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1997 studio album by Psycho Realm
The Psycho Realm
Released October 28, 1997 Recorded 1996–97 Studio
Genre
Hardcore hip hop Length 57 :33
Label
Producer
"Stone Garden" Released: November 25, 1997
"Psycho City Blocks" Released: 1997
The Psycho Realm is the debut studio album by American hip hop group
Psycho Realm .
[3] It was released on October 28, 1997, via
Ruffhouse /
Columbia Records . The recording sessions took place at The Hill, Ameraycan Studios, and
Larrabee Sound Studios , in
Los Angeles . The
production was handled by members
Sick Jacken and
B-Real , as well as by the Psycho Ward and TRT.
The album debuted at number 183 on the
Billboard 200 , number 68 on the
Top R&B Albums and number 13 on the
Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It featured two singles: "Stone Garden" and "Psycho City Blocks".
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Psycho City Blocks/Psycho Interlude" 4:51 2. "Showdown" 4:32 3. "The Big Payback" The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.) 3:32 4. "Premonitions" TRT 2:39 5. "Interlude/Stone Garden/Interlude" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese 5:11 6. "Temporary Insanity" The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.) 3:51 7. "Doors Intro/Confessions of a Drug Addict" 4:06 8. "Who Are You Interlude/Bullets" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese 5:07 9. "Love Letters Intro/Love from the Sick Side" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.) 3:17 10. "R.U. Experienced/Outro" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese Sick Jacken B-Real (co.) Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (co.) 4:28 11. "Psyclones" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese 3:23 12. "Lost Cities" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese 4:43 13. "La Conecta Intro/La Conecta (Pt. 1)" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.) 4:12 14. "La Conecta (Pt. 2)/Goin' In Circles Outro" G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese 3:50 Total length: 57:33
Personnel
Gustavo "Big Duke" Gonzalez –
lyrics ,
vocals ,
mixing (track 6)
Joaquin "
Sick Jacken " Gonzalez – lyrics (tracks: 1-3, 5-14) , vocals,
producer (tracks: 1-2, 5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14) , additional producer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 13) , mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11, 12)
Louis "
B-Real " Freese – lyrics (tracks: 1-2, 4-14) , vocals, producer (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 12) , co-producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 10) , mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7-14)
Eric "Bobo" Correa –
additional vocals (tracks: 13, 14) ,
percussion (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 10) ,
keyboards (tracks: 3, 8) ,
bass & mixing (track 8)
Randy Craig Kantor – keyboards,
mellotron
Jay Turner –
scratches (tracks: 1, 7, 9) , producer (track 4)
Joseph "DJ Jazz" Alexander – scratches (track 1)
Jason Roberts – bass (track 5) ,
recording
Joseph Mario Nicolo – co-producer (track 10) , mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9-11, 13, 14)
Phil Nicolo – mixing (tracks: 3, 6)
Lawrence "
DJ Muggs " Muggerud – mixing (track 4)
Robert "Taj" Walton – additional mixing
Eric Janko – recording
Ross Donaldson – recording
Steve Baughman – recording
Manny Lecuona – mastering
Estevan Oriol – cover photo
Mark "
Mister Cartoon " Machado – logo design
Charts
References
^
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas .
"The Psycho Realm - The Psycho Realm Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (November 7, 1997).
"Album Review: 'The Psycho Realm' " .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^ Jones, Steve (3 July 1997). "Smoking Grooves fuels funk frenzy". USA Today . p. D4.
^
"The Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 89.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Archived from
the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^
"Top R&B Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 26.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Archived from
the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
^
"Heatseekers Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 18.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Archived from
the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
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