''E-Life'' is the sixth studio album by the band

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issued in 2008 on

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. The album reached No. 8 on the

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chart and No. 12 on the

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chart.

Overview

E-Life is Mint Condition's second album for the label

. The first single released from ''E-Life'' was the song "Baby Boy, Baby Girl"- with an alternate version sent to radio featuring guest vocals from neo-soul singer Anthony Hamilton. The second single "Nothing Left to Say" featured a music video directed by fellow

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native and independent filmmaker Wayne H. Johnson, Jr. The music video was created by the faculty and students of Globe University/Minnesota School of Business. Members of the school's Music Business program, digital video and media production programs were primarily responsible for the making of the video. The song "Why Do We Try" was later covered by

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with Mint Condition frontman

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on Glasper's 2012 album ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's text. * Stokley Williams - lead and background vocals, drums, drum programming, guitar, bass synth, moog, keyboards, harmonica, steel pan * Ricky Kinchen - co-lead and background vocals, bass, keyboards, drum programming, acoustic guitar, photography * Lawrence Waddell - keyboards, piano * Jeffrey Allen - background vocals, saxophone * Homer O'Dell - guitar, keyboards, drum programming * Chris Dave - drums * Phonte - rap, background vocals * Alicia Marie - intro vocals * Brandon Kinchen - intro vocals * Ali Shaheed Muhammad - turntables * Anna - trumpet * Kat Higgins - background vocals * Brian Johnson - mixing * Herb Powers, Jr. - mastering

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elife 2008 albums Mint Condition (band) albums Image Entertainment albums