Built to Last
Studio album by
Maestro
ReleasedDecember 8, 1998 (Canada)
Recorded1997–1998
StudioPhase One Studios
(Scarborough, Ontario)
GenreCanadian hip hop
Length64:31
LabelAttic Records
Producer
Maestro chronology
Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!!
(1994)		 Built to Last
(1998)		 Ever Since
(2000)
Singles from Built to Last
  1. "Stick to Your Vision"
    Released: 1998
  2. "416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem)"
    Released: 1999

Built to Last is the fifth studio album by Canadian rapper Maestro, released December 8, 1998 on Attic Records. It was his first album released exclusively in Canada. Before its release, he shortened his alias Maestro Fresh-Wes to simply "Maestro". Singles from the album include "Stick to Your Vision" and "416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem)". It was nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1999 Juno Awards.

Background

After living in Brooklyn, New York for most of the 1990s, Maestro moved back to Toronto in 1997.[1][2] Although his attempt at commercial success in the U.S. was a failure, he worked on a comeback album with local hip hop and R&B artists. The first single, "Stick to Your Vision", became Maestro's biggest hit since "Let Your Backbone Slide" was released nine years prior. It reached the top 20 on the Canadian Singles Chart.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Foundation/Intro" (featuring Michie Mee)Richard Coombs2Rude1:19
2."Stick to Your Vision"
2Rude4:48
3."Built to Last"
  • Williams
  • Davin Bujalski
Scam4:11
4."Still in da Game" (featuring Snow)
2Rude3:50
5."Clap Ya Handz/Turn It Out (Part I)"
Scam4:00
6."G.O.D. We Tru$t"
  • Williams
  • Bujalski
Scam4:11
7."Quintessential" (featuring Choclair, Black-I and In Essence)
Scam3:57
8."The Visine"
  • Williams
  • Bujalski
Scam2:54
9."Hard Cranberry" (featuring Glenn Lewis)
  • Williams
  • Coombs
2Rude3:44
10."Holy Water" (featuring Ghetto Concept)
Kwajo Cinqo3:07
11."416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem)" (featuring Latoya and Miranda)
  • Williams
  • Coombs
2Rude5:05
12."Krazy" (featuring Carla Marshall and Jason Simmons)
  • Williams
  • Carla Marshal
  • Derek Palmer
DRK3:30
13."Verbal Exodus"
  • Williams
  • Bujalski
Scam3:10
14."Clap Ya Handz/Turn It Out (Part II)" (featuring Stone Pöet)
Scam3:52
15."Trigonometry"
  • Williams
  • Bujalski
Scam3:56
16."We Got It Sewn" (featuring Jason Simmons)
  • Williams
  • Jerome Kanhai
Jay Rome4:11
17."Make the City Stand Still" (featuring Wade O. Brown)
  • Williams
  • Boateng
  • Frazier
Cinqo4:46
Sample credits
  • "Stick to Your Vision" – Contains a sample of "These Eyes" by The Guess Who[4]
  • "Built to Last" – Contains a sample of "Crazy World" by Ghetto Concept
  • "Clap Ya Handz/Turn It Out (Parts I and II)" – Contain a sample of "Hide and Seek" by Chuck Mangione[4]
  • "The Visine" – Contains samples of "Boiling Point" by Concrete Mob and "No Lawz" by Black-I
  • "Verbal Exodus" – Contains a sample of "Emcee" by Thrust

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

  • Billy Alexander – keyboards (7, 16)
  • Nick Blagona – mastering
  • Alun Davies – bass (1, 2, 4, 11)
  • DJ Grouch – turntables (3, 8, 13)
  • James McCollum – guitar (2, 11)
  • Scam – turntables (6)
  • Sonia – violin (2)

Chart positions

Singles

Year Single Peak position[3][5][6]
Canadian Singles Chart RPM Singles Chart
1998 "Stick to Your Vision" 13 32
1999 "416/905 (T.O. Party Anthem)" — 27

References

  1. ↑ Move with the Maestro Jam!. Accessed on June 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ Border Block - Canadian Hip Hop vs. America CBC. Accessed on June 12, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Maestro Fresh-Wes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles Allmusic. Accessed on June 12, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 Built to Last (booklet). Maestro. Attic. 1998. ACD 1518.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 15, February 01 1999 Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine RPM. Accessed on June 22, 2010.
  6. ↑ Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 1, April 26 1999 Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine RPM. Accessed on June 22, 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.