The Outsider (DJ Shadow album)

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The Outsider
Studio album by
DJ Shadow
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
Length70:40
LabelUniversal Motown
ProducerDJ Shadow
DJ Shadow chronology
Live! In Tune and On Time
(2004) 		The Outsider
(2006) 		The Less You Know, the Better
(2011)
Singles from The Outsider
  1. "3 Freaks"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Enuff"
    Released: 2006
  3. "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"
    Released: 2006

The Outsider is the third studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released by Universal Motown Records on September 19, 2006. It peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME5/10[7]
Pitchfork5.8/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin[11]
Uncut[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Dave Kerr of The Skinny wrote, "Beyond the varied range of sonic influence on display, this is easily the most lyrically driven Shadow LP to date".[13] John Bush of AllMusic called it "a carefully crafted, artistically elusive mess".[3]

Track listing[edit]

U.S. edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
16."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
17."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
18."3 Freaks (Droop-E Remix)" (featuring Mistah F.A.B., Turf Talk, and Keak da Sneak)4:32
Japanese edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
16."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
17."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
18."Purple Grapes" (featuring The Team)5:20
19."3 Freaks - Video" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:30
U.K. edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Skullfuckery" (featuring The Heliocentrics)4:53
11."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
12."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
13."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
14."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
15."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
16."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
17."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
18."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
U.K. limited edition CD
No.TitleLength
1."Outsider Intro"2:19
2."This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)"3:05
3."3 Freaks" (featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk)3:47
4."Droop-E Drop"0:18
5."Turf Dancing" (featuring The Federation and Animaniaks)4:38
6."Keep Em Close" (featuring Nump)3:06
7."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
8."Broken Levee Blues"2:07
9."Artifact (Instrumental)"2:57
10."Backstage Girl" (featuring Phonte Coleman)7:22
11."Triplicate / Something Happened That Day"3:44
12."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:23
13."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:58
14."What Have I Done" (featuring Christina Carter)5:24
15."Triplicate Part 3"2:52
16."You Made It" (featuring Chris James)2:47
17."Enuff" (featuring Q-Tip and Lateef the Truth Speaker)4:28
18."Dats My Part" (featuring E-40)4:03
U.K. limited edition DVD: Tour Visuals
No.TitleLength
1."Seein' Thangs" (featuring David Banner)3:40
2."The Tiger" (featuring Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff)5:15
3."Erase You" (featuring Chris James)6:52
4."Triplicate"1:52
5."Behind the Scenes of the Making of the Video: '3 Freaks'"8:08

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • DJ Shadow – production, arrangement, turntables
  • Count – engineering
  • Jim Abbiss – engineering
  • Paul Insect – art direction, illustration

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "DJ Shadow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews for The Outsider by DJ Shadow". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Bush, John. "The Outsider – DJ Shadow". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (September 15, 2006). "The Outsider". Entertainment Weekly. No. 898. ISSN 1049-0434. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Salmon, Chris (September 15, 2006). "DJ Shadow, The Outsider". The Guardian. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Mojo (154): 98. September 2006.
  7. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". NME: 35. September 16, 2006.
  8. ^ Linhardt, Alex (September 19, 2006). "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Q (242): 106. September 2006.
  10. ^ Relic, Peter (August 24, 2006). "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Rolling Stone. No. 1007. p. 94.
  11. ^ Hermes, Will (October 2006). "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyphy". Spin. 22 (10): 100. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "DJ Shadow: The Outsider". Uncut (113): 104. October 2006.
  13. ^ Kerr, Dave (October 13, 2006). "DJ Shadow - The Outsider". The Skinny. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Australiancharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Shadow – The Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  17. ^ "Italiancharts.com – DJ Shadow – The Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  19. ^ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  20. ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

External links[edit]

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