Mickey Avalon is the self-titled debut solo studio album by American rapper Mickey Avalon. It was originally released in 2005 through Shoot to Kill Music and re-released on November 7, 2006 via MySpace Records in association with Shoot to Kill/Interscope Records.
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| Released | October 31, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop rap rock | |||
| Length | 43:01 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Now |   [2] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[3] |
| RapReviews | 1.5/10[4] |
| Robert Christgau |  [5] |
Production was handled by Aaron Harris, Cisco Adler, Dave Cooley, Giuseppe Patanè, Sunny Levine, Dirt Nasty, DJ Ill Media and Tim Anderson. It features guest appearances from Andre Legacy and Dirt Nasty, with cameo appearances from Camille Vizzi, John Sinclair and Wayne Kramer.
Avalon describes the album as "a glam rap record about Hollywood's seedy underbelly and the ugliness of my own life".[6]
The popularity of the hidden track "My Dick" eclipsed that of the album itself, due to its being featured in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and The Rebound, as well as the TV series Hung and American Dad!. The song's lyrics are a series of humorous similes which favourably contrast the rappers' penises with that of another (unspecified) person.
Additionally, "Jane Fonda" was featured briefly in an episode of Entourage and the films The Rebound and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. The single also was a minor success in the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, peaking at No. 36.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Waiting to Die" (featuring Wayne Kramer and John Sinclair) | Dave Cooley | 4:01 | |
| 2. | "So Rich, So Pretty" (featuring Camille Vizzi) | Perl |
| 3:26 |
| 3. | "Jane Fonda" | Perl | Cisco Adler | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Roll the Dice" | Perl |
| 3:44 |
| 5. | "Mr. Right" | Perl | Cisco Adler | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Hustler Hall of Fame" | Perl | Aaron Harris | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Roll Up Your Sleeves" | Aaron Harris | 3:40 | |
| 8. | "Friends and Lovers" | Perl | DJ Ill Media | 2:37 |
| 9. | "Dipped in Vaseline" | Perl | Tim Anderson | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Romeo and Juliet" | Perl | Dave Cooley | 4:00 |
| 69. | "My Dick (Tribute to Nate)" (featuring Dirt Nasty and Andre Legacy) |
| Dirt Nasty | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 43:01 | |||
- Notes
- Tracks 11–68 contains silence each lasting for roughly 4 seconds.
- Sample credits
- Track 1 contains excerpts from "Static Gravity" written by Helios Creed and Damon Edge and performed by Chrome.
- Track 7 contains elements of "Keep It Thoro" written by Alan Maman and Albert Johnson and performed by Prodigy and "Mass in F" written by Galt MacDermot.
Personnel
edit- Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering, mixing
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Kevin Wolff – executive producer, management
- Corin Nemec – cover photo
References
edit- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Mickey Avalon - Mickey Avalon Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Davies, Evan (January 18, 2007). "MICKEY AVALON - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Cooper, Lana (March 15, 2007). "Mickey Avalon: Mickey Avalon, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Gailes, Arthur (February 27, 2007). "Mickey Avalon :: Mickey Avalon – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (October 2007). "Consumer Guide: October 2007: Kanye Graduates with an A-Minus but 50 Cent's a Dud". MSN Music. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Almost Famous: Mickey Avalon Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Mickey Avalon – Mickey Avalon at Discogs (list of releases)