Better Than Heavy is the debut and only studio album from supergroup Mongrel. It was released on 7 March 2009.[1][2]

Better Than Heavy
Studio album by
Released7 March 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Length1:15:20
LabelWall Of Sound Ltd.
ProducerMongrel

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Barcode" (featuring Pariz 1, Tor Cesay, Mpho and Saul Williams)3:54
2."Lies"3:21
3."Hit From the Morning Sun" (featuring Mpho, Tor Cesay and Pariz1)3:32
4."Off the Leash"1:02
5."The Menace"3:21
6."Act Like That" (featuring Purple, Kyza, NoLay, Logic and Mic Righteous)3:23
7."Julian"3:47
8."Better Than Heavy"4:13
9."Better Them Than Us" (featuring Skinnyman)3:29
10."Alphabet Assassins" (featuring Deadly Hunta, Doc Brown, Frantic Frank, Ill Mill, Kyza, Logic, Purple, Mic Righteous, NoLay, Skinnyman, Skirmish, Smife, Stylah, Tony D, Wordplay and Wretch 32)5:20
11."All Your Ever Afters"3:46
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Guess Who's Coming Home" (featuring Skip McDonald)4:56
2."Gun Dub" (featuring Samia Farah and Brother Culture)3:47
3."Mr. 20%"4:07
4."Better Than Dub" (featuring Samia Farah and Brother Culture)5:24
5."Mesopotamia"3:23
6."Alphabet vs. Brother Culture" (featuring Brother Culture)3:41
7."45681950"4:10
8."Brainwashing"3:25
9."Hit From the Morning Dub"3:19

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Better Than Heavy liner notes.[3]

Mongrel
Additional personnel
  • Brother Culture - vocals
  • Samia Farah - vocals
  • DJ Moodie - scratches
  • Dave Fullwood - trumpet
  • Chris Petter - trombone
  • Johnny Fielding - violin
  • Crocodile - effects, sampler
  • Bassekou Kouyate - ngoni
  • Skip McDonald - guitar
Production

References

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  1. ^ Dave Simpson (6 March 2009). "Pop review: Mongrel: Better Than Heavy | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Mongrel: Better Than Heavy". Inthenews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Mongrel – Better Than Heavy (2009, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.