When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
| When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold | ||||
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| Studio album by Atmosphere | ||||
| Released | April 22, 2008 | |||
| Genre |
Hip hop Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:36 | |||
| Label |
Rhymesayers RSE0095 | |||
| Producer | Ant | |||
| Atmosphere chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Hard cover book cover |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (68/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About |  [2] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | (B+)[4] |
| HipHopDX | [5] |
| The New York Times | (favorable)[6] |
| Paste | (favorable)[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[8] |
| RapReviews | (9.5/10)[9] |
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 even features a cameo performance by singer songwriter, Tom Waits who performs guitar and Beatboxing on the song "The Waitress".
Release
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]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68% 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 U.S. 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.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Glass House" | 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 (Feat.Tom Waits)" | 3:00 |
| 15. | "In Her Music Box" | 4:20 |
| 16. | "Vanity Sick" (iTunes "Bonus Video Version" bonus track) | 2:52 |
| 17. | "Sunshine (Live) [Video]" (iTunes "Bonus Video Version" bonus track) | |
| 18. | "Guarantees (Live) [Video]" (iTunes "Bonus Video Version" bonus track[12]) |
Personnel
- Atmosphere
- Anthony Davis – keyboards, turntables, production
- Sean Daley – vocals
- Additional personnel
- Brett Johnson – bass guitar
- Erick Anderson – piano, synthesizers
- Brian McLeod – drums
- Nate Collis – guitar
- Joe Mabbott – percussions, engineering
- Mankwe Ndosi - vocals
Rajiah Johnson - Flute
- Tom Waits- beatboxing, guitar, shaker (on "The Waitress")
References
- 1 2 3 "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold by Atmosphere". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ About review
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The New York Times review
- ↑ Paste review
- ↑ Strew, Roque (May 2, 2008). "Atmosphere: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ RapReviews review
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-life-gives-you-lemons/id278120690
Further reading
- "Purple Rain Dogs: Tom Waits for Prince Fans--Or How Atmosphere Went Electro" - City Pages (4/30/08).
External links
- When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold at Discogs (list of releases)