...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual | ||||
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Released | April 21, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
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Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:00:39 | |||
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Singles from ...A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual | ||||
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...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.
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "7th Floor/The Serengetti" (featuring CeeLo Green) | Organized Noize | 5:28 | |
2. | "Holiday/12 Scanner" |
| Rob & Emperor Searcy | 4:48 |
3. | "A.T.L. the Great Big Lick" (featuring Mook B.) |
| Organized Noize | 4:12 |
4. | "Island Koneelalee" |
| Rob & Emperor Searcy | 3:56 |
5. | "Georgia Plains (Holy Grounds)" (featuring Cool Breeze) |
| Organized Noize | 3:22 |
6. | "Remedy" (featuring Big Rube) |
| Organized Noize | 1:35 |
7. | "Hurtin'" |
| Organized Noize | 3:02 |
8. | "D.F." | Organized Noize | 0:45 | |
9. | "Heaven Comin'" (featuring Heroine) |
| Mr. DJ | 4:06 |
10. | "4 In the Temple" (featuring Big Gipp, Phoenix and T-Mo) |
| Organized Noize | 4:57 |
11. | "Spells" |
| Organized Noize | 1:43 |
12. | "Smooth Shit" (featuring Lumberjacks) |
| Organized Noize | 4:56 |
13. | "The Ancient Sahore" |
| Organized Noize | 5:20 |
14. | "Dez Only 1" (featuring Outkast) |
| Organized Noize | 4:13 |
15. | "The Ritual" |
| Organized Noize | 4:25 |
16. | "Lil Mama's Gone" |
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| 3:47 |
Total length: | 1:00:39 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [4] | 157 |
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [5] | 37 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [6] | 7 |