Homebase (album)

Homebase is the fourth studio album released by hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released on July 23, 1991, reaching number 12 on the Billboard 200 charts and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album was certified Platinum and won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album in 1992.

Homebase
Studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Released	July 23, 1991
Recorded	May 1990–April 1991
Studio	Battery Studios Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York) Warehouse/J.E.M Recording Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	53:04
Label	Jive RCA
Producer	DJ Jazzy Jeff Hula & K. Fingers Will Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince chronology
And in This Corner... (1989) Homebase (1991) Code Red (1993)
Singles from Homebase
"Summertime" Released: May 20, 1991 "Ring My Bell" Released: September 13, 1991 "The Things That U Do" Released: January 20, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B−)[2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Album information

Four singles were released from the album: "Summertime", "The Things That U Do", "Ring My Bell" and "You Saw My Blinker". The second track on and lead single from the album, "Summertime", earned the duo a second Grammy Award for Best Single in early 1992. Will Smith admitted that he tried to make his voice sound deeper than usual for this album, as many fans enjoyed the track "Then She Bit Me" from the duo's previous album, And in This Corner..., which was sung in this style, while "You Saw My Blinker" is one of only two instances in which Smith uses obscenities in his music. The single "Ring My Bell" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart.[5][6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Smith and Jeffrey A. Townes, unless otherwise noted.

Homebase track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm All That"	Will Smith; Jeffrey A. Townes; Rick James	3:43
2.	"Summertime"	Will Smith; Jeffrey A. Townes; Robert Bell; Ronald Bell; George Brown; Robert Mickens; Lamar Hula Mahone; Craig Simpkins; Charles Smith; Alton Taylor; Dennis Thomas; Richard Westfield	4:30
3.	"The Things That U Do"	Will Smith; Jeffrey A. Townes; Craig King	4:56
4.	"This Boy Is Smooth"		4:58
5.	"Ring My Bell"	Will Smith; Jeffrey A. Townes; Frederick Knight	4:44
6.	"A Dog Is a Dog"		4:29
7.	"Caught in the Middle (Love & Life)"	Will Smith; Jeffrey A. Townes; Craig King	4:21
8.	"Trapped on the Dance Floor"		5:19
9.	"Who Stole the D.J."		4:50
10.	"You Saw My Blinker"		4:14
11.	"Dumb Dancin'"		4:55
12.	"Summertime (Reprise)"	Will Smith; Jeffrey A. Townes; Robert Bell; Ronald Bell; George Brown; Robert Mickens; Lamar Hula Mahone; Craig Simpkins; Charles Smith; Alton Taylor; Dennis Thomas; Richard Westfield	2:05
Total length:			53:04

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Homebase

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	69
US Billboard 200[10]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	5

Singles

Chart performance of singles from Homebase

Title	Year	Chart positions
		US Pop [5]	US R&B [6]
"Summertime"	1991	4	1
"Ring My Bell"		20	22
"The Things That U Do"	1992	—	43

Certifications

Certifications for Homebase

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Q review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. "D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
6. "D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1617". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
8. "Charts.nz – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Homebase". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
10. "D.J Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
11. "D.J Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
12. "American album certifications – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Homebase". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.