One (Me Phi Me album)

ONE
ONE
Studio album by Me Phi Me
Released	February 18, 1992
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	53:28
Label	BMG/RCA Records
Producer	Christopher Cuben-Tatum aka Cee Cee Tee (CCT)

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ONE is the debut album by American alternative hip hop group Me Phi Me, released on February 18, 1992 (see 1992 in music) by RCA Records. Generally considered the first folk-rap album, ONE was a critics darling in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, though sales were limited. A fusion of acoustic guitars, spacey synthesizers, and live funk beats, the album established the Me Phi Me Fraternity as one of the more progressive hip-hop artists of all time.

The song "Keep It Goin'" was chosen as the opening and closing theme for Fox's short-lived anthology drama Tribeca. Its guitar intro would also be sampled for the song "Here We Come," which Me Phi Me recorded for the film Strange Days.

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Track listing

1. Intro: A Call to Arms (The Step) 1:54
2. The Credo 1:20
3. Sad New Day 5:28
4. Poetic Moment I: The Dream 3:74
5. Dream of You 3:56
6. Not My Brotha 4:17
7. Keep It Goin' 3:57
8. Poetic Moment II: The Streets :54
9. Black Sunshine 3:49
10. And I Believe (The Credo) 4:39
11. Pu' Sho Hands 2Getha 3:52
12. Poetic Moment III: The Light :31
13. Road to Life 4:24
14. It Ain't the Way It Was 4:59
15. (Think) Where Are You Going? 4:33
16. Return to Arms: In Closing :41

Personnel

Me Phi Me – Vocals
Christopher Cuben-Tatum – Producer, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Drums
John Michael Falasz III – 12-String Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Michael Franks – Background Vocals
Rags Murtaugh – Harmonica
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Accent Vocals
Djivan Gasparyan – Armenian Dudek
Count Bass D – Frat Stepping, Vocals

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) – singles:

1992 Sad New Day Hot 100 Singles No. 60
1992 Pu' Sho Hands 2Getha R&B Singles No. 71

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