Organix (album)

Organix!
Studio album by the Roots
Released	May 19, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Old school hip hop [1] jazz rap [2]
Length	62:31
Label	Self-released Cargo Records (re-release)
Producer	The Roots
The Roots chronology
Organix! (1993) From the Ground Up (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	(favorable) [2]
RapReviews	7/10 [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ( ) [1]
Winston-Salem Journal	[6]

Organix is the debut studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released in 1993, by the band, independently. It was originally sold at the band's shows in Europe. The album earned enough industry buzz to earn the Roots offers from major record labels, after which they signed with DGC Records. Organix was re-released in 1998 on Cargo Records. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
1.	"The Roots Is Comin'"	Tariq Trotter Ahmir Thompson		1:15
2.	"Pass the Popcorn"	Trotter Thompson Kenyatta Warren Joshua Abrams		5:31
3.	"The Anti-Circle"	Trotter Thompson Abrams		3:46
4.	"Writer's Block"	Trotter Thompson Leonard Hubbard		1:42
5.	"Good Music (Prelude)"	Trotter Thompson		1:01
6.	"Good Music"	Trotter Thompson		4:33
7.	"Grits"	Trotter Thompson Scott Storch Malik Basset Tony Greene Jamal Dorsey		6:34
8.	"Leonard I-V"	Trotter Thompson Hubbard Storch		4:05
9.	"I'm Out Deah"	Trotter Thompson Storch		4:08
10.	"Essawhamah? (Live at the SOULSHACK)"	Trotter Thompson Abrams Hubbard Storch	Recorded live in Slovenia, May 19, 1993	4:20
11.	"There's a Riot Going On"	Thompson Sylvester Stewart		0:11
12.	"Popcorn Revisited"	Trotter Thompson		4:03
13.	"Peace"	Trotter		1:14
14.	"Common Dust"	Trotter Thompson Abrams Warren		5:02
15.	"The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History, 12:43)"	Trotter A. Thompson Storch Hubbard Basset Teresa Thompson Rohanee Conway Armstead Jamal Dorsey Joseph Simmons Micah Pitts Tony Greene		12:43
16.	"Syreeta's Having My Baby"	Trotter A. Thompson		0:43
17.	"Carryin' On"	Trotter A. Thompson Storch Hubbard	Interpolates "Daydream" by The Lovin' Spoonful	1:28
Total length:				62:19

References

1. Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
2. Columnist. "Review: Organix". The Philadelphia Inquirer : F1. August 15, 1993. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
3. Jacobs, Qa'id. Review: Organix. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
4. DJ Fatboy. Review: Organix. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-10-20.
5. Hoard, Christian (ed.) "Review: Organix". Rolling Stone: 702–703. November 2, 2004.
6. Johnson II, Douglas G. "Review: Organix". Winston-Salem Journal : 5E. June 26, 1998. Archived from the original ^{[ dead link ]} on 2009-10-20. (Transcription of original review at talk page)

Notes

• Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition . Simon and Schuster. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.

External links

• Organix at Discogs