Idlewild (Outkast album)

Infobox Album
Name = Idlewild
Type = Soundtrack
Longtype = companion album
Artist = Outkast


Background =
Released = August 21 2006 (UK)
August 22 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded = 2005 - 2006
Genre = Hip hop, R&B, Blues, Jazz
Length = 77:53
Label = LaFace/Jive
Producer = Earthtone III; Organized Noize
Reviews =
*About.com Rating|3|5 [http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/fr/OutKastIdlewild.htm link]
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:96rsa93gr23h~T1 link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1852037,00.html link]
*"The Independent" Rating|5|5 [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article1219892.ece link]
*"NME" rating-10|8 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/outkast/8009 link]
*Okayplayer Rating|3|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/idlewild/ link]
*Pitchfork Media (6.7) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38040/Outkast_Idlewild link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/outkast/albums/album/11124759/review/11129102/idlewild link]
*"Slant Magazine" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=953 link]
*Stylus Magazine (C) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/outkast/idlewild.htm link]
Last album = "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
(2003)
This album = "Idlewild"
(2006)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Idlewild
Type = studio
Single 1 = Mighty O
Single 1 date = June 27 2006
Single 2 = Morris Brown
Single 2 date = August 14 2006
Single 3 = Idlewild Blue (Don't chu Worry 'Bout Me)
Single 3 date = November 9, 2006
Single 4 = Hollywood Divorce
Single 4 date = November 6, 2006
Single 5 = The Train
Single 5 date = December 4, 2006

"Idlewild" is an Outkast album released on August 22, 2006. It features songs from and inspired by Outkast's musical film "Idlewild", released by Universal Pictures in August 2006, and also Outkast recordings not necessarily related to the film. In the U.S., the "Idlewild" album charted at #2 pop and #1 R&B, selling two million copies to date; in the UK "Idlewild" peaked at #16. The film itself, however, was relatively less successful.

Background

Though less a soundtrack and more of a companion album, the "Idlewild" album features seven songs from in the "Idlewild" film: "Chronomentrophobia", "Makes No Sense at All", "PJ and Rooster", "Greatest Show on Earth", "When I Look in Your Eyes", and, from the end credits, "Morris Brown". Two snippets of film dialogue are also included on the album as interludes. The rest of the songs performed in the film were included on the earlier Outkast LPs "Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast" and "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below".

The "Idlewild's" album's first single, "Mighty 'O'", features both André 3000 and Big Boi; the song takes its lyrical hook from the Cab Calloway song "Minnie the Moocher" ("Mighty-ighty-ighty O") and seems to be an example of the album's mix of hip hop and more traditional American jazz and blues. Next, similar to previous Outkast albums such as "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below", two singles—one solely by Big Boi, the other solely by André 3000—were released simultaneously. The Big Boi single is the marching band–influenced "Morris Brown", featuring guest artists Sleepy Brown and Scar, both artists on Big Boi's Purple Ribbon label. The song's title is a reference to Atlanta's Morris Brown College, with the school's marching band providing the instrumentation.

André 3000's single is "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)." It delves into the blues genre, complete with a blues-style acoustic guitar riff and a harmonica element reminiscent of "Aquemini" single "Rosa Parks". In tune with the film, "Idlewild" reflects Outkast's original style tempered by 1930s influences. The fourth single is announced to be "Hollywood Divorce", which also features verses from Lil' Wayne and Snoop Dogg and is produced by André 3000.

Track listing

# "Intro" – 2:12
# "Mighty 'O'" - (Outkast) (Benjamin, A./Brown, P./Calloway, C./Gaskill, C. Clarence/Mills, I./Murray, R./Patton, A./Robbins, D./Wade, R.) – 4:16
# "Peaches" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Brown, P./Crump, P./Hardnett, M./Murray, R./Parkman, M./Patton, A./Smith, T./Wade, R.) – 3:10
# "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" - (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 3:24
# "Infatuation (Interlude)" – 0:48
# "N2U" - Big Boi (featuring Khujo Goodie) (Brown, P./Khatib, W./Knighton, W./Manzoli, R./Murray, R./Patterson, M./Patton, A./Wade, R.) – 3:40
# "Morris Brown" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Benjamin, A./Patton, A./Smith, T.) – 4:24
# "Chronomentrophobia" - (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:12
# "The Train" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Brown, D./Brown, M./Brown, P./Gilliam, J./Kendrick, K./Patton, A./Smith, T.) – 4:09
# "Life Is Like a Musical" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:14
# "No Bootleg Dvds (Interlude)" – 0:50
# "Hollywood Divorce" - (Outkast) (featuring Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg) (Benjamin, A./Broadus, C./Patton, A./Carter, D.) – 5:23
# "Zora" (Interlude) – 0:16
# "Call the Law" - Big Boi (featuring Janelle Monáe) (Irvin, N. III/Joseph, C./Patton, A./Robinson, J.) – 4:51
# "Bamboo & Cross" (Interlude) – 0:54
# "Buggface" (Big Boi) (Patton, A./Sheats, D./Smith, J.) – 2:45
# "Makes No Sense at All" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:53
# "In Your Dreams" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike & Janelle Monáe) (Brown, P./Murray, R./Patton, A./Robinson, J.) – 3:34
# "PJ & Rooster" (Outkast) (Benjamin, A./Patton, A.) – 4:27
# "Mutron Angel" - Andre 3000 (featuring Whild Peach) (Brown, D./Brown, M./Patton, A.) – 4:18
# "Greatest Show on Earth" - Andre 3000 (featuring Macy Gray) (Benjamin, A.) – 3:06
# "You're Beautiful" (Interlude) – 0:29
# "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A./Kendrick, K.) – 2:43
# "Dyin' to Live" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:07
# "A Bad Note" (Instrumental) (Benjamin, A./Kendrick, K.) – 8:47

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