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To Your Soul (Jaz-O album)
{{Infobox album
| name = To Your Soul
| type = studio album
| artist = [[Jaz-O|The Jaz]]
| cover = To Your Soul album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1990|7|16}}<ref>{{Citation|title=To Your Soul by The Jaz on Apple Music|date=July 16, 1990|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/to-your-soul/978106421|language=en-us|accessdate=2018-01-08}}</ref>
| studio = {{hlist|[[D&D Studios]] <small>([[New York, NY]])</small>|Calliope Studios <small>([[New York, NY]])</small>|Bayside Studios <small>([[New York, NY]])</small>}}
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 51:54
| label = [[EMI America Records|EMI USA]]
| producer = {{hlist|Dwayne Alexander <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>|[[Jaz-O|The Jaz]]|[[Chad Elliott]]|Vandy C|[[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]]}}
| prev_title = [[Word to the Jaz]]
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Kingz Kounty]]
| next_year = 2002
| misc =
}}


To Your Soul is the second album by the American Jaz-O.
'''''To Your Soul''''' is the second studio album by American rapper and producer [[Jaz-O|The Jaz]], from [[New York, New York]]. It was released on July 16, 1990, via [[EMI America Records|EMI USA]].


==Background==
01.Put The Squeeze On Em'<br />
The album was recorded at [[D&D Studios]], in [[New York City, New York]], and was primarily produced by [[Jaz-O]]. The album also received production contributions from [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]], Vandy C, and [[Chad Elliott]]. [[Jay-Z]] appears on two tracks.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oDz_AgAAQBAJ&dq=To+Your+Soul+the+jaz+1990&pg=PT33|title=Jay-Z: The King of America|first=Mark|last=Beaumont|date=October 2, 2017|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857127921|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Serwer |first=Jesse |date=July 23, 2013 |title=Jay Z's Best Songs Before "Reasonable Doubt" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/07/jay-zs-best-early-songs/ |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=Complex}}</ref> Despite the album not reaching the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]], its two singles, "The Originators" and "A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)," peaked at No. 13 and No. 18, respectively, on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] chart.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-jaz/chart-history/rap-song|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514020521/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-jaz/chart-history/rap-song|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2018|title=The Jaz Chart History|work=[[Hot Rap Songs]]|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
02.It's That Simple<br />
[[Joshua Clover]], in his book ''1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This to Sing About'', called the album "vital, serious, deeply musical, with playful lyrics that come at varying speeds, sometimes blunt and heavy on the beat, sometimes syncopated and sudden, looking for a way to slip past any defense."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zagwDwAAQBAJ&dq=To+Your+Soul+the+jaz+1990&pg=PA49|title=1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About|first=Joshua|last=Clover|date=October 12, 2010|publisher=Univ of California Press|isbn=9780520267879|via=Google Books}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
03.A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)<br />
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Put the Squeeze on 'Em
| length1 = 3:52
| extra1 = [[Jaz-O|The Jaz]]
| title2 = It's That Simple
| note2 = featuring [[Jay-Z]]
| length2 = 4:14
| extra2 = [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]]
| title3 = A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)
| length3 = 3:53
| extra3 = {{hlist|[[Chad Elliott]]|The Jaz}}
| title4 = Abnormal
| length4 = 3:25
| extra4 = Prince Paul
| title5 = Ease Up Jaz
| length5 = 3:56
| extra5 = Vandy C
| title6 = I'll Smoke You
| length6 = 3:53
| extra6 = {{hlist|Chad Elliott|The Jaz}}
| title7 = Doped Up
| length7 = 4:53
| extra7 = The Jaz
| title8 = To Your Soul
| length8 = 4:08
| extra8 = Vandy C
| title9 = Flag of the Mahdi
| length9 = 2:22
| extra9 = {{hlist|Chad Elliott|The Jaz}}
| title10 = A Nation Divided
| length10 = 4:32
| extra10 = The Jaz
| title11 = Why?
| length11 = 4:28
| extra11 = Vandy C
| title12 = Black Man in Charge
| length12 = 2:57
| extra12 = {{hlist|Chad Elliott|The Jaz}}
| title13 = [[The Originators (The Jaz song)|The Originators]]
| note13 = featuring Jay-Z
| length13 = 4:14
| extra13 = The Jaz
| title14 = Not Shoutin' Out
| length14 = 1:07
| extra14 = The Jaz
| total_length = 51:54
}}


