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I'm That Type of Guy
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Wikipedia article
"'I'm That Type of Guy'" is the second single released from LL Cool J's third album, 'Walking with a Panther'. It was released in 1989 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Dwayne Simon and LL Cool J. The song would prove to be the most successful single from the album, making it to #15 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs. Despite being one of LL Cool J's biggest early hits, the song was not included on his 1996 greatest hits album, 'All World: Greatest Hits', however it was included in that album's follow-up 'All World 2', released in 2009.
The song also contains the sample "The March of the Winkies" from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz' and on July 24, 1989 it was certified gold by the RIAA.
The music video for the song was directed by Scott Kalvert and produced by Amy Raskin and David Horgan
Track listing
A-side
#"I'm That Type of Guy" (J.T. Smith, D. Simon, S. Ett) - 5:16B-side
#"It Gets No Rougher" (J.T. Smith, H. Shocklee, K. Shocklee, E.Sadler) - 5:2645 RPM single:
A-side
#"I'm That Type of Guy" (J.T. Smith, D. Simon, S. Ett) - 3:23B-side
#"It Gets No Rougher" (J.T. Smith, H. Shocklee, K. Shocklee, E.Sadler) - 3:36Charts
Category:1989 singles
Category:LL Cool J songs
Category:Songs written by LL Cool J
Category:1989 songs
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
Category:Songs written by Dwayne Simon
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