It Takes a Thief (album)

Infobox Album
Name = It Takes a Thief
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Coolio


Released = July 19, 1994
Recorded = 1993-1994
Genre = Hip-hop, West coast hip hop
Length = 59:14
Label = Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:995s8qmnbtq4 link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/172862/review/5941802/ittakesathief link]
Last album =
This album = "It Takes a Thief" (1994)
Next album = "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995)

"It Takes a Thief" is Coolio's debut album. "Fantastic Voyage," a hit from the 1970s returned to the charts after its release off this album. The song received regular airplay on MTV and became his breakout hit, peaking at #3 in the U.S.

Track listing

# "Fantastic Voyage"
# "County Line"
# "Mama I'm in Love Wit a Gangsta" (featuring LeShaun)
# "Hand on My Nutsac"
# "Ghetto Cartoon"
# "Smokin' Stix"
# "Can-O-Corn"
# "U Know Hoo!" (featuring WC)
# "It Takes a Thief"
# "Bring Back Somethin Fo da Hood"
# "N da Closet"
# "On My Way to Harlem"
# "Sticky Fingers"
# "Thought You Knew"
# "Ugly Bitches"
# "I Remember" (featuring J-Ro and Billy Boy)