Human the Death Dance

Human the Death Dance is the third solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis.[1] It was released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007.[2] It peaked at number 97 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]

Human the Death Dance
Studio album by
Sage Francis
ReleasedMay 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
GenreHip hop
Length54:42
LabelEpitaph Records
ProducerOdd Nosdam, Mr. Cooper, Buck 65, Mark Isham, Alias, Sixtoo, Ant, Big Cats!, Kurtis SP, Miles Bonny, Reanimator
Sage Francis chronology
A Healthy Distrust
(2005)		 Human the Death Dance
(2007)		 Li(f)e
(2010)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Billboardfavorable[6]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[7]
Drowned in Sound7/10[1]
Pitchfork7.9/10[8]
PopMatters[2]
The Skinny[9]
Spin[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]
XLR8Rfavorable[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Human the Death Dance may be his most personal effort, but it's also an incredibly well-built full-length -- even when it borrows from a handful of genres -- and it's arguably his best lyrical effort, undoubtedly his best production-wise."[5] Roque Strew of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, saying, "'Going Back to Rehab' weaves allusions to the greats, Nas and Biggie, into a six-minute tapestry that encompasses everything great about Sage Francis's strongest album to date: Its neon rainbow of tones and moods, the almost telepathic harmony between producer and rapper, the riveting fault-line tiptoe between memoir and manifesto."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Growing Pains Intro" 0:37
2."Underground for Dummies"Odd Nosdam4:13
3."Civil Obedience"Mr. Cooper4:19
4."Got Up This Morning"Buck 653:11
5."Good Fashion"Mark Isham1:34
6."Clickety Clack"Alias3:59
7."Midgets and Giants"Alias3:54
8."Broccilude"Sixtoo1:14
9."High Step"Ant1:53
10."Keep Moving"Alias4:36
11."Waterline"Mark Isham2:02
12."Black Out on White Night"Big Cats!4:36
13."Hell of a Year"Kurtis SP4:11
14."Call Me Francois"Miles Bonny3:11
15."Hoofprints in the Sand"Reanimator5:01
16."Going Back to Rehab" 6:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Sage Francis – vocals, arrangement, executive production
  • Odd Nosdam – production (2)
  • Mr. Cooper – production (3)
  • Buck 65 – production (4)
  • Mark Isham – production (5, 11)
  • Alias – production (6, 7, 10)
  • Sixtoo – production (8)
  • Ant – production (9)
  • Big Cats! – production (12)
  • Kurtis SP – production (13)
  • Miles Bonny – production (14)
  • Reanimator – production (15), turntables (3, 15, 16)
  • Jolie Holland – fiddle (4), vocals (4, 12)
  • Nathan Harrop – harmonica (4)
  • Eaters – vocals (6)
  • Christopher Sneddon – synthesizer (6)
  • B. Dolan – vocals (9)
  • Buddy Wakefield – vocals (10, 13)
  • Roughneck Jihad – vocals (14)
  • DJ Orator – turntables (14)
  • Bryan Lewis Saunders – vocals (16)
  • Tom Inhaler – guitar (16), bass guitar (16), piano (16)
  • Laura Escudé – violin (16)
  • Scott Begin – drums (16)
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 97
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 8
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] 7

References
  1. Diver, Mike (June 6, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. Schiller, Mike (May 9, 2007). "Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance". PopMatters. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. "Sage Francis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. "Human The Death Dance by Sage Francis". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  5. Jeffries, David. "Human the Death Dance - Sage Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  6. Martens, Todd (May 12, 2007). "Reviews". Billboard: 37–38.
  7. Christgau, Robert. "Sage Francis". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. Strew, Roque (May 11, 2007). "Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  9. Maloney, Ali (June 10, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance". The Skinny. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  10. Matos, Michaelangelo (June 2007). "Reviews". Spin: 93.
  11. Ranta, Alan (February 2, 2007). "Sage Francis - Human The Death Dance". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  12. Siwek, Daniel (January 22, 2007). "Sage Francis Human the Death Dance". XLR8R. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  13. "Sage Francis Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  14. "Sage Francis Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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