DE AFARĂ: Ab-Soul - Control System (2012)

 

Control System este cel de-al 2-lea album al lui Ab-Soul și a fost lansat în data de 11 mai 2012 prin Top Dawg Entertainment.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Soulo Ho3" (featuring Jhené Aiko)	Herbert Stevens IV Jhené Efuru Chilombo Mark Spears David Friley	Sounwave Dave Free (of Digi+Phonics)	3:57
2.	"Track Two"	Stevens IV Donté Perkins Jeff Lynne	Tae Beast (of Digi+Phonics)	4:03
3.	"Bohemian Grove"	Stevens IV Perkins Friley Aretha Franklin	Tae Beast Dave Free	4:23
4.	"Terrorist Threats" (featuring Jhené Aiko & Danny Brown)	Stevens IV Chilombo Daniel Dewan Sewell Friley Darren Korb Shawn Carter Jonathan Burks Timothy Mosley	Dave Free	4:24
5.	"Pineal Gland"	Stevens IV Perkins Bo Hansson	Tae Beast	3:52
6.	"Double Standards" (featuring Anna Wise)	Stevens IV Anna Wise Spears Peter Sinfield Robert Fripp	Sounwave (of Digi+Phonics)	4:21
7.	"Mixed Emotions"	Stevens IV	King Blue (of Sore Losers)	4:08
8.	"SOPA" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)	Stevens IV Quincy Hanley Nesbitt Wesonga Mario Loving	Nez & Rio	4:09
9.	"Lust Demons" (featuring Jay Rock & BJ the Chicago Kid)	Stevens IV Johnny Reed McKinzie, Jr. Bryan James Sledge Perkins Isaac Hayes	Tae Beast	3:41
10.	"ILLuminate" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Stevens IV Kendrick Lamar Duckworth Derrick Hutchins Spears Madonna Louise Ciccone Patrick Leonard	Skhye Hutch	5:07
11.	"A Rebellion" (featuring Alori Joh)	Stevens IV Alori Joh Dwan Howard Paul Simon Will Adams Jaime Gomez Allan Pineda Paul Poli Greg Phillinganes B. Gibb T. Smith	Curtiss King	3:48
12.	"Showin' Love"	Stevens IV William Thomas Trenell Brown Frederick Russell Jones	Willie B. (of Digi+Phonics)	4:57
13.	"Empathy" (featuring Alori Joh & JaVonté)	Stevens IV Joh Hutchins	Skhye Hutch	3:01
14.	"Nothing's Something"	Stevens IV Kanye West Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart	AAhyasis	2:30
15.	"Beautiful Death" (featuring Punch & Ashtrobot)	Stevens IV Ash Riser Hutchins Rico Wade Ray Murray Patrick Brown Joi Gilliam Myrna Crenshaw	Skhye Hutch	4:30
16.	"The Book of Soul"	Stevens IV Fredrik Halldin Jones George Ivan Morrison	Tommy Black	5:11
17.	"Black Lip Bastard (Remix)" (Black Hippy) (Bonus Track)	Stevens IV Hanley Duckworth McKinzie Brown Leon Russell	Willie B.	5:49
Total length:				71:44

Sample credits

• "Track Two" contains a sample of "Tightrope", as performed by Electric Light Orchestra.
• "Bohemian Grove" contains a sample of "Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin and "Elegant People" by Weather Report.
• "Terrorist Threats" contains a sample of "The Bottom Feeders" as composed by Darren Korb (from the Bastion soundtrack) and interpolates "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)", written by Shawn Carter, Jonathan Burks and Timothy Mosley.
• "Pineal Gland" contains a sample of "Attic Thoughts", as performed by Bo Hansson.
• "Double Standards" contains material sampled from "Islands", as performed by King Crimson.
• "Lust Demons" contains a sample of "Aruba", as performed by Isaac Hayes.
• "Illuminate" contains a sample from "Live to Tell" by Madonna, and an interpolation of "A.D.H.D.", written by Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Mark Spears.
• "A Rebellion" contains a sample of "Follow the Path", as performed by Midnight Star, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" as performed by Paul Simon, and contains an interpolation of "Joints & Jam", written by Black Eyed Peas featuring Kim Hill & Ingrid Dupree.
• "Showin' Love" contains a sample of "Swahililand", as performed by Ahmad Jamal.
• "Nothing's Something" contains an interpolation of "Addiction", written by Kanye West, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
• "Beautiful Death" contains a sample of "You May Die (Intro)", as performed by OutKast.
• "The Book of Soul" contains a sample of "Swahililand", as performed by Ahmad Jamal and "Moondance", as performed by Bobby McFerrin.
• "Black Lip Bastard (Remix)" contains a sample of "A Song for You", as performed by Donny Hathaway.