty
(2000)
Singles from Can't Stay Away
  1. "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches"
    Released: September 8, 1998
  2. "More Freaky Tales"
    Released: December 22, 1998
  3. "It's About That Money"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Source[3]

Can't Stay Away is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on July 13, 1999, via Jive Records, making it his eighth album on the label. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, certified Gold on August 13, 1999, only a month after its release. This is Too Short's fourth consecutive album to reach the top of the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The album was preceded by the singles "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches" which rose to number 51 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in September 1998, and "More Freaky Tales" which hit number 3 on the Hot Rap chart in January 1999. A music video was produced for the song "Ain't No Bitches". "It's About That Money" with Sean "Puffy" Combs was released as a single to accompany the album in mid-1999, but it missed the Hot 100 by four places in August.[4] The Village Voice called out "It's About That Money" and "Here We Go" as the best two songs on the album, the rest are described as Too Short's usual "trunk funk" style.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Stay Away"4:28
2."Ain't No Bitches"4:54
3."Don't Stop Rappin'" (featuring 8Ball & MJG)5:51
4."Here We Go" (featuring Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri)4:42
5."More Freaky Tales"5:08
6."You Might Get G'eed" (featuring E-40, Daz Dillinger, and Soopafly)5:22
7."Good Life" (featuring Jazze Pha)3:55
8."Longevity" (featuring Scarface, K.B., Otis & Shug)4:00
9."How Does It Feel" (featuring D'wayne Wiggins)4:31
10."What Happened to the Groupies" (featuring B-Legit)5:35
11."Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches"4:26
12."Can't Stay Away (Outro)"1:32
13."It's About That Money" (featuring Puff Daddy)4:45
14."Nation Riders" (performed by Slink Capone, Murda One, G-Side, and Playa Playa)4:44
15."G-2000" (performed by Badwayz, Zu, Al Block, and Hellkilla)4:34
16."Don't Trust Her" (performed by Badwayz)4:36
17."In the Studio" (performed by Quint Black)2:54

Credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Alex Henderson (February 23, 1999). "Can't Stay Away - Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Lewis, Miles Marshall (April 1, 1999). "Recordings: Too Short – Can't Stay Away". Rolling Stone. No. 809. p. 98. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Burke, Miguel (April 1999). "Record Report: Too Short – Can't Stay Away". The Source. No. 115. New York. pp. 196, 198. Archived from the original on November 29, 1999. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Too $hort – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Hunter, Asondra (August 10, 1999). "Longlevity". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-56. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Too Short – Can't Stay Away". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 7, 2024.


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