People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Studio album by A Tribe Called Quest
Released	April 17, 1990
Recorded	1989; Calliope Studios Battery Studios Dumb D.J. Towha's DewDrop Inn (New York, New York)
Genre	Alternative hip hop Golden age hip hop
Length	64:15
Label	Jive/RCA Records 1331-J
Producer	A Tribe Called Quest
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B+) link Entertainment Weekly (A-) link RapReviews (10.0/10) link Rolling Stone 1990 Rolling Stone 2004 The Source link Stylus (favorable) link Trouser Press (favorable) link Yahoo! Music (favorable) link
A Tribe Called Quest chronology
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) The Low End Theory (1991)

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the debut album by the alternative hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released April 17, 1990 (see 1990 in music) on Jive Records. Though the album was well-received critically, it had little mainstream appeal. The album did earn the band a devoted following, however, within the alternative hip hop community. People's Instinctive Travels was praised for its lyrical inventiveness and bizarre sense of humor, mixed with socially aware and literate message tracks. The record was given the perfect rating of 5 in The Source in 1990.^[1] It is one of three A Tribe Called Quest albums included in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.^[2] It also was certified gold by the RIAA on January 17, 1996.^[3]

Critical reviews were generally positive, but many felt that the group's effort was immature and unfocused. John Bush of allmusic writes "Tribe perhaps experimented too much on their debut, but they succeeded at much of it, certainly enough to show much promise as a new decade dawned".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples used 3 Accolades 4 Album singles 5 Album chart positions 6 Singles chart positions 7 Personnel 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Push It Along" – 7:42
2. "Luck of Lucien" (featuring Lucien Revolucien) – 4:32
3. "After Hours" – 4:39
4. "Footprints" – 4:00
5. "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" – 4:06
6. "Pubic Enemy" (featuring DJ Red Alert) – 3:45
7. "Bonita Applebum" – 3:50 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 4:11)
8. "Can I Kick It?" – 4:11 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 4:52)
9. "Youthful Expression" – 4:52 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 4:01)
10. "Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)" – 4:01 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 3:33)
11. "Mr. Muhammad" – 3:33 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 5:27)
12. "Ham 'n' Eggs" – 5:27 (The back cover of the CD mistakenly claims 3:54)
13. "Go Ahead in the Rain" – 3:54
14. "Description of a Fool" – 5:41

[edit] Samples used

Source: Rap Sample FAQ^[4]

• "Push It Along"
  • "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe" by Jimmy Smith (from the 1973 album "Black Smith")
  • "Loran's Dance" by Grover Washington, Jr. (from the 1979 album "Reed Seed")
  • "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Junior Mance (from the 1970 album "With a Lotta Help from My Friends")
  • "Gonna Love You (Skit)" by J. Smith
  • "Jagger the Dagger" by Gene McDaniels (from the 1971 album "Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse")
• "Luck of Lucien"
  • "Forty Days" by Billy Brooks (from the 1974 album "Windows of the Mind")
  • "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles (from the 1967 album "Magical Mystery Tour")
• "After Hours"
  • "Remember Who You Are" by Sly Stone (from the 1979 album "Back on the Right Track")
  • "Crap Game" by Richard Pryor (from the 1976 album "Richard Pryor Meets Richard & Willie and the SLA")
  • "North Carolina" by Les McCann (from the 1972 album "Talk to the People")
• "Footprints"
  • "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder (from the 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life")
  • "Think Twice" by Donald Byrd (from the 1975 album "Stepping into Tomorrow")
  • "Walk Tall" by Cannonball Adderley (from the 1969 album "Country Preacher")
• "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo"
  • "Funky" by Chambers Brothers (from the 1971 album "New Generation")
  • "Sueno" by The Young Rascals (from the 1967 album "Groovin'")
• "Pubic Enemy"
  • "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew (from the 1981 album "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll")
  • "Pity for the Lonely" by Luther Ingram (from the 1972 album "I've Been Here All the Time")
  • "Communications is Where It's At" by Billy Baron
  • "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas
• "Bonita Applebum"
  • "Daylight" by RAMP (from the 1977 album "Come into My Knowledge")
  • "Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones (from the 1985 album "Slave to the Rhythm")
  • "Soul Virgo" by Cannonball Adderley (from the 1971 album "The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free")
  • "No Deposit, No Return" by Roy Ayers and Wayne Henderson (from the 1978 album "Step in to Our Life")
  • "Memory Band" by Rotary Connection (from the 1967 album "Rotary Connection")
  • "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat (from the 1973 album "Dixie Chicken")
• "Can I Kick It?"
  • "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed (from the 1972 album "Transformer")
  • "Hard Times" by Baby Huey (from the 1971 album "The Living Legend")
  • "Sun Shower" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (from the 1976 album "Dr. Buzzards' Original Savannah Band") aka Kid Creole
  • "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate (from the 1975 album Hot Chocolate)
  • "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by David Porter (from the 1970 album "Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It")
  • "Soul Con-certo" and "Fried Okra" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (from the 1967 album "Hot Heat and Sweat Groove")
  • "What A Waste" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
  • "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith (from the 1970 album "Drives")
• "Youthful Expression"
  • "Inner City Blues" by Reuben Wilson (from the 1974 album "Sweet Life")
• "Rhythm"
  • "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic (from the 1975 album "Let's Take it to the Stage")
  • "Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones
• "Mr. Muhammad"
  • "Brazilian Rhyme" by Earth, Wind & Fire (from the 1977 album "All N All")
  • "Electric Frog Pt 1" by Kool & The Gang (from the 1971 album "Music is the Message")
  • "Vertical Invader" by Weather Report (from the 1972 album "I Sing the Body Electric")
• "Ham 'n' Eggs"
  • "Nappy Dugout" by Funkadelic (from the 1973 album "Cosmic Slop")
  • "We've Gotta Find a Way Back to Love" by Frieda Payne (from the 1973 album "Reaching Out")
• "Go Ahead in the Rain"
  • "Joy and Pain" by Maze (from the 1980 album "Joy and Pain")
  • "Slide" by Slave (from the 1977 album "Slave")
  • "Classic Funke" by Brother Jack McDuff (1971)
  • "Rain Day, Dream Away" by Jimi Hendrix (from the 1968 album "Electric Ladyland]]")
• "Description of a Fool"
  • "Running Away" by Sly & the Family Stone (from the 1971 album "There's A Riot Goin' On]]")
  • "Running Away" by Roy Ayers (from the 1977 album "Lifeline")
  • "Still Good-Still Like It" by B. T. Express (from the 1976 album "Non Stop")

