Amethyst Rock Star

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Released May 8, 2001 Artist Saul Williams Label American Recordings		Length 58:26 Release date 8 May 2001

Amethyst Rock Star (2001) Not in My Name (EP) (2003) Genres Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Industrial hip hop Producers Rick Rubin, Krust, Saul Williams Similar Saul Williams albums, Hip hop music albums

Saul williams penny for a thought lyrics

Amethyst Rock Star is the debut studio album by Saul Williams, released on May 8, 2001.

All songs written by Saul Williams except where noted.

"Lalala" – 2:40
"Penny for a Thought" – 4:34 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
"Robeson" – 4:21 (contains a sample of "Eraser" by Nine Inch Nails)
"Tao of Now" (featuring Esthero) – 4:19 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
"Fearless" – 3:12 (Williams, Thom Bahler)
"Untimely Meditations" – 3:55 (Williams, Jerome Jordan, Maximina Juson)
"Om Nia Merican" – 3:06 (contains a sample of "Born of a Broken Man" by Rage Against The Machine)
"1987" – 5:21
"Coded Language" – 8:48 (Williams, Krust)
"Our Father" – 7:06
"Wine / Do You Know (Hidden Track)" – 11:04
"Brown Bags (Japanese Bonus Track)" – 3:16

The album received mixed reviews.

Adapted from Discogs.

Saul Williams – vocals, arrangements, co–producer

Rick Rubin – production

Krust – additional production (9)

Masu Bailey – DJ, additional programming, additional production (2)

Esthero - vocals (4)

Maximina Juson – bass

Nioka Workman – cello

Chris Eddleton – drums

Jerome Jordan – guitar, backing vocals

Kwame Brandt-Pierce – keyboards

Maryam Nalo Blacksher – viola

Russell Elevado – mixing, recording

Greg Gordon – recording

Lindsay Chase – album production coordinator

Mei Lei – journals

Dorothy E. Wilcox – Penpal

Marcia Jones – visual art

Michael Crivello – visual art

Brandy Flower – graphic design

Michele Miller – photography

1Lalala2:41
2Penny for a Thought4:34
3Robeson4:21

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