Cocktails
Studio album by
Too Short
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995
Recorded1994
Genre
Length60:07
LabelJive
Producer
Too Short chronology
Get in Where You Fit In
(1993)		 Cocktails
(1995)		 Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
(1996)
Singles from Cocktails
  1. "Cocktales"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Paystyle"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Cocktails is the ninth studio album by American rapper Too Short. It was released on January 24, 1995, via Jive Records—making it his sixth album for the label. It contains guest performances by MC Breed, Tupac Shakur, The Dangerous Crew, and Ant Banks, the latter of whom produced the album. Cocktails debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart—selling 101,000 copies in its first week—ultimately selling over one million units and receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] It was Too Short's second album to peak atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Cocktakes was supported by the 1994 lead single of the same name.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'"6:46
2."Cocktales"6:06
3."Can I Get a Bitch" (featuring Ant Banks)5:12
4."Coming Up $hort"5:42
5."Thangs Change" (featuring (Malik and Jamal from Illegal) and Baby D)6:07
6."Paystyle"5:44
7."Giving Up the Funk" (featuring The Dangerous Crew)5:14
8."Top Down"5:07
9."We Do This" (featuring 2Pac, MC Breed, and Father Dom)5:52
10."Game" (featuring Old School Freddy B)5:16
11."Sample the Funk"6:54
12."Don't Fuck for Free"3:35

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Hamilton (January 24, 1995). "Cocktails - Too $hort | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Billboard 11 feb. 1995, p. 95, at Google Books
  3. ↑ "Too Short Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Too Short Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Too Short – Cocktails". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 7, 2024.


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