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A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	August 2, 1988 (1988-08-02)
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Bayside Sound (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	43:01
Label	London Next Plateau
Producer	Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Hot, Cool & Vicious (1986) A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (1988) Blacks' Magic (1990)
Singles from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
"Shake Your Thang" Released: August 1, 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	B
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4/10

A Salt with a Deadly Pepa is the second studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on August 2, 1988, by London Records and Next Plateau Records. The album reached number 38 on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On December 1, 1988, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned three singles, the top-10 R&B entry "Shake Your Thang"; the top-20 R&B entry "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"; and "Twist and Shout", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The album's title is a play on "assault with a deadly weapon".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fingerprints, except where noted

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Salt with a Deadly Pepa.

Charts

Certifications

References

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2. Christgau, Robert. "Salt-N-Pepa: A Salt With a Deadly Pepa". Retrieved August 29, 2011.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 232.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 617.
5. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 341.
6. A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (liner notes). Salt-N-Pepa. Next Plateau Records. 1988. 828 364-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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11. "Swisscharts.com – Salt-N-Pepa – A Salt with a Deadly Pepa". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
13. "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
14. "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
15. "Top 100 Albums – Year-End Chart 1988" (PDF). Music Week Awards. Music Week. March 4, 1989. p. 8. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
16. "1988 The Year in Music & Video – Top Black Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. December 24, 1988. p. Y-24. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
17. "British album certifications – Salt N Pepa – A Salt with a Deadly Pepa". British Phonographic Industry. October 12, 1988. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
18. "American album certifications – Salt N Pepa – A Salt with a Deadly Pepa". Recording Industry Association of America. December 1, 1988. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

• 1988 albums
• Albums produced by Hurby Azor
• London Records albums
• Next Plateau Entertainment albums
• Salt-N-Pepa albums