The Many Faces of Oliver Hart

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The Many Faces of Oliver Hart
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop, underground hip hop, psychedelic hip hop
Length73:12
Label Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer Oliver Hart

The Many Faces of Oliver Hart or: How Eye One the Write Too Think is the debut solo studio album by Eyedea, released under the pseudonym Oliver Hart. [1] It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2002. [2] In 2014, a vinyl edition of the album was released as a Record Store Day exclusive. [3] The Village Voice included it on the "10 Must-Have Record Store Day Releases" list. [4]

Contents

In 2011, Complex placed "Bottle Dreams" at number 11 on the "25 Best Rhymesayers Songs" list. [5] In 2015, City Pages placed "Forget Me" at number 4 on the "Slug's 10 Best Deep Cuts" list. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Many Faces of Oliver Hart"2:27
2."Weird Side"3:13
3."Song About a Song"1:37
4."How Much Do You Pay?"5:54
5."On a Clear Day"3:38
6."Walking"4:00
7."Step by Step"3:04
8."Prelude to Coaches"3:46
9."Coaches" (featuring Carnage)4:03
10."Bottle Dreams"3:53
11."Soundtrack of a Romance"5:21
12."Just a Reminder"3:22
13."Infrared Roses"2:14
14."My Day at the Brain Factory"1:54
15."Ode to the Wall"1:32
16."Here for You"7:17
17."Motormouth's Anonymous"3:55
18."Forget Me" (featuring Slug)4:10
19."How Eye One the Write Too Think"7:52

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