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- Date Released: November 1, 2005
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop
- Label: Bluhammock Music
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A frustrating release that pays off despite its messy, thrown-together compiling, Speech's Vagabond would be his most necessary solo album if it were only better groomed. Comprised mostly of tracks from his overlooked Down South Produckshuns and Peechy albums while adding some collaborations along with a couple new tracks, Vagabond puts its best foot forward with "Braided Hair," Speech's poignant and powerful collaboration with Neneh Cherry and 1 Giant Leap. Like much of Vagabond, the track recalls Arrested Development at their dreamiest and most intoxicating, but there's plenty of the pop and soul Speech came to master after putting his former group on hold. The sparse "Love" would have fit nicely on Prince's For You while "Shine" and "Gone Away" are both heartfelt, soulful numbers that fall somewhere between the Isley Brothers and the best Lenny Kravitz. Speech's own missteps are his underwhelming and previously unreleased cover of "Across the Universe" and the pleasant but pointless instrumental "Catch the Fire," but Vagabond's real problem is its lack of flow, with like tracks sitting next to each other and the stale aftertaste of old material being passed off as new with no explanation. Granted, the tracks from Down South Produckshuns and Peechy are all worthy of another listen and should be heard by anyone who appreciates edgy but responsible, poignant hip-hop. Vagabond is nearly filled with it, but requires too much rearranging and editing by the listener to be considered a classic.
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Braided Hair |
3:32 |
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| 02. | |
Scandal |
4:22 |
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| 03. | |
No One Like You |
3:46 |
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| 04. | |
Shine |
4:43 |
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| 05. | |
Walking in the Sun |
4:46 |
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| 06. | |
Esmerelda |
3:32 |
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| 07. | |
Have Fun |
4:45 |
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| 08. | |
What You Give |
3:36 |
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| 09. | |
Ferret Lady (Skit) |
1:12 |
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| 10. | |
Love |
3:20 |
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| 11. | |
Across the Universe |
4:16 |
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| 12. | |
Catch the Five |
4:39 |
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| 13. | |
Gone Away |
3:56 |
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13 Total Tracks, 50:25 Total Length
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Credits
- Duncan Bridgeman - Bass // Duncan Bridgeman - Guitar // Duncan Bridgeman - Keyboards // Duncan Bridgeman - Programming // Neneh Cherry - Vocals // Neneh Cherry - Guest Appearance // Eddie Davis - Trumpet // Montsho Eshe - Vocals // Montsho Eshe - Guest Appearance // Ron Kerber - Flute // Ron Kerber - Saxophone // Sultan Muhammad - Saxophone // Michael Musmanno - Producer // Michael Musmanno - Engineer // Michael Musmanno - Editing // Don Rasa - Vocals // Don Rasa - Guest Appearance // Speech - Scratching // Speech - Arranger // Speech - Drums // Speech - Programming // Speech - Vocals // Speech - Vocals (Background) // Speech - Producer // Speech - Engineer // Speech - Photo Art // Alvin Speights - Mixing // Laurnea Wilkerson - Vocals (Background) // Victor Wooten - Bass // Victor Wooten - Guest Appearance // Blake Eiseman - Engineer // Blake Eiseman - Mixing // Lafayette Summers - Vocals (Background) // Omar Phillips - Drums // Eddie Stokes - Strings // Eddie Stokes - Organ (Hammond) // Eddie Stokes - Fender Rhodes // Ike "Za" Williams - Bass // 1 Giant Leap - Producer // 1 Giant Leap - Guest Appearance // Antonio Allen - Saxophone // Donn Aaron - Digital Editing // Monyea Crawford - Keyboards // Michelle Young - Vocals (Background) // Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald - Producer // Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald - Engineer // Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald - Beats // Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald - Guest Appearance // Madilin Gangelhoff - Spanish Vocals // Tyrone Gregg - Keyboards // W.B. Hobson - Vocals (Background) // Yuki Kawakita - Cover Art // Brad Klump - Guitar // Brad Klump - Guitar (Bass) // Ian Lawler - Guitar // Ian Lawler - Vocals // Mike Mullis - Guitar (Acoustic) // Mike Mullis - Guitar (Electric) // Tammy Newbill - Vocals (Background) // Ben Smith - Organ (Hammond) // Ben Smith - Wurlitzer // Jennifer Stamper - ? // Paige Summer - Photo Art // Brent Whiten - Strings // Brent Whiten - Trumpet // Zuni Whels - Chant // One Love - Performer // E.J. Hughes - Saxophone
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