Eardrum (album)
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| Studio album by Talib Kweli | |||||
| Released | August 21, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | ||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Alternative hip hop | ||||
| Label | Blacksmith Music Warner Bros. Records |
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| Producer | Hi-Tek Kanye West Battlecat Terrace Martin Kwamé DJ Khalil Madlib will.i.am Pete Rock Just Blaze A Kid Called Roots Sha-La Shakier Nick Speed Swiff D |
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Eardrum is the fourth solo album from American hip hop artist Talib Kweli. The album was his Warner Bros. Records debut with his first album on his own label, Blacksmith Records. It was released on August 21, 2007 on the Blacksmith Records label with distribution handled by Warner Bros. Records and received mostly favorable reviews.[1]
Talib posted a page on his website where he describes his whole album track by track, allowing fans to listen to every song.[2]
Eardrum debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 60,000 copies in its first week, making it Kweli's highest debuting album to date. On its second week it fell to #20 with sales of 25,000 copies, selling a total of 85,500 units.[3]
As of March 14, 2008, the album has sold about 201,000 copies in the U.S. [4] and 251,500 worldwide.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Performer(s) | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Sample(s) |
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| 1 | "Everything Man" | 3:16 | Talib Kweli Res additional vocals by Sonia Sanchez (intro) |
Talib Kweli Greene Otis Jackson Jr. |
Madlib | |
| 2 | "NY Weather Report" | 4:35 | Talib Kweli with scratches by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Cut Chemist | Talib Kweli Greene Nick Speed M. Clervoix |
Nick Speed |
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| 3 | "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1 (Deliver Us)" | 5:22 | Talib Kweli | Talib Kweli Greene Justin Smith Paul Greedus Didier Marouani |
Just Blaze |
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| 4 | "Say Something" | 3:43 | Talib Kweli Jean Grae |
Talib Kweli Greene William Adams Tsidi Ibrahim Thomas Bell James Casey |
will.i.am |
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| 5 | "Country Cousins" | 4:31 | Talib Kweli UGK Raheem Devaughn |
Talib Kweli Greene P. Lawrence S. Hollis Chad Butler Bernard Freeman Raheem Devaughn Larry Mizell Fonce Mizell |
AKidCalledRoots and Sha-La Shakier |
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| 6 | "Holy Moly" | 2:08 | Talib Kweli | Talib Kweli Greene Peter Phillips Bernie Taupin Elton John |
Peter "Pete Rock" Phillips |
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| 7 | "Eat to Live" | 3:07 | Talib Kweli | Talib Kweli Greene Otis Jackson Jr. Weldon Irvine Tommy Smith |
Madlib |
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| 8 | "In the Mood" | 3:55 | Talib Kweli Roy Ayers Kanye West |
Talib Kweli Greene Kanye West Brian Potter |
Kanye West |
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| 9 | "Soon the New Day" | 4:02 | Talib Kweli Norah Jones |
Talib Kweli Greene Otis Jackson Jr. Paul Charles John Mason |
Madlib, co-produced by Eric Krasno |
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| 10 | "Give 'Em Hell" | 4:27 | Talib Kweli Coi Mattison Lyfe Jennings |
Talib Kweli Greene Terrace Martin Kevin Gilliam Coi Mattison Chester Jennings Al Green |
Terrace Martin and Battlecat |
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| 11 | "More or Less" | 4:40 | Talib Kweli Dion |
Talib Kweli Greene Tony Cottrell D. Jenkins |
Hi-Tek | |
| 12 | "Stay Around" | 4:15 | Talib Kweli | Talib Kweli Greene Peter Phillips Robert Bell Ronald Bell George Brown Cynthia Huggins Claydes Charles Smith Dennis Thomas |
Peter "Pete Rock" Phillips |
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| 13 | "Hot Thing" | 3:50 | Talib Kweli will.i.am |
Talib Kweli Greene William Adams Johnny Watson |
will.i.am |
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| 14 | "Space Fruit (Interlude)" | 1:31 | Sa-Ra | Om'Mas Keith Shafiq Husayn |
Sa-Ra | |
| 15 | "The Perfect Beat" | 3:49 | Talib Kweli KRS-One |
Talib Kweli Greene S. Thornton Leo Parker Bob Marley |
Swiff D |
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| 16 | "Oh My Stars" | 3:40 | Talib Kweli Musiq Soulchild |
Talib Kweli Greene Talib Johnson DJ Khalil Abdul-Rahman Amani Fela Greene |
DJ Khalil | |
| 17 | "Listen!!!" | 3:28 | Talib Kweli | Talib Kweli Greene Kwamé Holland Fred Williams |
Kwamé |
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| 18 | "Go With Us" | 3:59 | Talib Kweli Strong Arm Steady |
Talib Kweli Greene E. Jones Jason Smith Marvin Jones Charles Mitchell |
E. Jones | |
| 19 | "Hostile Gospel Pt. 2 (Deliver Me)" | 4:21 | Talib Kweli Sizzla |
Talib Kweli Greene Miguel Collins DJ Khalil Abdul-Rahman David Hinds |
DJ Khalil |
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| 20 | "The Nature" | 5:01 | Talib Kweli Justin Timberlake |
Talib Kweli Greene Justin Timberlake |
Justin Timberlake, co-produced by Eric Krasno and Adam Deitch | |
| 21 | "Hush" | 3:55 | Talib Kweli Jean Grae |
Talib Kweli Greene C.Burnette M. Clervoix |
Chad Beatz |
[edit] References
- ^ Talib Kweli: Ear Drum (2007): Reviews
- ^ Talib Kweli
- ^ Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Hangs On Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 29, 2007.
- ^ Billboard Bits: Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Syleena Johnson
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1089804
- ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=69378
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