Full Circle (Hieroglyphics album)

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Full Circle
Full Circle Hieroglyphics Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
Genre Hip hop
Length66:01
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
  1. "Powers That Be"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Make Your Move"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude" D. Siguenza, P. Peacock 1:46
2."Fantasy Island" O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, P. Peacock4:28
3."Powers That Be"D. Siguenza, O. Lindsey, T. Massey, T. Jones, P. Peacock4:54
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. Lindsey5:22
6."Classic"D. Siguenza, T. Massey, T. Jones, P. Peacock3:08
7."Chicago"A. Carter, O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, T. Massey2:55
8."Heatish"O. Lindsey, P. Peacock, J. Owens4:53
9."Halo"O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, J. Owens, T. Jones, A. Carter, T. Massey4:50
10."Love Flowin'"O. Lindsey, J. Owens, P. Peacock, A. Carter3:43
11."100,000 Indi" (featuring Abstract Rude)J. Owens, D. Thompson, A. Pointer 3:48
12."Let It Roll"D. Siguenza, T. Massey, P. Peacock3:46
13."Maggie May (R.I.P. Faith)"A. Carter, D. Thompson, O. Lindsey, T. Jones3:47
14."Jingle Jangle"A. Perez, T. Massey, J. Owens, A. Carter, P. Peacock, T. Jones4:38
15."Full Circle" (featuring Goapele)A. Carter, P. Peacock, J. Owens, O. Lindsey, G. Mohlabane4:39
16."7 Sixes"D. Siguenza, P. Peacock, T. Massey, J. Owens, O. Lindsey, T. Jones, D. Thompson, A. Carter4:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
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

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