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Salt‐N‐Pepa

Tramp

1986 · via De La Soul

Salt‐N‐Pepa’s earliest release of “Tramp” on file came out in 1986. Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Otis Redding’s, from 1964. Also recorded by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity (released 1967), Lowell Fulson (released 1966) and Buddy Guy (released 2001), among 64 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. De La Soul’s “Let, Let Me In” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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"Tramp" went from Lowell Fulson to Otis and Carla to Salt‐N‐Pepa before De La Soul folded it into "Let, Let Me In." Play their take next to this one and hear how the same song changes hands.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin.

Earliest release on file: Otis Redding, 1964.

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De La Soul’s “Let, Let Me In” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Other recordings on file · first release year

64 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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De La Soul's "Let, Let Me In" samples "Tramp," a song Otis Redding cut with Carla Thomas. Which act also recorded "Tramp" in the 1980s, before De La Soul?Salt‐N‐Pepa
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