The Outsider (DJ Shadow album)

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The Outsider
Theoutsider djshadow.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
Length70:40
Label Universal Motown
Producer DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow chronology
Live! In Tune and On Time
(2004)
The Outsider
(2006)
The Less You Know, the Better
(2011)
Singles from The Outsider
  1. "3 Freaks"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Enuff"
    Released: 2006
  3. "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
    Released: 2006

The Outsider is the third studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released by Universal Motown Records on September 19, 2006. It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200 chart. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B− [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 5.8/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]

Dave Kerr of The Skinny wrote, "Beyond the varied range of sonic influence on display, this is easily the most lyrically driven Shadow LP to date". [13] John Bush of AllMusic called it "a carefully crafted, artistically elusive mess". [3]

Track listing

U.S. edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
16."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
17."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
18."3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix)" (featuring Mistah F.A.B., Turf Talk, and Keak da Sneak)4:32
Japanese edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
16."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
17."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
18."Purple Grapes" (featuring The Team)5:20
19."3 Freaks - Video" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:30
U.K. edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Skullfuckery" (featuring The Heliocentrics)4:53
11."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
12."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
13."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
14."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
15."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
16."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
17."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
18."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
U.K. limited edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."Triplicate Part 3"2:52
16."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
17."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
18."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
U.K. limited edition DVD: Tour Visuals
No.TitleLength
1."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
2."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:15
3."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:52
4."Triplicate"1:52
5."Behind the Scenes of the Making of the Video: '3 Freaks'"8:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

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