Revolutions per Minute

~ Release by Reflection Eternal (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Credits from liner not able to be added at this time:
Management: Corey Smyth & Sha Money XL.
Business Affairs for Warner Bros: Charles Hamilton
Packaging Production: Carolyn Tracey
Styling: Joseph I

Annotation last modified on 2010-07-24 02:56 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1RPM’s
recording engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
co-producer:
Daniel Seeff
producer and mixer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
bass guitar and guitar:
Daniel Seeff
samples:
Hollywood Dream Trip by Syrinx (70s Canadian electronic group)
recording of:
RPM's
composer:
John Mills-Cockell, Daniel Seeff and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal41:06
2City Playgrounds
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
City Playgrounds
composer:
Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal44:43
3Back Again
recording engineer:
Dave Dar
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
additional mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Neal Pogue (mix engineer)
additional guest other vocals:
Affion Crockett
guest vocals:
Res (house/soul/rock artist Shareese Renee Ballard)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
Back Again
composer:
Shareese Renèe Ballard, Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal feat. Res53:26
4Strangers (Paranoid)
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
additional other vocals:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
guest vocals:
Bun B
vocals:
Talib Kweli
samples:
Redemption (Theme From Rocky II) by Bill Conti
recording of:
Strangers (Paranoid)
composer:
Bernard Freeman, Bill Conti, Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal feat. Bun B4.52:51
5In This World
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
additional bass guitar:
Erick Coomes (American bassist, guitarist, and songwriter)
additional keyboard:
Daniel Jones (US producer and keyboardist)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
samples:
Moment of Clarity by Jay‐Z (US rapper) and What in This World's Happening to Love by Kimberley Briggs
recording of:
In This World
composer:
Kimberley Briggs, Belinda Lipscomb (American soul & R&B singer-songwriter), Shawn Carter (US rapper), Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal43:30
6Got Work
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
Got Work
composer:
Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal4.54:16
7Midnight Hour
recording engineer:
Dave Dar, Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer) and Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
additional keyboard:
Daniel Jones (US producer and keyboardist)
bass guitar:
Erick Coomes (American bassist, guitarist, and songwriter)
guest vocals:
Estelle (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
arranger:
Estelle (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray), Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton and Talib Kweli Greene
samples:
Mama Said (stereo) by The Shirelles
recording of:
Midnight Hour
composer:
Willie Denson, Luther Dixon, Estelle Fanta Swaray (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray), Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal feat. Estelle44:39
8Lifting Off
recording engineer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer) and Jack Rayner
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
additional vocals:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
Lifting Off
composer:
Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal4.55:22
9In the Red
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
guitar family:
Erick Coomes (American bassist, guitarist, and songwriter)
turntable:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
In the Red
composer:
Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal4.53:00
10Black Gold (intro)
Reflection Eternal30:17
11Ballad of the Black Gold
recording engineer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer) and Pat Viala
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian and Chris Soper
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
tenor saxophone:
Zach Lucas
additional guest other vocals:
Affion Crockett
additional vocals:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer) and Imani Uzuri (US vocalist and composer)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
samples:
Let Me Back In by Heaven and Earth (70s/80s US funk/soul group "I Really Love You")
recording of:
Ballad of the Black Gold
composer:
Maurice Commander, Jerline Shelton, Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
publisher:
DJ Hi Tek Music Publishing
Reflection Eternal55:33
12Just Begun
recording engineer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton and Eddie Krakaur
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian and Chris Soper
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
additional mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Pat Viala
additional keyboard:
Ethan Gouldbourne
guest vocals:
J. Cole (US rapper & producer), Jay Electronica and Mos Def
vocals:
Talib Kweli
samples:
We’ve Only Just Begun by Carpenters
recording of:
Just Begun
composer:
Dante Smith, Jermaine Cole (US rapper & producer), Roger Nichols (musician/songwriter), Talib Kweli Greene, Timothy Elpadaro Thedford, Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer) and Paul Williams (US songwriter/soft rock vocalist)
Reflection Eternal feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def4.53:36
13Long Hot Summer
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
additional guest vocals:
Belinda Lipscomb (American soul & R&B singer-songwriter)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
Long Hot Summer
composer:
Belinda Lipscomb (American soul & R&B singer-songwriter), Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal42:22
14Get Loose
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Sokolniki
recording engineer:
Austin Briggs, Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
additional keyboard:
Daniel Jones (US producer and keyboardist)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
guest performer:
Chester French
recording of:
Get Loose
composer:
D.A. (D.A. Wallach), Max Drummey, Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal feat. Chester French4.55:33
15So Good
recording engineer:
Dave Dar, Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer), Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton and Pat Viala
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian and Chris Soper
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
additional mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
mixer:
Pat Viala
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
So Good
composer:
Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal43:32
16Ends
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
assistant engineer:
Samuel Kalandjian
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
mixer:
Steve Baughman (mix/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Erick Coomes (American bassist, guitarist, and songwriter)
turntable:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
guest vocals:
Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
Ends
composer:
Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver), Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal feat. Bilal43:22
17My Life (outro)
producer:
Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
vocals:
Talib Kweli
recording of:
My Life (outro)
composer:
Talib Kweli Greene and Tony Cottrell (US rapper & producer)
Reflection Eternal43:27

Credits

Release

art direction:Christopher Lee Lyons
photography:Nabil Elderkin
legal representation:Hector Baldonado
Zvi B. Edelman
John Ingram (legal representative)
co-executive producer:Sha Money XL
Corey Smyth
executive producer:Hi‐Tek (US rapper & producer)
Talib Kweli