℗ 2020 Capitol Records; A Capitol Records Release
| Released | September 3, 1990 |
| Duration | 58m 16s |
| Record Label | SBK/EMI RECORDS |
| Genre | Hip Hop |
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1.1
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Ice Ice Baby
Vanilla Ice |
5:02 | |||
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1.2
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Yo Vanilla
Vanilla Ice |
0:05 | |||
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1.3
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Stop That Train
Vanilla Ice |
4:29 | |||
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1.4
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Hooked
Vanilla Ice |
4:52 | |||
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1.5
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Ice Is Workin' It
Vanilla Ice |
4:36 | |||
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1.6
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(Life Is A) Fantasy
Vanilla Ice |
4:47 | |||
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1.7
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Play That Funky Music
Vanilla Ice |
4:44 | |||
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1.8
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Dancin'
Vanilla Ice |
5:00 | |||
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1.9
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Go Ill
Vanilla Ice |
4:58 | |||
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1.10
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It's A Party
Vanilla Ice |
4:39 | |||
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1.11
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Juice To Get Loose Boy
Vanilla Ice |
0:09 | |||
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1.12
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Ice Cold
Vanilla Ice |
4:05 | |||
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1.13
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Rosta Man
Vanilla Ice |
4:36 | |||
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1.14
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I Love You
Vanilla Ice |
5:05 | |||
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1.15
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Havin' A Roni
Vanilla Ice |
1:09 |
To the Extreme is the major label debut studio album of American rapper Vanilla Ice released on September 3, 1990. The album contains Vanilla Ice's most successful singles, "Ice Ice Baby" and a cover of "Play That Funky Music".
Vanilla Ice wrote "Ice Ice Baby" at the age of 16, basing its lyrics upon the South Florida area in which he was raised. The lyrics describe a drive-by shooting and Vanilla Ice's rhyming skills. The chorus of "Ice Ice Baby" originates from the signature chant of the national African American fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha. The song's hook samples the bassline of the 1981 song "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie. Freddie Mercury and David Bowie did not receive credit or royalties for the sample. In a 1990 interview, Vanilla Ice joked the two melodies were slightly different because he had added an additional note. Vanilla Ice later paid Mercury and Bowie, who have since been given songwriting credit for the sample. However, he ended up purchasing the rights to the song, because it was cheaper than licensing the sample.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – SBK/EMI RECORDS Studio Masters
Tracks 12, 13 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 1, 3-10, 14, 15 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 2, 11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 12, 13 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 1, 3-10, 14, 15 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Tracks 2, 11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.80 -5.49 to -0.30 | -17.03 -21.83 to -15.09 | -14.67 -17.70 to -14.20 | 11 9 to 14 | |
| 1 | Ice Ice Baby | -0.30 | -15.58 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Yo Vanilla | -5.49 | -21.83 | -17.7 | 9 |
| 3 | Stop That Train | -0.30 | -16.45 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 4 | Hooked | -0.30 | -17.41 | -15.5 | 13 |
| 5 | Ice Is Workin' It | -0.30 | -16.47 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 6 | (Life Is A) Fantasy | -0.30 | -15.09 | -14.3 | 9 |
| 7 | Play That Funky Music | -0.30 | -15.49 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 8 | Dancin' | -0.30 | -15.88 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 9 | Go Ill | -0.49 | -17.73 | -14.3 | 13 |
| 10 | It's A Party | -0.75 | -17.88 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 11 | Juice To Get Loose Boy | -1.55 | -19.97 | -16.1 | 14 |
| 12 | Ice Cold | -0.30 | -15.94 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 13 | Rosta Man | -0.30 | -16.43 | -14.2 | 12 |
| 14 | I Love You | -0.75 | -17.16 | -14.3 | 12 |
| 15 | Havin' A Roni | -0.30 | -16.11 | -14.3 | 11 |