Jesus Wept is an album by American hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 group P.M. Dawn. It was released in October 1995

1995 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....

 via Gee Street Records

Gee Street Records

Gee Street Records was a British hip hop record label started by Jon Baker in 1985. The label's name came from its original location, a converted warehouse on Gee Street in London....

, and was unable to attain the success of the group's first two albums, Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience

Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience

Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience is a 1991 album by P.M. Dawn.Warlock, an independent record label, issued a debut single, "Ode to a Forgetful Mind," in 1989, but it went unnoticed. The label that released the single in England, Gee Street Records, found greater...

and The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence). The album's highest charting single was "Downtown Venus", which contained a sample of Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

's "Hush," and reached #48 on the Billboard charts.

Music samples

Noteworthy samples from this album include: "4 O'Clock in the Morning" by the Hassles in "My Own Personal Gavity", "Pacific" by 808 State

808 State

808 State are a British electronic music outfit, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and their common state of mind...

 in "I'll be Waiting for You", "Don't Interrupt the Sorrow" by Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...

 in "Forever Damaged (The 96th)", "Nite and Day

Nite and Day

"Nite and Day" is a 1988 single by Al B. Sure! from the Warner Bros. album In Effect Mode. It reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart....

" by Al B. Sure!

Al B. Sure!

Albert Jason Brown III is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey and Mount Vernon, New York. During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B...

 in "Sometimes I Miss You So Much" and "Mama Told Me Not to Come

Mama Told Me Not to Come

"Mama Told Me " is a song by Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night's 1970 cover of the song topped the U.S. pop singles charts.-Newman original and first recordings:...

" by Eric Burdon & The Animals in "Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto: 1999

1999 (song)

"1999" is a song by Prince, the title track from his 1982 album of the same name. The song is one of Prince's best-known, and a defining moment in his rise to superstar status....

/Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)

"Once in a Lifetime" is a song by New Wave band Talking Heads, released as the first single from their fourth studio album Remain in Light. The song was written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth, and produced by Eno...

/Coconut

Coconut (song)

"Coconut" is a song written and first recorded by Harry Nilsson.-Original version:The third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson, it reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and it features three distinct characters , all sung in different voices by Nilsson...

". The track also contains a musical reference to The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 song, "Flying".

Track listing

Song writing credit is given to Attrell Cordes (Prince Be of P.M. Dawn) on each song along with whomever is being sampled, with the exceptions of "Silence...Recorded at the Gravesite of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.", which is, as the title suggests 21 seconds of silence, and received no song writing credit.

1. "Intro" (A. Cordes) – 1:39
2. "Downtown Venus" (A. Cordes/Joe South
   Joe South
   Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
   
   ) – 3:32
3. "My Own Personal Gravity" (A. Cordes, W. Joel) – 5:26
4. "I'll Be Waiting for You" (A. Cordes, G. Massey, M. Price, G. Simpson) – 4:26
5. "Forever Damaged (The 96th)" (A. Cordes, J. Mitchell) – 3:09
6. "Apathy...Superstar! ?" (A. Cordes) – 4:28
7. "The Puppet Show" (A. Cordes) – 4:04
8. "Silence...Recorded at the Gravesite of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." – 0:21
9. "Why God Loves You" (A. Cordes, C. Greider) – 4:09
10. "Miles From Anything" (A. Cordes) – 5:08
11. "The 9:45 Wake-Up Dream" (A. Cordes) – 4:50
12. "Sonchyenne" (A. Cordes) – 3:38
13. "A Lifetime" (A. Cordes) – 3:34
14. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dedicated to the Christ
    Christ
    Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
    
     Consciousness)" (A. Cordes, K. West, A. Brown III) – 4:42
15. "Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto: 1999/Once in a Lifetime/Coconut" (D. Byrne
    David Byrne (musician)
    David Byrne is a musician and artist, best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography,...
    
    , Chris Frantz
    Chris Frantz
    Chris Frantz is an American musician and record producer. He was the drummer for both Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club.-Career:...
    
    , L. Fulsom, Jerry Harrison
    Jerry Harrison
    Jerry Harrison is an American songwriter, musician and producer...
    
    , J. McCraklin, Prince
    Prince (musician)
    Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
    
    , Randy Newman
    Randy Newman
    Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
    
    , Harry Nilsson
    Harry Nilsson
    Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
    
    , Tina Weymouth
    Tina Weymouth
    Martina Michèle "Tina" Weymouth is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the New Wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club .-Profile:Weymouth is of French heritage on her mother's side. Weymouth was a cheerleader in high school...
    
    ) – 8:15

Downtown Venus (1995)

US CD single

1. "Downtown Venus" – 3.41
2. "She Dreams Persistent Maybes" – 3.35

US CD single

1. "Downtown Venus (Single Version)" – 3.40
2. "Downtown Venus (Kiss My Wife Mix)" – 5.12
3. "Downtown Venus (I Wanna Be Into You Mix)" – 5.07
4. "She Dreams Persistent Maybes" – 3.35
5. "Downtown Venus (No Tongue Mix)" – 5.09
6. "Downtown Venus (Drumapella)" – 4.58

US CD promo

1. "Downtown Venus (Single Version)" – 3.40
2. "Downtown Venus (Kiss My Wife Mix)" – 5.12
3. "She Dreams Persistent Maybes" – 3.35

UK CD single

1. "Downtown Venus (Single Version)" – 3.40
2. "Downtown Venus (Kiss My Wife Mix)" – 5.12
3. "Downtown Venus (I Wanna Be Into You Mix)" – 5.07
4. "She Dreams Persistent Maybes" – 3.35

Sometimes I Miss You So Much (1995)

US 7" & CASS single

1. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much" – 4.42
2. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dallas Austin Remix)" – 4.27

US 12" single

1. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much" – 4.42
2. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Al B Intro)" – 4.42
3. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Acappella)" – 4.06
4. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dallas Austin Remix)" – 4.27
5. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dallas Austin Instrumental)" – 3.51
6. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dallas Austin Beat Mix)" – 4.17

UK CD single

1. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much"
2. "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"
3. "Looking Through Patient Eyes"
4. "You Got Me Floating"

UK CD single

1. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Edit)"
2. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Klassik Mix)"
3. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Pharmacy Dub)"
4. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Dallas Austin Mix)"
5. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (B Flats Club Mix)"
6. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Femi Fem Mix)"
7. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Pm Dawn Mix)"

US CD promo

1. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Al B Intro)" – 3.51
2. "Sometimes I Miss You So Much (Radio Edit)" – 3.30

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1995	The Billboard 200	#119