Ghettoblaster (Armand Van Helden album)

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Ghettoblaster
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Studio album by
Released30 April 2007
Genre House, freestyle, big beat
Label Southern Fried
Producer Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden chronology
Nympho
(2005)
Ghettoblaster
(2007)
You Don't Know Me: The Best of Armand Van Helden
(2008)
Professional ratings
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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.

Contents

Track listing

Standard Edition/Special Edition Disc 1 [2]
  1. Go Crazy! [feat. Majida] (6:50)
  2. Touch Your Toes (Original 12-Inch) [feat. Fat Joe & BL] (5:32)
  3. I Want Your Soul (6:37)
  4. NYC Beat (6:29)
  5. Playing House [feat. Kudu] (6:01)
  6. This Ain't Hollywood [feat. Will 'Tha Wiz' Lemay] (3:50)
  7. Still In Love [feat. Karmen] (6:02)
  8. Playmate [feat. Roxy Cottontail & Lacole 'Tigga' Campbell] (4:25)
  9. Je T'Aime [feat. Nicole Roux] (7:18)
  10. To Be A Freak [feat. George Llanes] (6:41)
  11. All Night [feat. La Rocka] (4:31)
  12. A Track Called Jack (6:17)
Special Edition Disc 2 [2]
  1. Nyc Beat (MSTRKRFT Remix)
  2. I Want Your Soul (TV Rock Remix)
  3. Touch Your Toes (Stretch Armstrong 12")
  4. Nyc Beat (Detroit Mix)
  5. I Want Your Soul (Tommy Trash Remix)
  6. Touch Your Toes (Featuring Fat Joe & BL)
  7. I Want Your Soul (Wizard's Breaks Mix Featuring Mc Ivory)
  8. A Track Called Jack (Jahawi's Jackin' Off Remix)
  9. Playmate (Feat. Roxy Cottontail + Lacole 'tigga' Campbell) (Jesse Rose Remix)
  10. Nyc Beat (Emperor Machine Remix)
  11. Touch Your Toes (Serge Santiago Remix)

Charts

YearChartPeak Position
2007Australian Dance Albums#23 [3]

Release history

CountryRelease DateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia (Standard Edition)April 28, 2007 [4] CD AlbumWarnerLIB17CD [4]
Australia (Special Edition)September 22, 2007 [2] CD AlbumWarnerLIB17CDX [2]

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References

  1. Ghettoblaster at AllMusic
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  3. "The ARIA Report: Issue 897" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
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