...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual Witchdoctor . It was released on April 21, 1998, via Organized Noize/Interscope Records . The recording sessions took place at Purple Dragon Recording Studio, PatchWerk Recording Studios , Doppler Recording Studio, DARP Recording Studio and Southern Tracks in Atlanta . The production was handled by Organized Noize , Rob & Emperor Searcy, Junior Kinsey, Mr. DJ , and Witchdoctor himself. It features guest appearances from Goodie Mob , Big Rube , Cool Breeze , Heroine, Mook B., Outkast and Phoenix. The album debuted at number 157 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 7 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. Its single "Holiday" was also included in Bulworth: The Soundtrack [ 1] Malik Sayeed .
...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual Released April 21, 1998 Recorded 1996–1997 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 1 :00 :39 Label Producer
"Holiday"
USA Today [ 1]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "7th Floor/The Serengetti" (featuring CeeLo Green ) Organized Noize 5:28 2. "Holiday/12 Scanner" Rob & Emperor Searcy 4:48 3. "A.T.L. the Great Big Lick" (featuring Mook B.) Johnson Dennis Butler Organized Noize Organized Noize 4:12 4. "Island Koneelalee" Rob & Emperor Searcy 3:56 5. "Georgia Plains (Holy Grounds)" (featuring Cool Breeze ) Organized Noize 3:22 6. "Remedy" (featuring Big Rube ) Organized Noize 1:35 7. "Hurtin' " Organized Noize 3:02 8. "D.F." Organized Noize 0:45 9. "Heaven Comin' " (featuring Heroine) Mr. DJ 4:06 10. "4 In the Temple" (featuring Big Gipp , Phoenix and T-Mo ) Organized Noize 4:57 11. "Spells" Johnson Organized Noize Kay Gardner Patrick Patterson Steve Scipio Mike Rose Pablo Gonsales Sam Kelly Derek Gibbs Organized Noize 1:43 12. "Smooth Shit" (featuring Lumberjacks ) Organized Noize 4:56 13. "The Ancient Sahore" Organized Noize 5:20 14. "Dez Only 1" (featuring Outkast ) Organized Noize 4:13 15. "The Ritual" Organized Noize 4:25 16. "Lil Mama's Gone" 3:47 Total length: 1:00:39
Sample credits
Erin "Witchdoctor " Johnson – vocals (tracks: 1-5, 7, 9, 10, 12-16) , producer (track 16)
Thomas "CeeLo Green " Callaway – vocals (track 1)
Dennis "Mook B" Butler – vocals (track 3)
Frederick "Cool Breeze/Freddie Calhoun " Bell – vocals (track 5)
Ruben "Big Rube " Bailey – vocals (track 6)
Joi Gilliam – vocals (track 9) Daddy Q – vocals (track 9) , backing vocals (track 15)
Whild Peach – vocals (track 9)
Cameron Gipp – vocals (track 10) Kevin "Phoenix" Burton – vocals (track 10)
Robert "T-Mo " Barnett – vocals (tracks: 10, 12)
Kevin Sipp – spoken word (track 11)
Willie "Khujo " Knighton – vocals (track 12)
Collier Starks – backing vocals (track 13)
Mark Starks – backing vocals (track 13)
Andre "André 3000 " Benjamin – vocals (track 14)
Antwan "Big Boi " Patton – vocals (track 14)
Debra Killings – backing vocals (track 14) Wallstreet – backing vocals (track 14)
Euneika Rogers – interview voice, creative director
Stephanie Solomon – news flash voice
Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – Moog bass synthesizer (track 1) , keyboards (track 6) , bass (tracks: 7, 14, 15) , Nord synthesizer (track 7) , Rhodes electric piano (tracks: 9, 12) , organ (track 9)
David Whild – guitar (track 3)
LaMarquis Jefferson – bass (track 4)
Preston Crump – bass (tracks: 5, 12)
Donny Mathis – guitar (track 6)
Tomi Martin – guitar (track 9)
Spencer Brewer – cello (track 9)
Félix Ferrer – violin (track 9)
Kerren Berz – violin (track 9)
Larry Flanagan – viola (track 9)
Regi Hargis – guitar (track 12)
Martin Terry – guitar (track 12) , acoustic guitar (track 14)
Shawn Grove – acoustic guitar (track 14) , recording engineering (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12, 14)
Junior Kinsey – guitar & producer (track 16)
Organized Noize – drum programming (tracks: 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-15) , programming (track 11) , mixing, producers (tracks: 1, 3, 5-8, 10-15) , executive producers
Robert "R.O.B." McDowell – drum programming (tracks: 2, 4) , producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 4)
Dwayne "Emperor" Searcy – drum programming (track 2) , producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 4)
David "Mr. DJ " Sheats – drum and keyboard programming & producer (track 9)
Dean Paul Gant – orchestral arrangement (track 9)
Mike Wilson – recording engineering (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 10, 12, 16) , recording engineering assistant (track 3)
Vincent Marshel – recording engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 5) , recording engineering (track 14)
Josh Butler – recording engineering (tracks: 2, 4, 16)
Kevin Parker – recording engineering (tracks: 3, 7, 9, 12, 15)
Kenneth Stallworth – recording engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9, 11-13, 15)
Blake Eiseman – recording engineering (tracks: 5-7, 11-14)
Ryan Williams – recording engineering (track 9) , mixing engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9)
Dexter Simmons – mixing & engineering (tracks: 1-5, 7, 10, 12, 14)
Neal H Pogue – mixing & engineering (tracks: 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16) Eric Greedy – mixing engineering assistant (track 1)
Alex Lowe – mixing engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 4, 15)
Ty Shelton – mixing engineering assistant (tracks: 6, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Tsumoru Kume – mixing engineering assistant (track 10)
Ricciano "Ricco" Lumpkins – mixing engineering assistant (track 16)
Herb Powers – mastering
Matthew Welch – art direction, design photography
Scott Denton-Cardew – design
Paul McMenamin – additional design
Tashion Macon – creative director
Ramon Campbell – A&R
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