''A Healthy Distrust'' is the second solo studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on

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in 2005. It peaked at number 12 on ''

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chart, as well as number 17 on the

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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 78, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Brian Howe of ''

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'' gave the album an 8.0 out of 10, saying, "On ''A Healthy Distrust'', Francis continues to refine his contradictory blend of trash talk and activism, political polemic and introspection, pedantic bluster and profound insecurity." Stefan Braidwood of ''

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'' gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying, "''A Healthy Distrust'' bears up effortlessly to the demands of both casual entertainment and prolonged, thoughtful analysis." Ron Hart of ''

'' called it " age Francis'most impressive album yet." Michael Bennett of ''

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'' gave the album a grade of B, saying, "''A Healthy Distrust''s production and wordplay have improved to such a large degree that it's hard to believe that it could happen again on the next outing."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, recording, executive production * Reanimator – production (1, 8, 12, 14) *

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– production (2, 4, 5), guitar (10), drums (10) * Danger Mouse – production (3) * Joe Beats – production (6) *

Daddy Kev Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, record producer and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the founder of Low ...

– production (7) *

Controller 7 Controller 7 (born Tommy McMahon) is an underground hip hop producer from San Jose, California. History Controller 7 released the debut album '' Left Handed Straw'' in 2000. It was reissued on 6months in 2001. He has produced and remixed tracks ...

– production (9) *

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 (10, 11) * Varick Pyr – production (13) *

Will Oldham Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

– vocals (2), guitar (2) * Tom Inhaler – guitar (15) * Nathan H. – harmonica (15) * Chris Warren – engineering, mixing * Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Charts

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Healthy Distrust, A 2005 albums Sage Francis albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Alias (musician) Albums produced by Danger Mouse (musician) Albums produced by Daddy Kev