Sweet Potatoe Pie Explained

Sweet Potatoe Pie
Cover:Sweet Potatoe Pie.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Domino
Album:Domino
B-Side:That's Real
Recorded:1993
Studio:Skip Saylor (Hollywood, CA)
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Outburst Records
Producer:DJ Battlecat
Prev Title:Getto Jam
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Tales from the Hood
Next Year:1995

"Sweet Potatoe Pie" is the second single by American rapper Domino. It was released on March 8, 1994 through Outburst Records. Written by Domino and DJ Battlecat, it was recorded at Skip Saylor in Hollywood and produced by Battlecat.

Released as the follow-up to his smash hit, "Getto Jam", "Sweet Potatoe Pie" also became a top 40 hit, peaking at 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, his final single to do so. The original song used a sample of Soul II Soul's 1989 single "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)". The official remix entitled the "Sweet Vibes" remix was produced by the Gang of Four and used a sample of "Mysterious Vibes" by The Blackbyrds.

The song also appeared on Def Jam's greatest hits compilation Def Jam Music Group Inc.: 10th Year Anniversary in 1995. It was also later used in the seventh episode, "Gotta Look Up to Get Down", of the fifth season of HBO comedy-drama television series Entourage.

Track listing

A-Side

  1. "Sweet Potatoe Pie" (LP Version)
  2. "Sweet Potatoe Pie" (Radio Version)

B-Side

  1. "Sweet Potatoe Pie" (LP Instrumental)
  2. "Sweet Potatoe Pie" (A Cappella)
  3. "That's Real" (LP Version)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)[1] Position
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)95
US Hot R&B Singles Sales (Billboard)59
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)26
US Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)31

Notes and References

  1. December 24, 1994. The Year in Music: 1994. Billboard. en. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 106. 52. 0006-2510. March 23, 2021.