This Is Madness
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| This Is Madness | ||||
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| Studio album by The Last Poets | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Spoken word | |||
| Length | 31:45 | |||
| Label | Douglas | |||
| Producer | Alan Douglas, Stefan Bright | |||
| The Last Poets chronology | ||||
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This Is Madness is the second album released by The Last Poets in 1971.
Track listing
| Title (Composer) | Composer | Length |
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| "True Blues" | Alafía Pudím | 2:04 |
| "Related to What Chant" | Umar Bin Hassan & Alafía Pudím | 1:12 |
| "Related to What" | Umar Bin Hassan | 3:14 |
| "Black Is Chant" | Nilaja Obabi, Alafía Pudim & Umar Bin Hassan | 0:58 |
| "Black Is" | Umar Bin Hassan | 2:33 |
| "Time" | Umar Bin Hassan | 1:43 |
| "Mean Machine Chant" | Nilaja Obabi, Alafía Pudim & Umar Bin Hassan | 1:24 |
| "Mean Machine" | Alafía Pudim | 4:05 |
| "White Man's Got a God Complex" | Alafía Pudim | 3:41 |
| "Opposites" | Alafía Pudim | 1:48 |
| "Black People What Y'all Gon' Do Chant" | Nilaja Obabi, Alafía Pudim & Umar Bin Hassan | 0:47 |
| "Black People What Y'all Gon' Do" | Umar Bin Hassan | 3:25 |
| "O.D." | Alafía Pudim | 3:10 |
| "This Is Madness Chant" | Nilaja Obabi, Alafía Pudim & Umar Bin Hassan | 1:07 |
| "This Is Madness" | Umar Bin Hassan | 4:54 |
Critical reception
Allmusic gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars, calling it "a legendary set".[2] Hip-Hop specialists from globaldarkness.com described their verses "obstreperous" with the moving power to "chide a nation" ".[3]
Personnel
- Jalal Mansur Nuriddin a/k/a Alafia Pudim — poet[4]
- Omar Ben Hassen — poet [5]
- Raymond Hurrey a.k.a. Nilaja Obabi — percussion[6]
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1971 | Black Albums | #14 |
| 1971 | Pop Albums | #104 |
References
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- ↑ This Is Madness at AllMusic
- ↑ Template:Global Darkness
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/48284-Last-Poets-The
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/82929-Umar-Bin-Hassan
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/972123-Nilaja
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