- Double or Nothing (Erick Sermon album)
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Double or Nothing Studio album by Erick Sermon Released November 7, 1995 Recorded 1994-1995 Genre Hip hop, East Coast hip hop Length 47:13 Label Def Jam Producer Rodrick Kirkpatrick, Erick Sermon Erick Sermon chronology No Pressure
(1993)Double or Nothing
(1995)Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
(2000)Singles from Double or Nothing - "Bomdigi"
Released: October 17, 1995 - "Welcome"
Released: January 23, 1996
Double or Nothing is the second studio album from American hip hop artist Erick Sermon, released November 7, 1995 on Def Jam Recordings.
The album peaked at number thirty-five on the Billboard 200 chart.
Contents
Release and reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[2] RapReviews (8/10)[3] The album peaked at thirty-five on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the sixth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[4]
Speaking on the overall quality of the work, Dan Gizzi of Allmusic stated "every song isn't great but there are no bad ones either. This is an album that you might listen to from beginning to end, free of the impulse to fast-forward."[1]
Track listing
No. Title Music Sample(s)[5] Length 1. "Intro (Skit)" 1:01 2. "Bomdigi" James, Sermon - "All Night Long" by the Mary Jane Girls
3:34 3. "Freak Out" (feat. Redman) Kirkpatrick, Noble, Sermon - "E.V.A." by Jean-Jacques Perrey
3:07 4. "In the Heat" Sermon 2:09 5. "Tell 'Em" (feat. Keith Murray and Roz) Kirkpatrick, Murray, Noble, Sermon 2:35 6. "In the Studio (Skit)" 1:01 7. "Boy Meets World" Hall, Myers, Popwell, Sermon, Stinson, Williams - "Cosmic Reign" by The Crusaders
3:16 8. "Welcome" (feat. Keith Murray) Sermon, Stinson 3:56 9. "Live in the Backyard (Skit)" 2:21 10. "Set It Off" (feat. Keith Murray) Barrier, Clinton, Collins, Griffin, Parker, Sermon 3:34 11. "Focus" McElroy, Sermon 3:53 12. "Move On" (feat. Passion and Redman) Johnson, Noble, Sermon 3:56 13. "Smooth Thought (Skit)" 0:31 14. "Do Your Thing" Sermon 3:35 15. "Man Above" Sermon 4:01 16. "The Message (Skit)" 0:49 17. "Open Fire" (feat. Keith Murray and Redman) Sermon 3:54 Chart history
Album
Chart (1995)[4] Peak
positionU.S. Billboard 200 35 U.S. R&B Albums 6 Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions[6] U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Hot Rap Singles 1995 "Bomdigi" 84 5 39 9 1996 "Welcome" — 13 41 12 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[7]
- production – Rodrick Kirkpatrick, Erick Sermon
- vocals – Redman
- vocals (background) – Keith Murray
Notes
- ^ a b Gizzi, Dan. "allmusic ((( Double or Nothing > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r226730/review. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (1995-12-15). "Double or Nothing – Music – EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299963,00.html. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ T, Pete (2010-04-06). "Erick Sermon :: Double or Nothing :: Def Jam Records". RapReviews.com. http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_erickdoubleornothing.html. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Double or Nothing > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r226730/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Erick Sermon". The-Breaks.com. http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Erick+Sermon&type=6. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Double or Nothing > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r226730/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Double or Nothing > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r226730/credits. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
External links
Erick Sermon Studio albums Other albums Insomnia · El NiñoSingles "Hittin' Switches" · "Stay Real" · "Bomdigi" · "Welcome" · "Full Cooperation" · "Focus" · "Get Da Money" · "Why Not" · "Music" · "I'm Hot" · "React" · "Love Iz" · "Relentless" · "Feel It"Featured artist "The Weekend" · "Got Me a Model" · "Yeah Yeah U Know It"Related articles Categories:- 1995 albums
- Albums produced by Erick Sermon
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- Erick Sermon albums
- "Bomdigi"
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