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The Black and White Album

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Released
  
November 6, 2007

Length
  
42:23

Recorded
  
2006-2007

Label
  
Ipecac Recordings

Genre
  
Hip hop, alternative rock, electropop

Producer
  
Imani Coppola, Josh Valleau

The Black & White Album is the eighth solo album from American singer-songwriter and violinist Imani Coppola. It was released on the Mike Patton-owned Ipecac Recordings in 2007, her first for the label. The album included the singles "Woke Up White", "Springtime", and "I Love Your Hair." Only one video ("Woke Up White") was released. The album became a favorite with critics including positive write ups in Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, and Rolling Stone.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Black & White Jingle #1" 2:17 (Imani Coppola)
  2. "Springtime" 4:58 (Coppola)
  3. "Woke Up White" 2:16 (Coppola, Josh Valleau)
  4. "Raindrops from the Sun (Hey Hey Hey)" 3:33 (Coppola, Valleau)
  5. "30th Birthday" (feat. J. Martin Coppola & Pete Miser) 4:24 (I. Coppola, Valleau, Pete Miser, J. Martin Coppola)
  6. "Let It Kill You" 3:39 (Coppola, Valleau)
  7. "Dirty Pictures" 3:36 (Coppola, Valleau)
  8. "Keys 2 Your Ass" (feat. Rahzel) 3:46 (Coppola, Valleau, Rahzel Brown)
  9. "Black & White Jingle #2" 1:26 (Coppola)
  10. "I Love Your Hair" 4:05 (Coppola)
  11. "J.L.I.a.T.o.Y.O." 3:36 (Coppola, Valleau)
  12. "I'm a Pocket" 2:24 (Coppola, Valleau)
  13. "This is My Chicken" 0:12 (Coppola)
  14. "In a Room" 2:17 (Coppola, Valleau)

Personnel

  • Imani Coppola: Main Vocal, Acoustic & Bass Guitars, Violin, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synthesized Bass, DX-7, Acoustic, Fender Rhodes & Wurlitzer Electric Pianos, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming
  • Josh Valleau: Announcer, Synthesized Voices, Electric & Bass Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Hammond & B-3 Organs, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, Turntables
  • Pete Miser: Vocals in track 05.
  • J. Martin Coppola: Vocals in track 05.
  • "Amanda": Vocals
  • Michael Burns: Bass
  • Rahzel: Beat Boxing in track 08.
  • John Altieri: Trumpet & Tuba
  • Alex Elena: Drums, Percussion

    • Editorial Reviews

    The New York Sun, November 13, 2007

    Ms. Coppola dazzlingly walks the walk she talks through the entire album, which adds up to an arresting work of breathless pop immediacy.-Brett McCabe

    Entertainment Weekly, November 9, 2007

    This lovable Brooklyn misfit made a splash in '97 with her quirk-hop hit "Legend of a Cowgirl," in which she promised to "spend all my money on absolutely nothing" over a sample of Donovan's "Sunshine Superman". On "Black & White", she sings about springtime in NYC and the horror of a 30th birthday while fitting between ska, rap, electropop and punk. B+ -Mikael Wood

    The List, November 10, 2007

    Imani Coppola is a lot of fun. This is the NYC lady's eighth album, and it eschews much of her sample-heavy traditional hip-hop for a kitchen sink approach, chucking every genre possible into the mix with highly entertaining results. It's all shot through with plenty of attitude, like early Neneh Cherry or Kelis, no small amount of humour, and bags of welcome sass.-Doug Johnstone

    Clash, December 2007

    Drawing upon every genre under the sun, NYC based Coppola presents a daringly cohesive vision of 21st Century pop- flitting effortlessly between gleaming chart fare and gnarled hip-hop. 'The Black & White Album'is well worth indulging.

    Spin, November 2007

    Imani Coppola "Woke Up White". In 1997, Coppola was a college kid who rapped, sang and rocked a violin on MTV. Now she hangs with Mike Patton and screams hilariously f**ked punk songs like this.

    References

    The Black & White Album Wikipedia
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