Full Circle (Hieroglyphics album)

Full Circle
Studio album by Hieroglyphics
Released	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:01
Label	Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
Producer	Domino, Opio, A-Plus, Casual, Space Boy Boogie, Frank Friction
Hieroglyphics chronology
3rd Eye Vision (1998) Full Circle (2003) The Kitchen (2013)
Singles from Full Circle
"Powers That Be" Released: 2003 "Make Your Move" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	favorable [2]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [3]

Full Circle is the second studio album by American hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings on October 7, 2003. ^[4] It peaked at number 155 on the Billboard 200 chart. ^[5]

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "the best record of their career." ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude"	D. Siguenza, P. Peacock	1:46
2.	"Fantasy Island"	O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, P. Peacock	4:28
3.	"Powers That Be"	D. Siguenza, O. Lindsey, T. Massey, T. Jones, P. Peacock	4:54
4.	"Make Your Move" (featuring Goapele)	D. Siguenza, J. Owens, P. Peacock, G. Mohlabane	4:29
5.	"Shift Shape"	D. Siguenza, J. Owens, P. Peacock, A. Carter, O. Lindsey	5:22
6.	"Classic"	D. Siguenza, T. Massey, T. Jones, P. Peacock	3:08
7.	"Chicago"	A. Carter, O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, T. Massey	2:55
8.	"Heatish"	O. Lindsey, P. Peacock, J. Owens	4:53
9.	"Halo"	O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, J. Owens, T. Jones, A. Carter, T. Massey	4:50
10.	"Love Flowin'"	O. Lindsey, J. Owens, P. Peacock, A. Carter	3:43
11.	"100,000 Indi" (featuring Abstract Rude)	J. Owens, D. Thompson, A. Pointer	3:48
12.	"Let It Roll"	D. Siguenza, T. Massey, P. Peacock	3:46
13.	"Maggie May (R.I.P. Faith)"	A. Carter, D. Thompson, O. Lindsey, T. Jones	3:47
14.	"Jingle Jangle"	A. Perez, T. Massey, J. Owens, A. Carter, P. Peacock, T. Jones	4:38
15.	"Full Circle" (featuring Goapele)	A. Carter, P. Peacock, J. Owens, O. Lindsey, G. Mohlabane	4:39
16.	"7 Sixes"	D. Siguenza, P. Peacock, T. Massey, J. Owens, O. Lindsey, T. Jones, D. Thompson, A. Carter	4:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Domino – production (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16)
• Amp Fiddler – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 8, 10), background vocals (3, 8), vibraphone (4), piano (9, 12), bassline (9)
• Opio – keyboards (2, 8, 9), production (2, 8, 9, 10)
• Toure – turntables (2)
• Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar (4, 5, 6)
• Casual – bells (5), production (11)
• A-Plus – production (7, 13, 15), turntables (15)
• Eric McFaddin – guitar (9)
• Space Boy Boogie – production (14)
• Frank Friction – co-production (14)
• Matt Kelley – engineering, editing
• Ken Lee – mastering
• James Sheehan – design
• Block – photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	155
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [6]	7
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [7]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8]	53

References

1. Bush, John. "Hieroglyphics - Full Circle - Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
2. Cowie, Del F. (January 1, 2006). "Hieroglyphics - Full Circle". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
3. Pemberton, Rollie (October 30, 2003). "Hieroglyphics: Full Circle". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
4. "Full Circle | Hieroglyphics". Bandcamp . Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
5. "Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2018.
6. "Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2018.
7. "Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2018.
8. "Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 4, 2018.

External links

• Full Circle at Discogs (list of releases)