And Now the Legacy Begins
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Publication |
April 23, 1991 |
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4th & B'way / Island / Polygram 444 037 |
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Title (number) |
16 |
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running time |
54:15 |
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Dream Warriors, Split Personality, Ron Nelson, Krush and Skad, maximum 60 |
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And Now the Legacy Begins ( English "And now the legacy begins") is the debut album of Canadian hip-hop duo Dream Warriors . It was released on April 23, 1991 on the Island Records label . The album is considered one of the best alternative hip hop records of the Golden Age and became a huge hit in Canada and internationally.
Singles
My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style , the album's most successful single, contained samples of Quincy Jones' track " Soul Bossa Nova " - which was known to Canadian viewers as the longstanding theme song for the Definition game show . The piece became a Top 20 hit in Canada and Europe and won a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 1992 . Other notable singles were Wash Your Face in My Sink and Ludi .
Track list
| # | title | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1. | Mr. Bubbunut Spills His Guts | Dream Warriors | 0:16 |
| 2. | My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style | Dream Warriors | 4:17 |
| 3. | Follow Me Not | Split personality | 3:02 |
| 4th | Ludi | Dream Warriors | 3:03 |
| 5. | U Never Know a Good Thing Till You Lose It | Dream Warriors | 4:04 |
| 6th | And Now the Legacy Begins | Krush and Skad | 3:08 |
| 7th | Tune from the Missing Channel | Dream Warriors | 4:30 |
| 8th. | Wash Your Face in My Sink | Dream Warriors | 3:37 |
| 9. | Voyage Through the Multiverse | Ron Nelson | 6:14 |
| 10. | U could get arrested | Split personality | 3:19 |
| 11. | Journey On | Ron Nelson | 4:38 |
| 12. | Face in the Basin | Dream Warriors | 3:44 |
| 13. | Do Not Feed the Alligators | Split personality | 3:35 |
| 14th | Twelve Sided Dice | Dream Warriors | 4:25 |
| 15th | Maximum 60 Lost in a Dream | Maximum 60 | 0:03 |
| 16. | Answer for the Owl | Dream Warriors | 3:20 |
Samples used
- "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" - contains samples from " Soul Bossa Nova " by Quincy Jones
- "Ludi" - contains a sample from "My Conversation" by Slim Smith & The Uniques
- "U Never Know a Good Thing Till You Lose It" - contains a sample from "Sing a Happy Song" by War
- "And Now the Legacy Begins" - contains samples from "Shine Your Light" by The Graingers and " Genius of Love " by Tom Tom Club
- "Wash Your Face in My Sink" - contains a sample of " Hang on Sloopy " by Count Basie
- "Face in the Basin" - contains samples from " Think (About It) " by Lyn Collins and "Funky Stuff" by Kool & the Gang
- "Twelve Sided Dice" - contains a sample of "Riding High" by Faze-O
- "Answer for the Owl" - contains a sample of "Just Kissed My Baby" by The Meters
reception
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The album received wide critical acclaim. Spin magazine recommended the album, praising the "stunning, almost seamless, sample-driven tracks." Allmusic rated the album with 4½ out of 5 stars and noted that the duo came up with a variety of inspired samples and groves, from jazz to harder beats, with style and skill. It reached number 18 in the UK album charts and number 34 in Canada, where it was awarded gold certification by the Canadian Recording Industry Association . Over 800,000 copies have been sold worldwide
Awards
| publication | country | Award | year | placement |
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| Eye Weekly | Canada | Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year | 1991 | 25th |
| The Face | United Kingdom | Albums of the Year | 1991 | 13 |
| Melody Maker | United Kingdom | Albums of the Year | 1991 | 26th |
| Music Express / Sounds | Germany | Albums of the Year | 1991 | 20th |
| New Musical Express | United Kingdom | Albums of the Year | 1991 | 18th |
| Q | United Kingdom | Albums of the Year | 1991 | * |
| Rock de Lux | Spain | Albums of the Year | 1991 | 3 |
| RoRoRo Rock Lexicon | Germany | Most Recommended Albums | 2003 | * |
| Vox | United Kingdom | Albums of the Year | 1991 | * |
(*) no order of placements specified
production
- Pete Ashworth - photography
- Dream Warriors - producer, mixing
- K. Emmanuel & H. West (Krush & Skad) - producers
- Richard "Maximum 60" Rodwell - producer, sound engineer, mixdown
- Ron Nelson - producer, sound engineer
- Andrew "Split Personality" Gooden - producer, mixdown
- Swifty - artistic design
- Wrighty - artistic design
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c Ned Raggett: And Now the Legacy Begins. Overview. allmusic.com, accessed January 20, 2010 .
- ↑ Charts UK
- ↑ And Now the Legacy Begins CD CD Universe. As of October 8, 2010.
- ^ Allmusic.com: And Now the Legacy Begins . As of January 20, 2010.
- ^ David Roberts: British Hit Singles & Albums , 19th. Edition, Guinness World Records Limited, London 2006, ISBN 1-904994-10-5 , p. 168.
- ^ Canadian Music Week 2004 ( Memento August 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Canadian Music Week. As of December 26, 2008.
- ↑ Dream Warriors - And Now the Legacy Begins ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AcclaimedMusic.net. As of January 20, 2010.
