Saul Williams (album)

Saul Williams
Studio album by Saul Williams
Released	September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21) [1]
Genre	Hip hop, punk rock, spoken word
Length	44:17
Label	Fader Label
Producer	Serj Tankian, Musa Bailey, Saul Williams, Mickey P, Thavius Beck
Saul Williams chronology
Not in My Name (2003) Saul Williams (2004) The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! (2007)
Singles from Saul Williams
"List of Demands (Reparations)" Released: 2004 "Black Stacey" Released: 2004

Saul Williams is the second solo studio album by Saul Williams. It was released by Fader Label in 2004. ^[2] It features contributions from Serj Tankian, Zack de la Rocha, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Drowned in Sound	10/10 [6]
Exclaim!	favorable [7]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [2]
PopMatters	favorable [3]
Stylus Magazine	D+ [8]
XLR8R	favorable [9]

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "On his self-titled album, Williams moves toward a slightly more accessible format (compared to his previous, more poetry driven work) with twisted guitar lines, heavy bass thumps, and a closer stab at singing from time to time." ^[1] Robert Gabriel of The Austin Chronicle gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "Social, psychological, and cultural mores are run through a ringer of rap transformed as punk, metal, and jungle with Williams self-producing much of his own inflammatory cache." ^[4] Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 10 out of 10, saying: "Its importance is absolute." ^[6] Ari Levenfeld of PopMatters said, "Saul Williams' attempt to save hip hop is admirable, if not entirely successful." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saul Williams, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talk to Strangers"	Williams, Tankian	2:39
2.	"Grippo"	Williams, Bailey, Vardosi, Vardosi	3:03
3.	"Telegram"	Williams, Jenifer, Miller	3:30
4.	"Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)"	Williams, de la Rocha, Beck	4:19
5.	"List of Demands (Reparations)"		3:18
6.	"African Student Movement"		4:01
7.	"Black Stacey"		5:24
8.	"PG"		1:35
9.	"Surrender (A Second to Think)"		4:18
10.	"Control Freak"		4:14
11.	"Seaweed"	Williams, Todd	3:38
12.	"Notice of Eviction"		4:18

Australian edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Black Stacey" (The Bug Remix)	5:29
14.	"List of Demands (Reparations)" (Kid606 Remix)	3:45
15.	"Black Stacy" (Bravecaptain Remix)	6:44

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"List of Demands (Reparations)" (Kill Memory Crash Remix)	5:03
14.	"Black Stacey" (Deadbeat's Black Arkification Remix)	7:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

• Saul Williams – vocals, programming, production (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
• Mickey P – co-production (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12), programming (8), additional programming (2, 3, 5, 7), engineering, mixing
• Serj Tankian – production (1), piano (1), background vocals (1)
• Ani Maljian – background vocals (1)
• Musa Bailey – production (2), programming (2)
• Thavius Beck – production (4)
• Zack de la Rocha – additional vocals (4)
• Saturn – background vocals (5)
• Isaiah "Ikey" Owens – piano (7), organ (7)
• Mia Doi Todd – additional vocals (11)
• Carmen – background vocals (11)

Technical personnel

• Brandy Flower – design, photography
• Keba Konte – photography
• Katina Parker – photography
• Varshini Soobiah – photography
• Bridgette Yellen – photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [10]	197

References

1. Greenberg, Adam. "Saul Williams - Saul Williams". AllMusic . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
2. Singer, Liam (September 26, 2004). "Saul Williams: Saul Williams". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
3. Levenfeld, Ari (November 16, 2004). "Saul Williams: self-titled". PopMatters . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
4. Gabriel, Robert (October 15, 2004). "Saul Williams - Saul Williams (Fader)". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
5. Christgau, Robert. "Saul Williams". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
6. Diver, Mike (April 22, 2005). "Saul Williams - Saul Williams". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
7. Jones, Kevin (October 1, 2004). "Saul Williams - Saul Williams". Exclaim! . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
8. Gloden, Gabe (September 16, 2004). "Saul Williams - Saul Williams". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
9. Thill, Scott (September 28, 2004). "Saul Williams - Saul Williams". XLR8R . Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
10. "Lescharts.com – Saul Williams – Saul Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

External links

• Saul Williams at Discogs (list of releases)
• Saul Williams at MusicBrainz (list of releases)