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| Name = Mr. T's Commandments
| Artist = [[Mr. T]]
| name = Mr. T's Commandments
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| artist = [[Mr. T]]
| Released = 1984
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| released = 1984
| Genre = [[Funk Music|Funk]] [[Rap music|Rap]]
| Length = 29:56
| recorded = 1983–1984
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
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| Producer = Patrick Henderson
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'''''Mr. T's Commandments''''' is a [[rap music|rap]] [[Extended Play|EP]] for [[youth subculture|children]], released in 1984. In it, [[Mr. T]] guides the youth of America with lessons on love and saying "no" to drug use.
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'''''Mr. T's Commandments''''' is a [[Hip hop|hip hop]] [[Extended play|EP]] for [[youth subculture|children]], released in 1984.<ref name="auto"/> In it, [[Mr. T]] guides the youth of America with lessons on love, not talking to strangers, honoring parents, doing homework, and saying no to [[drug]] use.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-mr-ts-commandments-vol-22-no-21/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Mr. T's Commandments|date=November 19, 1984|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref>

The album's lead single, "Mr. T's Commandment," was released in 1984.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-10-20.pdf|title=LISTEN UP!|date=October 20, 1984|work=Billboard|access-date=November 21, 2019|issue=42|volume=96|page=5}}</ref> It peaked at #75 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mr-t/chart-history/bsi/|title=Mr. T|website=Billboard}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar
*[[Paul Jackson Jr.]] - Guitar
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*[[John Van Tongeren]] - Keyboards, [[Linn drum]], Guitar

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*[[Patrick Henderson]] - Producer, Keyboards
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John Van TOngeren - Keyboards, Linn Drums, Guitar
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*[[Afrika Islam]] - turntables (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6)

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*[[Ice-T]] - Rap Direction (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7).
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Patrick Henderson - Producer, Keyboards
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*Howard Smith - Vocals (track 2)

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*[[Tata Vega]] - Vocals (track 4)
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Afrika Islam - turntables (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6)

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Ice-T - Rap Direction (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7).

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Howard Smith - Vocals (track 2)


==References==
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Tata Vega - Vocals (track 4)
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-10-20.pdf LISTEN UP!] (page 5), a full page [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] advertisement for ''Mr. T's Commandments''
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mr__t/mr__ts_commandments/ Rate Your Music.com - ''Mr. T's Commandments'']


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Latest revision as of 21:36, 27 May 2024

Mr. T's Commandments
EP by
Mr. T
Released1984
Recorded1983–1984
GenreHip hop
Length29:56
LabelColumbia/CBS[1]
ProducerPatrick Henderson[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.org[3]

Mr. T's Commandments is a hip hop EP for children, released in 1984.[1] In it, Mr. T guides the youth of America with lessons on love, not talking to strangers, honoring parents, doing homework, and saying no to drug use.[4]

The album's lead single, "Mr. T's Commandment," was released in 1984.[5] It peaked at #75 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Mr. T's Commandment" - 4:59
  2. "Don't Talk to Strangers" - 5:12
  3. "The Toughest Man in the World" - 3:55
  4. "Mr. T, Mr. T (He Was Made for Love)" - 3:21
  5. "The One and Only Mr. T" - 4:46
  6. "No Dope No Drugs" - 4:36
  7. "You Got to Go Through It" - 4:27

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Palmer, Robert (September 9, 1984). "Pop Stars Are Everywhere" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Hogan, Ed. "Mr. T Biography & History". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr. T - Mr. T's Commandments". www.punknews.org.
  4. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Mr. T's Commandments". PEOPLE.com. November 19, 1984. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  5. ^ "LISTEN UP!" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 42. October 20, 1984. p. 5. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr. T". Billboard.
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