Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury

Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury
Studio album by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Released	March 3, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	62:32
Label	4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records 444 043
Producer	Michael Franti
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy chronology
Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury (1992) Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales (1993)

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Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury is the debut album by alternative hip hop crew The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury found some critical acclaim, although the album leaned away from the then-rising G-Funk that came to be the dominant sub-genre within west coast hip hop.^{[citation needed]}

“Television, the Drug of the Nation” was released as a single. It was recorded previously by Michael Franti's first band, the Beatnigs.

Track listing

1. "Satanic Reverses" (Franti) – 4:45
2. "Famous and Dandy (Like Amos and Andy)" (Franti) – 6:34
3. "Television, the Drug of the Nation" (Franti) – 6:38
4. "Language of Violence" (Franti) – 6:15
5. "The Winter of the Long Hot Summer" (Franti) – 7:59
6. "Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury" (Franti) – 3:47
7. "Everyday Life Has Become a Health Risk" (Franti) – 4:54
8. "INS Greencard A-19 191 500" (Franti) – 1:36
9. "Socio-Genetic Experiment" (Franti) – 4:19
10. "Music and Politics" (Franti) – 4:01
11. "Financial Leprosy" (Franti) – 5:30
12. "California Über Alles" (Biafra/Greenway) – 4:13
13. "Water Pistol Man" (Franti) – 5:55

Samples

• "Satanic Reverses"
  • Miles Davis - "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down"
• "Famous and Dandy"
  • Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man"
• "Television, the Drug of the Nation"
  • The Meters - "Look-Ka-Py-Py"
• "Language of Violence"
  • This Mortal Coil - "Barramundi"
• "The Winter of the Long Hot Summer"
  • This Mortal Coil - "Waves Become Wings"
  • Wally Badarou - "Ayers Rock Bubble Eyes"
• "Everyday Life Has Become a Health Risk'
  • Public Enemy - "Terminator X to the Edge of Panic"
• "California Über Alles"
  • "California Über Alles" by Dead Kennedys
• "Water Pistol Man"
  • Wally Badarou - "Leaving this Place"

Personnel

• John Baker - Engineer
• Kim Buie - Art Direction
• The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Editing, Art Direction, Mixing
• Michael Franti - Arranger, Programming, Vocals, Backing Vocals
• Vivian Hall
• Mark Heimback-Nielsen - Art Direction, Design
• Charlie Hunter - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Voices
• Jeff Mann - Post Production Engineer
• Mark Pistel - Arranger, Programming, Engineer, Mixing
• Pete Scaturro - Engineer
• Rono Tse - Percussion, Drums, Drums (Steel), Noise, Sheet Metal
• Barbara Walker - Assistant Photographer
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Simone White - Drums
• Mat Callahan - Engineer
• Jack Dangers - Mixing
• Victor Hall - Art Direction, Photography
• Jay Blakesberg - Photography
• Sean Mathis - Assistant Photographer