Tracklist
| Bigger Side | ||
| A1 | Bad | 4:40 |
| A2 | Kanday | 4:08 |
| A3 | Get Down | 3:23 |
| A4 | The Bristol Hotel | 2:44 |
| A5 | My Rhyme Ain't Done | 3:45 |
| A6 | .357 Break It On Down | 4:05 |
| Deffer Side | ||
| B1 | Go Cut Creator Go | 3:57 |
| B2 | The Breakthrough | 4:04 |
| B3 | I Need Love | 5:22 |
| B4 | Ahh, Let's Get Ill | 3:45 |
| B5 | The Do Wop | 4:58 |
| B6 | On The Ill Tip | 0:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
- Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – L.L. Cool J Productions
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
- Recorded At – Chung King House Of Metal
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
Credits
- Design [Cover Logo] – Eric Haze
- Engineer [Additional] – Jay Henry, Mark Mandelbaum, Rod Hui
- Engineer [Assistant] – Chuck Valle
- Lyrics By – James T. Smith*
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Mixed By, Recorded By, Producer [Assistant] – Steve Ett
- Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Glen E. Friedman
- Producer – Bobby Erving*, Darryl Pierce, Dwayne Simon, LL Cool J
- Scratches – Bobby "Bobcat" Erving*
- Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Russell Simmons
- Written-By – B. Erving*, D. Pierce*, D. Simon*, J.T. Smith*
Notes
1st US editions came in a gloss cover within gold embossed "BAD" text and no parental advisory warnings. Later versions like this have advisory sticker on shrinkwrap, or "Explicit Lyrics, Parental Advisory" warnings in cover art, with non-embossed "Bad" text.Recorded at Chung King House of Metal NYC.
Mastered at Masterdisk using the DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) process.
A4 on the label is called "The Bristol Hotel", while on the sleeve it's called "Bristol Hotel".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 7464-40793-1
- Matrix / Runout ("Bigger Side" Runout): AL 40793-1A MASTERDISK DMM G1 "TILL THE DAY I DIE"
- Matrix / Runout ("Deffer Side" Runout): BL 40793-1B DMM G2 D5MASTERDISK DMM HW
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C 40793, FC 40793 | L.L. Cool J* | Bigger And Deffer (BAD) (LP, Album) | Def Jam Recordings, Def Jam Recordings, Columbia | C 40793, FC 40793 | US | 1987 |
| FC 40793 | L.L. Cool J* | Bigger And Deffer (LP, Album) | Def Jam Recordings | FC 40793 | Canada | 1987 |
| 527 353-2 | L.L. Cool J* | Bigger And Deffer (CD, Album, RE) | Def Jam Recordings | 527 353-2 | UK & Europe | 1995 |
| FCT 40793, CT40793 | L.L. Cool J* | Bigger And Deffer (Cass, Album) | Def Jam Recordings, CBS | FCT 40793, CT40793 | US | 1987 |
| none | LL Cool J | Bigger And Deffer (Acetate, LP) | CBS | none | UK | 1987 |
