All City
Studio album by
Northern State
ReleasedAugust 17, 2004 (2004-08-17)
GenrePop rap
Length41:34
LabelColumbia
Northern State chronology
Dying in Stereo
(2002)		 All City
(2004)		 Can I Keep This Pen?
(2007)

All City is the second full-length album by New York City-based hip hop group Northern State, released on August 17, 2004 on Columbia Records. It is also their major-label debut, as it was their first album released for Columbia.[1][2] It has also been described as their first "real record", because some do not consider their debut album Dying in Stereo to be a full-length album, but an EP.[3] The album's first single was "Girl for All Seasons", for which a music video was made at the Siberia club in New York City.[4]

Recording

All City was recorded in Philadelphia with a handful of guest artists, including Martin Luther McCoy (on "Siren Song"), Har Mar Superstar (on "Summer Never Ends"),[5] and the High & Mighty (on "Think Twice").[4] Also contributing to the album's recording were ?uestlove, as well as DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, and Pete Rock, both of whom helped produce the album.[6][7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Elle Girl3.5/4[10]
The New York Timesmixed[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
SpinC+[13]
Stylus MagazineA[14]
The Village VoiceA[15]

All City received generally favorable reviews from music critics[8] and was named one of the 50 best albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ignite"3:51
2."Girl for All Seasons"2:56
3."Nice With It"3:45
4."Last Night"3:28
5."Think Twice"4:13
6."Don’t Look Down"4:00
7."Siren Song"3:39
8."Style I Bring"3:58
9."Time To Rhyme"4:30
10."Speaking for Me"3:33
11."Summer Never Ends"3:38

Personnel

  • Jim Bottari – engineer, mixing
  • Chuck Brody – engineer
  • Katie Cassidy – additional personnel, guitar, harp, photography
  • Thera L. Choice – beat box, drum programming, organ, piano
  • Fusako Chubachi – design
  • Chris Conway – engineer
  • DJ Drez – additional personnel, cut
  • DJ Mighty Mi – audio production, producer
  • Chris Fargo – additional personnel, guitar
  • John Fields – acoustic bass guitar, additional personnel, bass, beats, guitar (electric), producer, synthesizer, wurlitzer, wurlitzer piano
  • Mark Grant – engineer
  • Mike Halpern – additional personnel, drums, percussion
  • Steven Halpern – additional personnel, bass, drum programming, guitar, guitar (bass), keyboards, organ, piano, programming
  • Michael Halsband – cover photo, photography
  • Har Mar Superstar – additional personnel, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist, vocals
  • The High & Mighty – additional personnel, featured artist, guest artist, vocals
  • Rob Hill – additional personnel, bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, programming, strings, synthesizer
  • Dana Klein – additional personnel, vocals
  • Thera L – additional personnel, drum programming, organ, piano
  • Alice Lord – additional personnel, violin
  • Rogelio Lozano – bass, guitar
  • Colin Malley – interpretation
  • Manifest – audio production, producer
  • Mr. Eon – additional personnel, vocals
  • Mister Wohlsen – engineer
  • Muggs – audio production, producer
  • Peter Phillips – mixing, producer
  • Hesta Prynn – group member, member of attributed artist, piano, vocals
  • Damian Quiñones – additional personnel, piano, reproduction, sound effects, vocals
  • Geoffrey Rice – assistant engineer
  • Pete Rock – additional personnel, audio production, vocals
  • Johnny Rodeo – engineer
  • Sami Ryan – assistant engineer
  • Skotch Rockie – bass
  • Spero – engineer, member of attributed artist, vocals
  • Sprout – drum machine, drums, group member, member of attributed artist, photography, vocals
  • Jamey Staub – engineer, mixing
  • Yutakha – engineer
  • Grover Zinn – engineer

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, Michael (1 November 2007). "Northern State". Westword. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Draper, Jimmy (13 October 2004). "Girl heroes". Metro Times. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Williams, Darona (11 March 2007). "Beastie Girls: Northern State". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Northern State Hits The 'City'". Billboard. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ↑ LeRoy, Dan (2 June 2004). "Where the Boys Aren't". Clevescene. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ↑ McCabe, Bret (28 August 2007). "Finding a Northern State of Grace". The New York Sun. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Jeremy P. (20 July 2004). "Northern State Rope In Heavy Hitters For Columbia Debut". The Fader. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. 1 2 "All City". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "All City - Northern State". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Platter Party". Elle Girl. 3 (6): 114. September 2004.
  11. ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa (August 30, 2004). "Critic's Choice/New CD's; Rap Beats: Preachy, Snarly or Sweet". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  12. ↑ "All City Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (9): 120. September 2004.
  14. ↑ Timmermann, Josh (September 16, 2004). "Northern State - All City - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  15. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 31, 2004). "Inter-Century Freundschaft". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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