Shwayze (album)

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Shwayze
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Studio album by
Shwayze
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
Recorded2006–2008
Bannabeat Studios
(Malibu, California)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length52:25
Label Suretone
Producer
Shwayze chronology
Shwayze
(2008)		 Let It Beat
(2009)
Singles from Shwayze
  1. "Buzzin'"
    Released: May 21, 2008
  2. "Corona and Lime"
    Released: July 23, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 39/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly D+ [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Shwayze is the debut album of American rapper Aaron Smith, better known as Shwayze, released through Suretone Records on August 19, 2008. While Smith wrote the lyrics for the songs, Cisco Adler is credited for production, as well as cowriting the entire album. The first single off the album is "Buzzin'", followed by "Corona and Lime". The album has only one feature, coming from guitarist Dave Navarro, at the end of the song "Flashlight". There is also a hidden track, that is #69 on the CD, entitled "High Together". Smith and Adler released a mixtape shortly after this album, entitled "Rich Girls" that is available as a free download. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 with 47,000 copies sold in the first week. [7]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Roamin"
Cisco Adler3:37
2."Lazy Days"
Cisco Adler3:38
3."Corona and Lime"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:56
4."Buzzin'"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:32
5."Don't Be Shy"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:08
6."Hollywood"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler4:17
7."Polaroid"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler4:47
8."James Brown Is Dead"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:25
9."Lost My Mind"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:22
10."Mary Jane"C. AdlerCisco Adler3:48
11."Lazy Susan"
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:57
12."Flashlight" (featuring Dave Navarro)
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
  • J. Gritter
Cisco Adler4:30
13."Buzzin'" (DJ Skeet Skeet Remix featuring Wale)
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
3:56
14."High Together" (hidden track)
  • A. Smith
  • C. Adler
Cisco Adler3:20
Samples

Personnel

Shwayze

Additional musicians

Chart positions

Chart (2008)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 10
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 3
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums [8] 2
Canadian Albums Chart 92

References

  1. ↑ "Shwayze by Shwayze". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (August 19, 2008). "Shwayze - Shwayze | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (August 15, 2008). "Shwayze". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Caryn Ganz (August 21, 2008). "Shwayze – Shwayze: Review". Rolling Stone . Wenner Media. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Stacey (August 18, 2008). "Shwayze, 'Shwayze&#8217 Review". Spin . Spin Media. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ USA Today Staff (August 18, 2008). "This week's reviews: Staind's grand 'Illusion'; Shwayze, hazy daze; new Macdonald". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Jonas Brothers Begin Second Week At No. 1". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Digital Albums Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
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