Amethyst Rock Star
| Amethyst Rock Star | ||||
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| Studio album by Saul Williams | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Experimental hip hop, alternative hip hop, industrial hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:26 | |||
| Label | American Recordings/IDJMG/Universal Records | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin, Musa Bailey, Krust, Saul Williams (co-producer) | |||
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Amethyst Rock Star is the debut studio album by Saul Williams, released on May 8, 2001.
Track listing
All songs written by Saul Williams except where noted.
- "Lalala" – 2:40
- "Penny for a Thought" – 4:34 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
- "Robeson" – 4:21 (contains a sample of "Eraser" by Nine Inch Nails)
- "Tao of Now" (featuring Esthero) – 4:19 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
- "Fearless" – 3:12 (Williams, Thom Bahler)
- "Untimely Meditations" – 3:55 (Williams, Jerome Jordan, Maximina Juson)
- "Om Nia Merican" – 3:06 (contains a sample of "Born of a Broken Man" by Rage Against The Machine)
- "1987" – 5:21
- "Coded Language" – 8:48 (Williams, Krust)
- "Our Father" – 7:06
- "Wine / Do You Know (Hidden Track)" – 11:04
- "Brown Bags (Japanese Bonus Track)" – 3:16
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The album received mixed reviews.
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs.
- Saul Williams – vocals, arrangements, co–producer
- Rick Rubin – production
- Krust – additional production (9)
- Masu Bailey – DJ, additional programming, additional production (2)
- Esthero - vocals (4)
- Maximina Juson – bass
- Nioka Workman – cello
- Chris Eddleton – drums
- Jerome Jordan – guitar, backing vocals
- Kwame Brandt-Pierce – keyboards
- Maryam Nalo Blacksher – viola
- Russell Elevado – mixing, recording
- Greg Gordon – recording
- Lindsay Chase – album production coordinator
Artwork
- Mei Lei – journals
- Dorothy E. Wilcox – Penpal
- Marcia Jones – visual art
- Michael Crivello – visual art
- Brandy Flower – graphic design
- Michele Miller – photography
References
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