Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen


Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen is a 1991 album by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, as well as their final studio album. It is best known for the lead track "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" which reached #1 on the Billboard R&B and Dance charts. The only other single released from the album was the ballad "Where Were You When I Needed You". The album's title is named for the Manhattan neighborhood in which lead vocalist Lisa Velez grew up and lived until the mid-2000s. The first half of the album was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and the second half was produced, as with the previous Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam albums, by Full Force.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic
  • Karen Bernod - background vocals
  • Robert Clivillés - arranger, composer, drums, editing, keyboard arrangements, mixing, percussion, photo imaging, producer, vocal arrangement
  • David Cole - arranger, composer, keyboard arrangements, keyboards, mixing, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
  • Carol Cooper - executive producer
  • Deborah Cooper - background vocals
  • Ricky Crespo - editing
  • Jim De Barros - design
  • Pete Diorio - engineer, mixing
  • Ex Girlfriend - background vocals
  • Alan Friedman - composer, programming
  • Full Force - arranger, composer, executive producer, mixing, vocal arrangement, background vocals
  • Michael Hughes - arranger, percussion, producer, rap
  • Ernie Isley - composer
  • O'Kelly Isley - composer
  • Ronald Isley - composer
  • Rudolph Isley - composer
  • Carl James - bass
  • Chris Jasper - composer
  • Bashiri Johnson - percussion
  • Acar S. Key - engineer
  • Lisa Lisa - executive producer, photo imaging, primary artist, vocals, background vocals
  • Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - executive producer, performer, primary artist
  • Chuck Loeb - guitar
  • Fred McFarlane - keyboards
  • Veronica McHugh - production coordination
  • Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
  • Alexander "Spanador" Mosley - arranger, guitar, keyboards, producer
  • Ken Nahoum - photography, photo imaging
  • Duran Ramos - composer, keyboard arrangements, vocal arrangement
  • Cheryl Pepsii Riley - background vocals
  • Bob Rosa - editing, mixing
  • Steve Salem - executive producer
  • Lisa Velez - group member
  • Barbara Warren-Pace - producer, production coordination
  • Audrey Wheeler - background vocals
  • Tim White - photography
  • Larry Yasgar - executive producer