Lord Finesse – The Awakening

Name: Lord Finesse - The Awakening
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Lord Finesse - The Awakening album cover

Label:	Penalty Recordings – SRCS 7998
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Japan
Released:	May 29, 1996
Genre:	Hip Hop
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Tracklist

1	Da Sermon (Intro) Producer – Lord Finesse	2:16
2	Time Ta Bounce Featuring – Doo Wop Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – R. Hall*	1:22
3	True And Livin' Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Gordon Williams Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	4:42
4	O' Lord Featuring – O.C. Producer – Lord Finesse	1:22
5	Brainstorm / P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix) Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Troy Hightower Featuring – O.C. Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Performer – O.C. Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Troy Hightower Featuring – O.C. Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Performer – O.C.	4:46
6	Taking It Lyte Featuring – MC Lyte Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – MC Lyte	1:06
7	Gameplan Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Melanie "Missy" Coakley Performer – Marquee Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Melanie "Missy" Coakley Performer – Marquee Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	5:10
8	Words From Da Ak Featuring – Akinyele Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – R. Hall*	1:34
9	Flip Da Style Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	3:43
10	Showtime Featuring – Showbiz Producer – Lord Finesse	1:04
11	Speak Ya Peace Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Featuring – Marquee Producer – Myke Loe* Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Performer – Marquee Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Featuring – Marquee Producer – Myke Loe* Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Performer – Marquee	4:55
12	Food For Thought Engineer [Recording Engineer], Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	4:05
13	Da Kid Himself Featuring – Kid Capri Producer – Lord Finesse	0:45
14	Hip 2 Da Game Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Troy Hightower Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Gordon Williams Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Producer – Lord Finesse	4:03
15	No Gimmicks Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Tony Smalios Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Featuring – KRS-One Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Performer – Lord Finesse Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Tony Smalios Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Chris "Conman" Conway* Featuring – KRS-One Producer – Lord Finesse Written-By – R. Hall* Written-By, Performer – Lord Finesse	5:46
16	Actual Facts Featuring – Sadat X	5:09

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Sony Records
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Credits

A&R [A&R Supervision] – Martin Moor
Art Direction – Sandy Lawrence
Concept By, A&R [A&R Direction] – Lord Finesse
Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Michael Ambrosio
Design [Logo Design] – Eric Orr
Engineer [Edit Engineer] – Tim Donovan
Executive-Producer – Neil Levine (3)
Executive-Producer [Associate Executive Producer] – Keir Worthy
Liner Notes – 萩谷雄一
Liner Notes [Lyrics Translation] – 矢花陽子
Management [Legal Representation] – Ward White IV, Esq.*
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Other [Grooming] – Markita Ferguson
Other [Styling] – Keir Worthy, Sandy Lawrence
Photography By – MoB*

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 4988009799827
Rights Society: JASRAC
Matrix / Runout: PUA-92 1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L275
Mould SID Code: IFPI 4558

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Awakening (LP, Album, LP, All Media, Promo, Limited Edition)	Penalty Recordings	PREP 3035, PREP 3039	US	1995
New Submission	The Awakening (Cassette, Album, Promo, Unmastered)	Penalty Recordings	none	US	1995
Recently Edited	The Awakening (LP, Album, LP, Limited Edition)	Penalty Recordings	PREP3035, PREP 3039, PREPV3035	US	1996
Recently Edited	The Awakening (CD, Album)	Penalty Recordings	PENCD 3035	US	1996
Recently Edited	The Awakening (CD, Album)	Penalty Recordings	PREPCD3035	US	1996