Tongues (Esham album)

2001 studio album by Esham

Tongues

Studio album by

Esham

Released| June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19)
Studio| Overture Recording (Michigan)
Genre|

* Horrorcore
* hardcore hip hop
* experimental hip hop

Length| 1:11:59
Label|

* Gothom/Overcore
* TVT

Producer| Esham
Esham chronology
| Mail Dominance
(1999)  | Tongues
(2001)  | Repentance
(2003)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| [2]

Tongues is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Esham. It was released on June 19, 2001 through Overcore Records with distribution via TVT Records. Recording sessions took place at Overture Recording in Michigan. Production was handled solely by Esham. It features guest appearances from Brittany Hurd, Kool Keith, Santos, The Dayton Family, Heather Hunter, Jill O'Neil, Mujahid and Violent J, as well as his Natas groupmates Mastamind and TNT. The album peaked at number 195 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. The project marks Esham's return to his old horror/devil sound.

## Track listing

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

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1.| "Walkin on da Flatline"|

* Esham A. Smith
* Jade Scott Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 2:50
2.| "Slippin out Amerikkka" (featuring Mujahid)|

* Smith
* Mujahid
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 2:06
3.| "The D."|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 1:16
4.| "I'm Dead"| Smith| Esham| 2:24
5.| "Panic Attack" (featuring Violent J)|

* Smith
* Joseph Bruce

| Esham| 2:49
6.| "Chemical Imbalance"|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 1:43
7.| "God"|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 2:26
8.| "Detroit 101" (featuring Mastamind)|

* Smith
* Gary Reed
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 2:20
9.| "Poetry"| Smith| Esham| 2:55
10.| "Everyone"|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 4:13
11.| "Crash & Burn"|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 3:16
12.| "Mr. Negativity"| Smith|

* Esham
* Santos

| 2:43
13.| "Pill Me (Feel My Prescription)" (featuring Jill O'Neil)|

* Smith
* Santos

| Santos| 3:24
14.| "Brain Surgery" (featuring Mastamind and Shoestring)|

* Smith
* Reed
* Raheen Peterson

* Esham
* Santos

| 3:00
15.| "Devilshit" (featuring Kool Keith)|

* Smith
* Keith Matthew Thornton

| Esham| 2:24
16.| "All Night Everyday" (featuring Heather Hunter, Kool Keith and Brittany Hurd)|

* Smith
* Thornton

* Esham
* Santos

| 4:55
17.| "I Know" (featuring Brittany Hurd and Santos)|

* Smith
* Santos

| Santos| 3:33
18.| "So Selfish"|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 3:54
19.| "Envy the Sunshine" (featuring Brittany Hurd and Santos)|

* Smith
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos

| 4:04
20.| "Love" (featuring T-N-T)|

* Smith
* Terry Jones
* Santos

* Esham
* Santos
* Alicia Yang

| 3:17
21.| "Gloczup"| Smith| Esham| 2:45
22.| "Intro (Hallucinagenics)"| Smith| Esham| 2:28
23.| "Skydive"| Smith|

* Esham
* Santos

| 3:15
24.| "Fuck a Lover" (featuring The Dayton Family)|

* Smith
* Ira Dorsey
* Erick Dorsey
* Peterson

* Esham
* Santos

| 3:45
Total length:| 1:11:59

## Personnel

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* Esham "The Unholy" Smith – vocals, producer, recording, mixing, mastering, design, layout
* Mujahid – rap vocals (track 2)
* Joseph "Violent J" Bruce – rap vocals (track 5)
* Gary "Mastamind" Reed – rap vocals (tracks: 8, 14)
* Jill O'Neil – vocals (track 13)
* Raheen "Shoestring" Peterson – rap vocals (tracks: 14, 24)
* "Kool Keith" Matthew Thornton – rap vocals (tracks: 15, 16)
* Heather Hunter – rap vocals (track 16)
* Brittany Hurd – vocals (tracks: 16, 17, 19)
* Jade Scott Santos – vocals (tracks: 17, 19), recording, mixing, mastering, design, layout, photography
* Terry "TNT" Jones – rap vocals (track 20)
* Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey – rap vocals (track 24)
* Erick "Ghetto-E" Dorsey – rap vocals (track 24)

## Charts

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Chart (2001)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[3] | 195
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 46
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] | 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 14

## References

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1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Tongues - Esham | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Esham". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
3. ^ "Esham Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
4. ^ "Esham Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
5. ^ "Esham Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
6. ^ "Esham Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

## External links

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* Esham – Tongues at Discogs (list of releases)

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Esham

Solo albums|

* Boomin' Words from Hell
* Judgement Day
* KKKill the Fetus
* Closed Casket
* Dead Flowerz
* Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987
* Mail Dominance
* Tongues
* Repentance
* A-1 Yola
* Sacrificial Lambz
* Suspended Animation
* DMT Sessions

EPs|

* Erotic Poetry
* Maggot Brain Theory
* Lamb Chopz
* I Ain't Cha Homey

Compilations|

* Detroit Dogshit
* Bootleg: From the Lost Vault, Vol. 1
* Acid Rain

Mixtapes|

* The Butcher Shop
* Hellaween: Pure Horror
* Death of an Indie Label

Related articles|

* Reel Life Productions
* Discography
* Soopa Villainz
* Natas
* Death of an Indie Label

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