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Standing in the Spotlight 1988

old school hip hop, pop 34 min 10 tracks Sire Records

Standing in the Spotlight is the debut solo studio album by Dee Dee Ramone, released in 1989 under the rap moniker Dee Dee King. The album is sometimes considered to be one of the biggest failures in recording history.

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Spare, grave, classical in form and cool.

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Tracks

1Mashed Potato Time3:16
22 Much 2 Drink3:36
3Baby Doll4:45
4Poor Little Rich Girl2:33
5Commotion in the Ocean3:26
6German Kid4:07
7Brooklyn Babe3:30
8Emergency3:24
9The Crusher3:30
10I Want What I Want When I Want It2:21

10 tracks, 34 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Dee Dee King
Label: Sire Records
Released: 1988
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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