Overview
In a Word or 2 is the second and final studio album by English rapper Monie Love. It was released on 23 March 1993 by Warner Bros. Records and was mostly produced by Marley Marl with his protege K-Def remixing two tracks. Prince cowrote and coproduced the title track and "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." Monie and producer Aaron "Freedom" Lyles produced the song "I'm a Believer," while producer/remixer Steve "Silk" Hurley was brought in for additional production and remix for the first single "Born to B.R.E.E.D." Although In a Word or 2 did not chart on the UK Albums Chart or the US Billboard Top 200 Album chart, it reached No. 75 on the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 36 on the US Top Heatseekers chart. Two singles charted in the US: "Full Term Love" peaked at No. 96 and "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." reached No. 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Critical reception
Paul Moody of NME called In a Word or 2, "a fine pop record." Parry Gettleman of the Orlando Sentinel also commented "Three years after her bright debut, Down to Earth, London-born rapper Monie Love is back. None of the new tracks are quite as catchy as her Monie in the Middle or It's a Shame, but producer/co-writer Marley Marl provides her with plenty of highly danceable beats and throws in savvy, jazzy horn accents. Love still has plenty to say and her own sassy way of saying it.
Track listing
#"Wheel of Fortune"- 3:55 #"Greasy"- 4:08 #"Sex U All"- 5:03 #"Mo' Monie"- 4:14 #"I'm a Believer"- 3:43 #"Let a Woman B a Woman"- 4:15 #"Full Term Love"- 4:44 #"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D."- 4:06 #"In a Word or 2"- 3:36 #"There's a Better Way"- 3:58 #"4 da Children"- 4:26 #"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." (Hip-Hop Mix)- 4:12