Muse Sick‐N‐Hour Mess Age

~ Release by Public Enemy (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Album released in many territories by Def Jam/Island.
CD has 21 tracks, but many of the shorter interludes are not listed on the outer sleeve.
This album contains 'Ferocious Soul' as a pregap track. Which warrants its inclusion on ReleasesWithPregapTracks.

Annotation last modified on 2009-06-20 08:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Whole Lotta Love Goin on in the Middle of Hell
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Sansano
assistant producer:
Studdah Man (Sean de Vore)
producer:
Carl Ryder and Gary G‐Wiz
turntable [DJ work]:
Kamron and Terminator X
background vocals:
Flavor Flav and Tet
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Brother's Gonna Work It Out by Willie Hutch
recording of:
Whole Lotta Love Goin on in the Middle of Hell (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Gary Rinaldo and Sean de Vore
43:13
2Theatrical Parts
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Sansano
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
recording of:
Theatrical Parts (from 1993 until 1994)
composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
10:28
3Give It Up
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Sansano
assistant producer:
Studdah Man (Sean de Vore)
producer:
Carl Ryder and Gary G‐Wiz
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown and the Famous Flames, Opus de Soul by Steve Cropper, Pops Staples & Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) and Theme From ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes
edit of:
Give It Up (main version) by Public Enemy (US rap group)
recording of:
Give It Up (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Alvertis Isbell, Gary Rinaldo, Sean de Vore and Marvell Thomas
quotes lyrics from:
Check Yo’ Self
54:31
4What Side You On?
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Kerwin Young AKA Sleek
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
drums (drum set) [drummer]:
Nathaniel Townsley III
turntable [DJ work]:
Terminator X
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
recording of:
What Side You On? (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Kerwin Young
44:07
5Bedlam 13:13
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Larry "Panic" Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
turntable [DJ work]:
Terminator X
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
recording of:
Bedlam 13:13 (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Lawrence Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
44:07
6Stop in the Name…
recording engineer and mixer:
Jimmy O'Neil (engineer, producer)
co-producer:
Larry "Panic" Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
KALA Recording Studios, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Stop in the Name… (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Lawrence Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
21:21
7What Kind of Power We Got?
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Kerwin Young AKA Sleek
producer:
Flavor Flav
drums (drum set) [drummer]:
Nathaniel Townsley III
turntable [DJ work]:
Kevin Boone
background vocals:
Chuck D
lead vocals:
Flavor Flav
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People by The Chi‐Lites, Fight the Power (soundtrack version) (explicit) by Public Enemy (US rap group) and Soul Power, Pt. 1 (single version) by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
What Kind of Power We Got? (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Kerwin Young and William Jonathan Drayton
composer:
Eugene Record
is based on:
(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People
35:31
8So Whatcha Gone Do Now?
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Sansano
assistant producer:
Studdah Man (Sean de Vore)
producer:
Carl Ryder and Gary G‐Wiz
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
So Whatcha Gone Do Now? (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Gary Rinaldo and Sean de Vore
34:41
9White Heaven/Black Hell
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
(Girl) I Love You by The Temprees
recording of:
White Heaven/Black Hell (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Jo Bridges (Soul and R&B songwriter and producer), Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer) and Tom Nixon (Producer at Stax in the 70’s)
is based on:
(Girl) I Love You
11:06
10Race Against Time
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Sansano
assistant producer:
Studdah Man (Sean de Vore)
producer:
Carl Ryder and Gary G‐Wiz
turntable [DJ work]:
Kamron
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Get Up, Get Into It and Get Involved (mono) by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Take My Hand, Precious Lord by Mahalia Jackson
recording of:
Race Against Time (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Gary Rinaldo and Sean de Vore
43:21
11They Used to Call It Dope
recording engineer and mixer:
Nick Sansano
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Bring the Noise by Public Enemy (US rap group), Caught, Can We Get a Witness? by Public Enemy (US rap group) and Show ’em Whatcha Got (explicit) by Public Enemy (US rap group)
recording of:
They Used to Call It Dope (from 1993 until 1994)
lyricist and composer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
10:30
12Aintnuttin Buttersong
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Easy Mo Bee
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
drums (drum set) [drummer]:
Nathaniel Townsley III
turntable [DJ work]:
Terminator X
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Do Your Dance by Rose Royce, Jeep Ass Niguh by Masta Ace Incorporated (the group, led by Masta Ace with rap crew) and Medley: Star Spangled Banner / Purple Haze / Instrumental Solo by Jimi Hendrix
recording of:
