Insomnia (Erick Sermon album)

1996 compilation album by Erick Sermon

Insomnia

Compilation album by

Erick Sermon

Released| April 23, 1996
Recorded| 1994–1995
Studio|

* Mirror Image (Dix Hills, NY)
* The Music Palace (West Hempstead, NY)
* Rockin' Reel Recording Studios (East Northport, NY)
* Chuck Simone Studio

Genre|

* East Coast hip hop
* hardcore hip hop

Length| 42:29
Label| Interscope
Producer|

* Erick Sermon (also exec.)
* Redman
* Rockwilder
* Sugarless

Erick Sermon chronology
| Double or Nothing
(1995)  | Insomnia
(1996)  | El Niño
(1998)

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Singles from  Insomnia

1. "Funkorama"
Released: December 19, 1995
2. "It's That Hit"
Released: 1995
3. "I Feel It"
Released: June 4, 1996

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Source| [2]

Insomnia is a hip-hop compilation album presented by American rapper and record producer Erick Sermon. It was released on April 23, 1996, via Interscope Records. The recording sessions took place at Mirror Image, at the Music Palace, and at Rockin' Reel Recording Studios in New York, and at Chuck Simone Studio. The album was produced by Sermon, who also served as executive producer, Redman, Rockwilder, and Ty Fyffe. Beside Sermon, it features contributions from fellow artists affiliated with or discovered by him, such as Calif, Domo, Duo, Jamal, Keith Murray, L.O.D., Passion, Redman, the Wixtons, Xross-Breed, and Thomas "Tommy Gunn" Blincoe, who was murdered shortly before the album's release,[3] and to whom the album is dedicated. The album peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "Funkorama", which peacked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, "It's That Hit" and "I Feel It".

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Intro" (performed by Cherry Martinez)|  |  | 0:31
2.| "Funkorama" (performed by Redman)|

* Reginald Noble
* Jonathan Davis
* Ali Shaheed Muhammad
* Malik Taylor
* Mark Morales
* Darren Robinson
* Damon Wimbley

* Redman
* Erick Sermon (co.)

| 3:03
3.| "The Vibe" (performed by Xross-Breed)|

* L. Scott
* Dana Stinson
* Noble

| Redman| 3:10
4.| "As the..." (performed by Passion)|

* Passion Johnson
* Erick Sermon

| Sermon| 3:14
5.| "Beez Like That (Sometimes)" (performed by Jamal and Calif)|

* Jamal Phillips
* Calif Moore
* E. Sermon
* Stinson
* Wayne Shorter

* Sermon
* Rockwilder (co.)

| 2:52
6.| "It's That Hit" (performed by Keith Murray)|

* Keith Murray
* E. Sermon
* Bob James
* Claude Johnson
* George Clinton, Jr.
* Roy C. Hammond
* William Collins

| Sermon| 4:06
7.| "Up Jump the Boogie" (performed by the Wixtons)|

* E. Woodson
* E. Sermon
* Tyrone Fyffe

* Sermon
* Sugarless (co.)

| 4:08
8.| "Caller's Interlude" (performed by Cherry Martinez)|  |  | 2:28
9.| "I Feel It" (performed by L.O.D.)|

* Gerald Berlin
* Ron Joseph
* E. Sermon
* Douglas E. Davis
* Ricky Walters
* Tom Browne
* Thomassina Carrollyne Smith

| Sermon| 4:24
10.| "On the Regular" (performed by Duo)|

* T. Stanley
* Kim Sermon
* E. Sermon
* Collins
* Clinton, Jr.
* Maceo Parker

| Sermon| 3:11
11.| "Fear" (performed by Tommy Gunn)|

* Thomas Blincoe
* E. Sermon

| Sermon| 3:57
12.| "Ready for War" (performed by Domo)|

* D. Paige
* E. Sermon

| Sermon| 3:36
13.| "Reign" (performed by Erick Sermon)|

* E. Sermon
* Rick James

| Sermon| 3:49
Total length:| 42:29

Sample credits

* Track 2 contains sample of "Midnight" as performed by A Tribe Called Quest and elements from "Stick 'Em" as performed by the Fat Boys
* Track 5 contains sample of "Black Thorne Rose" as performed by Weather Report
* Track 6 contains sample of "Bootzilla" as performed by Bootsy's Rubber Band, a sample of "Impeach the President" as performed by the Honeydrippers and a portion of the composition "I Want to Thank You"
* Track 9 contains elements from "Funkin' for Jamaica" as performed by the Mindbenders and elements from "The Show" as performed by Doug E. Fresh
* Track 10 contains sample from "Aah...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby"
* Track 13 contains a sample of "All Night Long" as performed by the Mary Jane Girls

## Personnel

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* Erick Sermon – executive producer, vocals (track 13), producer (tracks: 4–7, 9–13), co-producer (track 2), sleeve notes
* Reginald "Redman" Noble – vocals (track 2), producer (tracks: 2, 3), sleeve notes
* L. "Kewjo" Scott – vocals (track 3), sleeve notes
* Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson – vocals (track 3), co-producer (track 5), sleeve notes
* Passion Johnson – vocals (track 4), sleeve notes
* Jamal "Mally G" Phillips – vocals (track 5), sleeve notes
* Calif Moore – vocals (track 5), sleeve notes
* Keith Murray – vocals (track 6), sleeve notes
* The Wixtons – vocals (track 7)
* Gerald "50 Grand" Berlin – vocals (track 9), sleeve notes
* Ron "Ron Jay" Joseph – vocals (track 9), sleeve notes
* T. "T-Man" Stanley – vocals (track 10), sleeve notes
* Kim "Big Kim" Sermon – vocals (track 10), sleeve notes
* Thomas "Tommy Gunn" Blincoe – vocals (track 11), sleeve notes
* Domo Paige – vocals (track 12), sleeve notes
* Deborah "Cherry Martinez" Tennyson – voice (tracks: 1, 8)
* Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe – co-producer (track 7)
* Troy Hightower – recording, mixing
* Bob Fudjinski – recording
* Chuck Simone – recording
* Dave Greenberg – recording
* Tommy Uzzo – mixing
* Tony Dawsey – mastering
* Mike Hogan – engineering assistant
* Cathrine Wessel – photography
* Jah Boogie – sleeve notes
* Shugar Diamonds – sleeve notes

## Chart history

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Chart (1996)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[4] | 53
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 10

## References

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1. ^ "Various Artists - Insomnia: The Erick Sermon Compilation Album Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
2. ^ Borrow, Zev (April 1996). "Record Report: Various Artists – Insomnia: The Erick Sermon Compilation Album". The Source. No. 79\. New York. pp. 83–84.
3. ^ Texeira, Erin. "Rapper, 2 Others Are Found Slain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
4. ^ "Erick Sermon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
5. ^ "Erick Sermon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

## External links

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* Insomnia The Erick Sermon Compilation Album at Discogs (list of releases)

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Erick Sermon

* Discography
* Production discography (albums)
* EPMD discography

Studio albums|

* No Pressure
* Double or Nothing
* Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis
* Music
* React
* Chilltown, New York
* E.S.P. (Erick Sermon's Perception)
* Vernia

Other albums|

* Insomnia
* El Niño

Singles|

* "Hittin' Switches"
* "Stay Real"
* "Bomdigi"
* "Welcome"
* "Full Cooperation"
* "Get Da Money"
* "Music"
* "React"

Featured artist|

* "Yeah Yeah U Know It"

Related articles|

* EPMD
* Hit Squad
* Def Squad

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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