On My Way to Church

• Artist: Jim Jones
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 24, 2004
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

Fellow Diplomat and Cam'ron's partner in crime finally gets around to releasing his first solo album after nearly a handful of guest appearances, productions, videos, and whatever else there is in this rap Renaissance man's oeuvre. All of the lyrical topics du jour are covered in great detail here, with an emphasis on the concept of church and religion playing the dominant role throughout the record. Nearly a survey of rap styles is evident here: Dirty South, East Coast, West Coast, hip-hop -- and yes, a predictable lift from Kanye by speeding up obscure soul records and using them as a basis for a whole track, but that's the one tired flat to be found in the entire album's production. However, that's not all in the knockoff department. There's also the obligatory Neptunes/Asian/Indian knockoff with "Spanish Fly," a track that not even Chico DeBarge can help resuscitate. Guest appearances by Cam'ron, everyone's favorite "no-homo," are abundant and help to strengthen the album at most points. But On My Way to Church stretches things so much musically and lyrically that at over an hour's length it can leave a feeling of exhaustion about midway through. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
On My Way to Church (Dr. Ben Intro)	Jim Jones, E.J. Harris	Jim Jones	(1:40)
Capo Status 1st Take	A.J. Lewis, Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(1:01)
Only One Way Up	LaRon James, Cameron Giles, Jim Jones, R. Robinson	Juelz Santana, Cam'ron, Jim Jones	(4:06)
This Is Jim Jones (Lyrics)	Jim Jones, Cameron Giles, G.C. Green, S. Thomas	Jim Jones, Cam'ron	(3:57)
Let's Ride (Lyrics)	R. Robinson, Jim Jones	JR Writer, Jim Jones	(4:05)
Certified Gangsta	Jim Jones, Cameron Giles	Junie Bezel, Cam'ron, Jim Jones	(4:03)
Jamaican Joint	G.C. Green, S. Thomas, Jim Jones, LaRon James, Cameron Giles	Juelz Santana, Cam'ron, Jim Jones	(4:09)
End of the Road	G.C. Green, Jim Jones, S. Thomas, C. Harris	T.I., Jim Jones	(4:16)
Shotgun Fire (Lyrics)	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(3:57)
Capo Status 2nd Take		Jim Jones	(1:16)
Lovely Daze/Memory Lane	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(5:43)
Spanish Fly (Lyrics)	Jim Jones	Jim Jones, Chico DeBarge	(3:29)
Livin Life as a Rider	Jim Jones	Jim Jones, Denise Weeks	(3:47)
Twin Towers	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(3:31)
When Thugs Die	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(3:28)
This Is Gangsta (Lyrics)	R. Robinson, LaRon James, Jim Jones	Jim Jones, Junie Bezel, Juelz Santana	(4:52)
Crunk Muzik	LaRon James, Jim Jones, Cameron Giles	Juelz Santana, Cam'ron, Jim Jones	(4:15)
Bend n Stretch (Lyrics)	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(3:42)
Talking to the World	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	(3:40)
Capo Status Final Take		Jim Jones	(1:33)
On My Way to Church (Outro)		Jim Jones, Benjamin Chavis Muhammad	(1:31)

Credits

Jim Jones (Engineer), Mike T. (Mixing), T & J Sidekicks (Producer), Chad Hamilton (Producer), Firemen (Producer), Bang! (Producer), Mike Peters (Engineer), Aari Jubran (Art Direction), Shootie (Producer), Oluwaseye Olusa (Photography), Ryan Press (Producer), Eric "Ebo" Butler (Engineer), George "Duke DaGod" Moore (A&R), Jim Jones (Producer), Cameron Giles (Executive Producer), Benjamin Chavis Muhammad (Vocals), Jim Jones (Executive Producer), Denise Weeks (Vocals), Eric "Ebo" Butler (Mixing), Jamel George (A&R), DJ S&S (Producer), Mike T. (Engineer), Boola (Producer), Heatmakerz (Producer)

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