Done by the Forces of Nature

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Done By the Forces of Nature
Done By the Forces of Nature cover
Studio album by Jungle Brothers
Released November 1989
Recorded 1988–1989
Genre Hip-hop
Length 60:07
Label Warner Bros. Records
26072
Producer Jungle Brothers
Kool DJ Red Alert
Professional reviews
Jungle Brothers chronology
Straight Out the Jungle
(1988)		 Done By the Forces of Nature
(1989)		 J Beez Wit the Remedy
(1993)

Done By the Forces of Nature is the second album by the Jungle Brothers, released during November 1989 (see 1989 in music) on Warner Bros. Records. Though the Jungle Brothers have not been remembered as well as chronologically similar alternative groups like De La Soul and Queen Latifah, Done By the Forces of Nature was extremely influential in its time, and critically acclaimed for its subtle, low-fidelity sound and uplifting Afrocentric rhymes. Due to its relative lack of fame (compared to 3 Feet High and Rising, for example), Done By the Forces of Nature is often considered a lost classic album of hip-hop.

The song "Doin' Our Own Dang" includes three other members of the Native Tongues Posse, De La Soul, Queen Latifah and A Tribe Called Quest.

Rolling Stone gave the album four stars, claiming that the Jungle Brothers "don't lose a shred of their defness by quoting the Bible, bad-mouthing drugs or espousing vegetarianism. Their joyously Afrocentric message comes through loud and proud – their idea of heaven is a two-month paid vacation in the motherland."[1] The Face, New Musical Express, and the Village Voice all placed Done by the Forces of Nature on their best-of list for the year more awards and details. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

Done By the Forces of Nature peaked at #46 on Billboard's (North America) Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart.

The title, Done By the Forces of Nature, may refer to a line from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture, wherein the teacher Krishna says "Those who are deluded by the illusive power (Maya) of Nature become attached to the work done by the forces of nature" 3:28.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

There was a slight difference in the track listing between the album released in the US and the one in Europe. The European version had remix versions of Doin' Our Own Dang and What "U" Waitin' 4? instead of the original versions.

[edit] US Version

  1. "Beyond this World" – 4:08
  2. "Feelin' All Right" – 3:35
  3. "Sunshine" – 3:44
  4. "What U Waitin' 4?" – 4:02
  5. "U Make Me Sweat" – 3:59
  6. "Acknowledge Your Own History" (with Vinia Mojica) – 3:38
  7. "Belly-Dancin' Dina" – 3:41
  8. "Good Newz Comin'" – 4:37
  9. "Done by the Forces of Nature" (with Jungle DJ Towha Towha) – 3:47
  10. "Beeds on a String" – 3:32
  11. "Tribe Vibes" (with KRS-One) – 3:53
  12. "J. Beez Comin' Through" – 3:32
  13. "Black Woman" (with Caron Wheeler) – 3:54
  14. "In Dayz 2 Come" – 3:54
  15. "Doin' Our Own Dang" (with De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Q-Tip and Monie Love) – 4:16
  16. "Kool Accordin' "2" a Jungle Brother" – 1:55

[edit] European Version

  1. "Doin' Our Own Dang (Do It To The JB's Mix)" (with De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Q-Tip and Monie Love) – 3:38
  2. "Beyond This World" – 4:08
  3. "Feelin' All Right" – 3:35
  4. "Sunshine" – 3:44
  5. "What U Waitin' 4? (Jungle Fever Mix)" – 4:26
  6. ""U" Make Me Sweat" – 3:59
  7. "Acknowledge Your Own History" (with Vinia Mojica) – 3:38
  8. "Belly-Dancin' Dina" – 3:41
  9. "Good Newz Comin'" – 4:37
  10. "Done by the Forces of Nature" (with Jungle DJ Towha Towha) – 3:47
  11. "Beeds on a String" – 3:32
  12. "Tribe Vibes" (with KRS-One) – 3:53
  13. "J. Beez Comin' Through" – 3:32
  14. "Black Woman" (with Caron Wheeler) – 3:54
  15. "In Dayz 2 Come" – 3:54
  16. "Kool Accordin' 2 a Jungle Brother" – 1:55

[edit] Personnel

  • Jungle Brothers - Design, Reproduction
  • DJ Red Alert - Executive Producer, Mixing
  • A Tribe Called Quest - Performer
  • De La Soul - Performer
  • KRS-One - Performer
  • Monie Love - Performer
  • Gregg Mann - Engineer
  • Greg Curry - Engineer
  • Dr. Shane Faber - Keyboards, Engineer
  • Abdullah Rahman - Artwork
  • DJ Tohwa - Design
  • DJ Towha Towha - Performer
  • Caron Wheeler - Performer

[edit] Charting singles

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

1990       What "U" Waitin "4"?    Hot Rap Singles                        No. 19
1990    What U Waitin 4?        Hot Dance Music/Club Play              No. 13
1990    What U Waitin 4?        Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales     No. 6