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Do You Want More?!!!??! Studio album by The Roots Released January 17, 1995 Recorded 1993-1994: The Trocedero, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Nebula Sounds, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Battery Studios, New York, New YorkGenre Hip hop Length 73:45 Label DGC/Geffen
DGCD-24708Producer Grand Negaz, Questlove, Kelo, A.J. Shine, Black Thought, Rahzel Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
- Allmusic [1]
- Entertainment Weekly (A)[2]
- NME (7/10)[3]
- Philadelphia Daily News [4]
- Rolling Stone [5]
- The Source [6]
- Spin [7]
- Sputnikmusic [8]
- Trouser Press (favorable)[9]
- Virgin Encyclopedia [10]
The Roots chronology Organix
(1993)Do You Want More?!!!??!
(1995)Illadelph Halflife
(1996)Do You Want More?!!!??! is the second studio album by American hip hop band The Roots, released January 17, 1995 on DGC Records. The band's major label-debut, it was released two years after their independent debut album, Organix (1993). Do You Want More?!!!??! has been considered by critics as a classic of hip hop jazz.[11][12] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.
Contents
Track listing
# Title Time Producer(s) Performer (s) 1 "Intro/There's Something Goin' On" 1:18 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Malik B 2 "Proceed" 4:35 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Malik B, Questlove 3 "Distortion to Static" 4:18 Questlove, Kelo, A.J. Shine Black Thought, Malik B 4 "Mellow My Man" 4:41 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Malik B 5 "I Remain Calm" 4:08 Black Thought, Questlove Black Thought, Malik B 6 "Datskat" 3:40 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Malik B 7 "Lazy Afternoon" 5:06 Black Thought, Questlove Black Thought, Rahzel, Sista Urban, Rachel Graham 8 "? vs. Rahzel" 3:18 Questlove, Rahzel Questlove, Rahzel 9 "Do You Want More?!!!??!" 3:21 Black Thought, Questlove, A.J. Shine Black Thought 10 "What Goes On Pt. 7" 5:32 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Malik B, Elo 11 "Essaywhuman?!!!??!" 4:59 Questlove, Black Thought *Live performance* 12 "Swept Away" 3:50 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Malik B, Cassandra Wilson 13 "You Ain't Fly" 4:42 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Questlove, Malik B 14 "Silent Treatment" 6:52 The Grand Negaz Black Thought, Cassandra Wilson 15 "The Lesson Part 1" 5:12 Questlove Black Thought, Dice Raw, Rahzel 16 "The Unlocking" 8:11 The Grand Negaz Ursula Rucker - The track listing on some album releases denotes the first track, "Intro/There's Something Goin' On," as track #18 [continuing the track count from Organix (17 tracks)]. The rest of the tracks continue upward from 18 to "The Unlocking" (being track #33)
Singles
Single information "Distortion To Static" - Released: July 26, 1994
- B-side: "The Lesson Part 1" & "The Lesson Part 2"
"Proceed" - Released: February, 1995
- B-side: "What Goes On Pt. 7" & "Proceed III (Remix)"
"Silent Treatment" - Released: April 4, 1995
- B-side:
Chart history
- Album
Year Album Chart positions Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers 1995 Do You Want More?!!!??! #104 #22 #2 - Singles
Year Song Chart positions Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1994 "Distortion To Static" #96 #25 - 1995 "Proceed" #79 #13 #25 1995 "Silent Treatment" - #31 #50 Notes
- ^ Bush, John. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
- ^ Hopkins, Tracy E. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
- ^ Columnist. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". NME: 4. November 12, 1994.
- ^ Columnist. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Philadelphia Daily News: 46. January 27, 1995.
- ^ Hoard, Christian. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Rolling Stone: 702–703. November 2, 2004.
- ^ Columnist. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". The Source: 97. November 1995.
- ^ Aaron, Charles. "Review: Illadelph Halflife". Spin: 88. June 2008.
- ^ Abdul-Rakhman, Sobhi. Staff Rating: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
- ^ Moon, Tom. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Trouser Press. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music: March 1, 2002.
- ^ Anderson, Brett. Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
- ^ Walton, Brian M. "Review: Do You Want More?!!!??!". Washington Informer: February 15, 1995.
References
- Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-74320-169-8.
- Colin Larkin (2002). Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Edition 4. Virgin Books. ISBN 1852279230.
External links
- Do You Want More?!!!??! at Discogs
- Back to the Roots at Jam!
- No Boundaries for Roots of Philly at Los Angeles Times
The Roots Black Thought · Captain Kirk Douglas · Damon "Tuba" Bryson · F. Knuckles · Kamal Gray · Mark Kelley · James Poyser · Questlove
Owen Biddle · Hub · Ben Kenney · Malik B. · Rahzel · Martin Luther · Dice Raw · Scratch · Scott StorchStudio albums Organix (1993) · Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) · Illadelph Halflife (1996) · Things Fall Apart (1999) · Phrenology (2002) · The Tipping Point (2004) · Game Theory (2006) · Rising Down (2008) · How I Got Over (2010) · Wake Up! (2010)Live albums The Roots Come Alive (1999) · Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001)Extended plays From the Ground Up (1994) · The Legendary (1999)Songs "The Next Movement" (1999) · "You Got Me" (1999) · "The Seed (2.0)" (2002) "Wake Up Everybody" (2010) "Doin' It Again" (2011)Related articles Discography · Late Night with Jimmy FallonCategories:- 1995 albums
- The Roots albums
- Albums produced by Questlove
- Albums produced by Scott Storch
- DGC Records albums
- Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
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