Eyes on This

Eyes on This is the second studio album American hip hop recording artist MC Lyte. It was released on October 3, 1989, via First Priority and Atlantic Records, and featured production from Audio Two, as well as Grand Puba, The King of Chill, Marley Marl and PMD.

Eyes on This
Studio album by
MC Lyte
ReleasedOctober 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)
Recorded1989
Studio
  • Marley Marl's House of Hits (New York, NY)
  • Such-A-Sound Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Power Play Studios (Queens, NY)
  • First Priority Lab (Staten Island, NY)
  • Firehouse Studio (New York, NY)
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length47:49
LabelFirst Priority Music/Atlantic Records
91304
ProducerAudio Two, Grand Puba, The King of Chill, Marley Marl, Nat Robinson, PMD
MC Lyte chronology
Lyte as a Rock
(1988)		 Eyes on This
(1989)		 Act Like You Know
(1991)
Singles from Eyes on This
  1. "Cha Cha Cha"
    Released: September 8, 1989
  2. "Stop, Look, Listen"
    Released: February 1, 1990
  3. "Cappucino"
    Released: August 2, 1990

The album became the first by a female solo rapper to appear on the Billboard 200 (then called Billboard Top Pop Albums), on which it remained for 20 weeks, peaking No. 86 in November 1989. It also peaking No. 6 on the Billboard Top Black Albums, being the first female solo rapper to break into the top 10 of that chart, as well as the highest position reached by Lyte.

The lead single Cha Cha Cha reached No. 35 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles and spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles, peaking at No. 1. Later, Stop, Look, Listen and Cappucino would become top 10 in the Hot Rap Singles (in No. 9 and No. 8, respectively).

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