The Gift of Game
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| The Gift of Game | |||||
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| Studio album by Crazy Town | |||||
| Released | November 9, 1999 (U.S.) | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Genre | Rapcore Nu metal Rap rock Alternative Hip Hop |
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| Length | 45:17 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Producer | Josh Abraham | ||||
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The Gift of Game is the first album by Los Angeles band Crazy Town. It was released on November 9, 1999 in the U.S. by Columbia Records. The album yielded the band its biggest hit to date with "Butterfly" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 24, 2001[1] as well as reaching number 1 in 14 other countries.[2]
The girl licking the lollipop on the cover of the album is a fictional character created by Crazy Town, known as "Little Lolita". Both the album title and the picture of Little Lolita are based on lyrics from the song "Lollipop Porn".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
(Tracks 15 to 31 are silence)
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:25 |
| 2. | "Toxic" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Think Fast" (featuring Dirty Unit) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Darkside" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Black Cloud" (featuring Jay Gordon of Orgy) | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Butterfly" (sampled Red Hot Chili Peppers) | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Only When I'm Drunk" (Tha Alkaholiks Cover) | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Hollywood Babylon" (featuring Mad Lion) | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Face the Music" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Lollipop Porn" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Revolving Door" | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Players (Only Love You When They're Playing)" (featuring Jenny Sipprelle) | 4:13 |
| 13. | "B-Boy 2000" (featuring KRS-One) | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Outro (www.crazytown.com)" | 1:19 |
| 32. | "[The Gift of Game Hidden Track]" | 0:55 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales |
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| Canada[3] | Platinum | July 11, 2001 | 100,000+ |
| U.S.[4] | Platinum | February 6, 2001 | 1,500,000+[5] |
[edit] Personnel
- Bret Mazur – vocals, keyboard
- Shifty Shellshock – vocals
- DJ AM – turntables
- James Bradley Jr. – drums
- Rust Epique – guitar
- Anthony Valli – guitar
- Doug Miller – bass
- Troy Van Leeuwen - Guitar on "Darkside"
- Jay Gordon - Keyboards on "Darkside"
- Stephen Costantino - Guitar on "Revolving Door" and "Hollywood Babylon"
[edit] References
- ^ MTV.com - Crazy Town Biography
- ^ 08/Feb/2007 MTV.com - Where Ya Been?: City High Drop Out, Crazy Town Stop The Insanity
- ^ Canada certifications [1] (Retrieved April 26, 2009)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved April 26, 2009)
- ^ '"Billboard Bits: Crazy Town, Nelly, Ny Metropolis Fest" .allbusiness.com
