You Can Be Special Too

You Can Be Special Too is the debut album of Evil Nine. It was released on 2 August 2004 on Marine Parade Records.

You Can Be Special Too
Studio album by
Evil Nine
Released2 August 2004
GenreBig beat, breakbeat, electronica, trip hop
Length52:49
LabelMarine Parade
ProducerTom Beaufoy, Pat Pardy
Evil Nine chronology
You Can Be Special Too
(2004)		 They Live
(2008)
Singles from You Can Be Special Too
  1. "Crooked"
    Released: 8 December 2003
  2. "Restless"
    Released: 26 April 2004
  3. "Pearl Shot"
    Released: 18 October 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
The Independent[3]
PopMatters(7/10)[4]

The album includes four skits containing a variety of samples.

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

The dialogue at the start of track 4 is from the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Personnel

Evil Nine
  • Tom Beaufoy - keyboards, turntables, programming, samples
  • Patrick Pardy - bass, guitar, engineering, keyboards

Additional musicians
  • Chris Kavanagh (Big Audio Dynamite) - drums
  • Aesop Rock - raps on "Crooked"
  • Juice Aleem - raps on "Pearl Shot"
  • Mary Shodipo - vocals on "You Are Not Through"
  • Grant Mitchell - guitar on "Devil Stuff" & "You Are Not Through"
  • Garvin Edwards (Toastie Taylor) - raps and vocals on "Restless

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