You Can Be Special Too

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You Can Be Special Too
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Studio album by
Released2 August 2004
Genre
Length52:49
Label Marine Parade
Producer Tom Beaufoy, Pat Pardy
Evil Nine chronology
You Can Be Special Too
(2004)
They Live
(2008)
Singles from You Can Be Special Too
  1. "Restless"
    Released: 21 June 2004
  2. "Crooked"
    Released: 4 October 2004
  3. "Pearl Shot"
    Released: 4 July 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters (7/10) [4]

You Can Be Special Too is the debut album of English electronic music duo Evil Nine. It was released on 2 August 2004 on Marine Parade Records. The album includes four skits containing a variety of samples.

Contents

Tracks 12 and 13 are mislabeled on the album. The song "Restless" actually plays on track 13 and "Even the Smells" plays on track 12. It is unknown what order the tracks were meant to appear on the album. The correct times are listed below according to the track name - but not the number.

Track listing

  1. "Crooked" (featuring Aesop Rock) – 5:47
  2. "Devil Stuff" – 4:52
  3. "Earth" – 4:38
  4. "You Can Be Special (Skit)" – 0:34
  5. "We Have the Energy" – 5:21
  6. "Snack Bar Lounge" – 2:55
  7. "Help (Skit)" – 0:22
  8. "Pearl Shot" (featuring Juice Aleem) – 5:19
  9. "You Are Not Through" – 4:48
  10. "Richard & Jane (Skit)" – 0:30
  11. "For Lovers Not Fighters" – 4:12
  12. "Even the Smells" – 2:03
  13. "Restless" (featuring Toastie Taylor) – 4:54
  14. "You Can Be Special 2 (Skit)" – 0:31
  15. "Hired Goons" – 5:44

Samples

Personnel

Evil Nine

Additional musicians

References

  1. Allison, Mike. "Evil Nine – You Can Be Special Too". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 17 September 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. Anderson, Rick. "You Can Be Special Too Review". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. Gill, Andy (8 October 2004). "Album: Evil Nine". The Independent . Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. Umile, Dominic (29 March 2005). "Evil Nine: You Can Be Special Too". PopMatters . Retrieved 6 March 2012.