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  • Artist: Field Mob
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: June 20, 2006
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

Integrated as a significant part of Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace collective, signaled by the Luda and Jamie Foxx-assisted hit "Georgia" (reprised here), Field Mob has a considerable amount of momentum (as well as a new label) behind them as they release Light Poles and Pine Trees, their third album. Everything is in place for the duo to gain far more exposure than before, and they answer the call with another set that displays their flexibility -- from the poignant and funny "Blacker the Berry" (Luda is absolutely correct that Shawn Jay and Smoke are two of the best lyricists around) to the playful and party-ready "At the Park." Pre-album single "So What," featuring a hook from Ciara, is even softer than the duo's 2002 hit "Sick of Being Lonely" and has "unavoidable summer hit" written all over it, in spite of its melancholy character (and yet more of producer Jazze Pha's gratuitous vocal stamping). A couple tracks in particular -- "Baby Bend Over," an obvious stab at striking platinum with sleazy whispering over a sparse production, as well as the Kelis-quoting "I Hate You," featuring the disruptive lead singer of DTP resident rockers Lazyeye -- prevent Light Poles from topping the duo's first two albums. (These miscues are especially frustrating since the hot "Friday Night" was, for whatever reason, left off the album.) Even with its considerable flaws, the album proves that Field Mob is one of the South's finest and most unique acts. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
1, 2, 3 (Lyrics) Field Mob (4:18)
My Wheels (Lyrics) Field Mob (4:11)
So What (Lyrics) Field Mob (3:36)
Baby Bend Over (Lyrics) Field Mob (3:48)
Smilin' (Lyrics) E. Howard Anderson Field Mob, Ludacris (4:18)
Area Code 229 Field Mob (4:35)
Skit Field Mob (1:08)
Blacker the Berry (Lyrics) R. Troutman Field Mob (4:25)
I Hate You (Lyrics) Field Mob (3:43)
At the Park Field Mob (3:40)
Eat 'Em Up, Beat 'Em Up Field Mob (4:59)
Pistol Grip Field Mob (4:14)
Sorry Baby Field Mob (3:26)
It's Over Field Mob (3:32)
Georgia [*] Field Mob (4:23)

Credits

Leslie Brathwaite (Engineer), Leslie Brathwaite (Mixing), Leslie Brathwaite (Instrumentation), Jeff Dixon (Executive Producer), Steve Fisher (Engineer), John Frye (Mixing), Dave Pensado (Mixing), J. Peter Robinson (Art Direction), Ray Seay (Mixing), Glen Marchese (Mixing), Mark Mann (Photography), Jazze Pha (Producer), Ralph Cacciurri (Engineer), Sean Taylor (A&R), Carlos Esteban Fonseca (Engineer), Mike Hartnett (Guitar), Patrick Viala (Mixing), Glenn Schick (Mastering), Billy Hume (Mixing), Dylan Ely (Engineer), Chaka Zulu (Executive Producer), Malik Albert (Engineer), Morgan Garcia (Engineer), Erica Novich (A&R), Keri Hilson (Vocals (Background)), Nico Solis (Engineer), Elvis Williams (Keyboards), Kori Anders (Engineer), Wesley Copeland (Engineer)
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Light Poles and Pine Trees
Studio album by Field Mob
Released June 20, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded 2005-2006
Genre Rap
Label Disturbing tha Peace/ Geffen Records
Professional reviews
Field Mob chronology
From tha Roota to tha Toota
(2002)		 Light Poles and Pine Trees
(2006)		 TBA
(2010)

Light Poles and Pine Trees is the third album from the southern hip hop duo Field Mob, and their first under the Disturbing tha Peace (DTP) imprint. It was released in stores on June 20, 2006.[1] Originally, the premiere single from the album was to be the track Friday Night but did not make the final album cut, although it was still released in early 2006 as a radio promo and appeared on international editions as an extra bonus track. Instead the first official single from the album was the Jazze Pha produced song So What featuring R&B singer Ciara. This has become the duo's most successful hit to date (9-07), climbing to #10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #3 and #4 on the US Hot Rap Tracks and US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts, respectively.[2]

The album itself achieved #1 on the US Billboard Top Rap Albums and #7 on the US Billboard 200. It has sold over 200,000 copies.[3] The albums success has been at least partially attributed to better promotion of the group by DTP than that at their previous label, MCA Records.

The track Georgia is a reprise, originally appearing on the DTP compilation Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace

Track listing

  1. 1, 2, 3 - 4:18
  2. My Wheels – 4:11
  3. So What (featuring Ciara) – 3:36
  4. Baby Bend Over (featuring Polow da Don) – 3:48
  5. Smilin' (featuring Ludacris) – 4:18
  6. Area Code 229 – 4:35
  7. Blacker The Berry (Skit) - 1:09
  8. Blacker The Berry – 4:25
  9. I Hate You – 3:43
  10. At The Park – 3:40
  11. Eat 'Em Up, Beat 'Em Up – 4:59
  12. Pistol Grip – 4:14
  13. Sorry Baby (featuring Bobby Valentino) – 3:26
  14. It's Over – 3:32
  15. Georgia (featuring Ludacris and Jamie Foxx) – 4:23
  16. Friday Night - 3:45 [International Editions Only]

References

  1. ^ "Light Poles and Pine Trees CD". cduniverse.com. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=5272842&BAB=M. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  2. ^ "Field Mob Chart History". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=365705&model.vnuAlbumId=777248. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  3. ^ "Field Mob Chart History". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=365705&model.vnuAlbumId=777248. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 

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