Idlewild (Outkast album)

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Idlewild
Idlewild cover
Soundtrack companion album by Outkast
Released August 21, 2006 (UK)
August 22, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded 2005 - 2006
Genre Hip hop, R&B, Blues, Jazz
Length 77:53
Label LaFace/Jive
Producer Earthtone III; Organized Noize
Professional reviews
Outkast chronology
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
(2003)		 Idlewild
(2006)
Singles from Idlewild
  1. "Mighty O"
    Released: June 27, 2006
  2. "Morris Brown"
    Released: August 14, 2006
  3. "Idlewild Blue (Don't chu Worry 'Bout Me)"
    Released: November 9, 2006
  4. "Hollywood Divorce"
    Released: November 6, 2006
  5. "The Train"
    Released: December 4, 2006

Idlewild is an Outkast album released on August 22, 2006. It features songs from and inspired by Outkast's musical film Idlewild, released by Universal Pictures in August 2006, and also Outkast recordings not necessarily related to the film. In the U.S., the Idlewild album charted at #2 pop and #1 R&B, selling two million copies to date; in the UK Idlewild peaked at #16. The film itself, however, was relatively less successful.

Contents

[edit] Background

Though less a soundtrack and more of a companion album, the Idlewild album features seven songs from in the Idlewild film: "Chronomentrophobia", "Makes No Sense at All", "PJ and Rooster", "Greatest Show on Earth", "When I Look in Your Eyes", and, from the end credits, "Morris Brown". Two snippets of film dialogue are also included on the album as interludes. The rest of the songs performed in the film were included on the earlier Outkast LPs Big Boi and Dre Present...Outkast and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.

The Idlewild's album's first single, "Mighty 'O'", features both André 3000 and Big Boi; the song takes its lyrical hook from the Cab Calloway song "Minnie the Moocher" ("Mighty-ighty-ighty O") and seems to be an example of the album's mix of hip hop and more traditional American jazz and blues. Next, similar to previous Outkast albums such as Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, two singles—one solely by Big Boi, the other solely by André 3000—were released simultaneously. The Big Boi single is the marching band–influenced "Morris Brown", featuring guest artists Sleepy Brown and Scar, both artists on Big Boi's Purple Ribbon label. The song's title is a reference to Atlanta's Morris Brown College, with the school's marching band providing the instrumentation.

André 3000's single is "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)." It delves into the blues genre, complete with a blues-style acoustic guitar riff and a harmonica element reminiscent of Aquemini single "Rosa Parks". In tune with the film, Idlewild reflects Outkast's original style tempered by 1930s influences. The fourth single is announced to be "Hollywood Divorce", which also features verses from Lil' Wayne and Snoop Dogg and is produced by André 3000.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 2:12
  2. "Mighty 'O'" - (Outkast) (Benjamin, A./Brown, P./Calloway, C./Gaskill, C. Clarence/Mills, I./Murray, R./Patton, A./Robbins, D./Wade, R.) – 4:16
  3. "Peaches" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Brown, P./Crump, P./Hardnett, M./Murray, R./Parkman, M./Patton, A./Smith, T./Wade, R.) – 3:10
  4. "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" - (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 3:24
  5. "Infatuation (Interlude)" – 0:48
  6. "N2U" - Big Boi (featuring Khujo Goodie) (Brown, P./Khatib, W./Knighton, W./Manzoli, R./Murray, R./Patterson, M./Patton, A./Wade, R.) – 3:40
  7. "Morris Brown" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Benjamin, A./Patton, A./Smith, T.) – 4:24
  8. "Chronomentrophobia" - (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:12
  9. "The Train" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Brown, D./Brown, M./Brown, P./Gilliam, J./Kendrick, K./Patton, A./Smith, T.) – 4:09
  10. "Life Is Like a Musical" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:14
  11. "No Bootleg Dvds (Interlude)" – 0:50
  12. "Hollywood Divorce" - (Outkast) (featuring Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg) (Benjamin, A./Broadus, C./Patton, A./Carter, D.) – 5:23
  13. "Zora" (Interlude) – 0:16
  14. "Call the Law" - Big Boi (featuring Janelle Monáe) (Irvin, N. III/Joseph, C./Patton, A./Robinson, J.) – 4:51
  15. "Bamboo & Cross" (Interlude) – 0:54
  16. "Buggface" (Big Boi) (Patton, A./Sheats, D./Smith, J.) – 2:45
  17. "Makes No Sense at All" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:53
  18. "In Your Dreams" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike & Janelle Monáe) (Brown, P./Murray, R./Patton, A./Robinson, J.) – 3:34
  19. "PJ & Rooster" (Outkast) (Benjamin, A./Patton, A.) – 4:27
  20. "Mutron Angel" - Andre 3000 (featuring Whild Peach) (Brown, D./Brown, M./Patton, A.) – 4:18
  21. "Greatest Show on Earth" - Andre 3000 (featuring Macy Gray) (Benjamin, A.) – 3:06
  22. "You're Beautiful" (Interlude) – 0:29
  23. "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A./Kendrick, K.) – 2:43
  24. "Dyin' to Live" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:07
  25. "A Bad Note" (Instrumental) (Benjamin, A./Kendrick, K.) – 8:47

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Canadian Albums Top Internet Albums
2006 Idlewild #2 #1 #6 #2

[edit] Album certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Canada Gold[1] 50,000
USA Platinum 2,000,000
Worldwide - 2,150,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for November 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.

[edit] External links

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