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I Think You've Gone Mad (Or the Sins of the Father)

I Think You've Gone Mad (Or the Sins of the Father) is the debut studio album by Toronto rapper and producer Sean Leon. It was released by The IXXI Initiative on February 5, 2017. The album also features collaborations with Daniel Caesar and the deceased Canadian rapper Redway. It was produced by Leon and many producers, such as WondaGurl, Eestbound, Jordan Evans and others.

I Think You've Gone Mad (Or the Sins of the Father)
Studio album by
Sean Leon
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2017 (2017-02-05)
Genre
Length1:16:06
LabelThe IXXI Initiative
Producer
Sean Leon chronology
King of the Wild Things
(2014) 		I Think You've Gone Mad (Or the Sins of the Father)
(2017) 		C.C.W.M.T.T.
(2017)
Singles from I Think You've Gone Mad (Or the Sins of the Father)
  1. "81"
    Released: November 5, 2015
  2. "Europe Freestyle / I Made It / Debt & Vendettas"
    Released: March 25, 2016
  3. "Deep End"
    Released: April 7, 2016
  4. "Matthew In The Middle"
    Released: April 15, 2016
  5. "Killin' Mind"
    Released: April 20, 2016
  6. "Fav Rapper / Hundred Million Religion"
    Released: December 11, 2016

The album received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was supported by six singles, "81", "Europe Freestyle / I Made It / Debt & Vendettas (featuring Savannah Ré)", "Deep End", "Matthew in The Middle (featuring Daniel Caesar)", "Killin' Mind" and "Fav Rapper / Hundred Million Religion"

Music and lyrics

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I Think You've Gone Mad (Or the Sins of the Father) contains lyrics about complicated relationships and trust issues with family, depression about his brother's imprisonment in his song "Matthew in The Middle" featuring Daniel Caesar, which was also featured on the compilation of the TV series Insecure. Here, Leon raps We ain't talk much since '99 / We have problems, 99 / "I'm comin' home", I know he lyin' / But that's my brother, so that was fine. In the album, Sean also shares his journey and express deeply about his daughter Xylo on the song "Xylo's Lullaby / Sweet Girls Always Fall for the Monsters". You know what they gon' say bout Daddy / You know that's-, "It ain't true" / Don't be terrified / I'll be fighting till the day I die, don't be terrified says Matthew.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Daughter (Hailey-Nirvana)"
4:20
2."God / Guard Up"
  • Leon
  • WondaGurl
2:51
3."Deep End (Off The)"
  • Leon
  • WondaGurl
4:14
4."905 9TO5"
  • Leon
4:41
5."Suburbia (Heaven Or)"
  • Leon
  • Sean Leon
  • Jack Rochon
2:22
6."Matthew In The Middle" (featuring Daniel Caesar)
  • Sean Leon
  • Jack Rochon
5:41
7."Win"
  • Leon
  • WondaGurl
  • Sean Leon
  • Jack Rochon
4:22
8."Kill My Mind"
  • Leon
  • Sean Leon
  • WondaGurl
  • MADEAT2AM
  • Jack Rochon
5:52
9."81" (Prequel)
  • Leon
  • Bijan Amir
1:55
10."81"
  • Leon
2:10
11."Favourite Rapper / Hundred Million Religion"
  • Leon
  • Bijan Amir
3:28
12."BLK PNK MF'ER / Me & My Bitch"
  • Leon
  • Tania Peralta
2:47
13."Sins of the Father (100 Bitches)"
  • Leon
  • WondaGurl
  • Zepfire
3:09
14."Black Sheep Nirvana"
  • Leon
  • WondaGurl
  • Jack Rochon
  • Sean Leon
5:12
15."Xylo's Lullaby / Sweet Girls Always Fall for the Monsters"
  • Leon
  • Sean Leon
  • J'vell Boyce
  • Jack Rochon
2:39
16."I Made It / Debt & Vendettas / Summer Now"
  • Leon
  • Yogi
  • Sean Leon
  • Jack Rochon
4:06
17."Hey Pretty Girl with the Dirty Mouth II"
  • Leon
  • Jack Rochon
  • Jordan Evans
  • Sean Leon
2:48
18."Salt Lake City"
  • Leon
  • Jack Rochon
  • Sean Leon
3:48
19."Redway's Song" (featuring Redway)
  • Leon
  • Shane Redway
  • WondaGurl
  • Jack Rochon
5:29
20."The Drowning Man"
  • Leon
  • J'vell Boyce
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Jack Rochon
  • Sean Leon
5:20
Total length:1:16:06

Sample credits

Personnel

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Album credits adapted from SoundCloud.[1]

Musicians

  • Sean Leon - Vocals, production and sequencing
  • Daniel Caesar – Vocals (track 5, 6, 20)
  • Rachel Piscione – Additional Vocals (tracks 1, 7)
  • Jack Rochon – Harmonizer (track 2, 14) Guitar (tracks 7, 8, 16, 17, 18)
  • Jordan Evans - Production (tracks 6, 15, 17, 20)
  • Jordan Fall - Sequencing (tracks 4)
  • WondaGurl – Production (track 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14, 19)
  • Eestbound – Production (tracks 4, 10)
  • Ethan Ashby - Sequencing (tracks 5) Additional Production (tracks 9)
  • a l l i e – Additional Vocals (tracks 8)
  • Bijan Amir - Production (tracks 9, 11)
  • Ben Foran - Guitar (tracks 12, 15)
  • Dragan Maricic - Guitar (tracks 12)
  • Austin Jones - Trumpet (tracks 14)
  • Aaron Cheung - Violin (tracks 14, 18)
  • Yogi - Production (tracks 16)
  • Redway - Vocals (tracks 19)
  • J'vell Boyce - Production (tracks 6, 12, 15) Drums (tracks 20)
  • Julien Bowry - Additional Vocals (tracks 19)
  • MADEAT2AM - Production (tracks 8)
  • Tania Peralta - Additional Vocals (tracks 12)

References

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  1. ^ "A Movie for the Blind 001: I Think You've Gone Mad".
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