One (Me Phi Me album)
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ONE is the debut album by American Alternative hip-hop group Me Phi Me
Me Phi Me
Me Phi Me is a multiplatinum selling American rapper from Flint, Michigan. Me Phi Me is both the name of the musical group and the name of its lead performer....

, released on February 18, 1992 (see 1992 in music
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) by RCA Records
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. Generally considered the first folk-rap album, ONE was a critics darling in the United States
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, United Kingdom
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, Europe
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 and Scandinavia
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, though sales were limited. A fusion of acoustic guitars, spacey synthesizers, and live funk
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 beats, the album established the Me Phi Me Fraternity
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 as one of the more progressive hip-hop artists of all time.

The song "Keep It Goin'" was chosen as the opening and closing theme for Fox's short-lived anthology drama Tribeca
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.

Track listing

  • 1. Intro: A Call to Arms (The Step) 1:54
  • 2. The Credo 1:20
  • 3. Sad New Day 5:28
  • 4. Poetic Moment I: The Dream 3:74
  • 5. Dream of You 3:56
  • 6. Not My Brotha 4:17
  • 7. Keep It Goin' 3:57
  • 8. Poetic Moment II: The Streets :54
  • 9. Black Sunshine 3:49
  • 10. And I Believe (The Credo) 4:39
  • 11. Pu' Sho Hands 2Getha 3:52
  • 12. Poetic Moment III: The Light :31
  • 13. Road to Life 4:24
  • 14. It Ain't the Way It Was 4:59
  • 15. (Think) Where Are You Going? 4:33
  • 16. Return to Arms: In Closing :41

Personnel

  • Me Phi Me
    Me Phi Me
    Me Phi Me is a multiplatinum selling American rapper from Flint, Michigan. Me Phi Me is both the name of the musical group and the name of its lead performer....

     – Vocals
  • Christopher Cuben-Tatum – Producer, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Drums
  • John Michael Falasz III – 12-String Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
  • Michael Franks – Background Vocals
  • Rags Murtaugh – Harmonica
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
    Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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     – Accent Vocals
  • Djivan Gasparyan
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     – Armenian Dudek
  • Count Bass D
    Count Bass D
    Dwight Conroy Farrell , better known by the stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, Tennessee...

     – Frat Stepping, Vocals

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) – singles:
  • 1992 Sad New Day Hot 100 Singles No. 60
  • 1992 Pu' Sho Hands 2Getha R&B Singles No. 71

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