''Human the Death Dance'' is the third solo studio album by American rapper

Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florida ...

. It was released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007. It peaked at number 97 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". David Jeffries of

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "''Human the Death Dance'' may be his most personal effort, but it's also an incredibly well-built full-length -- even when it borrows from a handful of genres -- and it's arguably his best lyrical effort, undoubtedly his best production-wise." Roque Strew of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, saying, "'Going Back to Rehab' weaves allusions to the greats, Nas and Biggie, into a six-minute tapestry that encompasses everything great about Sage Francis's strongest album to date: Its neon rainbow of tones and moods, the almost telepathic harmony between producer and rapper, the riveting fault-line tiptoe between memoir and manifesto."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, arrangement, executive production *

Odd Nosdam David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American underground hip hop producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists in ...

– production (2) * Mr. Cooper – production (3) *

Buck 65 Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, countr ...

– production (4) *

Mark Isham Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and ...

– production (5, 11) *

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– production (6, 7, 10) *

Sixtoo Sixtoo was the main project of Canadian underground hip hop DJ, producer and rapper Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996 and 2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name, and is pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift ...

– production (8) *

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– production (9) * Big Cats! – production (12) * Kurtis SP – production (13) * Miles Bonny – production (14) * Reanimator – production (15), turntables (3, 15, 16) *

Jolie Holland Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues. Career Growing up in Houston, Texas, Jolie left in 1994, moving to Austin, New Orleans, and San Francisco before ...

– fiddle (4), vocals (4, 12) * Nathan Harrop – harmonica (4) * Eaters – vocals (6) * Christopher Sneddon – synthesizer (6) *

B. Dolan Bernard Dolan (born March 8, 1981) is an American rapper, spoken word artist, activist, screenwriter, and composer based in Providence, Rhode Island.Strange Famous RecordB. Dolan Biography/ref> History B. Dolan's first performances took place ...

– vocals (9) *

Buddy Wakefield Kenneth Zane Beasley III (born June 4, 1974), known as Buddy Wakefield, is an American spoken word artist, a three-time poetry slam world champion, and the most toured performance poet in history. His works have been released by Strange Famous Re ...

– vocals (10, 13) * Roughneck Jihad – vocals (14) * DJ Orator – turntables (14) *

Bryan Lewis Saunders Bryan Lewis Saunders (born 1969, in Washington, D.C.) is an endurance artist, a performance artist, videographer, performance poet, and self-portrait painter known for his disturbing spoken word rants, tragic art performances and stand-up trag ...

– vocals (16) * Tom Inhaler – guitar (16), bass guitar (16), piano (16) *

Laura Escudé Laura Escudé is an American artist, entrepreneur, and live show designer. She has programmed shows for artists including Kanye West, Jay Z, American Idol, Herbie Hancock and Porter Robinson, as well as composed and performed string arrangements ...

– violin (16) * Scott Begin – drums (16) * Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Charts

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Human the Death Dance 2007 albums Sage Francis albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Alias (musician) Albums produced by Ant (producer) Albums produced by Odd Nosdam