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| Label = [[Blacksmith Records|Blacksmith Music]]<br />[[Warner Bros. Records]]
| Label = [[Blacksmith Records|Blacksmith Music]]<br />[[Warner Bros. Records]]
| Producer = [[Hi-Tek]], [[Kanye West]], [[Battlecat (producer)|Battlecat]], Chad beatz, Terrace Martin, [[Kwamé]], [[DJ Khalil]], [[Madlib]], [[will.i.am]], [[Pete Rock]], [[Just Blaze]], A Kid Called Roots, Sha-La Shakier, [[Nick Speed]], Swiff D
| Producer = [[Hi-Tek]], [[Kanye West]], [[Battlecat (producer)|Battlecat]], Chad beatz, Terrace Martin, [[Kwamé]], [[DJ Khalil]], [[Madlib]], [[will.i.am]], [[Pete Rock]], [[Just Blaze]], A Kid Called Roots, Sha-La Shakier, [[Nick Speed]], Swiff D
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* [[AbsolutePunk.net]] (74/100) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=261027 link]
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* [[About.com]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://rap.about.com/od/reviews/fr/KweliEarDrum.htm link]
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* [[AllHipHop.com]] {{Rating|8.5|10}} [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/reviews/archive/2007/08/17/18434209.aspx link]
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* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r867783|pure_url=yes}} link]
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* HipHopDX {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.836/title.talib-kweli-ear-drum link]
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* [[Pitchfork Media]] (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45163-eardrum link]
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* [[PopMatters]] {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/47420/talib-kweli-ear-drum/ link]
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* RapReviews.com {{Rating|9.5|10}} [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_08F_eardrum.html link]
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* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/talibkweli/albums/album/15828488/review/15854717/eardrum link]
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* ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' (XL) [http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=11622 link]
| Last album = ''[[Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)|Liberation]]''<br /> (2006)
| Last album = ''[[Liberation (Talib Kweli and Madlib album)|Liberation]]''<br /> (2006)
| This album = '''''Eardrum'''''<br />(2007)
| This album = '''''Eardrum'''''<br />(2007)
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'''''Eardrum''''' is the fourth solo album from [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] artist [[Talib Kweli]]. The album was his Warner Bros. Records debut with his first album on his own label, Blacksmith Records. It was engineered by [[Joel Hamilton]],<ref>joelhamiltonrecording.com</ref> [[Ryan Kennedy]], Mike Houge and Dave Dar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/eardrum-r867783/credits |title=Eardrum - Talib Kweli |publisher=AllMusic |date=2007-08-14 |accessdate=2011-02-20}}</ref> Eardrum was released on August 21, 2007 on the [[Blacksmith Records]] [[record label|label]] with distribution handled by [[Warner Bros. Records]] and received mostly favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kwelitalib/eardrum |title=Talib Kweli: Ear Drum (2007): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-20}}</ref>
'''''Eardrum''''' is the fourth solo album from [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] artist [[Talib Kweli]]. The album was his Warner Bros. Records debut with his first album on his own label, Blacksmith Records. It was engineered by [[Joel Hamilton]],<ref>joelhamiltonrecording.com</ref> [[Ryan Kennedy]], Mike Houge and Dave Dar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/eardrum-r867783/credits |title=Eardrum - Talib Kweli |publisher=AllMusic |date=2007-08-14 |accessdate=2011-02-20}}</ref> Eardrum was released on August 21, 2007 on the [[Blacksmith Records]] [[record label|label]] with distribution handled by [[Warner Bros. Records]] and received mostly favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kwelitalib/eardrum |title=Talib Kweli: Ear Drum (2007): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-20}}</ref>


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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(74/100)[1]
About.com[2]
AllHipHop.com[3]
Allmusic[4]
HipHopDX[5]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10)[6]
PopMatters[7]
RapReviews.com[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
XXL(XL)[10]

Eardrum is the fourth solo album from American hip hop artist Talib Kweli. The album was his Warner Bros. Records debut with his first album on his own label, Blacksmith Records. It was engineered by Joel Hamilton,[11] Ryan Kennedy, Mike Houge and Dave Dar.[12] Eardrum was released on August 21, 2007 on the Blacksmith Records label with distribution handled by Warner Bros. Records and received mostly favorable reviews.[13]

Talib posted a page on his website where he describes his whole album track by track, allowing fans to listen to every song.[14]

Eardrum debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 60,000 copies in its first week, making it Kweli's highest debuting album to date. On its second week it fell to #20 with sales of 25,000 copies, selling a total of 85,500 units.[15]

Bonus tracks on the International release of the album included "Take It Back" featuring Marsha of Floetry, produced by Karriem Riggins and "Getting My Grown Man On" featuring Little Brother, produced by Midi Mafia (also appeared on Little Brother's "and Justice for All" mixtape).

