Slime & Reason is the sixth studio album of original material by Roots Manuva. It was released on 1 September 2008 on the Big Dada label. Hip Hop Connection magazine named it Album Of The Year 2008.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 September 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:29 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
| Producer | Toddla T | |||
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| Singles from Slime & Reason | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| BBC | favorable[3] |
| Billboard | favorable[4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| NME |   [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[9] |
| PopMatters | [10] |
| The Times | [11] |
A limited-edition version of the album included a bonus CD, entitled Slime & Version, consisting of dub mixes by Wrongtom.
In 2009 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.[12]
Critical reception
editAt Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Again & Again" | 4:06 |
| 2. | "C.R.U.F.F." | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Do Nah Bodda Mi" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Let the Spirit" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Kick Up Ya Feet" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "A Man's Talk" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Buff Nuff" | 2:15 |
| 8. | "It's Me Oh Lord" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "2 Much 2 Soon" | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Do 4 Self" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "The Show Must Go On" | 6:07 |
| 12. | "I'm a New Man" | 3:04 |
| 13. | "Well Alright" | 3:57 |
| 14. | "The Struggle" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Again & Again & Again" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "I'm a New Man (A New Version)" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "A New Dub" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "9 Dubs a Year" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Do Bodda Mi (in Digital)" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Dub for the Worms" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "…And Again" | 2:33 |
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Slime & Reason by Roots Manuva". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Slime & Reason at AllMusic
- ^ BBC review
- ^ Billboard Magazine review
- ^ The Independent Review[dead link]
- ^ musicOMH review
- ^ NME review
- ^ "CD: Urban review: Roots Manuva, Slime and Reason". The Guardian. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021.
- ^ Pitchfork review Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ The Times review
- ^ "color". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Roots Manuva". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
edit- Slime & Reason at Discogs (list of releases)