You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
Encyclopedia
You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having is the fourth studio album
by the Minneapolis hip hop
group Atmosphere
, released on October 4, 2005 through Rhymesayers Entertainment
. It was met with favorable reviews, receiving a score of 77 from 15 reviews on music review aggregator Metacritic
.. The opening track "The Arrival" appeared on EA Sports' Fight Night Round 3.
All tracks are produced by 'Ant' and performed by 'Slug'.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the Minneapolis 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 Atmosphere
Atmosphere (music group)
Atmosphere is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group is composed of rapper Slug and DJ/Producer Ant...
, released on October 4, 2005 through Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....
. It was met with favorable reviews, receiving a score of 77 from 15 reviews on music review aggregator Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
.. The opening track "The Arrival" appeared on EA Sports' Fight Night Round 3.
Track listing
# | Title | Length | Samples |
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1 | "The Arrival" | 4:27 |
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2 | "Panic Attack " | 4:37 |
Lee Michaels Lee Michaels plays the Hammond organ, piano, and guitar , and is best known for his 1971 Top 10 pop hit single, "Do You Know What I Mean."-Career:... Shawn Phillips Shawn Phillips is a folk-rock musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s.Phillips has recorded twenty albums and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, and many others... |
3 | "Watch Out " | 4:14 |
Lee Dorsey Lee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:... |
4 | "Musical Chairs " | 3:52 |
Labelle Labelle is an American all female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later changing... |
5 | "Say Hey There" | 4:29 |
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6 | "Hockey Hair" | 2:53 |
The Independents The Independents may refer to:*The Independents *The Independents *The Independents *The Independents , 1910... |
7 | "Bam" | 2:14 | |
8 | "Pour Me Another (Another Poor Me)" | 4:49 |
Laura Lee Laura Lee is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful in the 1960s and 1970s and influential for her records which discussed and celebrated women’s experience.-Career:... |
9 | "Smart Went Crazy" | 3:38 |
Doris Duke (soul singer) Doris Duke is an American gospel and soul singer, best known for her 1969 album I'm A Loser.-Biography:She was born as Doris Curry in Sandersville, Georgia, and reportedly started singing with gospel groups including the Queen of Gospel Albertina Walker and Caravans, though this has been questioned... |
10 | "Angelface" | 4:00 |
Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis , born Tyrone Fettson, was a leading American soul singer with a distinctive style, recording a long list of hit records over a period of more than 20 years. He had three no... |
11 | "That Night" | 2:43 | |
12 | "Get Fly " | 4:45 |
Walter Hawkins Walter Hawkins was an American gospel music singer, and a pastor. Hawkins was consecrated to the bishopic in 1992. He died at his home in Ripon, California, from pancreatic cancer.... |
13 | "Little Man" | 4:14 |
The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005... |
All tracks are produced by 'Ant' and performed by 'Slug'.
Bonus Disc
Some retail outlets packaged the first pressing of You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having with a bonus disc featuring tracks by other members of the Rhymesayers roster. The track listing is as follows:- "Overthrow" by I Self Devine – 10:29
- "P.O.S. is Ruining My Life" by P.O.S.P.O.S.Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name P.O.S, is an American rapper, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is a founding member of the label/collective Doomtree...
– 3:17 - "Deep Fried Frenz" by MF DOOMDaniel DumileDaniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
– 3:37 - "Wyle Out" by Boom Bap ProjectBoom Bap ProjectBoom Bap Project is an underground hip hop group formed in Seattle, Washington, currently signed to Rhymesayers record label. The group recently relocated to the San Francisco Bay area after lifetimes spent in the Pacific Northwest. The group's core members are Karim, DJ Scene, and Destro. Karim, a...
– 3:45 - "Prom Quiz" by GrayskulGrayskul-Formation:In 2003 Onry Ozzborn and JFK, both members of the Pacific Northwest hip hop collective Oldominion, teamed up with bassist Rob Castro to form Grayskul. They recorded about 55 songs in eight months at ATB Studios; these would eventually become Creature, Thee Adventures! and Deadlivers...
– 3:10 - "Dirty Girl" by FeltFelt (rap group)Felt is a hip hop group consisting of Slug of Atmosphere and Murs of Living Legends. All of their albums are named after actresses , and each of their albums contains 2 songs named after other celebrities: Suzanne Vega, Rick James, Morris Day, Marvin Gaye, Kevin Spacey & Paul Reubens...
– 3:45 - "Rain Water" by Brother AliBrother AliAli Newman , better known by the stage name Brother Ali, is an American hip hop artist signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Personal life:...
– 6:10 - "Boom Box" by BlueprintBlueprint (rapper)Blueprint is an American rapper and hip hop producer from Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder and owner of Weightless Recordings and is also signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment...
– 4:45