Ghettoblaster | ||||
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Released | 30 April 2007 | |||
Genre | House, freestyle, big beat | |||
Label | Southern Fried | |||
Producer | Armand Van Helden | |||
Armand Van Helden chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Ghettoblaster is the seventh studio album by Armand Van Helden. The vocals in I Want Your Soul were sampled from "Do You Want It Right Now" by Siedah Garrett. The album was released in a special edition 2-disc set as well as the standard edition. Some of the tracks are throwbacks to freestyle music which was popular in the 1980s.
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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2007 | Australian Dance Albums | #23 [3] |
Country | Release Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia (Standard Edition) | April 28, 2007 [4] | CD Album | Warner | LIB17CD [4] |
Australia (Special Edition) | September 22, 2007 [2] | CD Album | Warner | LIB17CDX [2] |
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