Human the Death Dance is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis.[1] It was released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007.[2] It peaked at number 97 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:42 | |||
| Label | Epitaph Records | |||
| Producer | Odd Nosdam, Mr. Cooper, Buck 65, Mark Isham, Alias, Sixtoo, Ant, Big Cats!, Kurtis SP, Miles Bonny, Reanimator | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Billboard | favorable[6] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[8] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| Spin |  [10] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [11] |
| XLR8R | favorable[12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Human the Death Dance may be his most personal effort, but it's also an incredibly well-built full-length -- even when it borrows from a handful of genres -- and it's arguably his best lyrical effort, undoubtedly his best production-wise."[5] Roque Strew of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, saying, "'Going Back to Rehab' weaves allusions to the greats, Nas and Biggie, into a six-minute tapestry that encompasses everything great about Sage Francis's strongest album to date: Its neon rainbow of tones and moods, the almost telepathic harmony between producer and rapper, the riveting fault-line tiptoe between memoir and manifesto."[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Growing Pains Intro" | 0:37 | |
| 2. | "Underground for Dummies" | Odd Nosdam | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Civil Obedience" | Mr. Cooper | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Got Up This Morning" | Buck 65 | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Good Fashion" | Mark Isham | 1:34 |
| 6. | "Clickety Clack" | Alias | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Midgets and Giants" | Alias | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Broccilude" | Sixtoo | 1:14 |
| 9. | "High Step" | Ant | 1:53 |
| 10. | "Keep Moving" | Alias | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Waterline" | Mark Isham | 2:02 |
| 12. | "Black Out on White Night" | Big Cats! | 4:36 |
| 13. | "Hell of a Year" | Kurtis SP | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Call Me Francois" | Miles Bonny | 3:11 |
| 15. | "Hoofprints in the Sand" | Reanimator | 5:01 |
| 16. | "Going Back to Rehab" | 6:11 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Sage Francis – vocals, arrangement, executive production
- Odd Nosdam – production (2)
- Mr. Cooper – production (3)
- Buck 65 – production (4)
- Mark Isham – production (5, 11)
- Alias – production (6, 7, 10)
- Sixtoo – production (8)
- Ant – production (9)
- Big Cats! – production (12)
- Kurtis SP – production (13)
- Miles Bonny – production (14)
- Reanimator – production (15), turntables (3, 15, 16)
- Jolie Holland – fiddle (4), vocals (4, 12)
- Nathan Harrop – harmonica (4)
- Eaters – vocals (6)
- Christopher Sneddon – synthesizer (6)
- B. Dolan – vocals (9)
- Buddy Wakefield – vocals (10, 13)
- Roughneck Jihad – vocals (14)
- DJ Orator – turntables (14)
- Bryan Lewis Saunders – vocals (16)
- Tom Inhaler – guitar (16), bass guitar (16), piano (16)
- Laura Escudé – violin (16)
- Scott Begin – drums (16)
- Gene Grimaldi – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 97 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 8 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ a b Diver, Mike (June 6, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Schiller, Mike (May 9, 2007). "Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance". PopMatters. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sage Francis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Human The Death Dance by Sage Francis". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Human the Death Dance - Sage Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ Martens, Todd (May 12, 2007). "Reviews". Billboard. pp. 37–38.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Sage Francis". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Strew, Roque (May 11, 2007). "Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Maloney, Ali (June 10, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance". The Skinny. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (June 2007). "Reviews". Spin: 93.
- ^ Ranta, Alan (February 2, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Siwek, Daniel (January 22, 2007). "Sage Francis Human the Death Dance". XLR8R. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Sage Francis Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Sage Francis Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
External links
edit- Human the Death Dance at Discogs (list of releases)
- Human the Death Dance at MusicBrainz (list of releases)