Paul’s Boutique is the second studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, by Capitol Records. Produced by the Dust Brothers, the album is composed almost entirely from samples, and was recorded over two years at Matt Dike’s apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles.
Paul’s Boutique did not match the sales of group’s 1986 debut Licensed to Ill, and was promoted minimally by Capitol. However, it became recognised as the group’s breakthrough achievement, with its innovative lyrical and sonic style earning them a position as critical favourites within the hip-hop community. Sometimes described as the “Sgt. Pepper of hip-hop”,[3] Paul’s Boutique has placed on several lists of the greatest albums of all time, and is viewed by many critics as a landmark album in hip hop.
Track Listing
LP – SIDE A
- To All The Girls
- Shake Your Rump
- Johnny Ryall
- Egg Man
LP – SIDE B
- High Plains Drifter
- The Sounds Of Science
- 3-Minute Rule
- Hey Ladies
LP – SIDE C
- 5-Piece Chicken Dinner
- Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
- Car Thief
- What Comes Around
- Shadrach
LP – SIDE D
- Ask For Janice
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: 59 Chrystie Street
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Get On The Mic
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Stop That Train
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: A Year And A Day
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Hello Brooklyn
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Dropping Names
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Lay It On Me
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Mike On The Mic
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse: A.W.O.L.
