E. 1999 Eternal
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| Studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | ||||
| Released | July 25, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | August 1994 – May 1995 | |||
| Genre | Midwest hip hop, G-funk, gangsta rap, horrorcore | |||
| Length | 57:18 (clean version) 68:06 (explicit version) 71:52 (re-release) |
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| Label | Ruthless, Relativity | |||
| Producer | DJ U-Neek, Eazy-E (exec.) | |||
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| Singles from E. 1999 Eternal | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (C) [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-) [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | (7/10) [5] |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Stylus Magazine | (favorable) [8] |
| Vibe | (favorable) [9] |
E. 1999 Eternal is the second studio album by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, released July 25, 1995, on Ruthless Records. The album was released four months after rapper Eazy-E's death, who was the executive producer of the album. Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough single "Thuggish Ruggish Bone", it became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics, earning praise for the group's melodic rapping style.
E. 1999 Eternal became the group's best-selling album, with six million copies sold in the United States and ten million worldwide. It topped the US Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, ultimately losing to Naughty by Nature's Poverty's Paradise (1995) at the 1996 Grammy Awards.[10]
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[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Da Introduction" | DJ U-Neek | 4:28 |
| 2. | "East 1999" | DJ U-Neek, Tony C | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Eternal" | DJ U-Neek, Tony C | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Crept and We Came" | DJ U-Neek, Tony C | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Down '71 (The Getaway)" | DJ U-Neek | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Mr. Bill Collector" | DJ U-Neek, Tony C | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Budsmokers Only" | DJ U-Neek | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ U-Neek | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Me Killa" | DJ U-Neek, Kenny McCloud | 0:58 |
| 10. | "Land of tha Heartless" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ U-Neek | 3:08 |
| 11. | "No Shorts, No Losses" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ U-Neek | 4:54 |
| 12. | "1st of tha Month" | DJ U-Neek | 2:22 |
| 13. | "Buddah Lovaz" | DJ U-Neek, Tony C | 4:43 |
| 14. | "Die Die Die" | DJ U-Neek | 2:51 |
| 15. | "Mr. Ouija 2" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ U-Neek | 1:19 |
| 16. | "Mo Murda" | DJ U-Neek, Tony C | 5:47 |
| 17. | "Shotz to tha Double Glock (featuring Poetic Hustla'z and Graveyard Shift)" | DJ U-Neek, Kenny McCloud | 4:44 |
[edit] Personnel
- Eric 'Eazy-E' Wright - Executive Producer, Album Concept
- D.J. U-Neek - Producer, Recording
- Anne Catalino - Engineer
- Aaron Connor - Engineer and Recording
- Don Cunningham - Design and Art Direction
- Tony Cowan - Recording
- Madeleine Smith - Sample Clearance
[edit] Chart history
[edit] Album
Chart positions from Billboard magazine (North America)
| Year | Chart positions | |
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| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
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| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1995 | 1st of tha Month | 14 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| East 1999 | 62 | 39 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | Tha Crossroads | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
[edit] End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[11] | 54 |
[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by Dreaming of You by Selena |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 12–19, 1995 |
Succeeded by Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish |
[edit] Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| About.com | United States | Best Rap Albums of 1995[12] | 2008 | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ "E. 1999 Eternal". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r218518. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "CG: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2566&name=Bone+Thugs-N-Harmony. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Reviewed by David Browne (1995-08-04). "E. 1999 Eternal Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298190,00.html. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Album Reviews : BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY *** 1/2, "E.1999 Eternal" Relativity - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1995-07-22. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-22/entertainment/ca-26504_1_album-reviews. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ a b http://www.webcitation.org/5s37GDhyQ
- ^ http://www.webcitation.org/5s39Rsnqt
- ^ "The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Boeken". Books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA92&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E.1999 Eternal - On Second Thought". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/bone-thugs-n-harmony-e1999-eternal.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Vibe - Google Boeken". Books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=aywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA188#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Grammy Best Rap Albums Winners. About.com. Retrieved on 2010-08-17.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ Adaso, Henry. Best Rap Albums of 1995. About.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
[edit] External links
- E 1999 Eternal at Discogs
- "Back to the Lab" series - E 1999 Eternal at RapReviews
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