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E-Life (album)

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E-Life
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2008 (2008-05-08)
GenreR&B
Length59:57
Label
ProducerMint Condition
Mint Condition chronology
Livin' the Luxury Brown
(2005)
E-Life
(2008)
7...
(2011)
Singles from E-Life
  1. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl"
    Released: 2008
  2. "Nothing Left to Say"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

E-Life is the sixth studio album by the band Mint Condition issued in 2008 on Image Entertainment.[2] The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.[3][4]

Overview

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E-Life is Mint Condition's second album for the label Image Entertainment.

The first single released from E-Life was the song "Baby Boy, Baby Girl"- with an alternate version sent to radio featuring guest vocals from neo-soul singer Anthony Hamilton. The second single "Nothing Left to Say" featured a music video directed by fellow Minneapolis, Minnesota native and independent filmmaker Wayne H. Johnson, Jr.[5] The music video was created by the faculty and students of Globe University/Minnesota School of Business.[6] Members of the school's Music Business program, digital video and media production programs were primarily responsible for the making of the video.[7]

The song "Why Do We Try" was later covered by Robert Glasper with Mint Condition frontman Stokley Williams on Glasper's 2012 album Black Radio.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby Boy, Baby Girl (feat. Anthony Hamilton)"Ricky Kinchen, Stokley Williams, Lawrence Waddell, Anthony Hamilton4:27
2."Somethin' (feat. Phonte)"Kinchen, Williams, Waddell, Phonte Coleman4:39
3."Just Can't Believe"Williams4:19
4."Goldigger [sic]"Kinchen, Waddell, Williams4:50
5."Gratitude"Williams, Kinchen3:51
6."Nothing Left to Say"Williams, Waddell4:46
7."Right Here"Homer O'Dell, Williams4:49
8."E-Life"Williams1:01
9."Why Do We Try (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)"Kinchen, Jeffrey Allen, Williams, Chris Dave5:20
10."Back and Forth"Williams6:05
11."Moan"O'Dell, Williams, Waddell4:14
12."Queen of Come Here Go Away"Williams2:50
13."Wish I Could Love You (Pimp Juice)"Kinchen4:52
14."Baby Boy Baby Girl"Kinchen, Williams, Waddell3:55

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album's text.[2]

  • Stokley Williams - lead and background vocals, drums, drum programming, guitar, bass synth, moog, keyboards, harmonica, steel pan
  • Ricky Kinchen - co-lead and background vocals, bass, keyboards, drum programming, acoustic guitar, photography
  • Lawrence Waddell - keyboards, piano
  • Jeffrey Allen - background vocals, saxophone
  • Homer O'Dell - guitar, keyboards, drum programming
  • Chris Dave - drums
  • Phonte - rap, background vocals
  • Alicia Marie - intro vocals
  • Brandon Kinchen - intro vocals
  • Ali Shaheed Muhammad - turntables
  • Anna - trumpet
  • Kat Higgins - background vocals
  • Brian Johnson - mixing
  • Herb Powers, Jr. - mastering

References

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  1. ^ "Mint Condition: E-Life". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ a b Mint Condition: E Life. Image Entertainment. 2008.
  3. ^ "Mint Condition: E-Life (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ "Mint Condition: E-Life (Top Independent Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. ^ "Wayne Johnson, Jr. on Vimeo". profile. vimeo.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Minnesota students create Mint Condition video". article. soultracks.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "Popular R&B Group's Music Video Created by Students, Faculty of Minnesota School of Business". article. PRWeb. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.