Stay Human (album)

Last updated

Stay Human
Stay Human audio cover.jpg
Studio album by
Michael Franti & Spearhead
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
RecordedThe Sugar Shack, in San Francisco, California
Genre Hip hop
LanguageEnglish
Label Boo Boo Wax / Six Degrees [1]
Producer Michael Franti
Michael Franti & Spearhead chronology
Live at the Baobab
(2000)		''Stay Human''
(2001)		 Everyone Deserves Music
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Stay Human is the third studio release by Michael Franti & Spearhead. [5] Many of the tracks on this album are fictional radio segments focusing on the case of "Sister Fatima" who is executed later in the album for murder. At the album's end, new evidence reveals Sister Fatima was innocent, and Governor Franklin Shane, who authorized the execution in order to boost his re-election campaign, commits suicide. In the radio segments, Governor Shane is played by Woody Harrelson.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Oh My God" (Franti, Ramon Lazo) (5:07)
  2. "Radio Segment" (0:53)
  3. "Stay Human (All the Freaky People)" (Franti, Young) (4:27)
  4. "Radio Segment" (0:59)
  5. "Rock the Nation" (Franti, Young) (4:26)
  6. "Sometimes" (Franti, Shul) (4:05)
  7. "Radio Segment" (1:26)
  8. "Do Ya Love" (Franti, Young) (4:50)
  9. "Radio Segment" (1:18)
  10. "Soulshine" (Franti) (3:58)
  11. "Every Single Soul" (Franti, Ramon Lazo, Quintana, Shul, Young) (5:44)
  12. "Radio Segment" (1:02)
  13. "Love'll Set Me Free" (Franti, Shul, Young) (3:57)
  14. "Thank You" (Franti, Ramon Lazo, Shul, Young) (4:55)
  15. "Radio Segment" (2:30)
  16. "We Don't Mind" (Franti, Ramon Lazo) (4:49)
  17. "Radio Segment" (0:50)
  18. "Speaking of Tongues" (Franti) (4:45)
  19. "Radio Segment" (1:36)
  20. "Listener Supported" (Franti, Marie Daulne) (4:38)
  21. "Radio Segment" (0:44)
  22. "Skin on the Drum" (Franti) (6:19)

Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 17, 21 are performed by Brother Soulshine and The Nubian Poetess
Tracks 12, 15, 19 are performed by Brother Soulshine

Personnel

Spearhead

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Stay Human
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 32

Certifications

Certifications for Stay Human
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Powers, Ann (June 27, 2001). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Death Penalty Ignites a Musical Coalition" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ "Stay Human - Michael Franti & Spearhead, Michael Franti | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Album: Michael Franti & Spearhead: Stay Human". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Group, Vibe Media (July 21, 2001). "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill (September 1, 2006). I'll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence. A&C Black. ISBN   9780826419217 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Franti and Spearhead – Stay Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Michael Franti and Spearhead – Stay Human". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.


Gnome-dev-cdrom-audio.svg

This 2001 hip-hop album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.