The Om Years | ||||
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Released | July 22, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 1996–2003, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 121:11 (CD), 56:05 (LP) | |||
Label | Om Records | |||
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The Om Years is the second compilation album by People Under the Stairs. It is a combination of popular tracks from the group's first four albums ( The Next Step , Question in the Form of an Answer , O.S.T. and ...Or Stay Tuned ), and also includes extra b-sides and rarities.
The album was released in two formats:
Om Records released this compilation album in an attempt to capitalize on the buzz about the group's upcoming album, Fun DMC , and the group's past success with the label. [2] The group would return to the Om label on 2009's Carried Away .
All songs written by Christopher "Thes One" Portugal and Michael "Double K" Turner, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 0:42 | |
2. | "San Francisco Knights" | 4:32 | |
3. | "43 Labels I Like" | 1:50 | |
4. | "Time To Rock Our Shit" | 4:26 | |
5. | "The Cat" | 3:42 | |
6. | "We'll Be There" | 5:27 | |
7. | "Youth Explosion" | 4:41 | |
8. | "Code Check" | 3:35 | |
9. | "Give Love A Chance" | 4:29 | |
10. | "Jappy Jap" | 3:46 | |
11. | "The Suite For A Beaver Part One" | 4:26 | |
12. | "O.S.T. (Original Soundtrack)" | C. Portugal, M. Turner, O. Johnson | 5:12 |
13. | "Empty Bottles Of Water" | 3:29 | |
14. | "The L.A. Song" | 4:26 | |
15. | "Hang Loose" | 4:02 | |
16. | "Acid Raindrops" | 4:56 | |
17. | "The Breakdown" | C. Portugal, M. Turner, E.L. Parsonage | 5:00 |
18. | "Montego Slay" | 4:12 | |
19. | "Yield" | 3:48 | |
20. | "Play It Again Outro" | 1:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Double K presents Invisible Blunt Roller" | 1:25 |
2. | "I-15" | 3:22 |
3. | "Tour Guide" | 3:56 |
4. | "Schooled In The Trade (Instrumental)" | 4:41 |
5. | "Big Daddy Brown" | 3:11 |
6. | "Hang Loose, Pt. 2" | 4:23 |
7. | "Sunroof (Instrumental)" | 5:28 |
8. | "The Bomb Combo" | 4:30 |
9. | "Afternoon Connection" | 4:08 |
10. | "Out Da Club" | 3:51 |
11. | "We'll Be There (10 Second Remix)" | 3:59 |
Disc 1:
Disc 2:
All songs written by Christopher "Thes One" Portugal and Michael "Double K" Turner, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "San Francisco Knights" | 4:32 |
2. | "Time To Rock Our Shit" | 4:26 |
3. | "We'll Be There" | 5:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "43 Labels I Like" | 1:50 |
2. | "Youth Explosion" | 4:41 |
3. | "Jappy Jap" | 3:46 |
4. | "The Suite For A Beaver Part One" | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "O.S.T. (Original Soundtrack)" | C. Portugal, M. Turner, O. Johnson | 5:12 |
2. | "Hang Loose" | 4:02 | |
3. | "The L.A. Song" | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Acid Raindrops" | 4:56 |
2. | "The Bomb Combo" | 4:30 |
3. | "Out Da Club" | 3:51 |
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