Deliverance (Bubba Sparxxx album)

Deliverance is the second album by American rapper Bubba Sparxxx. It was released on September 16, 2003, by Beat Club and Interscope Records. The album was produced by Timbaland and Organized Noize. It was supported by three singles: "Jimmy Mathis", "Deliverance", and "Back in the Mud".

Deliverance
Studio album by Bubba Sparxxx
Released	September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
Studio	The Dungeon and ZAC (Atlanta) Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) Manhattan Center (New York City) The Studio (Philadelphia)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	61:56
Label	Beat Club Interscope
Producer	Bill Pettaway Organized Noize Timbaland
Bubba Sparxxx chronology
Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001) Deliverance (2003) The Charm (2006)
Singles from Deliverance
"Jimmy Mathis" Released: June 3, 2003[1] "Deliverance" Released: March 8, 2004[2] "Back in the Mud" Released: April 12, 2004[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	70/100[4]
Metacritic	82/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Blender	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[8]
The Guardian	[9]
NME	7/10[10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Spin	A−[13]
Uncut	[14]
USA Today	[15]

Deliverance was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 82, based on 17 reviews.[5] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus as 70 out of 100, based on eight reviews.[4]

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic said, "Sure, his collaborators have some of the best beats in the business. But they can't always take up the slack when Bubba's raps start to wither in the heat."[6] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club said, "Mixes hip-hop and country with ease and grace."[16] Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly said, "A sober rumination about life in the poor, white, rural South."[8] Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian said, "An intense, brooding piece of work."[9] Matt Cibula of PopMatters said, "He and his producers have constructed a monument to this New New New South. And you don't really have to believe in it in order to appreciate what a great record this is."[17]

Josh Timmermann of Stylus Magazine said, "In a year that's produced first-rate albums by OutKast and Lucinda Williams, Bubba, a self-proclaimed redneck from rural Georgia who most people pegged as a probable one-hit wonder three years ago, has beaten the odds and made both the hip-hop and country album of the year."[18] Vibe said, "Sparxxx has now crafted a gem, thanks to improved songwriting and nimble production."[19] Kandia Crazy Horse of The Village Voice said, "If Eminem is hip-hop's Elvis, then Bubba is its Gregg Allman, the white boy embraced by lowdown Little Africa, especially fellow musicians."[20] Steve Jones of USA Today said, "Sparxxx's real strength lies in his intensely personal lyrics, which resonate whether he's talking about overcoming white-trash stereotypes or recovering from last night's bender."[15] Nathan Brackett of Rolling Stone said, "A few of the honky-tonk touches -- such as the corny country crooning on "My Baby's Gone"—feel like gimmicks. But Sparxxx's lyrics are no shtick."[12]

Accolades

In 2010, Rhapsody included it in its list of "The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers".[21]

Commercial performance

Deliverance debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 64,000 copies in the United States.[22]

Track listing

Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes.[23]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring Big Rube)	Warren Anderson Mathis Ruben Bailey Patrick Brown Ray Murray Rico Wade	Organized Noize	2:15
2.	"Jimmy Mathis"	Mathis Kenny Buttrey Charlie McCoy Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	3:09
3.	"Comin' Round"	Mathis Ben Kaufman Mosley	Timbaland	3:21
4.	"She Tried" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	Mathis Mosley Ryan Tedder	Timbaland	3:49
5.	"Nowhere" (featuring Kiley Dean)	Mathis Mosley	Timbaland	5:37
6.	"Overcome"	Mathis Mosley	Timbaland	4:54
7.	"Warrant Interlude"	Paul Blake Mosley	Timbaland	2:22
8.	"Warrant" (featuring Attitude)	Mathis Mosley Timothy Clayton Bill Pettaway	Timbaland Pettaway	5:10
9.	"New South" (featuring Duddy Ken)	Mathis Kenny Richardson Brown Murray Wade	Organized Noize	4:01
10.	"Deliverance" (featuring Timbaland)	Mathis Mosley Jimmy Douglass	Timbaland	5:06
11.	"Hootnanny" (featuring Justin Timberlake)	Mathis Mosley	Timbaland	4:24
12.	"Take a Load Off"	Mathis Mosley	Timbaland	4:23
13.	"Like It or Not" (featuring Sleepy Brown)	Mathis Brown Michael Hartnett Murray Wade	Organized Noize	5:21
14.	"My Tone"	Mathis Mosley	Timbaland	3:49
15.	"Back in the Mud" (featuring Sleepy Brown)	Mathis Brown Marqueze Ethridge Stuart Jordan Murray Wade	Organized Noize	4:13
Total length:				61:56

Notes

• "Intro" features additional vocals by Brandon "Shug" Bennett
• "Nowhere" and "Overcome" features background vocals by GA Choir and Tye Tribbett
• "Warrant" features additional vocals by Dionne Moore and Timbaland
• "New South", "Hootnanny", "Take a Load Off" and "My Tone" features additional vocals by Timbaland
• "Back in the Mud" features additional vocals by Chip Glass

Sample credits

• "Jimmy Mathis" contains a sample of "Stone Fox Chase", performed by Area Code 615.
• "Comin' Round" contains a vocal interpolation of "To See You Coming 'Round the Bend", performed by Yonder Mountain String Band.

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25]	44
US Billboard 200[26]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27]	9

References

1. "Bubba Sparxxx – Jimmy Mathis – Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
2. "Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance – Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
3. "Back in the Mud – Bubba Sparxxx". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
4. "Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance – Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
5. "Deliverance by Bubba Sparxxx Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
6. Loftus, Johnny. "Deliverance – Bubba Sparxxx". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
7. Ex, Kris (September 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance". Blender (19): 130. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
8. Endelman, Michael (October 3, 2003). "Deliverance". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
9. Lynskey, Dorian (October 3, 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx, Deliverance". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
10. Kessler, Ted (September 25, 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx : Deliverance". NME. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
11. "Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance". Q (207): 100. October 2003.
12. Brackett, Nathan (October 2, 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
13. Caramanica, Jon (September 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance". Spin. 19 (9): 110. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
14. "Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance". Uncut (77): 118. October 2003.
15. Jones, Steve (September 15, 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx, Deliverance". USA Today. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
16. Rabin, Nathan (September 22, 2003). "Deliverance • Bubba Sparxxx". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
17. Cibula, Matt (September 18, 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx: Deliverance". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
18. Timmermann, Josh (December 11, 2003). "Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
19. "Vibe review". Archived from the original on September 19, 2017.
20. Crazy Horse, Kandia (September 9, 2003). "Buck & Wing Vs. Bling-Bling". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
21. "The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers". Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
22. "DMX Proves 'Grand Champ' On Album Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
23. Deliverance (CD liner notes). Bubba Sparxxx. Interscope Records. 2003. 60802-9.CS1 maint: others (link)
24. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
25. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
26. "Bubba Sparxxx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
27. "Bubba Sparxxx Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

External links

Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance at Discogs (list of releases)