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De La Soul “3 Feet High & Rising” (1989)

“Mirror, mirror on the wall - tell me, mirror, what is wrong? Can it be my De La clothes Or is it just my De La song?”

De La Soul “3 Feet High & Rising” (1989)

Tracks

1

Intro

2

The Magic Number

3

Change In Speak

4

Cool Breeze On The Rocks

5

Can U Keep A Secret

6

Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)

7

Ghetto Thang

8

Transmitting Live from Mars

9

Eye Know

10

Take It Off

11

A Little Bit Of Soap

12

Tread Water

13

Potholes in My Lawn

14

Say No Go

15

Do As De La Does

16

Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)

17

De La Orgee

18

Buddy (featuring Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip)

19

Description

20

Me Myself & I

21

This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)

22

I Can Do Anything (Delacratic)

23

D.A.I.S.Y. Age

24

Plug Tunin'(Original 12" version)

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De La Soul’s debut album. Release date: March 3, 1989.

3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by De La Soul. It was released on March 14, 1989, by Tommy Boy Records and Warner Bros. Records. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. It is consistently placed on ‘greatest albums’ lists by noted music critics and publications. Robert Christgau called the record “unlike any rap album you or anybody else has ever heard.” In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine’s 100 Best Rap Albums.

Critical, as well as commercial, success, the album contains the singles, “Me Myself and I”, “The Magic Number”, “Buddy”, and “Eye Know”. In 2001, the album was re-issued along with an extra disc of B-side tracks, and alternative versions. The album title came from the Johnny Cash song “Five Feet High and Rising”. It was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

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