Pre-Life Crisis

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Pre-Life Crisis
Studio album by
Count Bass D
Released1995
GenreHip hop
Length54:40
LabelWork
ProducerCount Bass D
Count Bass D chronology
Pre-Life Crisis
(1995) 		Art for Sale
(1997)

Pre-Life Crisis is the debut album by the American rapper and musician Count Bass D, released in 1995.[1][2] Count Bass D played the majority of the instruments on the album.[3] The album's only single, "Sandwiches (I Got a Feeling)", received moderate radio and video airplay, in addition to being released on vinyl and CD, along with the B-side "T-Boz Tried to Talk to Me".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Spin7/10[5]

The International Herald Tribune noted that Count Bass D's "raps are hard-hitting but mellifluous, minimum-expletive and laugh-sprinkled."[6] In 2003, Rolling Stone wrote that the "hyperquirky debut ... imagined an esoteric, fully live hip-hop wonder world that transcended the generic boombap."[7]

Track listing

# Title Length Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Performer(s)
1 The Dozens 3:38 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D
2 Sandwiches (I Got a Feeling) 4:39 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, (Mark Nash (musician) on Lead Guitar)
3 T-Boz (Part 1/2) 0:35 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, (Rod McGahaw on Flugelhorn)
4 Shake 4:08 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, (Mark Nash on Lead Guitar), (Rod McGahaw on Trumpet), (Kismick Martin on Additional Background Vocals & Freestyle on Vamp), (Vincent Sims on Additional Background Throat)
5 T-Boz Tried to Talk to Me! 4:42 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, (Rod McGahaw on Flugelhorn)
6 Carmex 5:17 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D
7 I Got Needs 4:24 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, (Mark Nash on Lead Guitar), (Roger "Rock" Williams on Soprano Saxophone)
8 Broke Thursday 4:02 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D, Coolout (co-producer) Count Bass D, Herbie Hancock, M. Ragin, P. Jackson
9 Agriculture 4:47 Dwight Conroy Farrell & Vincent Sims Count Bass D Count Bass D, Vincent Sims (Roger "Rock" Williams on Alto Flute)
10 Brown 4:01 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, (DJ Reggie (Reg) Mason & Vincent Sims on Background Throat)
11 The Hate Game 4:43 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D (Psalm 109 on inspiration)
12 Pink Tornado 3:15 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D, Jaco Pastorius
13 Sunday School 5:35 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D (Psalm 118:24 on inspiration)
14 Baker's Dozen (Instrumental) 1:01 Dwight Conroy Farrell Count Bass D Count Bass D

References

  1. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (Mar 1995). "A count of his own". Interview. Vol. 25, no. 3. p. 46.
  2. ^ Orr, Jay (29 Sep 1995). "New stuff". Nashville Banner. p. C1.
  3. ^ Nelson, Havelock (Mar 4, 1995). "Count Bass-D breaks hip-hop mold". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 9. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Pre-Life Crisis Count Bass D". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ Rubin, Mike (June 1995). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 3. p. 104.
  6. ^ Zwerin, Mike (14 Feb 1996). "Count Bass D: Rap for People Who Like Music". Features. International Herald Tribune. p. 22.
  7. ^ Caramanica, Jon (Feb 20, 2003). "Free verse". Rolling Stone. No. 916. p. 64.

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