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| Caviar Taste | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | October 31, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013–2014 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 58:34 |
| Label | Grand Extravagant Ent. |
Caviar Taste is the second full-length studio album by American hip-hop artist/producer Funkghost. The 13-song LP was released on October 31, 2014. [1] on Grand Extravagant Ent.
Principle recording began in the summer of 2013. The album was completed in the spring of 2014. Funkghost revealed that the album would offer a mixture of rap, hip hop, funk, R&B, gospel, electro, and trap reverberations. [2]
The album was executive-produced by Funkghost, with production from Downtown Music, J Breezz, Epik The Dawn, Paul Cabbin, Scott Supreme, O.P. Supa, 2 Fresh, Tweeknology, Scott Styles and Sean Murdz.
On January 1, 2014, Funkghost released a song titled "YSL Logo". [3] On June 28, 2014 he released another track titled "Never Go 2 Sleep" which featured Rey Fonder. [4]
Funkghost later announced that the album would be released in the Fall of 2014.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swishers/Overdose feat. Fred Nice" | Alvin A. Harris E. Matsulevich J. Horsford D. Wimbley, M. Morales | Downtown Music, J Breezz | 6:45 |
| 2. | "Never go 2 Sleep feat. Rey Fonder" | A.Harris, J. Council, R. Fonder | Epik The Dawn | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Talk That feat. Cee Jae" | A.Harris, P. Cabbin, C. Hypolite | Paul Cabbin | 3:26 |
| 4. | "What You Need ( I Got It )" | A.Harris S. Hussey | Scott Supreme | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Xtra Fly" | A.Harris, Kanye West, J. Smith, W. Muhammad Jaco, C. Mayfield | Tweeknology | 3:07 |
| 6. | "YSL Logo" | A.Harris, R. Long | O.P. Supa | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Dear Lord" | A.Harris, S. Hussey | Scott Supreme | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Inside and Out" | A.Harris, S. Edwards | 2 Fresh | 4:08 |
| 9. | "End of The World feat. Javon Black" | A.Harris, R. Long | O.P. Supa | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Rockin Never Stoppin" | A.Harris, E. Matsulevich | Downtown Music | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Light up the Moon" | A.Harris, S. Styles, A. Armato, T. James, A. Schmallholz | Scott Styles and Sean Murdz | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Stronger Than Before" | A.Harris, J. Council, P. Moore, W. Robinson, M.Tarplin, R. White | Epik The Dawn | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Paradise Garage/Tasting it" | A.Harris, E. Matsulevich, K. Fisher, Coro, Tamachan, W. Irvine Jr. | Downtown Music, Paul Cabbin | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 58:34 | |||
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