Shock & Awe (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Shock & Awe
Type = studio
Artist = The Tongue


Released = 1 October 2007
Recorded = Tardis Studios
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 40:02
Label = Elefant Traks/Liberation Music
Producer = 80s Guy, Braintax, Mike Burnham, Fiasko, Fame, mdusu, Chasm & Sir Robbo, Mr Zux
Reviews = *RapReviews rating-10|8 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_12_shockandawe.html link]
Last album = "Bad Education (EP)"
(2006)
This album = "Shock & Awe"
(2007)
Next album =

"Shock & Awe" is the debut album by Australian hip hop artist The Tongue. It was released by Elefant Traks on October 1, 2007.

The album features contributions by Braintax, Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw), Ozi Batla and Jane Tyrrell (The Herd), Spit Syndicate and Jai Pyne (Paper Scissors).

The album was released as both a CD as well as a shortened vinyl EP (6 tracks).

Track listing

All songs written by Xannon Shirley, K Hiese, except where shown [ [http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworks.stm APRA database] at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)]

# "I know a discaire" (feat. DJ Diaz, DJ Skoob & Elgusto) - 4:10
# "Forever" (feat. Ozi Batla) - 4:32
# "Animal Crackers" (feat. Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow) (Xannon Shirley, J Christie, D Perkins, G Muldrow) - 3:41
# "Real Thing" (Xannon Shirley, Mike Burnham, A Burrell) - 3:40
# "Somebody's Trying to Kill Me" (Xannon Shirley, T Charuk) - 3:17
# "Easy" (Xannon Shirley, A Wilke) - 4:15
# "Good Looking" (feat. Spit Syndicate) (Xannon Shirley, J Christie, N Lupi, J Boserio) - 2:55
# "That Word" (feat. Jai Pyne) (Xannon Shirley, T Butler, J Pyne) - 3:46
# "The Blues" (Xannon Shirley, T Butler) - 4:22
# "Inheritance" (feat. Jane Tyrrell) (Xannon Shirley, Chris Hamer-Smith, Shane Roberts) - 4:53
# "Right Element" (Xannon Shirley, R Lyakurwa) - 4:31

Production

* 80s Guy - "I know a DJ", "Forever"
* Joseph Christie - aka Braintax - "Animal Crackers", "Good Looking"
* Mike Burnham - "Real Thing"
* Fiasko - "Somebody's Trying To Kill Me"
* Fame - "Easy"
* mdusu - "That Word", "The Blues"
* Chris Hamer-Smith - aka Chasm & Shane Roberts - aka Sir Robbo - "Inheritance"
* Mr Zux - "Right Element"

References