The Latch-Key Child Explained

The Latch-Key Child
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	A+
Cover:	Thelatchekeychild.jpg
Released:	August 27, 1996
Recorded:	1995–1996
Studio:	Battery Studios (New York, NY)
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Universal
Next Title:	Hempstead High
Next Year:	1999

The Latch-Key Child is the debut studio album by American rapper A+. It was released on August 27, 1996 through Kedar Entertainment/Universal Records. Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York. Production was handled by Smith Brothers Entertainment, Buckwild, Fabian Hamilton, Miladon, Carl Carr and Ike Lee, with Kedar Massenburg serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from AZ, Prodigy, Q-Tip and Shakira Atily. The album peaked at #36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #17 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 2 contains samples of "Stop Before We Start" written by Cynthia Girty and Arenita Walker and performed by Bobby Womack & Candi Staton and "Voyage to Atlantis" written by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, Ernie Isley and Chris Jasper and performed by The Isley Brothers
• Track 6 contains elements of "Touch" written by Pamela Sawyer and Frank Wilson
• Track 7 contains elements of "Let's Get Closer" written by Harold Johnson
• Track 9 contains a sample of "Living Without You" written by Michael Hepburn and Fred Reed, Jr. and performed by Pleasure
• Track 11 contains a sample of "No One's Gonna Love You" written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and performed by The S.O.S. Band

Personnel

• Andre "A+" Levins – main artist
• Jonathan "Q-Tip" Davis – vocals (track 3)
• Shakira Atily – vocals (track 4)
• Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – vocals (track 5)
• Anthony "AZ" Cruz – vocals (track 7)
• Fabian Hamilton – producer (tracks: 1, 14)
• Charles Smith – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9-12)
• Joseph Smith – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9-12)
• Elliot Smith – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9-12)
• Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer (tracks: 3, 8)
• Carl Carr – producer (track 4)
• K. "Miladon" Simpkins – producer (tracks: 5, 10)
• Ike Lee – producer (track 7)
• Michael Gilbert – recording, mixing (tracks: 4, 12)
• Tim Latham – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13)
• Daniel Wierup – mixing assistant (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13), recording assistant (track 4), tracking assistant engineering
• Jed Hackett – recording (track 2), mixing assistant (tracks: 2, 11, 12), recording assistant (track 12), additional tracking engineering
• Russell Elevado – mixing (tracks: 2, 6, 9, 11)
• Michael Shinn – additional drum programming (track 4)
• John Kogan – recording (track 4)
• Charles McCrorey – recording assistant (tracks: 4, 12), mixing assistant (track 7), tracking assistant engineering
• Sharon Kearney – recording assistant (tracks: 5, 10)
• Martin Czembor – mixing assistant (tracks: 6, 9), additional tracking engineering
• Tim Donovan – recording (track 12), additional tracking engineering
• Aidania Gonzalez – tracking assistant engineering
• Kedar Massenburg – executive producer
• The Drawing Board – art direction, design
• Michael Lavine – photography
• Alita Carter – sample clearances
• Group Home Entertainment, Inc – management