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Track listing

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Personnel

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– vocals *Spike Xavier – vocals *DJ Hall of Records – scratches (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12) *Robert Adams – scratches (tracks: 2, 5) *

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– producer, executive producer *Mike Kumagai – producer, mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13), engineering *Phil Kaffel – mixing (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11) *Tom Baker – mastering *Kevin Zinger – management *Jeff Gilligan – design & art direction *Fabrice Hessens – photography *Jason Timms – photography

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{{Authority control 2001 debut albums Corporate Avenger albums Suburban Noize Records albums