Eyes Are the Soul

"Eyes Are the Soul"
Single by MC Lyte
from the album Act Like You Know
B-side"Eyes Are the Soul" (LP Version)
ReleasedApril 9, 1992[1]
GenreGolden age hip hop
Length4:30
LabelFirst Priority, Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s)Lana Moorer, Epic Mazur, Richard Wolf[2]
Producer(s)
MC Lyte singles chronology
"Poor Georgie"
(1991)
"Eyes Are the Soul"
(1992)
"Ice Cream Dream"
(1992)
Music video
"Eyes Are the Soul " on YouTube

"Eyes Are the Soul" is the third and final single from MC Lyte's third album Act Like You Know. Produced by Wolf & Epic, it was released on April 9, 1992.[1]

In the song Lyte talks about social issues such as AIDS, crack and teenage pregnancy.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "MC Lyte - Eyes Are the Soul (12 inch Vinyl Single - Atlantic #96188)". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Act Like You Know - MC Lyte - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Mickey Hess (November 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide: Volume 1: East Coast and West Coast. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313343216. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  5. ^ "The Pop Life". The New York Times (website). October 16, 1991. Retrieved March 1, 2021.