Volcanic Sunlight
Volcanic Sunlight | ||||
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Studio album by Saul Williams | ||||
Released | 10 May 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010–11 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 55:16 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Renaud Létang | |||
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Singles from Volcanic Sunlight | ||||
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Volcanic Sunlight is the fourth studio album by Saul Williams. It features a different approach than his previous albums, embracing a dance-pop direction,[1] with various influences from funk, disco, '60s garage rock, new wave, and dubstep.[2]
The song "Dance" includes a sample from the song "Disco '82" original soundtrack of the Bollywood film Khud-Daar (Hindi: खुद्दार), directed by Ravi Tandon. The song was composed by Rajesh Roshan, with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and performed by Kishore Kumar.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Saul Williams, except "Girls Have More Fun", composed by Williams and CX KiDTRONiK.
- "Look to the Sun" – 4:08
- "Patience" – 3:52
- "Explain My Heart" – 4:15
- "Triumph" – 6:03
- "Diagram" – 3:47
- "Girls Have More Fun" (also known as "Girls on Saturn") – 2:27
- "Give It Up" – 4:12
- "Dance" (featuring Janelle Monáe) – 3:35
- "Volcanic Sunlight" – 3:56
- "Rocket" – 3:52
- "Fall Up" – 4:17
- "Innocence" – 5:43
- "New Day" - 5:14
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Personnel
- Saul Williams – lead vocals, songwriting, arrangements, guitar (3), bass (13), keyboards (2–5, 7–11, 13), percussion (3)
- Renaud Létang – production, mixing, arrangements, bass (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12), guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10–13), percussion (3, 6), tambourine (13), piano (13), keyboards (1–8, 10–13)
- Deep Cotton – backing vocals (12)
- Janelle Monáe – backing vocals (12)
- Lippie – backing vocals (2)
- Saturn – backing vocals (6, 8)
- Julien Chirol – brass (2, 9, 10, 13), flute (3), trombone (3)
- Lionel Segui – brass (2, 9, 10, 13), trombone (3), tuba (3)
- Misha Cliquennois – brass (2, 9, 10, 13), horn (3), trumpet (3)
- Vincent Taeger – drums (1, 2, 4–9, 12, 13), tambourine (13)
- David Sztanke – keyboards (1, 5–11, 13)
- Denis Teste – keyboards (4)
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Vincent Taeger – percussion (1, 12)
- Mamané Thiam – percussion [Sabax] (3, 4)
- Thomas Moulin – recording
- CX KiDTRONiK – songwriting (6)
External links
References
- ↑ Brown, Marisa (2012-01-24). "A Different Kind of Dance: Saul Williams' Volcanic Sunlight". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- 1 2 Allmusic review
- ↑ "Sputnikmusic review".
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