Lost Change

Lost Change is the debut studio album by American musician will.i.am. It was released on September 1, 2001 by Atlantic Records, and includes the song "I Am", co-written with Koliyah White. The album was supported by the release single "I Am".

Lost Change
Studio album by will.i.am
Released	September 1, 2001
Recorded	July 2000 – August 2001
Genre	Alternative hip hop jazz rap neo soul
Length	52:32
Label	Atlantic Will.i.am
Producer	will.i.am Printz Board Michael Angelo Batio Dylan "3D" Dresdow
Will.i.am chronology
Lost Change (2001) Must B 21 (2003)
Singles from Lost Change
"I Am" Released: 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Critical reception

Matt Conaway of AllMusic said the following about the album: "One of the early volumes in BBE's ambitious beat-suite series, will.i.am's Lost Change is a solid extension of the movement, cozily nestling between Jay Dee's "Welcome to Detroit", a more rhyme-orientated opus, and Pete Rock's Petestrumentals, a distinctly jazzy, instrumental-based endeavor. Though will has taken the instrumental-based series and put his own stamp on it, that stamp still contains occasional hues of Black Eyed Peas' early organic stylings – "Ev Rebahdee" featuring Planet Asia. Yet, BBE's progressive format frees him up to dabble in a menagerie of musical styles. And he's up to the challenge, as Lost Change fuses together aspects of jazz, electronica, funk, Caribbean, and trip-hop rhythms. While the straight-up rhyming tracks border on sublime "I Am" to humdrum "Money" featuring Huck Fynn, Oezlem, and Horn Dogs, it's the instrumental format where he truly flourishes. Showing a true knack for experimentation, the album leisurely darts back and forth between the reggae-scented "Possessions," "Lost Change", which coalesces jazzy horns, with junkyard band riffing, and the hazy electronic fuzz of "Thai Arrive," which unfolds like a Radiohead track. Similarly, "Lay Me Down" has the potential to be a break-out hit, as will's infectious snare claps and blissful horn snippets provide a cooled-out platform for Terry Dexter's soulful vocal scatting. On "Control Tower," will inserts a vocal clip that states, "I'm on the brink of a great achievement." A sophisticated and musically enthralling endeavor that still manages to be accessible, Lost Change does an admirable job of implementing a host of different styles, without losing the listener in the process."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ev Rebahdee" (featuring Planet Asia)	William Adams, Jason Green, Johnny Curtis	will.i.am	4:26
2.	"Lay Me Down" (featuring Terry Dexter)	Adams, Terry Dexter, Curtis, Koliyah White, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board	4:09
3.	"Possessions (Interlude)"	Adams, George Pajon, Jr., Michael Batio	will.i.am, Batio	1:18
4.	"Thai Arrive"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio	will.i.am, Batio	2:02
5.	"If You Didn't Know" (featuring Mike Myers)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Mike Myers, Tim Orindgreff, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board	3:48
6.	"Money" (featuring The Horn Dogs, Huck Fynn and Oezlem)	Adams, George Pajon Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, Quincy McCrary, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board, Batio	4:09
7.	"Lost Change"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, Terrence Graves, Chuck Prada, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board, Batio	2:24
8.	"I Am"	Adams, White	will.i.am	5:15
9.	"Hooda Hella You" (featuring Medusa)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio	will.i.am, Batio	2:41
10.	"Lost Change in E Minor"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Prada	will.i.am, Batio	2:41
11.	"Yadda Yadda"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Dawn Beckman, Stephany Alexander	will.i.am, Batio	3:44
12.	"Em a Double Dee" (featuring Madd Dogg)	Adams, Curtis, Madd Dogg	will.i.am	4:35
13.	"Control Tower"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board, Batio	3:15
14.	"Lost Change in D Minor"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Prada	will.i.am, Batio	2:38

American bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Worriors" (featuring Burning Star)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio	will.i.am, Batio	4:54

10th anniversary edition bonus instrumentals disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ev Rebahdee" (featuring Planet Asia)	Adams, Green, Curtis	will.i.am	4:26
2.	"Lay Me Down" (featuring Terry Dexter)	Adams, Dexter, Curtis, White, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board	4:09
3.	"Possessions" (Interlude)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio	will.i.am, Batio	1:18
4.	"Thai Arrive"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio	will.i.am, Batio	2:02
5.	"If You Didn't Know" (featuring Mike Myers)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Myers, Orindgreff, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board	3:48
6.	"Money" (featuring The Horn Dogs, Huck Fynn and Oezlem)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, McCrary, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board, Batio	4:09
7.	"Lost Change"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, Graves, Prada, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board, Batio	2:24
8.	"I Am"	Adams, White	will.i.am	5:15
9.	"Hooda Hella You" (featuring Medusa)	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio	will.i.am, Batio	2:41
10.	"Lost Change in E Minor"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Prada	will.i.am, Batio	2:41
11.	"Yadda Yadda"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Beckman, Alexander	will.i.am, Batio	3:44
12.	"Em A Double Dee" (featuring Madd Dogg)	Adams, Curtis, Madd Dogg	will.i.am	4:35
13.	"Control Tower"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Printz Board	will.i.am, Printz Board, Batio	3:15
14.	"Lost Change in D Minor"	Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Prada	will.i.am, Batio	2:38