You Can Be Special Too

You Can Be Special Too is the debut album of English electronic music duo Evil Nine. It was released on 2 August 2004 on Marine Parade Records. The album includes four skits containing a variety of samples.

You Can Be Special Too
Studio album by
Released2 August 2004
Genre
Length52:49
LabelMarine Parade
ProducerTom Beaufoy, Pat Pardy
Evil Nine chronology
You Can Be Special Too
(2004)
They Live
(2008)
Singles from You Can Be Special Too
  1. "Crooked"
    Released: 8 December 2003
  2. "Restless"
    Released: 26 April 2004
  3. "Pearl Shot"
    Released: 18 October 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
The Independent[3]
PopMatters(7/10)[4]

Tracks 12 and 13 are mislabeled on the album. The song "Restless" actually plays on track 13 and "Even the Smells" plays on track 12. It is unknown what order the tracks were meant to appear on the album. The correct times are listed below according to the track name - but not the number.

Track listing

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  1. "Crooked" (featuring Aesop Rock) – 5:47
  2. "Devil Stuff" – 4:52
  3. "Earth" – 4:38
  4. "You Can Be Special (Skit)" – 0:34
  5. "We Have the Energy" – 5:21
  6. "Snack Bar Lounge" – 2:55
  7. "Help (Skit)" – 0:22
  8. "Pearl Shot" (featuring Juice Aleem) – 5:19
  9. "You Are Not Through" – 4:48
  10. "Richard & Jane (Skit)" – 0:30
  11. "For Lovers Not Fighters" – 4:12
  12. "Even the Smells" – 2:03
  13. "Restless" (featuring Toastie Taylor) – 4:54
  14. "You Can Be Special 2 (Skit)" – 0:31
  15. "Hired Goons" – 5:44

Samples

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Personnel

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Evil Nine

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  • Tom Beaufoy - production, keyboards, turntables, programming, samples
  • Patrick Pardy - production, bass, guitar, engineering, keyboards

Additional musicians

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  • Chris Kavanagh (Big Audio Dynamite) - drums
  • Jean-Marc Preisler "JFB" - turntables on "Snack Bar Lounge"
  • Blackitude - raps on "Earth"
  • Tomo - raps on "Earth"
  • Aesop Rock - raps on "Crooked"
  • Juice Aleem - raps on "Pearl Shot"
  • Mary Shodipo - vocals on "You Are Not Through"
  • Garvin Edwards (Toastie Taylor) - vocals on "Restless"
  • Daniel Harrison - raps and backing vocals on "Restless"

References

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  1. ^ Allison, Mike. "Evil Nine – You Can Be Special Too". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. ^ Anderson, Rick. "You Can Be Special Too Review". Allmusic. All Media Guide (Rovi). Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ^ Gill, Andy (8 October 2004). "Album: Evil Nine". The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2012.[dead link]
  4. ^ Umile, Dominic (29 March 2005). "Evil Nine: You Can Be Special Too". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 March 2012.