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I Am the Messiah

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Recorded
  
Summer 2000

Artist
  
MC Honky

Label
  
spinART Records

Producers
  
Wally Gagel, MC Honky

Length
  
46:37

Release date
  
4 November 2002

Genre
  
Dance music

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Released
  
November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)

I Am the Messiah (2002)
  
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (2005)

Similar
  
Levity, Broken Toy Shop, Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Electro‑Shock Blues Show, Useless Trinkets: B‑Sides

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I Am the Messiah is a self-produced album recorded by, MC Honky—thought to be E of the band Eels. Other guests on the album include Eels drummer Butch, Eels bassist Koool G Murder, and Joey Waronker. An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" and included on the enhanced CD.

Contents

I am the messiah


Track listing

  1. "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" (Sir Rock-a-Lot and Sir Whacks-a-Lot) – 4:25
  2. "Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:41
  3. "The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:20
  4. "A Good Day to Be You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:39
  5. "Baby Elephant Rock-A-Bye" (Wally Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 4:28
  6. "What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:50
  7. "Only a Rose Pt. I" (Rudolf Friml and Brian Hooker) – 2:24
  8. "My Bad Seed" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:36
  9. "The Devil Went Down to Silverlake" (Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 3:28
  10. "Soft Velvety 'Fer"(L'il Fer, Sir Rock-A-Lot, and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:53
  11. "The Baby That Was You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:44
  12. "3 Turntables & 2 Microphones" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:09
  13. "Only a Rose Pt. II" (Friml and Hooker) – 2:00
Japanese edition bonus 7" single
  1. "The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:25
  2. "What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:51
  3. "Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:05

The Japanese release includes an unplugged set recorded for Xfm radio.

Personnel

Musicians
  • Butch – Drums and percussion
  • Koool G Murder – Bass guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "A Good Day to Be You"
  • Li'l Fer – Vocals on "Soft Velvety 'Fer"
  • MC Honky – Vocals
  • Joey Waronker – Drums and percussion
    • Production
  • Curt Anderson – Programming and engineering
  • Ryan Boesch – Programming and engineering
  • Wally Gagel – Production,programming, and engineering
  • Bernie Grundman – Mastering
  • Francesca Restrepo – Art direction
  • Joey Waronker – Programming and engineering

    • Release history

  • November 4, 2002 (Australia)
  • March 31, 2003 (Europe)
  • April 8, 2003 (US)
  • June 25, 2003 (Japan)

    • Songs

    1Sonnet No 3 (Like a Duck)4:25
    2Hung Up3:41
    3The Object3:19

    References

    I Am the Messiah Wikipedia
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