I Can See Clearly Now (Gospel Gangstaz album)
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- Pacifique Studios (Burbank, CA)
- Enterprise Studios (Burbank, CA)
- The Village, Soundcastle Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dallas Sound Lab (Dallas, TX)
- Beach Street Studios (Inglewood, CA)
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| Released | May 18, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
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| Genre | Christian hip-hop | |||
| Length | 58:35 | |||
| Label | B-Rite Music | |||
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I Can See Clearly Now is the third studio album by American hip-hop group Gospel Gangstaz. It was released on May 18, 1999, via B-Rite Music. Recording sessions took place at Pacifique Studios and Enterprise Studios in Burbank, The Village, Soundcastle Studio in Los Angeles, Dallas Sound Lab in Dallas and Beach Street Studios in Inglewood. Production was handled by Mr. Solo, Twenty/20, DeMarie "Meech" Sheki and Trackmasters.
In the United States, the album peaked at number 11 on the Top Christian Albums, number 3 on the Top Gospel Albums and number 25 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album, but lost to Rebecca St. James' Pray.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Amazin' Grace" | John Newton |
| 0:32 |
| 2. | "I Can See Clearly Now" |
| Meech | 4:09 |
| 3. | "I Call Your Name" |
| Meech | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Once Was Blind" |
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| 4:32 |
| 5. | "Questions" |
| Meech | 4:31 |
| 6. | "One Way" |
| Meech | 4:23 |
| 7. | "What'cha Gonna Do?" (featuring Alisha Tyler) |
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| 4:21 |
| 8. | "They Don't Believe That I'm Saved" (featuring Alisha Tyler) |
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| 4:24 |
| 9. | "Interlude No. 1" (Roll Call) |
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| 2:13 |
| 10. | "Operation Liquidation" |
| Meech | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Live It Up" |
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| 5:20 |
| 12. | "Let Us Pray" |
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| 4:26 |
| 13. | "I'll Be Good" |
| Tone & Poke | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Interlude No. 2" (Can't Be Faded) |
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| 2:38 |
| 15. | "Once Was Blind" (Gospel Version) |
| 4:35 | |
| Total length: | 58:35 | |||
Personnel
- Charles "Mr. Solo" Washington – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 4, 7–9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
- Twenty/20 – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 4, 7–9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
- Demarie "Meech" Sheki – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
- Chille' Baby – vocals
- Shyronda Felder – background vocals (track 2)
- O. D. Wyatt High School & Nu Nation – background vocals (track 13)
- Gabe Chiesa – guitar (track 10), recording
- Samuel "Tone" Barnes – producer (track 13), recording
- Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier – producer (track 13)
- Bill Esses – recording, mixing
- Keston Wright – recording, mixing
- Claude Achille – recording
- Tim Nitz – recording
- James Murray – recording
- Jean Marie Horvat – mixing
- Chuck Bailey – mixing
- Vicki Mack Lataillade – executive producer
- Claude Lataillade – executive producer
- Steve Stoute – executive producer
- Matthew Edges – engineering assistant
- Carl McGregor – additional engineering (tracks: 11, 12)
- Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
- Wendy Jones – art direction, design
- Greg Allen – photography
