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. It was released on October 28, 2008 via

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. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai, P-Nice, and member

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, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger. It features guest appearances from BJ Smith,

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, Sky Blue and

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, as well as contributions from Ryan Fatal, Eddie Tatar, Joe Tatar,

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, P Bass and Ernie Longoria. The album peaked at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 5 on the

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, number 13 on the

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, and topped the

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chart in the United States. As of August 1, 2012 ''The Green Album'' has sold over 325,000 copies in the US.

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reviewer David Jeffries wrote that "If you haven't figured it out from the album's title, the song titles, or even the band's name, ''The Green Album'' is a pro-weed album from aging cottage industry insiders known as the Kottonmouth Kings. ..

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finds them a bit more out of touch with what's happening in the rest of the music world".

Track listing

Personnel

;Kottonmouth Kings *Brad "

" Xavier – vocals, producer, executive producer, liner notes *Dustin "

D-Loc Dustin Gary Miller (born May 2, 1977), best known by his stage name D-Loc, is an MC in the rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings and rap group Kingspade. The group was signed to Suburban Noize. Miller has been a part of the Kottonmouth Kings since ...

" Miller – vocals *Timothy "

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" McNutt – vocals *Luiz "Lou Dog" Gaez – drums *Robert "DJ Bobby B" Adams – turntables *Patrick "Pakelika" Cochrun – performer ;Guest musicians *BJ Smith – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 14, 15) *Ryan Fatal – guitar (tracks: 5, 9, 11, 13) *Eddie Tatar – guitar & bass (tracks: 12, 17) *Joey Tatar – drums (tracks: 12, 17) *Sky Blue Xavier – vocals (track 12) *Jason "

" Hunter – vocals (track 13) *Aaron "

" Yates – vocals (track 15) *David "

" Alexander – vocals (track 18) *Aaron "

El Hefe Aaron Abeyta (born August 8, 1965), better known as El Hefe or simply Hefe, from ''el Jefe'' (Spanish for "the boss"), is an American musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist and trumpet player for the California punk band NOFX. ...

" Abeyta – guitar (track 20) * Cornelius Van Sprang – keyboards (track 20) *P. Bass Jones – bass (track 20) *Ernesto de Longoria – drums (track 20) ;Production *Michael Kumagai – producer, mixing, engineering *Patrick Shevelin – producer, mixing, engineering *Tom Baker – mastering *Kevin Zinger – executive producer, management ;Visual *Casey Quintal – art direction, design *Ricky Gaez – design *

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– photography *Dan Skye – photography *Brian Pratt – illustration ;Additional *Ivory Daniel – management *Ron Opaleski – booking

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green Album, The 2008 albums Kottonmouth Kings albums Suburban Noize Records albums