Slick Rick - Behind Bars, LP, Reissue

Slick Rick, born Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters, is a British‑American hip‑hop artist who rose to prominence as part of Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew in the mid 80s. Their songs “La Di Da Di” and “The Show” are widely regarded as early hip‑hop classics. His debut album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, featuring the signature track “Children’s Story,” was released in 1988. Behind Bars is the third studio album by Slick Rick, released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings. It peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip‑Hop Albums chart. The album was recorded while Rick was on furlough from prison, with some tracks built around vocals recorded years earlier. Additional recording took place during a 1993 work‑release period. The album produced two singles showcasing Slick Rick’s classic storytelling style, “Behind Bars” and “Sittin’ in My Car”. Production was handled by Warren G, Greg Nice, Paul Huston, Easy Mo Bee, and Slick Rick himself. Remixes were contributed by Pete Rock for “I’m Captive,” “Get a Job” and The Large Professor for “It’s a Boy”. Guest appearances include Nice & Smooth on “Let’s All Get Down”, Warren G on ""Behind Bars"" and hip-hop veteran Doug E. Fresh on ""Sittin' In My Car"". Influential hip-hop and lifestyle magazine Vibe praised the album, noting that “Rick’s legendary street brilliance and sparkling, charming wit can even be distilled from behind bars. Behind Bars is available on black vinyl and includes an insert.

Tracklist

A1: Behind Bars

Bass [Bass Line] [Featuring] - Al "Purple" Hayes

Engineer [Remix] [Featuring] - Charles Dasantos

Engineer [Remix] [Featuring] - Djinji Brown

Producer [Featuring] - Paul Huston

Producer [Featuring] - Prince Paul

Remix [Featuring] - The Epitome Of Scratch

Written-By [Featuring] - Paul Huston

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

A2: All Alone (No One To Be With)

Drum Programming [Additional] [Featuring] - S.I.D. Reynolds

Engineer [Featuring] - Yianni Papadopoulos

Engineer [Assistant] [Featuring] - Mike Glowick

Producer [Featuring] - Vance Wright

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Vance Wright

A3: Sittin' In My Car

Engineer [Featuring] - Yianni Papadopoulos

Engineer [Assistant] [Featuring] - Mike Glowick

Featuring [Featuring] - Doug E. Fresh

Producer [Featuring] - Vance Wright

Written-By [Featuring] - Billy Stewart

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Vance Wright

A4: A Love That's True (Part I)

Engineer [Featuring] - Yianni Papadopoulos

Engineer [Assistant] [Featuring] - Leroy Southwell

Engineer [Assistant] [Featuring] - Mike Glowick

Engineer [Recording] [Featuring] - Doug Wilson

Producer [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

A5: Cuz It's Wrong

Engineer [Mix] [Featuring] - Rich July

Engineer [Recording] [Featuring] - Darroll Gustamachio

Producer [Featuring] - Easy Mo Bee

Written-By [Featuring] - Lynn Henderson

Written-By [Featuring] - Osten Harvey

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Tom Baird

Written-By [Featuring] - Wes Henderson

A6: Let's All Get Down

Engineer [Featuring] - Joe Quinde

Featuring [Featuring] - Nice & Smooth

Producer [Featuring] - Greg Nice

Written-By [Featuring] - Darryl Barnes

Written-By [Featuring] - Greg Mays

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

B1: I'm Captive

Producer [Featuring] - Vance Wright

Remix [Featuring] - Pete Rock

Written-By [Featuring] - Allen Toussaint

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Vance Wright

B2: Get A Job

Producer [Featuring] - Vance Wright

Remix [Featuring] - Pete Rock

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Vance Wright

B3: A Love That's True (Part II)

Engineer [Featuring] - Yianni Papadopoulos

Engineer [Assistant] [Featuring] - Leroy Southwell

Engineer [Assistant] [Featuring] - Mike Glowick

Engineer [Recording] [Featuring] - Doug Wilson

Producer [Featuring] - Slick Rick

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

B4: It's A Boy (Remix)

Engineer [Remix] [Featuring] - Rich July

Producer [Featuring] - Vance Wright

Remix [Featuring] - Large Professor

Written-By [Featuring] - Ricky Walters

Written-By [Featuring] - Vance Wright

B5: Behind Bars (Dum Ditty Dum Mix)

Engineer [Remix] [Featuring] - Greg Geitzenauer

Featuring [Featuring] - Warren G

Producer [Featuring] - Prince Paul

Remix [Featuring] - Warren G

Written-By [Featuring] - Les McCann

Written-By [Featuring] - Paul Hudson