Act Like You Know

For other uses, see Act Like You Know (disambiguation).
Act Like You Know
Studio album by
MC Lyte
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)
Recorded1990–1991
Studio
Genre
Length62:18
Label
Producer
MC Lyte chronology
Eyes on This
(1989) 		Act Like You Know
(1991) 		Ain't No Other
(1993)
Singles from Act Like You Know
  1. "When in Love"
    Released: August 22, 1991
  2. "Poor Georgie"
    Released: December 12, 1991
  3. "Eyes Are the Soul"
    Released: April 9, 1992

Act Like You Know is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist MC Lyte.[2] It was released on September 17, 1991, by First Priority Music, distributed by Atlantic Records, and featured production from Audio Two, The 45 King, Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez, The King of Chill, Pal Joey, Epic Mazur, Richard Wolf and DJ Master Tee.[1]

In this album she develops in some tracks a softer sound influenced by R&B,[1] having more mixed reviews than in her previous albums. Commercially it performed weaker than its predecessor Eyes on This, peaking at No. 102 on the Billboard 200 Top Albums[3] and No. 14 on the Top R&B Albums.[4]

Two singles made it high on the Hot Rap Singles chart with "When in Love" peaking at No. 3 and Poor Georgie reaching No. 1.[5] "Poor Georgie" also cracked the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 83 in March 1992.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "MC Lyte – Act Like You Know". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Johnson, Connie (September 29, 1991). "MC LYTE: "Act Like You Know", First Priority Music/Atlantic" – via Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "MC Lyte Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 1, 2021.