Murray's Revenge
2006 studio album by Murs & 9th Wonder
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Murray's Revenge is the second collaboration album from California rapper Murs (of Living Legends) and North Carolina producer 9th Wonder (formerly of Little Brother).
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| Released | March 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 32:03 | |||
| Label | Record Collection | |||
| Producer | 9th Wonder | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| AllHipHop | [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| HipHopDX | [6] |
| Okayplayer | 4/5[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
Like their first collaboration Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition, the album features ten songs, all produced by 9th Wonder, and is less than 40 minutes long. This effort was Murs' most commercially successful release, being his first to break into the Billboard 200 album chart. It debuted at No. 166 on the Billboard 200 and No. 70 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It has sold 46,000 copies in the US as July 2008.[12] The album features guest appearances from Joe Scudda and Big Pooh. Murray's Revenge featured music videos for "L.A." "Yesterday & Today" and "Murray's Revenge." The album is profanity free.
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Sample Credits | Length |
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| 1. | "Murs Day" | *"The Rainmaker" by The 5th Dimension | 1:54 | |
| 2. | "Murray's Law" |
| *"Go Out and Get Some (Get It Out'cha System)" by Millie Jackson[14] | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Silly Girl" (featuring Joe Scudda) |
| *"Silly, Wasn't I" by Valerie Simpson | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Barbershop" (featuring Rapper Big Pooh) |
| *"Coming Down from Love"[15] by Bobby Caldwell | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Yesterday & Today" |
| *"Around the Way Girl" by LL Cool J[16] *"Yesterday I Lied, Today I Cried" by William Bell | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Dreamchaser" |
| *"A Love That's Worth Having" by Willie Hutch *"...4 Life" by N.W.A[17] | 2:34 |
| 7. | "L.A." |
| *"Atlas" by The Mighty Diamonds | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Love & Appreciate" |
| *"Let Me Live in Your Life" by Ben E. King | 3:12 |
| 9. | "D.S.W.G. (Dark Skinned White Girls)" |
| *"I Feel So Good Again" by The Moments | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Murray's Revenge" |
| *"Nautilus" by Bob James | 2:42 |
Personnel
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[13]
- Nick "Murs" Carter – lead vocals
- Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit – additional instruments, producer, recording engineer, audio mixing
- Thomas "Rapper Big Pooh" Jones III – guest vocals (4)
- Paul Gomez – A&R
- Joseph "Joe Scudda" Griffen – guest vocals (3)
- Gabriela López – art direction, design
- Dan Monick – art direction, additional photography
- Mike Piscitelli – cover photography, design
- Ryan Whalley – A&R
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 4 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] | 15 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] | 70 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 166 |
