In Full Effect

In Full Effect is the third album by the hip hop-electro funk group Mantronix, released in 1988.^[6][7] It was the first Mantronix album released on Capitol Records.^[5] In Full Effect was the highest charting hip-hop album for Mantronix, reaching #18 on the 1988 Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. The album peaked at No. 39 on the UK Albums Chart.^[8] In Full Effect was rapper MC Tee's final Mantronix album.^[9]

In Full Effect
Studio album by Mantronix
Released	1988
Genre	Hip hop, electro
Length	38:00
Label	Capitol/EMI 0777 7 48336 2 2 C2-48336
Producer	Kurtis Mantronik[1]
Mantronix chronology
Music Madness (1986) In Full Effect (1988) This Should Move Ya (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Orlando Sentinel	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

According to the liner notes, the album was the first-ever digital recording to be mastered from DAT rather than reel-to-reel tape.

Critical reception

The Orlando Sentinel called the album "above average because of Mantronik's diffusion of new wave, rock, funk and hard-core hip-hop through studio technical gadgets."^[4] USA Today wrote that "wordsmith M.C. Tee and beatmeister Mantronik mix street smarts and mainstream pop sensibilities."^[10]

Track listing

1. "Join Me, Please... (Homeboys—Make Some Noise)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:22
2. "Love Letter (Dear Tracy)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:27
3. "Gangster Boogie (Walk Like Sex...Talk Like Sex)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:59
4. "In Full Effect (In Full Effect)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:54
5. "Get Stupid Fresh (Part III)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 3:47
6. "Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:03
7. "Sing a Song (Break it Down)" (Mantronik, MC Tee) – 4:08
8. "Do You Like...Mantronik (?)" (Mantronik) – 3:23
9. "Mega-Mix (’88) (Instrumental)" (Mantronik) – 4:50

Chart positions

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Top Pop Albums	108[11]
US Top R&B Albums	18

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)"	US Hot Dance Music/Club Play	19
1988	"Simple Simon (You Gotta Regard)"	US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	31