Black Magic (Swollen Members album)
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| Studio album by Swollen Members | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Rap | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Battleaxe | |||
| Producer | Mad Child, Marcello De Cotiis (exec.) Rob The Viking, DJ Kemo, Evidence, Prevail, The Alchemist, Roger Swan, Squeak E. Clean, Corn Gang, Vago, Double Dragon |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Music OMH | [2] |
| Okayplayer | [3] |
| PopMatters | (5/10)[4] |
| RapReviews | (9/10)[5] |
Black Magic is an album by Swollen Members, a Canadian hip hop group. It is their fourth full length release, not including Monsters In The Closet, their B-sides compilation. This album features guest vocals, including former group member Moka Only on two tracks. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[6]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Intro" | Rob the Viking, Mad Child | 0:40 |
| 2 | "Blackout" | DJ Kemo, Rob the Viking | 1:47 |
| 3 | "Swamp Water" (featuring Phil da Agony, Planet Asia & DJ Revolution) | Evidence | 3:35 |
| 4 | "Pressure" | DJ Kemo Rob the Viking (co) |
3:23 |
| 5 | "Press Forward (Interlude)" | Rob the Viking, Mad Child & Prevail | 0:29 |
| 6 | "Grind" (featuring Moka Only) | Rob the Viking | 3:15 |
| 7 | "Torture" (featuring Casual & DJ Revolution) | Rob the Viking | 3:37 |
| 8 | "So Deadly" (featuring Evidence) | Evidence | 3:58 |
| 9 | "Weight" (featuring Ghostface Killah & The Alchemist) | The Alchemist | 3:47 |
| 10 | "Prisoner of Doom" | Rob the Viking Roger Swan, Metty the Dert Merchant (co) |
4:12 |
| 11 | "Heart" | Rob the Viking | 3:06 |
| 12 | "Too Hot" (featuring DJ Babu) | Rob the Viking | 3:33 |
| 13 | "Dark Clouds" (featuring Evidence) | Evidence | 4:55 |
| 14 | "Ritual" (performed by Chris Gestrin) | 0:37 | |
| 15 | "Massacre" | Rob the Viking Roger Swan (co) |
3:41 |
| 16 | "Go to Sleep" (featuring Barbie Hatch) | Squeak E. Clean Corn Gang (co) |
4:32 |
| 17 | "Sinister" (featuring Jacken of Psycho Realm) | Rob the Viking Roger Swan (co) |
4:19 |
| 18 | "Dynamite" (featuring Mr. Vegas) | Vago DJ Kemo(co) |
3:03 |
| 19 | "Put Me On" (featuring Everlast & Moka Only) | Evidence | 4:05 |
| 20 | "Black Magic" (featuring DJ Swamp) | Rob the Viking | 3:58 |
| 21 | "Brothers" | Double Dragon | 3:51 |
[edit] Credits
[edit] Additional personnel
- DJ Revolution — Scratches, track 3, 7, 13
- Metty the Dert Merchant — Additional vocals, track 6
- Russ Kine — Guitar, track 6
- Darcy Ladret — Guitar, track 8; bass, track 13
- Fin Manish — Cello, track 10, 15
- Chris Gestrin — Organ, track 10; piano, track 14; synthesizer, track 17
- Bryant Olender — Piano, track 10, 15
- Kytami — Violin, track 10, 15
- DJ Babu — Scratches, track 12
- Jason Rankins — Keyboards — track 13
- Jeff Babko — Organ, track 13
- Kevin Coles — Guitar, track 17
- Keefus — Bass, track 19; piano, track 19; strings, track 19
- Everlast — Guitar, track 19
- DJ Swamp — Scratches, track 20
- Chi Turner — Additional vocals, track 21
- Double Dragon — Additional vocals, track 21; strings, track 21
[edit] Additional credits
- Bernie Grundman — Mastering
- Richard "Segal" Huredia — Mixing
- Roger Swan — Mixing
- Mark Gainor — Art direction
- Chris Allen — Art direction
- Graham Winterbottom — Photography
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart[7] | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 19 |
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