Aintnuttin Buttersong (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Osten Harvey
composer:
Spyder Turner and Norman Whitfield
is based on:
Do Your Dance
34:24
13Live and Undrugged, Parts 1 & 2
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Kerwin Young AKA Sleek
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
drums (drum set) [drummer]:
Nathaniel Townsley III
turntable [DJ work]:
Terminator X
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Let’s Stay Together by Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer), Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down by Brand Nubian and Revolution (original mono studio mix) by The Beatles (UK rock band, “The Fab Four”)
recording of:
Live and Undrugged, Parts 1 & 2 (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Kerwin Young
35:55
14Thin Line Between Law & Rape
recording engineer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Larry "Panic" Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
mixer:
Dino Zervos
turntable [DJ work]:
Kevin Boone
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Cinderfella Dana Dane (explicit) by Dana Dane and No Woman, No Cry (live) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Thin Line Between Law & Rape (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Collin Constantine Rochester and Lawrence Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
34:45
15I Ain’t Mad at All
assistant recording engineer:
Layng Martine (bassist and engineer)
recording engineer:
Bob Musseo (musician, producer and engineer)
programming and producer:
Keith Shocklee
assistant mixer:
Danny Madorski
mixer:
Rod Hui
horn [horns]:
David Watson (multi-instrumentalist), Darryl Dixon (saxophone/flute/arranger) and Bill Mobley
background vocals [backgrounds]:
Bemshi, Paulette McWilliams and Norma Jean Wright
lead vocals:
Flavor Flav
recorded at and mixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown (jazz guitarist/singer "The Godfather of Go-Go") & The Soul Searchers and Dance Across the Floor by Jimmy “Bo” Horne
recording of:
I Ain’t Mad at All (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Keith Boxley (American hip hop producer and DJ), Carl DeHaney, Jeannette Harrod, Ronald Lincoln and William Jonathan Drayton
33:25
16Death of a Carjacka
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
turntable [DJ work]:
Terminator X
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Hold on I’m Coming by Sam & Dave
recording of:
Death of a Carjacka (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
composer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
is based on:
Hold On, I’m Comin’
22:00
17I Stand Accused
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Easy Mo Bee
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
turntable [DJ work]:
Kevin Boone
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Funky Worm by Ohio Players and The Payback by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
I Stand Accused (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Keith Boxley (American hip hop producer and DJ), Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Osten Harvey
33:57
18Godd Complexx
assistant recording engineer:
Imad Mansour
recording engineer:
Bob Musseo (musician, producer and engineer)
programming and producer:
Keith Shocklee
assistant mixer:
Danny Madorski
mixer:
Rod Hui
background vocals [backgrounds]:
Carl DeHaney, Umar Bin Hassan and Keith Shocklee
lead vocals:
Flavor Flav
recorded at and mixed at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Back to the Grill by MC Serch (US rapper Michael Berrin) feat. Chubb Rock, Nasty Nas (US rapper) & Red Hot Lover Tone and White Man's Got a God Complex by The Last Poets
recording of:
Godd Complexx (from 1993 until 1994)
lyricist and composer:
Alafia Pudim
arrangement of:
White Man's Got a God Complex
33:40
19Hitler Day
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Larry "Panic" Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
drums (drum set) [drummer]:
Nathaniel Townsley III
turntable [DJ work]:
Kevin Boone
background vocals:
Flavor Flav
lead vocals:
Chuck D
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam (60s US pop-rock band)
recording of:
Hitler Day (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Lawrence Walford (US hip-hop artist, producer & songwriter)
34:28
20Harry Allen’s Interactive Super Highway Phone Call to Chuck D
recording engineer and mixer:
Gerry Comito
co-producer:
Kerwin (Sleek) Young
producer:
Bomb Squad Production (production team)
spoken vocals:
Harry Allen (hip-hop journalist/activist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sonic Sound Studio in Freeport, Hempstead, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
recording of:
Harry Allen's Interactive Super Highway Phone Call To Chuck D. (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Harry Allen (hip-hop journalist/activist), Carlton Douglas Ridenhour and Kerwin Young
22:55
21Livin in a Zoo (remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Gary G‐Wiz
assistant engineer:
J-Technique
lead vocals:
Chuck D
remixer:
Gary G‐Wiz and Studdah Man (Sean de Vore)
recorded at and mixed at:
Suburban Funk Studio in New York, New York, United States (from 1993 until 1994)
samples:
Caught, Can We Get a Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony dub) by Public Enemy (US rap group) and Spinning Wheel by Dr. Lonnie Smith
recording of:
Living In a Zoo (from 1993 until 1994)
writer:
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, Carl DeHaney and Hank Shocklee
composer:
Gary Rinaldo
33:38

Credits

Release

distributed by and licensed to:Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Def Jam Recordings (US) (in 1994)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3532382 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000024IB [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000142410 [info]