Yell Fire!
Yell Fire! is the fifth studio album by the reggae-influenced band Michael Franti and Spearhead. It was inspired by Michael Franti's trip to the Middle East, visiting Iraq, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. It is a politically charged album, with each track focusing on a controversial issue. The album was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica and San Francisco and released on July 25, 2006 by ANTI- and Liberation Records.
| Yell Fire! | ||||
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| Studio album by Michael Franti and Spearhead | ||||
| Released | July 25, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, alternative rock, reggae, funk, reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 66:37 | |||
| Label | ANTI-/Liberation | |||
| Producer | Franti, Malouf | |||
| Michael Franti and Spearhead chronology | ||||
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In the album's first week of sales, it had sold 7,215 copies and by March 28, 2007, Yell Fire! had sold 62,755 copies. In the U.S. the album peaked at #125 on the Billboard 200, but also peaked at #6 on Independent Albums and #1 on Heatseeker Albums.[2][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time to Go Home" | Michael Franti, Dave Shul, Carl Young | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Yell Fire!" | Franti, Shul, Young | 4:44 |
| 3. | "I Know I'm Not Alone" | Franti, Shul, Young | 4:04 |
| 4. | "East to the West" | J Bowman, Franti | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Sweet Little Lies" | Franti, Shul, Young | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Hello Bonjour" | Franti | 4:50 |
| 7. | "One Step Closer to You" (feat. Pink) | Franti | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Hey Now Now" | Wood Rowe Farguheson, Franti, Mannars Itiene | 5:36 |
| 9. | "Everybody Ona Move" | Franti, Shul, Young | 5:49 |
| 10. | "See You in the Light" | Franti | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Light Up Ya Lighter" | Franti, Itiene | 4:57 |
| 12. | "What I've Seen" | Bowman, Franti | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Tolerance" | Franti | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Is Love Enough?" (feat. Gentleman) | Franti, Itiene | 5:08 |
Chart performance
Album
| Chart | Provider(s) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/ shipments |
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| Billboard 200 (U.S.)[4] | Billboard | 125 | Not certified | N/A |
| Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)[4] | 6 | |||
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.)[4] | 1 |
gollark: Okay, too bad, don't let them do much based on it I guess.
gollark: The "paradox" conflates "letting people say things you dislike" with "letting them act on it/ignoring it/not countering it sensibly/whatever else".
gollark: One definition of "tolerance": allowing people to say things.Another one: agreeing with what someone says or whatever, which isn't actually very similar.
gollark: > popper's paradox of toleranceI have never really agreed with this. It is strategically equivocating tolerance.
gollark: There are standards about illegally obtained evidence. This discourages people from going around obtaining evidence illegally.
References
- Tamarkin, Jeff (2006-07-25). "Yell Fire! Live - Michael Franti & Spearhead". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- IndieHQ 2.0 » Independent Sales Chart 8-1-06
- IndieHQ 2.0 » Independent Sales Chart 3-28-07 Archived March 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Michael Franti Artist Chart Position at Billboard
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