Track listing

# Title Time Performer(s) Songwriters Producer(s) Samples and notes
1 "Everything Man" 3:16 Talib Kweli, Res
(additional vocals by Sonia Sanchez) 		Talib Kweli Greene Madlib
  • "Everything Man" by Daybreak
2 "NY Weather Report" 4:35 Talib Kweli
(scratches by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Cut Chemist) 		Talib Kweli Greene Nick Speed
3 "Hostile Gospel (Part 1) (Deliver Us)" 5:22 Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene,
Justin Smith,
Paul Greedus,
Didier Marouani 		Just Blaze
4 "Say Something" 3:43 Talib Kweli, Jean Grae Talib Kweli Greene will.i.am
5 "Country Cousins" 4:31 Talib Kweli, UGK, Raheem DeVaughn Talib Kweli Greene Sha-la Shakier
  • "Lost on 23rd Street" by Johnny Hammond
6 "Holy Moly" 2:08 Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene Pete Rock
7 "Eat to Live" 3:07 Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene Madlib
  • "Ghetto Lament" by Sylvia Saint James
8 "In the Mood" 3:55 Talib Kweli, Roy Ayers, Kanye West Talib Kweli Greene,
Kanye West,
Brian Potter 		Kanye West
9 "Soon the New Day" 4:02 Talib Kweli, Norah Jones Talib Kweli Greene,
Otis Jackson Jr.,
Paul Charles,
John Mason 		Madlib
(co-produced by Eric Krasno)
  • "Sheba's Song" by Paul Charles and John Mason
10 "Give 'Em Hell" 4:27 Talib Kweli, Coi Mattison, Lyfe Jennings Talib Kweli Greene,
Terrace Martin,
Kevin Gilliam,
Coi Mattison,
Chester Jennings,
Al Green 		Terrace Martin, Battlecat
11 "More or Less" 4:40 Talib Kweli, Dion Talib Kweli Greene,
Tony Cottrell,
D. Jenkins 		Hi-Tek
12 "Stay Around" 4:15 Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene,
Peter Phillips,
Robert Bell,
Ronald Bell,
George Brown,
Cynthia Huggins,
Claydes Charles Smith,
Dennis Thomas 		Pete Rock
13 "Hot Thing" 3:48 Talib Kweli, will.i.am Talib Kweli Greene,
William Adams,
Johnny Watson 		will.i.am
14 "Space Fruit" (Interlude) 1:31 Sa-Ra Om'Mas Keith,
Shafiq Husayn 		Sa-Ra
15 "The Perfect Beat" 3:49 Talib Kweli, KRS-One Talib Kweli Greene,
S. Thornton,
Leo Parker,
Bob Marley 		Swiff D
16 "Oh My Stars" 3:40 Talib Kweli, Musiq Soulchild Talib Kweli Greene,
Talib Johnson,
Khalil Abdul-Rahman,
Amani Fela Greene 		DJ Khalil
17 "Listen!!!" 3:28 Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene,
Kwamé Holland,
Fred Williams 		Kwamé
  • "Tell Her" by Fred Williams and the Jewels Band
18 "Go With Us" 3:59 Talib Kweli, Strong Arm Steady Talib Kweli Greene,
E. Jones,
Jason Smith,
Marvin Jones,
Charles Mitchell 		E. Jones
19 "Hostile Gospel (Part 2) (Deliver Me)" 4:21 Talib Kweli, Sizzla Talib Kweli Greene,
Miguel Collins,
Khalil Abdul-Rahman,
David Hinds 		DJ Khalil
20 "The Nature" 5:01 Talib Kweli, Justin Timberlake Talib Kweli Greene,
Justin Timberlake 		Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch
21 "Hush" 3:55 Talib Kweli, Jean Grae Talib Kweli Greene,
C. Burnette,
M. Clervoix 		Chad beatz

Chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2007 Eardrum #2 #1

References

  1. ^ AbsolutePunk.net review
  2. ^ About.com review
  3. ^ AllHipHop.com review
  4. ^ Allmusic review
  5. ^ HipHopDX review
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ PopMatters review
  8. ^ RapReviews.com review
  9. ^ Rolling Stone review
  10. ^ XXL review
  11. ^ joelhamiltonrecording.com
  12. ^ "Eardrum - Talib Kweli". AllMusic. 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  13. ^ "Talib Kweli: Ear Drum (2007): Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  14. ^ "Talib Kweli". Talib Kweli. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  15. ^ Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Hangs On Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 29, 2007.
  16. ^ "Talib Kweli - Eardrum". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  17. ^ "Talib Kweli - Download Talib Kweli Music on iTunes". Phobos.apple.com. 1975-10-03. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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