Description
N*E*R*D – Seeing Sounds / Star Trak Entertainment Audio CD 2008 / 0602517743243
UPC 602517743243
Seeing Sounds is the third studio album by American alternative rock band N.E.R.D released June 10, 2008 on Star Trak Entertainment and Interscope Records in the United States. After ending their contract with Virgin Records in 2005, the band felt their previous album Fly or Die (2004) was too consistent. Using their own money, the band recorded the album in Florida and California. The album was produced solely by record production duo The Neptunes, consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, with additional assistance by rock band Spymob and was mainly written by Williams. The album's title, as well as its content, revolves around the neurological phenomenon of synesthesia, the mixing of sensory modalities.
The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 80,000 in its first week. It peaked in the top 20 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, while also charting in the several other countries. Upon its release, Seeing Sounds received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics. Some writers called the record N.E.R.D's best album to date and praised its production, while others negatively criticized Williams' singing and the album's lyrical content.
| Label: | Star Trak Entertainment – 0602517743243 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2008 |
| Genre: | Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop |
| Style: | Pop Rap, Hip Hop, Experimental |
Tracklist:
| 1.1 | Intro | 0:55 | |
| 1.2 |
Time For Some Action |
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2:47
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| 2 | Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing In The Line For The Bathroom) | 3:27 | |
| 3 | Windows |
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2:59
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| 4 | Anti Matter |
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4:02
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| 5 | Spaz | 3:51 | |
| 6 | Yeah You |
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4:06
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| 7 | Sooner Or Later |
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6:43
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| 8 | Happy |
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4:35
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| 9 | Kill Joy | 4:10 | |
| 10 | Love Bomb |
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4:36
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| 11 | You Know What | 4:31 | |
| 12 | Laugh About It | 4:06 |
- Art Direction [Package Art Direction] – Toshiyuki Suzuki (2)
- Art Direction, Photography By – Leslie Kee
- Artwork [Artwork Collaboration] – Enlightenment
- Artwork [Digital Retouching] – Yuni Kudo
- Design [Font Design], Layout – Ryan Chan
- Design [Package & Booklet Design] – Jun Hirota
- Drums – Eric Fawcett (tracks: 4 to 9 to 12)
- Guitar – Brent Paschke (tracks: 4 to 9 to 12)
- Keyboards – Chad Hugo (tracks: 8, 9, 11)
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, Brian Gardner
- Mixed By – Neal H. Pogue
- Mixed By [Assisted By] – Femio Hernandez (tracks: 5, 6), Javier Valverde (tracks: 2, 3, 11, 12), Mikey Canzonetta (tracks: 1A, 1B, 8, 9), Paul Suarez (tracks: 7), Ryan Kennedy (tracks: 11, 12), Shaun Evans (tracks: 4, 10)
- Producer – The Neptunes
- Recorded By – Andrew Coleman (3)
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Neal H. Pogue* (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 10, 12)
- Recorded By [Assisted By] – Chris Kasych (tracks: 11), Hart Gunther, Javier Valverde (tracks: 1B, 3), Mike Hogue (tracks: 6, 12), Mike Larson (4) (tracks: 1A to 7, 9 to 12), Rick Bryant (tracks: 4 to 7, 9 to 12), Ryan Kennedy (tracks: 6, 12)
- Written-By – C. Hugo (tracks: 2, 4, 10), P. Williams
