The Psycho Realm

The Psycho Realm
Studio album by Psycho Realm
Released October 28, 1997
Recorded 1996-1997
Studio
Genre
Length 57:33
Label
Producer
  • Sick Jacken
  • B-Real
  • TRT
  • The Psycho Ward
  • Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (co.)
Psycho Realm chronology
The Psycho Realm
(1997)		 A War Story Book I
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

The Psycho Realm is the first album by American hip hop group Psycho Realm. At this time the group consisted of Jacken, Duke, and B-Real. Later on B-Real had to leave the group due to his commitment to Cypress Hill. This album has no featured guests. 'Confessions of a Drug Addict' contains a sample from the film The Doors.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Psycho City Blocks/Psycho Interlude"
4:51
2."Showdown"
  • Sick Jacken
  • B-Real (co.)
4:32
3."The Big Payback"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • The Psycho Ward
  • Sick Jacken (add.)
3:32
4."Premonitions"
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
TRT2:39
5."Interlude/Stone Garden/Interlude"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • Sick Jacken
  • B-Real (co.)
5:11
6."Temporary Insanity"
  • The Psycho Ward
  • Sick Jacken (add.)
3:51
7."Doors Intro/Confessions of a Drug Addict"
  • B-Real
  • Sick Jacken
4:06
8."Who Are You Interlude/Bullets"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • B-Real
  • Sick Jacken
5:07
9."Love Letters Intro/Love from the Sick Side"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • The Psycho Ward
  • Sick Jacken (add.)
3:17
10."R.U. Experienced/Outro"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • Sick Jacken
  • B-Real (co.)
  • Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (co.)
4:28
11."Psyclones"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • Sick Jacken
  • B-Real
3:23
12."Lost Cities"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • B-Real
  • Sick Jacken
4:43
13."La Conecta Intro/La Conecta (Pt. 1)"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • The Psycho Ward
  • Sick Jacken (add.)
4:12
14."La Conecta (Pt. 2)/Goin' In Circles Outro"
  • Gonzalez
  • Gonzalez
  • Freese
  • Sick Jacken
  • B-Real (add.)
3:50
Total length:57:33

Personnel

Vocalists

  • Gustavo Gonzalez - vocals, lyrics
  • Joaquin Gonzalez - vocals, lyrics (tracks: 1-3, 5-14)
  • Louis Freese - vocals, lyrics (tracks: 1-2, 4-14)
  • Eric Lance Correa - additional vocals (tracks: 13-14)

Instrumentalists

  • Eric Bobo - bass (track 8), keyboards (tracks: 3, 8), percussion (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 10)
  • Jason Roberts - bass (track 5)
  • Randy Craig Kantor - keyboards, mellotron
  • Jay Turner - scratches (tracks: 1, 7, 9)
  • Joseph Alexander - scratches (track 1)

Technicals

  • Joaquin Gonzalez - producer (tracks: 1-2, 5, 7-8, 10-12, 14), additional producer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 13), mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11-12)
  • Louis Freese - producer (tracks: 7-8, 11-12), co-producer (tracks: 1-2, 5, 10), mixing (tracks: 1-2, 5, 7-14)
  • Jay Turner - producer (track 4)
  • Joseph Mario Nicolo - co-producer (track 10), mixing (tracks: 1-2, 5, 7, 9-11, 13-14)
  • Phil Nicolo - mixing (tracks: 3, 6)
  • Lawrence Muggerud - mixing (track 4)
  • Gustavo Gonzalez - mixing (track 6)
  • Eric Bobo - mixing (track 8)
  • Robert "Taj" Walton - additional mixing
  • Manny Lecuona - mastering
  • Eric Janko - recording
  • Ross Donaldson - recording
  • Jason Roberts - recording

Additional


Samples

Title Sample(s)
Confessions of a Drug Addict "The End" by The Doors

"Sitting by the Window" by Moby Grape
"Funky President" by James Brown

Interlude/Stone Garden/Interlude "In the Rain" by The Dramatics

"Too Late to Turn Back Now" by Jackie Mittoo

Temporary Insanity "Wonderful One" by Paul Whiteman
La Conecta Intro/La Conecta (Pt. 1) "I Never Thought You'd Leave Me" by Ralfi Pagan
La Conecta (Pt. 2)/Goin' in Circles Outro "Going in Circles" by The Friends of Distinction
Psycho City Blocks "La Cancion Del Adios" by King Clave
The Big Payback "I'm Glad You're Mine" by Al Green

"P.L.O. Style" by Method Man

Love Letters Intro/Love From the Sick Side "Balada De La Tristeza" by Los Angeles Negros

References

  1. ↑ The Psycho Realm at AllMusic
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