Cold Kickin' It

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Cold Kickin' It
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 1990
Genre
Length46:04
Label Virgin Records
Producer
  • Gregory Elliott
  • Ivan Goff
  • William "JuJu" House
E.U. chronology
Livin' Large
(1989)
Cold Kickin' It
(1990)
Make Money
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
ARTISTdirect Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [3]

Cold Kickin' It is a studio album released in 1990 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band E.U. The album is a follow up to their 1989 album Livin' Large .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Confess"Experience Unlimited3:56
2."You Are"Experience Unlimited4:47
3."Keep It Up"Experience Unlimited5:29
4."Got to Be Wherever You Are"Experience Unlimited4:56
5."Money"4:39
6."Ain't Found the Right One Yet"Experience Unlimited4:08
7."Longer Than Time"Experience Unlimited3:50
8."Let It Go"Experience Unlimited4:25
9."Funky Like a Monkey"Experience Unlimited4:55
10."Hot Cakes"Experience Unlimited4:59
Total length:46:04

Singles

YearTitleChart Positions
US
R&B
1990"I Confess"27 [4]
1991"Ain't Found the Right One Yet"72 [4]

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References

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  2. "E.U. Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Review: E.U.". Robert Christgau . Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 436.