Hard or Smooth

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.

Track listing

 * 1) "Rump Shaker" (Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, David Wynn, Anton Hollins, Pharrell Williams) – 5:13
 * 2) "New Jack Swing, Pt. 2" (hard version) (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley, Tyrone Fyffe, Pharrell Williams, Franklyn Grant) – 4:50
 * 3) "Wreckx Shop" (Aqil Davidson, Tyrone Fyffe, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley) – 4:39
 * 4) "Knock-N-Boots" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Menton L. Smith) – 4:51
 * 5) "Here We Come" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley) – 4:27
 * 6) "Tell Me How You Feel" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley) – 4:59
 * 7) "My Cutie" (Menton L. Smith, Teddy Riley) – 4:07
 * 8) "Wreckx-N-Effect" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley) – 3:53
 * 9) "Ez Come Ez Go (What Goes Up Must Come Down)" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, David Wynn) – 3:44
 * 10) "Hard" (Teddy Riley, Aqil Davidson, Tyrone Fyffe) – 2:04
 * 11) "Smooth" (Markell Riley, Tyrone Fyffe, Teddy Riley, Franklyn Grant, Menton L. Smith) – 2:59

Personnel

 * Teddy Riley – all instruments, executive producer, mixing, recording engineer
 * Tammy Lucas – background vocals
 * Tyrone Fyffe – production, background vocals, scratches
 * Franklyn Grant – production, recording engineer, mixing
 * David Wynn – production, scratches
 * Jean Marie Horvat – recording engineer, mixing
 * Steve Thomas – scratches
 * Darryl Shuler – background vocals
 * Robert Nickerson – background vocals
 * Dante Drew – background vocals
 * Earl Thomas – assistant engineer
 * Keston Wright – assistant engineer
 * Steve Hall – mastering
 * Todd Gray – photography
 * Vartan – art direction
 * DEY International – design

Samples
"Rump Shaker" "New Jack Swing, Pt. 2" "Wreckx Shop" "Knock-N-Boots" "My Cutie" "Hard" "Smooth"
 * "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
 * "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
 * "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
 * "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
 * "I Like It" by DeBarge
 * "Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker
 * "The Bridge" by MC Shan
 * "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band
 * "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
 * "Just Rhymin' Wit Biz" by Biz Markie feat. Big Daddy Kane
 * "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
 * "The Payback" by James Brown
 * "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
 * "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
 * "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown
 * "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic
 * "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
 * "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown
 * "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding
 * "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
 * "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
 * "Playing Your Game, Baby" by Barry White