Black Sunday (album)
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- This article is about the 1993 Cypress Hill album. For other uses, go to Black Sunday (disambiguation).
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| Studio album by Cypress Hill | ||||
| Released | July 20, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, latin hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:38 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse, Columbia | |||
| Producer | DJ Muggs, T-Ray | |||
| Cypress Hill chronology | ||||
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Black Sunday is the second album by rap group Cypress Hill. It was released on July 20, 1993. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 261,000 copies in its first week,[1] recording the highest Soundscan for a rap group at the time. The album went Triple platinum in the U.S. with 3.4 million units sold.[2]
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[edit] Album information
The first single, "Insane in the Brain," became a crossover hit, starting a following among rock audiences. A censored version of the album was also made which removes the song "A To The K".
The songs "Hits from the Bong" and "I Wanna Get High" were used in the movie How High. "Hand on the Glock" is a re-recorded version of the track "Hand on the Pump", from the debut album Cypress Hill. The booklet to the album contains 19 facts about the history of hemp and the positive attributes of cannabis.
[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Rhapsody | (favourable) [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-) [5] |
| RealRap Network | [6] |
| The Source |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[9] And the single "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" was nominated for the Grammy Award's Best Rap Performance of the year category.[10]
Rolling Stone - 4 stars - Excellent - "…it's the Cypress combo of stark grooves and cinematic gangsta fairy tales that allows them to rule the streets, a formula not messed with on Black Sunday…"[8]
The Source - 4 stars - Excellent - "…a darker sequel…this album is definitely worth buying as it easily rips the frame out of all those Cypress bandwagon jumpers…"[7]
- Included in Q magazine's list of the 50 Best Albums of 1993.[11]
- Ranked #35 in Melody Maker's list of "The Albums of the Year" for 1993.[12]
- Ranked #29 in the Village Voice's 1993 Jazz & Pop Critics Poll.[13]
- Ranked #8 in New Musical Express's list of "The Top 50 LPs of 1993".[14]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wanna Get High" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "I Ain't Goin' out Like That" (Produced by T-Ray) | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Insane in the Brain" (edited to 3:29 on some versions) | 3:33 |
| 4. | "When the Shit Goes Down" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Lick a Shot" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Cock the Hammer" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Lock Down" (Interlude) | 1:16 |
| 8. | "3 Lil' Putos" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Legalize It" | 0:46 |
| 10. | "Hits from the Bong" | 2:40 |
| 11. | "What Go Around Come Around, Kid" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "A to the K" | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Hand on the Glock" | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Break 'Em off Some" | 2:44 |
[edit] Samples
I Wanna Get High
- "Get Outta My Life Woman" by The New Apocalypse
- "Taxman" by Junior Parker
- "One Draw" by Rita Marley
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
- "Wicked World" by Black Sabbath
- "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath
Insane in the Brain
- "I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown
- "Good Guys Only Win in the Movies" by Mel & Tim
- "All Over the World" by The Youngbloods
- "Life" by Sly & The Family Stone
- "Spanish Harlem" by Ben E. King & The Drifters
When the Shit Goes Down
- "Stratus" by Billy Cobham
- "Deep Gully" by Outlaw Blues Band
Interlude
- " Is It Because I'm Black?" by Syl Johnson
Lil' Putos
- "I've Told Every Little Star by Linda Scott
- "Remix for P Is Free" By Boogie Down Productions
- "Ode to Billy Joe" by Lou Donaldson
- "Keep Your Distance" by Babe Ruth
Legalize It
- "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" by Gene Chandler
Hits from the Bong
- "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "Don't Cha Hear Me Calling to Ya" by Junior Mance
What Go Around Come Around, Kid
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Grassella Oliphant
- "Cock The Hammer" by Cypress Hill
Hand on the Glock
- "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler
Break 'Em Off Some
- "Money in the Pocket" by Joe Zawinul
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1993 | Black Sunday | #1 | #1 |
[edit] Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | |
| 1993 | ||||||
| "Insane in the Brain" | #19 | #27 | #1 | #16 | #5 | #16 |
| 1994 | ||||||
| "I Ain't Goin' Out Like That" | #65 | #86 | #21 | - | #21 | - |
[edit] Personnel
- B-Real - Vocals
- Sen Dog - Vocals
- Joe Gamble - Engineer
- Andy Kravitz - Engineer
- Manuel Lecuona - Engineer
- DJ Muggs - Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Scratching/Turntablism
- Joe Nicolo - Executive Producer, Mixing
- Jay Papke - Design
- Jason Roberts - Engineer
- Chris Schwartz - Executive Producer
- Chris Shaw - Engineer / Mixing
- T-Ray - Producer ("I Ain't Goin' Out Like That")
- Anthony Artiaga - Photography
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "我要发高端贴之 SOUNDSCAN历周冠军专辑销量！ [SOUNDSCAN album sales!]" (in Chinese). baidu.com. 1993: 7 Aug. http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=756926526. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Kearney, Christine (16 April 2010). "NY: Still Smokin', Cypress Hill Battle To Keep Fans". The Drug War Headline News. Reuters (Marijuana.com). http://www.marijuana.com/drug-war-headline-news/145107-ny-still-smokin-cypress-hill-battle-keep-fans.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Cypress Hill: Black Sunday > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Black Sunday (Explicit): Cypress Hill". Rhapsody. http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/cypress-hill/album/black-sunday. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (30 July 1993). "Black Sunday: Cypress Hill". Entertainment Weekly (Time) (#181). ISSN 1049-0434. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,307438,00.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Cypress Hill's zenith". RealRap Network. realrap.net. 11 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 August 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020803103007/http://www.realrap.net/review.html?id=31.
- ^ a b "Black Sunday". The Source (New York): 82. September 1993. ISSN 1063-2085. http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b Diehl, Matt (16 September 1993). "Cypress Hill: Black Sunday". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (RS 665): p. 64. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071104154934/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/320921/review/6068137/blacksunday.
- ^ "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source (New York) (#100). January, 1998. ISSN 1063-2085. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm#100albums. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
- ^ "Cypress Hill - Black Sunday CD". CDUniverse.com. http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 1993". Q (Bauer Media): p. 83. January 1994. ISSN 0955-4955. http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "The Albums of the Year". Melody Maker (IPC Media): p. 77. 1 January 1994. ISSN 0025-9012. http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "1993 Jazz & Pop Critics Poll". The Village Voice (New York): p. 5. 3 January 1994. ISSN 0042-6180. http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "The Top 50 LPs of 1993". NME (IPC Media): p. 66. 25 December 1993. ISSN 0028-6362. http://www.cduniverse.com/pid/1087746/. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- Cypress Hill – Black Sunday at Discogs (list of releases)
| Preceded by Zooropa by U2 |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 7–20, 1993 |
Succeeded by Sleepless in Seattle (soundtrack) by Various artists |
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