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This Is Madness | ||||
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Released | 1971 | |||
Studio | Media Sound Studios | |||
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Length | 35:10 | |||
Label | Douglas | |||
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Singles from This Is Madness | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
This Is Madness is the second studio album by spoken word recording artists The Last Poets. It was released in 1971 through Douglas Records. Recording sessions took place at Media Sound Studios with production by Alan Douglas and Stefan Bright. The album peaked at #104 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
It spawned two singles, 'O.D.' and 'True Blues'. The songs from This Is Madness were used by various hip hop musicians.[2]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'True Blues' | Alafía Pudím | 2:04 |
2. | 'Related to What Chant' |
| 1:12 |
3. | 'Related to What' | Omar Ben Hassen | 3:14 |
4. | 'Black Is Chant' |
| 0:58 |
5. | 'Black Is' | Omar Ben Hassen | 2:33 |
6. | 'Time' | Omar Ben Hassen | 1:43 |
7. | 'Mean Machine Chant' |
| 1:24 |
8. | 'Mean Machine' | Alafía Pudím | 4:05 |
9. | 'White Man's Got a God Complex' | Alafía Pudím | 3:41 |
10. | 'Opposites' | Alafía Pudím | 1:48 |
11. | 'Black People What Y'all Gon' Do Chant' |
| 0:47 |
12. | 'Black People What Y'all Gon' Do' | Omar Ben Hassen | 3:25 |
13. | 'O.D.' | Alafía Pudím | 3:10 |
14. | 'This Is Madness Chant' |
| 1:07 |
15. | 'This Is Madness' | Omar Ben Hassen | 4:54 |
Total length: | 35:10 |
Personnel[edit]
- Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin – poet, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Umar Bin Hassan – poet, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Raymond 'Nilaja' Hurrey – percussion
- Alan Douglas – producer
- Stefan Bright – producer
- Anthony C. Bongiovi – engineering
- Bilal Farid – photography
- Abdul Mali – painting
- Bob Vermosa – lettering
Charts[edit]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 104 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 14 |
References[edit]
- ^Wynn, Ron. 'This Is Madness – The Last Poets'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^'The Last Poets'. WhoSampled.
- ^'The Last Poets Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard.
- ^'The Last Poets Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard.
External links[edit]
The Last Poets – This Is Madness at Discogs (list of releases)
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