Bottle of Humans

2000 studio album by Sole

Bottle of Humans

Studio album by

Sole

Released| August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 72:36
Label| Anticon
Producer|

* Controller 7
* Matth
* Jel
* Daddy Kev
* Alias
* Odd Nosdam
* Sixtoo
* Sole
* Raggedy Andy
* Panic
* Moodswing9
* Scott Matelic
* DJ Mayonnaise
* Wes Bonifay

Sole chronology
|  | Bottle of Humans
(2000)  | Selling Live Water
(2003)

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Singles from  Bottle of Humans

1. "Bottle of Humans"
Released: 1999

Bottle of Humans is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on Anticon in 2000.[1] It peaked at number 14 on CMJ's Top 25 Hip-Hop chart.[2]

## Release

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A dispute with Anticon's distributor caused the album to go out of print until it was remastered and reissued in 2003 with minor changes to the artwork and track listing.

"Nothing Fell Apart", "Understanding", and "MC Howard Hughes" were removed from the 2003 reissue. Also, on the cover art of the original issue, the words "sole" and "bottle of humans" appear to be pasted on. In the 2003 issue, the text is redone as it was meant to look, with no white border around the text.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
RapReviews| 8/10[4]

Stanton Swihart of AllMusic stated that, "at a diary-like 73 minutes, the album is too long to sustain the frequently gloomy psychological exploration, but this is maverick, outsider rap of a high quality."[3] Steve Juon of RapReviews gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "If you're looking for a rap album that bucks trends and still has heavy hip-hop beats though, this is a good start."[4] In 2008, Chris Martins of LA Weekly called it one of the "bona fide classics" from Anticon.[5]

## Track listing

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2000 original editionNo.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Dismantling of Sole's Ego"| Controller 7| 3:03
2.| "I Don't Rap in Bumper Stickers"| Matth| 2:49
3.| "Tourist Trapeze"| Jel| 3:13
4.| "Famous Last Words"| Daddy Kev| 4:42
5.| "Bottle of Humans"| Alias| 6:28
6.| "Man and Woman"| Odd Nosdam| 1:50
7.| "Center City" (featuring Why?)| Jel| 4:37
8.| "Furthermore"| Controller 7| 4:03
9.| "Nothing Fell Apart" (featuring Sixtoo)| Sixtoo| 3:00
10.| "Very Important Message"| Sole| 0:56
11.| "Sole Has Issues"| Raggedy Andy| 5:56
12.| "Our Dirty Big Secret" (featuring Alias, Doseone, and Pedestrian)| Matth| 4:11
13.| "Save the Children"|

* Panic
* Moodswing9

| 4:24
14.| "Suicide Song"| Matth| 5:54
15.| "Year of the $exxx $ymbol"| Scott Matelic| 4:09
16.| "Understanding"| Scott Matelic| 4:49
17.| "MC Howard Hughes"| DJ Mayonnaise| 3:41
18.| "Bottle of Leftovers"| Odd Nosdam| 1:15
19.| "Home"| Wes Bonifay| 3:37
Total length:| 72:36

2003 reissue editionNo.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Dismantling of Sole's Ego"| Controller 7| 3:03
2.| "I Don't Rap in Bumper Stickers"| Matth| 2:49
3.| "Tourist Trapeze"| Jel| 3:13
4.| "Famous Last Words"| Daddy Kev| 4:42
5.| "Bottle of Humans"| Alias| 6:28
6.| "Man and Woman"| Odd Nosdam| 1:50
7.| "Center City" (featuring Why?)| Jel| 4:37
8.| "Furthermore"| Controller 7| 4:03
9.| "Save the Children"|

* Panic
* Moodswing9

| 4:24
10.| "Suicide Song"| Matth| 5:54
11.| "Year of the $exxx $ymbol"| Scott Matelic| 4:09
12.| "Very Important Message"| Sole| 0:56
13.| "Sole Has Issues"| Raggedy Andy| 5:56
14.| "Our Dirty Big Secret" (featuring Alias, Doseone, and Pedestrian)| Matth| 4:11
15.| "Bottle of Leftovers"| Odd Nosdam| 1:15
16.| "Home"| Wes Bonifay| 3:37
Total length:| 60:50

## References

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1. ^ Murphy, Tom (March 13, 2014). "Anticon co-founder Sole finds inspiration in Denver's activists". Westword. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
2. ^ "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Monthly (87): 83. November 2000.
3. ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "Bottle of Humans - Sole". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
4. ^ a b Juon, Steve (November 8, 2000). "Sole :: Bottle of Humans :: Anticon". RapReviews. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
5. ^ Martins, Chris (October 8, 2008). "The Year That Anticon Became a Label". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

## External links

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* Bottle of Humans at Discogs (list of releases)

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Albums|

* The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel
* Bottle of Humans
* Selling Live Water
* Mansbestfriend Pt. 2: No Thanks
* Live from Rome
* Poly.Sci.187
* Sole and the Skyrider Band
* Plastique
* Hello Cruel World
* A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing
* No Wising Up No Settling Down
* Death Drive

EPs|

* We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)

Compilations|

* Learning to Walk

Record labels|

* Anticon
* Fake Four Inc.
* Mush Records
* Morr Music

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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