A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual

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...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
Recorded1996–1997
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length1:00:39
Label
Producer
Witchdoctor chronology
...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual
(1998)
9th Wonder of the World
(2000)
Singles from ...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual
  1. "Holiday"
    Released: August 19, 1997

...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual is the debut studio album by American rapper Witchdoctor. It was released on April 21, 1998, via Organized Noize/Interscope Records. The recording sessions took place at Purple Dragon Recording Studio, PatchWerk Recording Studios, Doppler Recording Studio, DARP Recording Studio and Southern Tracks in Atlanta. The production was handled by Organized Noize, Rob & Emperor Searcy, Junior Kinsey, Mr. DJ, and Witchdoctor himself. It features guest appearances from Goodie Mob, Big Rube, Cool Breeze, Heroine, Mook B., Outkast and Phoenix. The album debuted at number 157 on the Billboard 200, number 37 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 7 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. Its single "Holiday" was also included in Bulworth: The Soundtrack . [1] A music video for "Holiday" was co-directed by Stephanie Black and Malik Sayeed.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [3]
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USA Today wrote that Witchdoctor "blends a heavy dose of spirituality into his hard-core rhymes and sends them bubbling over the searing funk laid down by producers Organized Noize." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."7th Floor/The Serengetti" (featuring CeeLo Green) Organized Noize 5:28
2."Holiday/12 Scanner"
Rob & Emperor Searcy4:48
3."A.T.L. the Great Big Lick" (featuring Mook B.)
  • Johnson
  • Dennis Butler
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:12
4."Island Koneelalee"
Rob & Emperor Searcy3:56
5."Georgia Plains (Holy Grounds)" (featuring Cool Breeze)
Organized Noize3:22
6."Remedy" (featuring Big Rube)
Organized Noize1:35
7."Hurtin'"
  • Johnson
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize3:02
8."D.F." Organized Noize0:45
9."Heaven Comin'" (featuring Heroine)
Mr. DJ 4:06
10."4 In the Temple" (featuring Big Gipp, Phoenix and T-Mo)
Organized Noize4:57
11."Spells"
  • Johnson
  • Organized Noize
  • Kay Gardner
  • Patrick Patterson
  • Steve Scipio
  • Mike Rose
  • Pablo Gonsales
  • Sam Kelly
  • Derek Gibbs
Organized Noize1:43
12."Smooth Shit" (featuring Lumberjacks)
Organized Noize4:56
13."The Ancient Sahore"
  • Johnson
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize5:20
14."Dez Only 1" (featuring Outkast)
Organized Noize4:13
15."The Ritual"
  • Johnson
  • Organized Noize
Organized Noize4:25
16."Lil Mama's Gone"
  • Johnson
  • Junior Kinsey
3:47
Total length:1:00:39
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 157
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 37
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 7

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jones, Steve (21 Apr 1998). "Rap". USA Today. p. 10D.
  2. Stanley, Leo. "Witchdoctor - A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. Christgau, Robert (November 3, 1998). "Witchdoctor". Robert Christgau . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. "The Billboard 200". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 9, 1998. p. 91. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 9, 1998. p. 35. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 9, 1998. p. 29. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 20, 2023.