Jewelz | |
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![]() Studio album by O.C. | |
Released |
August 19, 1997 |
Recorded |
May 1996 - March 1997 |
Studio |
D&D Studios |
Genre |
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Length |
61:11 |
Label |
PayDay / FFRR / PolyGram Records |
Producer |
Buckwild, Da Beatminerz, DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Patrick Moxey (exec.), Mr. Dave (exec.), Ogee, Show |
O.C. chronology | |
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Previous |
Word...Life (1994) |
Next |
Bon Appetit (2001) |
Jewelz is the second studio album by American rapper from Brooklyn O.C., released in August 19, 1997 on Payday Records and FFRR Records. Unlike his 1994 debut Word...Life, Jewelz features a wider number of guest producers and rappers. DJ Premier produces four songs, while Buckwild and Da Beatminerz contribute three beats, Ogee produces two, and D.I.T.C. members Showbiz and Lord Finesse produce one song each. O.C. plays with a wide array of subject matter on the album, from the war-metaphor battle song "War Games" with Organized Konfusion, to abstract stories on "The Crow".
The album, like his first, received strong reviews, but lacked in sales. He made his debut on the Billboard 200 chart when the album peaked at #90, and also made his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with the single "Far from Yours", which peaked at #81.
Track listing[edit | edit source]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "Intro" | - | Credle | - | 0:32 |
2. | "My World" | O.C. | Credle, Martin | DJ Premier | 4:16 |
3. | "War Games" | O.C., Organized Konfusion | Credle, Martin | DJ Premier | 3:30 |
4. | "Can't Go Wrong" | O.C. | Credle, Scott | Ogee | 3:46 |
5. | "The Chosen One" | O.C. | Best, Credle | Buckwild | 4:35 |
6. | "Dangerous" | O.C., Big L | Coleman, Credle, Dewgarde, Lapread | Da Beatminerz | 4:15 |
7. | "Win the G" | O.C., Bumpy Knuckles | Campbell, Credle, Martin | DJ Premier | 5:45 |
8. | "Far from Yours" | O.C., Yvette Michele | Barrier, Best, Bryant, Credle, Griffin, Johnson, Johnson, | Buckwild | 4:58 |
9. | "Stronjay" | O.C. | Credle, Dewgarde | Da Beatminerz | 5:06 |
10. | "M.U.G." | O.C., Freddie Foxxx | Campbell, Credle, Martin | DJ Premier | 3:21 |
11. | "The Crow" | O.C. | Credle, LeMay | Show | 4:27 |
12. | "You and Yours" | O.C. | Credle, Scott | Ogee | 4:22 |
13. | "Hypocrite" | O.C. | Best, Clay, Credle, Garfield | Buckwild | 2:31 |
14. | "It's Only Right" | O.C. | Credle, Dewgarde, Ward | Da Beatminerz | 3:53 |
15. | "Jewelz" | O.C. | Credle, Hall | Lord Finesse | 5:58 |
Samples[edit | edit source]
Intro (Jewelz)
- "Anna" by Lucio Battisti
My World
- "Theme D'Amour" by Ennio Morricone
- "Killer's Lullaby" by Barry White
War Games
- "It's My Thing" by Marva Whitney
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
Can't Go Wrong
- "Louisiana Blues" by Climax Blues Band
- "American Tango" by Weather Report
- "Funny How Times Flies" by Intro
The Chosen Ones
- "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?" by The Whatnauts
- "White Clouds" by Hiroshi Fukumura and Sadao Watanabe
Dangerous
- "Daisy Lady" by 7th Wonder
Win the G
- "Outside Love" by Brethren
Far from Yours
- "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" by Esther Phillips
- "Slow Dance" by Stanley Clarke
- "Tomorrow" by The Brothers Johnson
- "To the Listeners" by Eric B. & Rakim
M.U.G.
- "The Saddest Thing of All" by Michel Legrand
The Crow
- "Zen-Gun" by Ryuichi Sakamoto
You and Yours
- "A Garden of Peace" by Lonnie Liston Smith
Hypocrite
- "Sensitize" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
It's Only Right
- "Do You Like" by B.T. Express
Jewelz
- "I'll Take Time" by John Kasandra
- "Changing Faces" by J.J. Band