==Personnel==
04.Abnormal<br />
* [[Jaz-O|Jonathan Burks]] – main performer, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 6–7, 9–10, 12–14)</small>
* [[Jay-Z|Shawn Corey Carter]] – featured performer <small>(tracks: 2, 13)</small>
* [[Chad Elliott|Chad "Dr. Cuess" Elliott]] – producer <small>(tracks: 3, 6, 9, 12)</small>
* Vandy Colter – producer <small>(tracks: 5, 8, 11)</small>, engineering
* [[Prince Paul (producer)|Paul Edward Huston]] – producer <small>(tracks: 2, 4)</small>
* Dwayne Alexander – executive producer
* Gary Clugston – engineering
* Kieran Walsh – engineering
* Mike Rogers – engineering
* Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
* Henry Marquez – art direction
* Lu Ann Graffeo – design
* Jeffrey Scales – photography


== Charts ==
05.Ease Up Jaz<br />
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song
! Peak positions
|-
! US [[Hot Rap Songs|Rap]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
|1990
| "The Originators"
| 13
|-
|1991
| "A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)"
| 18
|-
|}


==References==
06.I'll Smoke You<br />
{{reflist}}


==External links==
07.Doped Up<br />
* {{Discogs master|179353|To Your Soul}}
{{Jaz-O}}


{{Authority control}}
08.To Your Soul<br />


[[Category:1990 albums]]
09.Flag of The Mahdi<br />
[[Category:Jaz-O albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Prince Paul (producer)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jaz-O]]
[[Category:EMI Records albums]]


10.A Nation Divided<br />


{{1990s-hiphop-album-stub}}
11.Why<br />

12.Black Man In Charge<br />

13.The Originators featuring Jay-Z<br />

14.Not Shoutin' Out

Latest revision as of 13:04, 19 August 2024

To Your Soul
Studio album by
The Jaz
ReleasedJuly 16, 1990 (1990-07-16)[1]
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length51:54
LabelEMI USA
Producer
The Jaz chronology
Word to the Jaz
(1989) 		To Your Soul
(1990) 		Kingz Kounty
(2002)

To Your Soul is the second studio album by American rapper and producer The Jaz, from New York, New York. It was released on July 16, 1990, via EMI USA.

Background

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The album was recorded at D&D Studios, in New York City, New York, and was primarily produced by Jaz-O. The album also received production contributions from Prince Paul, Vandy C, and Chad Elliott. Jay-Z appears on two tracks.[2][3] Despite the album not reaching the Billboard charts, its two singles, "The Originators" and "A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)," peaked at No. 13 and No. 18, respectively, on the Hot Rap Songs chart.[4]

Critical reception

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Joshua Clover, in his book 1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This to Sing About, called the album "vital, serious, deeply musical, with playful lyrics that come at varying speeds, sometimes blunt and heavy on the beat, sometimes syncopated and sudden, looking for a way to slip past any defense."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Put the Squeeze on 'Em"The Jaz3:52
2."It's That Simple" (featuring Jay-Z)Prince Paul4:14
3."A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)"
3:53
4."Abnormal"Prince Paul3:25
5."Ease Up Jaz"Vandy C3:56
6."I'll Smoke You"
  • Chad Elliott
  • The Jaz
3:53
7."Doped Up"The Jaz4:53
8."To Your Soul"Vandy C4:08
9."Flag of the Mahdi"
  • Chad Elliott
  • The Jaz
2:22
10."A Nation Divided"The Jaz4:32
11."Why?"Vandy C4:28
12."Black Man in Charge"
  • Chad Elliott
  • The Jaz
2:57
13."The Originators" (featuring Jay-Z)The Jaz4:14
14."Not Shoutin' Out"The Jaz1:07
Total length:51:54

Personnel

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  • Jonathan Burks – main performer, producer (tracks: 1, 3, 6–7, 9–10, 12–14)
  • Shawn Corey Carter – featured performer (tracks: 2, 13)
  • Chad "Dr. Cuess" Elliott – producer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 12)
  • Vandy Colter – producer (tracks: 5, 8, 11), engineering
  • Paul Edward Huston – producer (tracks: 2, 4)
  • Dwayne Alexander – executive producer
  • Gary Clugston – engineering
  • Kieran Walsh – engineering
  • Mike Rogers – engineering
  • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Lu Ann Graffeo – design
  • Jeffrey Scales – photography

Charts

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Singles

Year Song Peak positions
US Rap[4]
1990 "The Originators" 13
1991 "A Groove (This Is What U Rap 2)" 18

References

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  1. ^ To Your Soul by The Jaz on Apple Music, July 16, 1990, retrieved 2018-01-08
  2. ^ Beaumont, Mark (October 2, 2017). Jay-Z: The King of America. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857127921 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Serwer, Jesse (July 23, 2013). "Jay Z's Best Songs Before "Reasonable Doubt"". Complex. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The Jaz Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Clover, Joshua (October 12, 2010). 1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520267879 – via Google Books.
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