The Outsider (DJ Shadow album)
2006 studio album by DJ Shadow
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The Outsider is the third studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released by Universal Motown Records on September 19, 2006. It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]
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| Released | September 19, 2006 | |||
| Length | 70:40 | |||
| Label | Universal Motown | |||
| Producer | DJ Shadow | |||
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Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Dave Kerr of The Skinny wrote, "Beyond the varied range of sonic influence on display, this is easily the most lyrically driven Shadow LP to date".[13] John Bush of AllMusic called it "a carefully crafted, artistically elusive mess".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Outsider Intro" | 2:19 |
| 2. | "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Droop-E Drop" | 0:18 |
| 5. | "Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks) | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump) | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner) | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Broken Levee Blues" | 2:07 |
| 9. | "Artifact (Instrumental)" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman) | 7:22 |
| 11. | "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff) | 5:23 |
| 13. | "Erase You" (featuring Chris James) | 6:58 |
| 14. | "What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter) | 5:24 |
| 15. | "You Made It" (featuring Chris James) | 2:47 |
| 16. | "Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker) | 4:28 |
| 17. | "Dats My Part" (featuring E-40) | 4:03 |
| 18. | "3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix)" (featuring Mistah F.A.B., Turf Talk, and Keak da Sneak) | 4:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 18. | "Purple Grapes" (featuring The Team) | 5:20 |
| 19. | "3 Freaks" (music video; featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk) | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outsider Intro" | 2:19 |
| 2. | "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Droop-E Drop" | 0:18 |
| 5. | "Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks) | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump) | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner) | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Broken Levee Blues" | 2:07 |
| 9. | "Artifact (Instrumental)" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Skullfuckery" (featuring The Heliocentrics) | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman) | 7:22 |
| 12. | "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day" | 3:44 |
| 13. | "The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff) | 5:23 |
| 14. | "Erase You" (featuring Chris James) | 6:58 |
| 15. | "What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter) | 5:24 |
| 16. | "You Made It" (featuring Chris James) | 2:47 |
| 17. | "Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker) | 4:28 |
| 18. | "Dats My Part" (featuring E-40) | 4:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outsider Intro" | 2:19 |
| 2. | "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Droop-E Drop" | 0:18 |
| 5. | "Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks) | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump) | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner) | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Broken Levee Blues" | 2:07 |
| 9. | "Artifact (Instrumental)" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman) | 7:22 |
| 11. | "Triplicate / Something Happened That Day" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff) | 5:23 |
| 13. | "Erase You" (featuring Chris James) | 6:58 |
| 14. | "What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter) | 5:24 |
| 15. | "Triplicate Part 3" | 2:52 |
| 16. | "You Made It" (featuring Chris James) | 2:47 |
| 17. | "Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker) | 4:28 |
| 18. | "Dats My Part" (featuring E-40) | 4:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner) | 3:40 |
| 2. | "The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff) | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Erase You" (featuring Chris James) | 6:52 |
| 4. | "Triplicate" | 1:52 |
| 5. | "Behind the Scenes of the Making of the Video: '3 Freaks'" | 8:08 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- DJ Shadow – production, arrangement, turntables
- Count – engineering
- Jim Abbiss – engineering
- Paul Insect – art direction, illustration
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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