Hoopla

Critical reception

Hoopla received mixed reviews from critics. Rob Brunner gave the album a C, and described it as a "lightweight retread," "sometimes silly," and "occasionally awful." The Los Angeles Times' Soren Baker was more favorable in his review, giving it a 3 out of 4 star rating and writing, "A comfortable, funky mix of guitars, keyboards and backup singing gives the album a relaxed feel."

Track listing

Do You Know How to Get to Highway 85 (Skit) – 0:45

Clocks in Sync with Mine – 5:37

The Hey Song – 4:50

I Think Yin Is Having a Baby, But I Don't Know (Skit) – 0:22

Our Image – 5:55

Movin' On – 3:52

Which Radio Station Has the Guts (Skit) – 0:16

The Mountain of Lonely – 6:04

Are You Still with Me – 0:13

Slave of It All – 5:53

Leave a Message... Bye Bye (Skit) – 0:13

Sumtimes I Do – 5:11

Yeah Yeah – 5:15

Real Love – 5:28

Shut Down Our Mind Machine – 1:04

The List Goes On – 4:58

Redemption Song – 6:14

If Life Is a River – 4:28

The Hey Song (Remix) Another Perspective – 4:15

Credits

Speech - Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Executive Producer, Percussion, Producer, Sampling, Scratching, Lead and Background Vocals

Albert Burroughs - Engineer

Andrew Lane - Wurlitzer

Barry Kimmel - Engineer

Bill Cox - Harmonica

Blake Eisman - Mixing, Piano

Carl T. Boyd - Saxophone

Colin Lantry - Composer, Engineer

Deanna Dawn - Vocals (Background)

Deborah Wright - Vocals (Background)

Eddie Davis - Trumpet

Eddie Stokes - Beats, Fender Rhodes, Handclapping, Producer, String Arrangements, Vocals, Vocals (Background)

Enrique Coley - Drums

Felix Farrar - Violin

Fletcher Dozier Jr. - Wah Wah Guitar

Franquil Hilliard - Engineer, Vocals (Background)

Freddy Luster - Composer

Ike "Za" Williams - Bass, Composer, Guitar (Bass)

India - India - Vocals (Background)

Jason Stokes - Assistant, Mixing Assistant

Jay Frigoletto - Mastering, Wurlitzer