Run Come Save Me
| Run Come Save Me | ||||
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| Released | 13 August 2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 57:53 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
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| Roots Manuva chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Run Come Save Me | ||||
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Run Come Save Me is the second studio album by English hip hop musician Roots Manuva.[1] It was released on Big Dada in 2001.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian |  [1] |
| Muzik | 4/5[4] |
| NME | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 4.1/10[2] |
| Q | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Spin | 7/10[8] |
John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "Roots Manuva handled every type of song with flowing confidence and a bemused air, whether it was a club jam or a message track."[3] Alex Needham of NME called it "Brit-rap's finest hour to date."[5] Christian Hopwood of BBC Music felt that the album "should be lauded for its degree of musical invention and individual approach to the genre".[9]
Q listed it as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[10]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Strings..." | 1:25 | |
| 2. | "Bashment Boogie" (featuring Ricky Rankin) | Wayne Bennett | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Witness (1 Hope)" | Lord Gosh | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Join the Dots" (featuring Chali 2na) | Al Mono | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Black Box Interlude" | 0:22 | |
| 6. | "Ital Visions" | Hylton Smythe | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Kicking the Cack" | Lord Gosh | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Dub Styles" (featuring The Lingalong Tecknishun) | Lord Gosh | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Trim Body" | Lord Gosh | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Artical" | Lord Gosh | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Hol' It Up" (featuring Riddla) | Lord Gosh | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Stone the Crows" | Hylton Smythe | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Sinny Sin Sins" | Hylton Smythe | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Evil Rabbit" | Hylton Smythe | 3:24 |
| 15. | "Swords in the Dirt" (featuring Niara, Danny Vicious, Rodney P, Blackitude, Big P, and Skeme) | Wayne Bennett | 4:40 |
| 16. | "Highest Grade" (featuring Seanie T) | Lord Gosh | 4:05 |
| 17. | "Dreamy Days" | Skillamanjaro | 4:45 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 33 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lynskey, Dorian (10 August 2001). "Righteous beer". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b P., Ethan (11 December 2001). "Roots Manuva: Run Come Save Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Run Come Save Me – Roots Manuva". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Bell, Duncan (September 2001). "Roots Manuva: Run Come Save Me (Big Dada)". Muzik (76): 61.
- ^ a b Needham, Alex (13 August 2001). "Roots Manuva : Run Come Save Me". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "Roots Manuva: Run Come Save Me". Q (181): 117. September 2001.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Roots Manuva". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 703. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Drumming, Neil (November 2001). "Roots Manuva, 'Run Come Save Me' (Big Dada)". Spin. 17 (11): 136. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Hopwood, Christian (2002). "Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me - Review". BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q (185): 60–65. December 2001.
- ^ "Roots Manuva". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Roots Manuva – Run Come Save Me". British Phonographic Industry. 12 November 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Run Come Save Me at Discogs (list of releases)
