A Healthy Distrust

A Healthy Distrust
Studio album by Sage Francis
Released February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
Genre Hip hop
Length 47:27
Label Epitaph Records
Producer Reanimator, Alias, Danger Mouse, Joe Beats, Daddy Kev, Controller 7, Sixtoo, Varick Pyr
Sage Francis chronology
Personal Journals
(2002)		 A Healthy Distrust
(2005)		 Human the Death Dance
(2007)
Singles from A Healthy Distrust
  1. "Slow Down Gandhi"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Sea Lion"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboardfavorable[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Exclaim!favorable[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Stylus MagazineB[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

A Healthy Distrust is the second studio album by American rapper Sage Francis. It was released on Epitaph Records in 2005. It peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart,[12] as well as number 17 on the Independent Albums chart.[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, A Healthy Distrust received an average score of 78% based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.0 out of 10, saying, "On A Healthy Distrust, Francis continues to refine his contradictory blend of trash talk and activism, political polemic and introspection, pedantic bluster and profound insecurity."[8] Stefan Braidwood of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying, "A Healthy Distrust bears up effortlessly to the demands of both casual entertainment and prolonged, thoughtful analysis."[9] Ron Hart of Billboard called it "[Sage Francis'] most impressive album yet."[3] Michael Bennett of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B, saying, "A Healthy Distrust's production and wordplay have improved to such a large degree that it's hard to believe that it could happen again on the next outing."[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sage Francis, except "Sea Lion" written by Sage Francis and Will Oldham.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Buzz Kill" Reanimator4:05
2."Sea Lion"Alias3:01
3."Gunz Yo"Danger Mouse3:03
4."Escape Artist"Alias4:15
5."Product Placement"Alias2:15
6."Voice Mail Bomb Threat"Joe Beats1:39
7."Dance Monkey"Daddy Kev2:53
8."Sun vs. Moon"Reanimator3:28
9."Agony in Her Body"Controller 74:17
10."Crumble"Sixtoo2:00
11."Ground Control"Sixtoo3:52
12."Lie Detector Test"Reanimator2:47
13."Bridle"Varick Pyr2:11
14."Slow Down Gandhi"Reanimator4:52
15."Jah Didn't Kill Johnny" 2:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Sage Francis – vocals, recording, executive production
  • Reanimator – production (1, 8, 12, 14)
  • Alias – production (2, 4, 5), guitar (10), drums (10)
  • Danger Mouse – production (3)
  • Joe Beats – production (6)
  • Daddy Kev – production (7)
  • Controller 7 – production (9)
  • Sixtoo – production (10, 11)
  • Varick Pyr – production (13)
  • Will Oldham – vocals (2), guitar (2)
  • Tom Inhaler – guitar (15)
  • Nathan H. – harmonica (15)
  • Chris Warren – engineering, mixing
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 17

References

  1. 1 2 "A Healthy Distrust by Sage Francis". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bush, John. "A Healthy Distrust - Sage Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Hart, Ron (February 17, 2005). "Sage Francis, "A Healthy Distrust"". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 7, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Sage Francis". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Diver, Mike (January 31, 2005). "Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Serpick, Evan (February 7, 2005). "A Healthy Distrust". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (February 1, 2005). "Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Howe, Brian (February 10, 2005). "Sage Francis: A Healthy Distrust". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Braidwood, Stefan (February 16, 2005). "Sage Francis: A Healthy Distrust". PopMatters. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Bennett, Michael (February 10, 2005). "Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ Ranta, Alan. "Sage Francis - A Healthy Distrust". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Sage Francis - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Sage Francis - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
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