When_Life_Gives_You_Lemons,_You_Paint_That_Shit_Gold
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
2008 studio album by Atmosphere
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is the fifth studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group Atmosphere. It was released on Atmosphere's own Rhymesayers Entertainment label on April 22, 2008. It was praised for Ant's synthesizer-based production and Slug's storytelling rap.[1] The album features a cameo performance by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, who performs guitar and beatboxing on the song "The Waitress".
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Released | April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22) | |||
Genre | Hip hop, alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 54:36 | |||
Label | Rhymesayers RSE0095 | |||
Producer | Ant | |||
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The album was released in two different packages: a standard digipak and a limited edition (25,000 copies) 36-page hard-cover book featuring an illustrated children's story written by Slug and a bonus DVD entitled Sad Clown Bad Dub 13 containing over an hour of live footage and extras.[10]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 36,000 copies in its first week. It is Atmosphere's first album to reach the top ten of the Billboard 200 and the highest charting release from the independent label Rhymesayers Entertainment.[11]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Like the Rest of Us" | 3:20 |
2. | "Puppets" | 3:41 |
3. | "The Skinny" | 3:36 |
4. | "Dreamer" | 4:04 |
5. | "Shoulda Known" | 3:06 |
6. | "You" | 3:14 |
7. | "Painting" | 3:00 |
8. | "Your Glasshouse" (featuring vocals by Tunde Adebimpe) | 3:58 |
9. | "Yesterday" | 3:23 |
10. | "Guarantees" | 4:32 |
11. | "Me" | 3:40 |
12. | "Wild Wild Horses" | 4:14 |
13. | "Can't Break" | 3:33 |
14. | "The Waitress" (featuring vocals by Tom Waits) | 3:00 |
15. | "In Her Music Box" | 4:20 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Vanity Sick" (live) (video) | 2:52 |
17. | "Sunshine" (live) (video) | |
18. | "Guarantees" (live) (video) |
Atmosphere
- Anthony Davis – keyboards, turntables, production
- Sean Daley – vocals
Additional personnel
- "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold by Atmosphere". Metacritic. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- Brown, Marisa. "Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- Bahn, Christopher (April 28, 2008). "Atmosphere: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- J-23 (April 23, 2008). "Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Strew, Roque (May 2, 2008). "Atmosphere: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- "Rhymesayers Entertainment – Releases". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- Hasty, Kate (2008-04-30). "Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold at Discogs (list of releases)