| And the Summertime Pool Party | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 45:36 | |||
| Label | Quannum Projects | |||
| Producer | DNAE Beats, Great Jason, Pigeon John, DJ Rhettmatic, RJD2, Buchman, Nick Toth, Chris James | |||
| Pigeon John chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | (A) [2] |
| HipHopDX | |
| Paste | (favorable) [4] |
| PopMatters |   |
And the Summertime Pool Party is the fourth studio album by American rapper Pigeon John. [1] It was released on Quannum Projects in 2006. [5]
Dan Raper of PopMatters said, "this now-veteran MC has shown us an unabashedly good time, replete with hopeful, sunny melody and an essential, despite-it-all optimism truly in keeping with his nature." [5]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Welcome to the Show" | DNAE Beats | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Scene 1: I Thought You Was a G?" | 0:36 | |
| 3. | "Do the Pigeon" | Great Jason | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Higher?!" | Pigeon John | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Scene 2: I Was Just Looking at Her Jeans" | 0:45 | |
| 6. | "Money Back Guarantee" | Pigeon John | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Freaks! Freaks!" (featuring DJ Rhettmatic) | DJ Rhettmatic | 3:32 |
| 8. | "One for The..." (featuring Brother Ali) | Pigeon John | 3:56 |
| 9. | "The Last Sunshine" (featuring RJD2 and J-Live) | RJD2 | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Weight of the World" | Buchman, Nick Toth | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Scene 3: Black Man on a White Horse" | 0:24 | |
| 12. | "As We Know It" | Great Jason | 3:51 |
| 13. | "I Lost My Job Again" | DNAE Beats | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Scene 4: The Girls, The Fantastic Fireworks" | 0:27 | |
| 15. | "Brand New Day" | Chris James | 3:13 |
| 16. | "Growin' Old" | Chris James | 2:50 |
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