She's Strange

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "She's Strange" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

She's Strange is the tenth album by the

This album is dedicated to the late Polygram A&R representative, Bill Haywood; as Cameo mentions in the liner-notes of the album, "The album which he always wanted". The track "Talking Out the Side of Your Neck" is a commonly performed arrangement amongst marching bands, especially those from

1. "She's Strange" – 7:12 (L.Blackmon, T.Jenkins, N.Leftenant/C.Singleton)
2. "Love You Anyway" – 5:01 (C.Singleton, M.Wells)
3. "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" – 4:04 (L.Blackmon, T.Jenkins, N.Leftenant/C.Singleton)
4. "Tribute to Bob Marley" – 5:20
5. "Groove With You" – 5:10
6. "Hangin' Downtown" – 5:07 (K.Hairston)
7. "Lé Ve Toi!" – 4:50

Personnel

• Rod Antoon – keyboards
• Anthony Barboza – photography
• Larry Blackmon –
  producer, horn arrangements, mixing
• Michael Burnett – bass guitar
• Glen Christensen – graphic design
• Mac James – artwork
• Tomi Jenkins – vocals
• Steve Jerome – mixing
• Kevin Kendrick – synthesizer, keyboards
• Nathan Leftenant – backing vocals, horn arrangements
• Bill Levy – art direction
• Wesley Phillips – trumpet
• Alan "Funt" Prater – trombone
• Tom Race – engineer, mixing
• Charlie Singleton – synthesizer, guitar, percussion, arranger, keyboards, vocals
• Jack Skinner –
  mastering
• Melvin Wells – bass guitar, alto saxophone, backing vocals, horn arrangements

Chart positions

The Billboard 200 – #27
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #1

Singles

• "She's Strange" – released: December 11, 1983
• "Talkin’ Out The Side Of Your Neck"
• "Hangin’ Downtown"

Later samples

• "She's Strange"
  • "Young Niggaz" by
    2Pac from the album Me Against the World
  • "She's Strange" by Nate Dogg from the album "G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2"
  • "We Want Yo Hands Up" by Mr. Malik featuring Warren G & Hershey Locc
  • "
    Usher from the album "Life in 1472
    "
  • "Kill 'em with the Shoulders" by Snoop Dogg featuring Lil Duval

References