When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
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| Studio album by Atmosphere | |||||
| Released | April 22, 2008 | ||||
| Length | 54:36 | ||||
| Label | Rhymesayers RSE0095 |
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| Producer | Ant | ||||
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When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is the fifth full-length studio album by Minneapolis hip hop duo Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 22, 2008 to considerable critical acclaim. It was praised for Ant's synthesizer-based production and Slug's storytelling rap.[1] Because of concerns over piracy, Rhymesayers decided not to send advance copies to critics; instead, the label invited critics to listening parties.
The album was released in two different packages: a standard digipak and a limited edition (25,000 copies) 36-page hard cover book featuring an illustrated children's story written by Slug and a bonus DVD entitled Sad Clown Bad Dub 13 containing over an hour of live footage and extras.[2]
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 36,000 copies in its first week. It is Atmosphere's first album to reach the top ten of the Billboard 200 and the highest charting release from the independent label Rhymesayers.[3]
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[edit] Track list
- "Like the Rest of Us" – 3:20
- "Puppets" – 3:41
- Additional vocals: Channy Casselle, Nate Collis
- "The Skinny" – 3:36
- "Dreamer" – 4:04
- "Shoulda Known" – 3:06
- Synthesizer: Nate Collis
- Additional vocals: Joe Mabbott, Mankwe Ndosi
- "You" – 3:14
- "Painting" – 3:00
- Lap steel guitar: Dustin Kiel
- "Your Glasshouse" – 3:58
- Additional vocals, sound effects: Tunde Adebimpe
- "Yesterday" – 3:23
- Rhodes piano: Erick Anderson
- Contains replayed elements from "Love Finds Its Own Way" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
- "Guarantees" – 4:32
- Additional vocals: Nate Collis
- "Me" – 3:40
- Additional vocals: Mankwe Ndosi
- "Wild Wild Horses" – 4:14
- Trumpet: Kyle Borchert
- Contains samples from "The Masquerade is Over" by David Oliver
- "Can't Break" – 3:33
- Synthesizer: Nate Collis
- Additional vocals: Joe Mabbott, Anthony Davis
- "The Waitress" – 3:00
- "In Her Music Box" – 4:20
- Flute: Rajiah Johnson
- Rhodes piano: Erick Anderson
- Additional vocals: Jessie Wilimek
- Contains replayed elements from "Time Machine" by Gary Wright
[edit] Personnel
- Atmosphere
- Anthony Davis – keyboards, turntables, production
- Sean Daley – vocals
- Additional personnel
- Brett Johnson – bass guitar
- Erick Anderson – piano, synthesizers
- Brian McLeod – drums
- Nate Collis – guitar
- Joe Mabbott – percussions, engineering
[edit] References
- ^ "Atmosphere: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (2008): Reviews:". MetaCritic. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Rhymesayers Entertainment – Releases". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ Hasty, Kate (2008-04-30). "Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
[edit] External links
- Articles
- "Purple Rain Dogs: Tom Waits for Prince Fans--Or How Atmosphere Went Electro" - City Pages (4/30/08).
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