| Psychoanalysis: What Is It? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 25, 1996[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, trip hop | |||
| Length | 47:29 (1996 release) 59:13 (1997 re-release) | |||
| Label | Wordsound Recordings, Tommy Boy Records | |||
| Producer | Prince Paul | |||
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| Singles from Psychoanalysis: What Is It? | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 1997 re-release | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| RapReviews | 9/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| Spin | 8/10[5] |
| The Village Voice | A−[6] |
Psychoanalysis: What Is It? is the debut studio album by American hip hop producer Prince Paul. Originally released by Wordsound Recordings in 1996, it was re-released by Tommy Boy Records in 1997 with a slightly different track listing and a different cover.
In 2012, it was listed by Complex as one of the "50 Albums That Were Unfairly Hated On".[7] In 2015, Fact named it the 34th-best trip-hop album of all time.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction to Psychoanalysis (Schizophrenia)" | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Night (Manic Psychopath)" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Open Your Mouth (Hypothalamus)" | 0:56 |
| 4. | "You Made Me (A.K.C.)" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Vexual Healing (Vacillation)" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "To Get a Gun" | 1:11 |
| 7. | "J.O.B. – Das What Dey Is!" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "The World's a Stage (A Dramady)" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Booty Clap" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "The Bitch Blues (Life Experiences)" | 2:20 |
| 11. | "In Your Mind (Altered States)" | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Drinks (Escapism)" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Psycho Linguistics (Convergent Thought)" | 1:38 |
| 14. | "That's Entertainment!? (Aversive Conditioning)" | 3:43 |
| 15. | "Outroduction to Diagnosis Psychosis" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 47:29 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Why Must You Hate Me?" | 2:05 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Night (Manic Psychopath)" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Open Your Mouth (Hypothalamus)" | 0:56 |
| 4. | "Introduction to Psychoanalysis (Schizophrenia)" | 2:00 |
| 5. | "You Made Me (A.K.C.)" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Vexual Healing (Vacillation)" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "To Get a Gun" | 1:11 |
| 8. | "J.O.B. – Das What Dey Is!" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "The World's a Stage (A Dramady)" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Booty Clap" | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Drinks (Escapism)" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Dimepieces" | 4:16 |
| 13. | "In Your Mind (Altered States)" | 3:20 |
| 14. | "2 B Blunt (A True Story)" | 3:55 |
| 15. | "Psycho Linguistics (Convergent Thought)" | 1:38 |
| 16. | "That's Entertainment!? (Aversive Conditioning)" | 3:43 |
| 17. | "Outroduction to Diagnosis Psychosis" | 4:37 |
| 18. | "Beautiful Night (Automator Remix)" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 59:13 | |
References
- 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Psychoanalysis: What Is It? – Prince Paul". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Weingarten, Marc (October 31, 1997). "The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel / Psychoanalysis". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Doggett, Tom (June 14, 2005). "Prince Paul :: Psychoanalysis (What Is It?) :: Tommy Boy Records". RapReviews. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ↑ Miles, Milo (2004). "Prince Paul". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 657. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Green, Tony (January 1998). "Prince Paul: Psychoanalysis (What Is It?)". Spin. 14 (1): 116–17. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (July 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Margolis, Daniel (October 24, 2012). "50 Albums That Were Unfairly Hated On". Complex. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ↑ Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (July 30, 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
Further reading
- Cho, Jaeki (December 12, 2011). "Prince Paul Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 2)". Complex.
External links
- Psychoanalysis: What Is It? at Discogs (list of releases)
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