Labcabincalifornia
Labcabincalifornia is the second album by The Pharcyde, released in 1995, three years after their debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. The album's production was handled by The Pharcyde themselves and Jay Dee, with additional help from Diamond D and M-Walk.
The first single was "Drop". The video for "Drop" was directed by Spike Jonze, and used footage of the group performing the song backwards, replayed backwards, giving it a surreal quality. The backwards theme of the video is also a reference to the song itself, which features a backwards sample. "Drop" was a hit, as was the follow-up single "Runnin'," which peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Overall, this album is a more mellow and introspective affair than their debut and features more somber themes such as dealing with fame and success, drug abuse, and broken down relationships.
Album sales compared to Bizarre Ride did not fare as well; the group was not able to reach Gold status.
Track listing
- "Bullshit" (Hardson/Wilcox/Robinson/Yancey)
- "Pharcyde" (Hardson/Wilcox/Robinson/Stewart)
- Produced by Bootie Brown
- Vocals performed by: (all members of) The Pharcyde
- "Groupie Therapy" (Hardson/Wilcox/Robinson/Stewart/Kirkland/Bolden)
- Produced by Diamond D
- Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde
- "Runnin'" (Hardson/Wilcox/Stewart/Yancey)
- "She Said" (Hardson/Stewart)
- Produced by Slimkid3
- Keyboards by Bob Durham
- Lead vocal performers: Slimkid3, Fatlip
- "Splattitorium" (Hardson/Wilcox/Yancey)
- Produced by Jay Dee
- Lead vocal performer: Imani
- "Somethin' That Means Somethin'" (Hardson/Robinson/Stewart/Yancey)
- Produced by Jay Dee
- Lead vocal performers: Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Fatlip
- "All Live" [Interlude] (Hardson/Stewart/Wilcox/Robinson/Yancey)
- Drums by Jay Dee
- Organ by Justin Reinhardt
- "Drop" (Hardson/Robinson/Wilcox/Yancey)
- Produced by Jay Dee
- Vocals Performed by: Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Imani, Beastie Boys
- "Hey You" (Hardson/Wilcox)
- Produced by Slimkid3
- Vocals performed by: Slimkid3, Imani, The Dramatics
- "Y?" (Hardson/Robinson/Wilcox/Stewart/Yancey)
- Produced by Bootie Brown
- Co-produced by Jay Dee
- Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde
- "It's All Good!" [Interlude]
- "Moment in Time" (Hardson/Hackey/Walker)
- Produced by M-Walk
- Co-produced by Slimkid3
- Lead vocal performer: Slimkid3
- "The Hustle" (Robinson/Alexander/Campbell/Shelton/McDavid)
- Featuring Big Boy, Schmooche Cat and Randy Mack
- Produced by Bootie Brown
- Lead vocal performers: Bootie Brown, Schmooche Cat, Randy Mack, Big Boy
- "Little D" [Interlude]
- "Devil Music" (Robinson/Hardson/Stewart)
- Produced by Fatlip
- Lead vocal performers: Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Fatlip (including shoutout from Imani)
- "The E.N.D." (Wilcox/Walker/Holloway)
- Featuring Ian Kamau
- Produced by M-Walk
- Trumpet by Farnando Pullum
- Fender Rhodes by Justin Reinhardt
- Vocals performed by: Imani and Ian Kamau
- "Emerald Butterfly" [Bonus Track] (Hardson/L.A. Jay)
- Produced by SlimKid3 and L.A. Jay
- Lead vocal performer: Slimkid3
- "Just Don't Matter" [Bonus Track] (Wilcox/Hardson/Jackson Biede)
- Produced by Slimkid3
- Vocals performed by: Imani, Slimkid3, The Wascals (chorus by Fatlip)
- "Heart & Soul" (UK Bonus Track)
- Produced by Buckwild
- Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde
Album singles
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"Drop"
- Released: 1995
- B-side: "Y?"
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"Runnin'"
- Released: 1996
- B-side: "Drop"
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"She Said"
- Released: 1996
- B-side: "Somethin' That Means Somethin'"
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Album chart positions
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Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
| 1995 |
Labcabincalifornia |
#37 |
#17 |
Singles chart positions
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