| All Balls Don't Bounce | |
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 Studio album by Aceyalone | |
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Released |
October 24, 1995 |
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Recorded |
May 1994 - April 1995 |
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Studio |
Kitchen Sync Studios |
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Genre |
West Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Hardcore hip hop |
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Length |
61:46 |
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Label |
Capitol Records |
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Producer |
Aceyalone (exec.), Fat Jack, Punish, Chillin' Villain Empire, Mumbles, The Nonce, Vic Hop |
| Aceyalone chronology | |
|---|---|
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Next |
A Book of Human Language (1998) |
All Balls Don't Bounce is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released on October 24, 1995 through Capitol Records. Aceyalone got signed to Capitol Records in 1994. Recording sessions took place at Kitchen Sync Studios in Hollywood, California and at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles from May 1994 to April 1995. Production was handled by The Nonce, Punish, Fat Jack, Vic Hop, Chillin' Villain Empire and Aceyalone himself. It includes guest appearances by Abstract Rude, Change of Rhythm and Freestyle Fellowship members: Myka 9 and P.E.A.C.E.. After releasing two albums as a member of Freestyle Fellowship in the early 1990s, Aceyalone became the first member of the group to embark on a solo career.
All Balls Don't Bounce release the singles: "Mic Check" and "The Greatest Show on Earth". Despite being released on a major label, the album was a commercial failure, and was unable to reach any US Billboard charts. Despite this, the album received positive reviews from critics. Aceyalone was dropped by Capitol shortly after the album's release and is yet to release another album on a major label.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "All Balls" | Aceyalone | Caldwell, Hayes, Jackson | The Nonce | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Anywhere You Go" | Aceyalone | Gammage, Hayes | Punish | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Deep and Wide" | Aceyalone, Abstract Rude | Hayes, Sample | Vic Hop | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Mr. Outsider" | Aceyalone | Caldwell, Hayes, Jackson | The Nonce | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Annalillia?" | Aceyalone | Caldwell, Hayes, Jackson | The Nonce | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Knownots" | Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Mikah 9 | Hayes, Wallen | Vic Hop | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Arhythamaticulas" | Aceyalone | Hayes | Chillin Villain Empire | 3:28 |
| 8. | "The Greatest Show on Earth" | Aceyalone | Fowler, Hayes | Mumbles | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Mic Check" | Aceyalone | Hayes, Wallen | Vic Hop | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Call It Cali" | Aceyalone | Gammage, Hayes | Punish | 0:54 |
| 11. | "Headaches and Woes" | Aceyalone | Gammage, Hayes | Punish | 3:57 |
| 12. | "I Think" | Aceyalone | Hayes | Aceyalone | 1:18 |
| 13. | "Makeba" | Aceyalone | Fowler, Hayes | Mumbles | 5:20 |
| 14. | "B-Boy Kingdom" | Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Mikah 9, P.E.A.C.E. | Clark, Hayes | Fat Jack | 5:37 |
| 15. | "Keep It True" | Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Change of Rhythm | Clark, Hayes | Fat Jack | 5:33 |