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| Artist: Common |
EARN 14 SUPER POINTS!
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Product Summary
Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Dreamer, The ~ Common
2. Ghetto Dreams ~ Common
3. Blue Sky ~ Common
4. Sweet ~ Common
5. Gold ~ Common
6. Lovin' I Lost ~ Common
7. Raw (How You Like It) ~ Common
8. Cloth ~ Common
9. Celebrate ~ Common
10. Windows ~ Common
11. Believer, The ~ Common
12. Pops Belief ~ Common
Album Notes and Credits
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Audio Mixer: Rob Kinelski. |
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Recording information: 4220 Studios, Hollywood, CA; Dirty Laboratory Studio, Denver, CO; East West Studios, Hollywood, CA; Homeschool Studios, New York, NY; Record One Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA. |
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Photographer: Steven Taylor . |
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On The Dreamer/The Believer, Common works extensively with producer and fellow Chicagoan No I.D. for the first time since 1997's One Day It'll All Make Sense. The album's title is reflected in a set of uplifting, positive material, and there are only three guests: Maya Angelou (on the opening "The Dreamer"), Nas (on the lead single "Ghetto Dreams"), and John Legend (on "The Believer"). |
Producer: NO I.D. |
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Musical Guests | |
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Maya Angelou |
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Nas |
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John Legend |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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T.I. |
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King [PA] [Limited] ~ T.I. |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 12/19/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 9362495388 |
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Label : Warner Bros. |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00093624953883 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.57)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "No I.D., who produced all of Common's ninth album, grounds the songs with a steady bass and drums rumble..."
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "No I.D., who produced all of Common's ninth album, grounds the songs with a steady bass and drums rumble..."
Spin (p.79)
- "[T]he sunny, swaggering 'Blue Sky' chops ELO into a pulsing Technicolor beater. 'Sweet' is downright shocking -- a fiercely growled dis aimed at an unspecific singer-rapper."
- "[T]he sunny, swaggering 'Blue Sky' chops ELO into a pulsing Technicolor beater. 'Sweet' is downright shocking -- a fiercely growled dis aimed at an unspecific singer-rapper."
Entertainment Weekly (p.73)
- "[He] manages to turn a sample of ELO's 'Mr. Blue Sky' into an elbow-throwing banger." -- Grade: A-
- "[He] manages to turn a sample of ELO's 'Mr. Blue Sky' into an elbow-throwing banger." -- Grade: A-
Billboard (p.16)
- "The track 'Sweet' is pure anger, while 'Gold' positions Common as a deliverer with a messianic mission. But even though his chin is out Common also wears his heart on his sleeve in these 12 tracks..."
- "The track 'Sweet' is pure anger, while 'Gold' positions Common as a deliverer with a messianic mission. But even though his chin is out Common also wears his heart on his sleeve in these 12 tracks..."
Paste (magazine)
- "[The album] shows Common as one of the greatest rappers out of Chicago, both influencing and being influenced by the likes of Kanye West and Rhymefest."
- "[The album] shows Common as one of the greatest rappers out of Chicago, both influencing and being influenced by the likes of Kanye West and Rhymefest."
Pitchfork (Website)
- "[The album] occasionally recalls the rough humanity and humble thoughtfulness of his still-untouchable mid-90s classics RESURRECTION and ONE DAY IT'LL ALL MAKE SENSE."
- "[The album] occasionally recalls the rough humanity and humble thoughtfulness of his still-untouchable mid-90s classics RESURRECTION and ONE DAY IT'LL ALL MAKE SENSE."
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