Hard or Smooth

Hard or Smooth
Studio album by Wreckx-n-Effect
Released	November 24, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Future Recording Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	New jack swing[1] hip hop[1]
Length	46:04
Label	MCA
Producer	Teddy Riley Ty Fyffe David Wynn Wreckx-n-Effect Franklyn Grant Menton L. Smith
Wreckx-n-Effect chronology
Wrecks-n-Effect (1989) Hard or Smooth (1992) Raps New Generation (1996)
Singles from Hard or Smooth
"Rump Shaker" Released: August 25, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[3]
The Independent	positive[1]
Q	[4]

Hard or Smooth is the second album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992, for MCA Records and featured production from Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe, Riley's engineers Franklyn Grant and David Wynn and Wreckx-n—Effect. This marked Wreckx-n-Effect's first album following the death of member Brandon Mitchell, who was shot to death in 1990.

Hard or Smooth became a success for the group thanks in large part to the single "Rump Shaker". The album itself made it to #9 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Several singles made it to the Billboard charts; "Rump Shaker" would make it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, as well as #9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play; "Knock-N-Boots" made it to #72 on the Hot 100 and #71 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart; "My Cutie" made it to #37 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and #75 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart; and "Wreckx Shop" made it to #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks and 46 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.