[edit] Accolades

The information is taken from AcclaimedMusic.net^[5] and other website links below.

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Ego Trip	USA	Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98	1999	#9
Les Inrockuptibles	France	50 Years of Rock'n'Roll	2004	*
Les Inrockuptibles	France	The 100 Best Albums 1986-1996	1996	#60
Mixmag	UK	The 100 Best Dance Albums of All Time	1996	#36
Mucchio Selvaggio	Italy	100 Best Albums by Decade	2002	#21-50
Pop	Sweden	The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements	1994	#101
Record Collector	UK	10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century	2000	*
Robert Dimery	USA	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die	2005	*
Technikart	France	50 Albums from the Last 10 Years	1997	*
The Source	USA	100 Best Rap Albums of All Time	1998	*
Zundfunk	Germany	The Best Albums of the 90s	2000	#24

( * ) designates lists which are unordered.

[edit] Album singles

Single information
"Bonita Applebum" Released: July 5, 1990 B-side: "Mr. Muhammad"
"Can I Kick It?" Released: October 29, 1990 B-side: "Spirits", "If the Papes Come", "If the Papes Come (remix)"
"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" Released: 1990 B-side: "Pubic Enemy"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1990	People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm	91	23

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1990	"Bonita Applebum"	56	4	-
	"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo"	9	-	49
1991	"Can I Kick It?"	8	-	-

[edit] Personnel

• A Tribe Called Quest - Producer, Mixing
• Tim Latham - Engineer
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad - DJ
• Bob Power - Engineer
• Q-Tip - Vocals
• Anthony Saunders - Engineer
• Dr. Shane Faber - Engineer
• Jarobi White - Performer
• Phife Dawg - Vocals
• Ari Marcopoulos - Photography
• Lucien - Background Vocals

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Release history at Discogs

v • d • e A Tribe Called Quest Q-Tip · Ali Shaheed Muhammad · Phife Dawg · Jarobi White Studio albums People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm · The Low End Theory · Midnight Marauders · Beats, Rhymes and Life · The Love Movement Compilations Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller · The Anthology · Hits, Rarities, and Remixes · The Lost Tribes · The Best of A Tribe Called Quest Solo albums Amplified · Ventilation: Da LP · Shaheedullah and Stereotypes · The Renaissance Singles "Bonita Applebum" · "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" · "Can I Kick It?" · "Check the Rhime" · "Jazz (We've Got)" · "Scenario" · "Hot Sex" · "Award Tour" · "Electric Relaxation" · "Oh My God" · "1nce Again" · "Stressed Out" · "Find a Way" · "Like It like That" See also Discography · Native Tongues Posse · The Ummah · Soulquarians · Lucy Pearl · J Dilla