''Dressed for the Occasion'' is the second studio album by English hip hop duo

The Mitchell Brothers The Mitchell Brothers were a Ghanaian British rap duo from London, England. They consisted of cousins Owura "Tony" Nyanin from Manor Park and Kofi "Teddy" Hanson from Stockwell. They were the first signing to Mike Skinner's The Beats imprin ...

, released on 19 November 2007. Production comes mostly from The Beats owner and

The Streets The Streets are an English music project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project has released six studio albums: ''Original Pirate Material'' (2002), ''A Grand Don't Come for Free'' (2004), ''The Hardest Way to M ...

frontman Mike Skinner. Guests on the album include

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

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and

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. The album was originally set for a July release, but due to creative differences and competition from huge hip hop stars such as

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...

and

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

, November was "pencilled in". "Solemate" was released as a 12" single on 14 May 2007. "Michael Jackson" was released as a single on 15 October 2007.

Track listing

#"Solemate" #"Michael Jackson" (featuring

) #"Action Hero" #"Bestest Man" #"Gate Crasher" #"Postcard" #"Ratings" #"Reservoir Drugs" (featuring

Professor Green Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London. Growing up on ...

) #"Shots Echo" (featuring

and

) #"Cats and Dogs" #"Slap My Face" (featuring

)

References

2007 albums Albums produced by Calvin Harris Albums produced by Mike Skinner (musician) Albums produced by Semothy Jones The Mitchell Brothers albums {{2007-hiphop-album-stub