Things Go Better with RJ and AL
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| Studio album by Soul Position | ||||
| Released | March 14, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 42:28 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
| Soul Position chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Things Go Better with RJ and AL | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Phoenix New Times | favorable[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.3/10[4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Prefix | 6.0/10[6] |
| Rap Reviews | [7] |
| XLR8R | favorable[8] |
Things Go Better with RJ and AL is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Soul Position. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on March 14, 2006.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Soul Position don't deviate much from their combination of original rhymes and interesting, thoughtful music, but there's really no need to when it sounds so good."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Beginning" | 0:44 |
| 2. | "No Gimmicks" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Hand-Me-Downs" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "The Extra Mile" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Blame It on the Jäger" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "I Need My Minutes" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Keep It Hot for Daddy" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "I'm Free" | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Keys" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "The Cool Thing to Do" | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Priceless" | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Drugs, Sex, Alcohol, Rock-n-Roll" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Things Go Better" | 4:32 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Independent Albums[9] | 45 |
References
- 1 2 "Things Go Better With RJ And Al by Soul Position". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- 1 2 Brown, Marisa. "Soul Position - Things Go Better with RJ and Al". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Reeves, Mosi (March 16, 2006). "Soul Position". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (April 3, 2006). "Soul Position: Things Go Better With RJ and Al". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin (May 23, 2006). "Soul Position: Things Go Better with RJ and Al". PopMatters. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ Solomon, Eric (May 2, 2006). "Album Review: Soul Position - Things Go Better with RJ and Al". Prefix. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ Juon, Steve (April 25, 2006). "Soul Position :: Things Go Better with RJ and Al :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". Rap Reviews. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ Thill, Scott (May 1, 2006). "Soul Position: Things Go Better With RJ and AL". XLR8R. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Soul Position - Things Go Better with RJ and Al - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
External links
- Things Go Better with RJ and AL at Discogs (list of releases)
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