Kings of the West Coast explained

Kings of the West Coast
Type:	studio
Artist:	LA Dream Team
Cover:	Kings of the West Coast.jpg
Released:	September 2, 1986
Recorded:	1985–86; (Los Angeles)
Genre:	West Coast hip hop, hip hop, electro music
Label:	Dream Team Records, Geffen Records, MCA Records 0 76732-5779-1 2 MCA-5779 (original release) MCF 3345 MCA-5779 254 255-1 MCF 3345 (W/Lbl)
Producer:	Rudy Pardee (also exec.), Snake Puppy, The Real Richie Rich, Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick
Next Title:	Back to the Bone
Next Year:	1986

Kings of the West Coast is the debut studio album by LA Dream Team. It contains their best-known singles, "The Dream Team Is in the House" and "Nursery Rhymes". Kings of the West Coast was their only album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Ron Wynn of AllMusic said, "Rudy Pardee and Chris Wilson didn't become kings or even princes of the West Coast. They came a lot closer to enjoying court jester status, as their 1986 debut contained only one mildly entertaining number, 'Dream Team Is in the House'."^[1]

Personnel

• Jeff Adamoff – Art Direction
• The Real Richie Rich – Producer, Keyboards
• Courtney Branch – Producer, Engineer, mixing
• Tracy Kendrick – Producer, Engineer, mixing
• Ron Larson – Design
• Chris "Snake Puppy" Wilson – Lead Vocals, Drum Machine (Devastating High Velocity Beats)
• Michael Perison – Keyboards
• Rudy Pardee – Lead Vocals
• Aaron Rappoport – Photography
• L.A. Dream Team – Producer
• Bert "Mellow-B" Lopez – Keyboard Computer Programmer
• Christlynn Saulsbury – Female Vocals
• Diana Cacho – Female Vocals
• Kim Boyd – Female Vocals
• Shenitha Thomas – Female Vocals
• Lisette "Lisa Love" Rodriguez – Sexy Female Vocal

External links

• Kings of the West Coast at iTunes
• Kings of the West Coast at West Coast Pioneers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wynn . Ron . The Dream Team / L.A. Dream Team – Kings of the West Coast . AllMusic.