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Common One Day It'll All Make Sense Release Date: 1997 09 30 Running Time: 65:58 Label: Epic With his previous records (released under the name Common Sense), Common demonstrated that he was one of the few Midwestern rappers to have a unique vision, but One Day It'll All Make Sense is where his talents come into focus. Blending hip-hop with jazz is a '90s cliché, but Common relies on bebop rhythms and street poetry, resulting in an album that has a loose, organic flow. The grooves have deep roots and the rhymes have humor, heart, and intelligence -- few of contemporaries could achieve the emotional impact of "Retrospect for Life" or the gospel-tinged "G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)." And that extra layer of emotional involvement gives One Day It'll All Make Sense a weight and spirituality that makes the record special. Certainly few of his peers have made an album as musically and lyrically rich as this, and it's about time others follow his lead. Leo Stanley, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Introspective Wilson, Lynn 1:36 2 Invocation Wilson, Lynn 2:14 3 Real Nigga Quotes Thomas, Lynn 5:24 4 Retrospect for Life Poyser, Wilson, Wonder, Wright, Lynn 6:23 5 Gettin' Down at the Amphitheater Wilson, Jolicoeur, Mercer, Lynn 5:18 6 Food for Funk Wilson, Lynn 4:10 7 G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition) Newbill, Wilson, Burton, Lynn 4:47 8 My City Newhill, Yusef 5:07 9 Hungry Wilson, Lynn 2:33 10 All Night Long Lynn, Poyser, Badu, Questlove 7:35 11 Stolen Moments, Pt. 1 Wilson, Lynn 2:02 12 Stolen Moments, Pt. 2 Wilson, Lynn 2:57 13 1'2 Many... Thomas, Lynn 3:12 14 Stolen Moments, Pt. 3 Wilson, Lynn 3:13 15 Making a Name for Ourselves Williams, Lynn 4:53 16 Reminding Me (Of Sef) Craig, Lynn 4:55 17 Pop's Rap, Pt. 2/Fatherhood Riggins, Lynn 3:49 Releases: Year Type Label 1997 CD Epic 1997 CD Relativity 1997 CS Relativity 1997 LP Relativity

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