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 1989-1990; Calliope Studios
Battery Studios
Dumb D.J. Towha's DewDrop Inn
(New York, New York)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Golden age hip hop
Jazz rap
Length 64:15
Label Jive/RCA Records
1331-J
Producer A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest chronology
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
(1990)		 The Low End Theory
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (B+)[2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
RapReviews (10/10)[4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[5]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[6]
The Source 5/5 stars[7]
Stylus (favorable)[8]
Trouser Press (favorable)[9]
Yahoo! Music (favorable)[10]

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 mics in The Source in 1990.[11] It is one of three A Tribe Called Quest albums included in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.[12] It also was certified gold by the RIAA on January 17, 1996.

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

[edit] Track listing

# Title Time Performers Samples[13]
1 "Push It Along" 7:42
  • "Get Out My Life Woman" by The Leaves
  • "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")
2 "Luck of Lucien" 4:32
3 "After Hours" 4:39
  • All verses: Q-Tip
4 "Footprints" 4:00
  • All verses: Q-Tip
5 "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" 4:06
  • All verses: Q-Tip
  • Background: Phife Dawg
6 "Pubic Enemy" 3:45
  • First, second & third verses: Q-Tip
  • Fourth verse & background: DJ Red Alert
  • "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")
  • "Communication Is Where It's At" by Billy Baron and His Smokin Challengers
  • "Do the Funky Penguin" by Rufus Thomas
  • "D'Ya Like Scratchin'" by Malcolm McLaren & The World Famous Supreme Team
7 "Bonita Applebum" 3:50
  • All verses: Q-Tip
  • Outro: Jarobi White
8 "Can I Kick It?" 4:11
  • First verse: Q-Tip
  • Second verse: Phife Dawg
9 "Youthful Expression" 4:52
10 "Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)" 4:01
  • Intro: Ali Shaheed Muhammad
  • All verses: Q-Tip
  • Background: The Rhythm Kids
11 "Mr. Muhammad" 3:33
  • First, second & third verses: Q-Tip
  • Fourth verse & background: Phife Dawg
  • "Brazilian Rhyme" by Earth, Wind & Fire (from the 1977 album "All N All")
  • "Electric Frog (Part 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")
12 "Ham 'n' Eggs" 5:27
  • Chorus: Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jarobi White & The Rhythm Kids
  • First verse: Q-Tip & Phife Dawg
  • Second verse: Phife Dawg
  • Third verse: Q-Tip
  • Outro: Jarobi White
  • "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")
13 "Go Ahead in the Rain" 3:54
  • All verses: Q-Tip
  • "Rainy Day, Dream Away" by Jimi Hendrix (from the 1968 album "Electric Ladyland")
  • "Slide" by Slave (from the 1977 album "Slave")
  • "Joy and Pain" by Maze (from the 1980 album "Joy and Pain")
  • "Classic Funke" by Brother Jack McDuff (1971)
14 "Description of a Fool" 5:41
  • All verses: Q-Tip

[edit] Timing misprints in liner notes

  • "Bonita Applebum" – 3:50 (Notes mistakenly claim 4:11)
  • "Can I Kick It?" – 4:11 (Notes mistakenly claim 4:52)
  • "Youthful Expression" – 4:52 (Notes mistakenly claim 4:01)
  • "Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)" – 4:01 (Notes mistakenly claim 3:33)
  • "Mr. Muhammad" – 3:33 (Notes mistakenly claim 5:27)
  • "Ham 'n' Eggs" – 5:27 (Notes mistakenly claim 3:54)

[edit] Accolades

The information is taken from AcclaimedMusic.net[14] 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 that 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ RapReviews review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review
  7. ^ The Source review
  8. ^ Stylus review
  9. ^ Trouser Press review
  10. ^ Yahoo! Music review
  11. ^ Matty C (May 1990) Original Album Review. The Source.
  12. ^ ~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~
  13. ^ www.the-breaks.com, AKA The (Rap) Sample FAQ
  14. ^ "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm at AcclaimedMusic.net". http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/061024/A792.htm. Retrieved December 23, 2006. 

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