Flying Colours (Shad album)
| Flying Colours | ||||
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| Studio album by Shad | ||||
| Released | 15 October 2013 | |||
| Genre | Canadian hip hop | |||
| Length | 51:44 | |||
| Label | Black Box | |||
| Producer | Ric Notes, Shad, Skratch Bastid, I. K. Koiter, Tone Mason, Michael Tompkins, That Brotha Lokey, Relic the Oddity | |||
| Shad chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | (7/10)[1] |
| Now | (5/5)[2] |
| The Varsity | favorable[3] |
Flying Colours is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Shad, released in Canada on 15 October 2013.[4]
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro: Lost" (featuring Lisa Lobsinger, Kamau, and k-os) | Ric Notes, Ian Kamau, k-os, Shad | Ric Notes | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Yall Know Me" (featuring Ebrahim) | Ian Koiter, Shad | Committee (Shad, Skratch Bastid, and I. K. Koiter) | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)" | Skratch Bastid, Shad | Skratch Bastid | 3:33 |
| 4. | "He Say She Say" | Shad | Committee | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Dreams" | Max Zipursky, Michael Tompkins, Shad | Committee | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Interlude: Grace" | 0:59 | ||
| 7. | "Stylin" (featuring Saukrates) | Max Zipursky, Skratch Bastid, Shad | Skratch Bastid | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Progress (Part 1: American Pie, Part 2: The Future Is Here)" | Part 1: Tone Mason, Ian Koiter, Shad. Part 2: Shad | Tone Mason | 7:08 |
| 9. | "Remember to Remember" (featuring Lights) | Michael Tompikns, Lights, Shad | Michael Tompkins | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Love Means" (featuring Eternia) | Lokey, Eternia, Matthew Johnston, Shad | That Brotha Lokey | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Thank You" | Ric Notes, Shad | Ric Notes | 4:47 |
| 12. | "Epilogue: Long Jawn" | Relic the Oddity, Shad | Relic the Oddity | 6:58 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Flying Colours liner notes.[6]
- Bryden Baird – trumpets
- Trent Reschney – saxophones
- Sebastian Ostertag – cello
- Allison Stewart – viola
- Tanya Charles – violin
- Ian Koiter – string arrangements, bass, keyboards, synths, acoustic guitar
- Max Zipursky – synths, pianos
- Michael Libis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Shad – electric guitar
- Skratch Bastid – drum programming
- Andrew Hootsalack – drum programming
- Jahmal Tonge – live drums
- Ayo Leilani – additional vocals
- Elijah Walsh – engineer
- Crispin Day – engineer
- Rob Stefanson – engineer
- Elisa Pangseng – engineer
- Michael Tompkins – engineer
- Dan Weston – mixer
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Justin Broadbent – album art, photography
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Heatseekers Albums[7] | 36 |
References
- ↑ Matthews, Aaron (11 October 2013). "Shad - Flying Colours". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Siddiqui, Tabassum (October 2013). "Shad". Now. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Lorinc, Jacob (28 October 2013). "Album Review: Flying Colours by Shad". The Varsity. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Power, Tom. "New music: Shad raps, Hedley gets quiet, Neko Case fights harder". CBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ↑ "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Flying Colours (media notes). Shad. Black Box. 2013.
- ↑ "Shad - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
External links
- Flying Colours at Discogs (list of releases)
- Flying Colours at AllMusic
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