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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop rap [1] | |||
| Length | 40:32 | |||
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All People is an album by the American band Michael Franti & Spearhead, released in 2013 through Boo Boo Wax and Capitol Records. [2] [3] The first single was "I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)". [4] Franti supported the album with North American and Australian tours. [5] [6] In 2014, he continued to promote All People by headlining the Soulshine Music and Yoga Tour. [7]
The majority of the album was recorded in Hunters Point, with some of the mixing occurring while the band was on tour. [8] [9] The album continued Franti's turn toward pop music; he had concluded that a pop song could be as comforting and meaningful as a protest song. [10] For the first time in his career, Franti worked with outside songwriters and producers, including Sam Hollander, the Matrix, and Adrian Newman. [11] [12] Franti recorded around 35 songs and listened to the rough mixes while doing his morning yoga, to ensure that they were properly "inspiring". [13] [14] He also wanted the tracks to incorporate dance influences, with some geared toward club play. [15] "Say Goodbye" is about the murder of Trayvon Martin. [16] A version of "11:59" was written around 2003; Franti finished the chorus for it after surviving a ruptured appendix. [17] K'naan guested on "Earth from Outer Space". [18]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [18] |
| The Buffalo News | [19] |
| PopMatters | 7/10 [20] |
| Postmedia Network | [21] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 [22] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
Postmedia Network called the album "an infectiously sunny synthesis of pop, reggae, hip-hop and indie-folk." [21] Rolling Stone noted that "Franti's peace 'n' love MO has veered toward full-on jam pop for several years now, so mainstream-y anthems like the Euro-disco title track are really no big leap." [1] Bass Player labeled All People Franti's "most heavily produced, studio programmed album yet". [23] The Buffalo News deemed it "sun-soaked pop music with feel-good, bumper sticker-style wisdom presented as insightful commentary." [19] The Kansas City Star said that Franti "evokes an array of resemblances, some vague, some strong: to Bob Marley, G-Love, Everlast, UB40." [24] Tucson Weekly opined that while "the message of universal equality [of the title track] is spot-on and encouraging, Franti's rap-bridge lyrics about rocking everywhere can be terrible." [25]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "All People" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "11:59" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Long Ride Home" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Life Is Better with You" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Earth from Outer Space" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Closer to You" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Show Me a Sign" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "On and On" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Wherever You Are" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Say Goodbye" | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 40:32 | |
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