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| A1 | Da Sermon (Intro) | |||
| A2 |
Time Ta Bounce (Interlude)
Voice [Featuring] – Doo-Wop From Da Bounce Squad* |
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| A3 |
True And Livin'
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Gordon Williams Other [Recorded And Mixed At] – Chung King Studios, New York, NY. Written-By – R. Hall* |
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| A4 |
O' Lord (Interlude)
Rap [Featuring] – O.C. |
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| A5 |
Brainstorm / P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix)
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Troy Hightower Rap [Featuring] – KRS-One, O.C. Written-By – K. Parker*, O. Credle*, R. Hall* |
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| A6 |
Taking It Lyte (Interlude)
Voice [Featuring] – MC Lyte Written By – Lord Finesse, MC Lyte |
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| A7 |
Gameplan
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Melanie "Missy" Coakley Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Voice [Featuring] – Marquee Written-By – R. Hall* |
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| A8 |
Actual Facts (Bonus Track)
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By [Uncredited] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Producer [Uncredited] – Jesse West, Myke Loe* Rap [Featuring] – Grand Puba, Large Professor, Sadat X Written-by [Uncredited] – D. Murphy*, J. West*, M. Dixon*, M. Loe*, R. Hall*, W. Mitchell* |
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| B1 |
Words From Da Ak (Interlude)
Voice [Featuring] – Akinyele |
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| B2 |
Flip Da Style
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* |
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| B3 |
Showtime (Interlude)
Voice [Featuring] – Showbiz |
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| B4 |
Speak Ya Peace
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Producer – Myke Loe* Rap [Featuring] – A.G.*, Diamond*, Marquee Written-By – A. Barnes*, J. Kirkland*, M. Ferguson*, R. Hall* |
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| B5 |
Food For Thought
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* |
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| B6 |
Da Kid Himself (Interlude)
Voice [Featuring] – Kid Capri |
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| B7 |
Hip 2 Da Game
Engineer, Mixed By – Troy Hightower Engineer, Recorded By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* |
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| B8 |
No Gimmicks
Engineer, Mixed By – Tony Smalios Engineer, Recorded By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Rap [Featuring] – KRS-One Written-By – K. Parker*, R. Hall* |
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| Limited Edition Instrumental Vinyl | ||||
| C1 | Time Ta Bounce (Interlude) (Instrumental) | |||
| C2 | True And Livin' (Instrumental) | |||
| C3 | O' Lord (Interlude) (Instrumental) | |||
| C4 | Brainstorm / P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix) (Instrumental) | |||
| C5 | Taking It Lyte (Interlude) (Instrumental) | |||
| C6 | Gameplan (Instrumental) | |||
| D1 | Flip Da Style (Instrumental) | |||
| D2 | Showtime (Interlude) (Instrumental) | |||
| D3 |
Speak Ya Peace (Instrumental)
Producer – Myke Loe* |
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| D4 | Food For Thought (Instrumental) | |||
| D5 | Da Kid Himself (Interlude) (Instrumental) | |||
| D6 | Hip 2 Da Game (Instrumental) | |||
| D7 | No Gimmicks (Instrumental) | |||
Credits
- Artwork By [Direction & Design] – Sandy Lawrence
- Artwork By [Logo Design] – Eric Orr
- Bass [Additional Instrumentation] – Dinky Bingham
- Engineer, Edited By – Tim Donovan
- Executive Producer – Lord Finesse, Neil Levine
- Keyboards [Additional Instrumentation] – George "G.O." Washington
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Other [A & R Supervision] – Lord Finesse, Martin Moor
- Other [Concept And A & R Direction] – Lord Finesse
- Other [Grooming] – Markita Ferguson
- Other [Project Coordinator] – Michael Ambrosio
- Other [Styling] – Keir Worthy, Sandy Lawrence
- Photography By – MoB*
- Producer – Lord Finesse (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B3, B5 to D2, D4 to D7)
Notes
Tracks A3, A7, B2, B5, B7 recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, New York, NY.
Track A5 recorded and mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY.
Track B4 recorded and mixed at Giant Studios, New York, NY.
Track B8 recorded at Powerplay Studios, L.I.C., NY.
Tracks A4, A6, B6 mixed at Chung King Studios, New York, NY.
Track A1, A2, B3 mixed at Giant Studios, New York, NY.
Track B1 mixed at Powerplay Studios, L.I.C., NY.
Edited at Battery Studios, New York, NY.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY.
KRS-One appears courtesy of JIVE Records.
Kid Capriappears courtesy of Columbia Records.
MC Lyte appears courtesy of First Priority / Atlantic Records.
Diamond appears courtesy of Mercury Records.
Akinyele appears courtesy of Loud / RCA Records.
Track A8 "Actual Facts (Bonus Track)" is credited on the sticker and misprinted on the cover and labels.
US pressing of "The Awakening" album with bonus Instrumental LP.
(note: some copies has white labeled Instrumental Vinyl)
Cat#: PREPV3035 - The Awakening (cover)
Cat#: PREP3035 - The Awakening (labels)
Cat#: PREP 3039 - Limited Edition Instrumental Vinyl (labels)
Manufactured and Distributed by Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
Printed in Canada.
℗ © 1995 Penalty Recordings.
(note: Instrumental Vinyl has a different date at copywrite signs "℗ © 1996 Penalty Recordings".)
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 8) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Awakening (CD, Album) | Penalty Recordings | PREPCD 3035 | US | 1995 | ||
| The Awakening (LP) | Penalty Recordings | PREP 3037 | US | |||
| The Awakening (CD, Album, RE) | Traffic Entertainment Group | TEG-75512-2 | US | 2006 | ||
| The Awakening (Special Limited Edition Instrumental Vinyl) (LP, Ltd, W/Lbl) | Penalty Recordings | PREP 3039 | US | 1996 | ||
| The Awakening (LP, Album + LP + , Promo, Ltd) | Penalty Recordings, Penalty Recordings | PREP 3035, PREP 3039 | US | 1995 |
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There is only one draw back with this Lord Finesse release the number of interludes and skits on this album, 7 in total, but they are laced with some off the best beats I’ve heard by Lord Finesse. Don’t let that put you off buying a great album from the golden years of hip hop.
Bottom Line is if you could only buy one album this year, do yourself a favour and cop this one. Any fan of Hip-Hop will simply Love The Awakening.