The Word Is Out

~ Recording by The Sugarhill Gang

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9The Word Is Out5:42The Sugarhill GangThe Greatest Hits of The Sugarhill GangThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap)SHCD-5247
1.3Word Is Out5:42The Sugarhill GangRapper's Delight: The Greatest HitsThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Wise Buywise 018
1.9The Word Is Out5:43The Sugarhill GangThe Best of the Sugarhill GangThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NEM CD 747
1.7The Word Is Out5:43Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight: The Best of Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-07-16
Rhino (reissue label)R4 71986
1.7The Word Is Out5:43Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight: The Best of Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-07-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71986
1.12The Word Is Out5:44The Sugarhill GangGrandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill GangGrandmaster Flash v’s The Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Recall 2cd (UK 2cd re-issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)GAS 0000164 SMD, SMD CD 164, SMDCD 164
4.4The Word Is Out5:43Sugarhill GangThe Sugar Hill Records StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap), Rhino (reissue label)R0 72449, R2 72449
1.2The Word is Out5:43The Sugarhill GangHitsThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)R2 75956
2.4The Word Is Out5:42The Sugarhill GangRapper's Delights (Back to the Old School)The Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NEE CD 306
1.9The Word Is Out5:43The Sugarhill GangThe Greatest HitsThe Sugarhill Gang vs. Grandmaster FlashAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-03-27
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)NEECD 379
1.7The Word Is Out5:43The Sugarhill GangThe EssentialsThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-09-03
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76086
1.9The Word Is Out5:41The Sugarhill GangThe Best of the Sugarhill GangThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-08-24
Silverline288221-9
1.7The Word Is Out5:43Sugarhill GangRapper’s Delight: The Best of Sugarhill GangSugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
4.4The Word Is Out5:43The Sugarhill GangThe Sugar Hill Records StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2009-07-14
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
2.9The Word Is Out5:42The Sugarhill GangRhythm & Rhymes: The Definitive CollectionThe Sugarhill GangAlbum + Compilation
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)2742766

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recording of:The Word Is Out

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The Word Is Out

writer:Bernard Alexander
Cheryl Cook
Douglas Arthur Wimbish (bass guitarist and producer)
Guy Anthony O’Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien)
Henry Lee Jackson
Michael Wright
Sylvia Robinson
publisher:IQ Music Ltd.