Amethyst Rock Star

Amethyst Rock Star
Studio album by Saul Williams
Released	May 8, 2001
Genre	Industrial hip hop
Length	58:26
Label	American Recordings/IDJMG/Universal Records
Producer	Rick Rubin, Musa Bailey, Krust, Saul Williams (co-producer)
Saul Williams chronology
Amethyst Rock Star (2001) Not in My Name (EP) (2003)

Amethyst Rock Star is the first album release by Saul Williams.

Track listing

All songs written by Saul Williams except where noted.

1. "Lalala" – 2:40
2. "Penny for a Thought" – 4:34 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
3. "Robeson" – 4:21 (contains a sample of "Eraser" by Nine Inch Nails)
4. "Tao of Now" (featuring Esthero) – 4:19 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
5. "Fearless" – 3:12 (Williams, Thom Bahler)
6. "Untimely Meditations" – 3:55 (Williams, Jerome Jordan, Maximina Juson)
7. "Om Nia Merican" – 3:06 (contains a sample of "Born of a Broken Man" by Rage Against The Machine)
8. "1987" – 5:21
9. "Coded Language" – 8:48 (Williams, Krust)
10. "Our Father" – 7:06
11. "Wine / Do You Know (Hidden Track)" – 11:04
12. "Brown Bags (Japanese Bonus Track)" – 3:16

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	(9/10)[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The album received mixed reviews.

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs.

• Saul Williams – vocals, arrangements, co–producer
• Rick Rubin – production
• Krust – additional production (9)
• Masu Bailey – DJ, additional programming, additional production (2)
• Esthero - vocals (4)
• Maximina Juson – bass
• Nioka Workman – cello
• Chris Eddleton – drums
• Jerome Jordan – guitar, backing vocals
• Kwame Brandt-Pierce – keyboards
• Maryam Nalo Blacksher – viola
• Russell Elevado – mixing, recording
• Greg Gordon – recording
• Lindsay Chase – album production coordinator

Artwork

• Mei Lei – journals
• Dorothy E. Wilcox – Penpal
• Marcia Jones – visual art
• Michael Crivello – visual art
• Brandy Flower – graphic design
• Michele Miller – photography

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Drowned in Sound review
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. Rolling Stone review