Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez

Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez is the third studio album by Felt, an American hip hop duo made up of Murs and Slug. It is a concept album meant as a tribute to actress Rosie Perez.[2] Produced by Aesop Rock, it was released by Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2009. It peaked at number 131 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[3]

Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length68:07
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerAesop Rock
Felt chronology
Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
(2005)
Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez
(2009)
Felt 4 U
(2020)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Robert Christgau [6]
Pitchfork5.8/10[7]
PopMatters          [1]
URB     [8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Protagonists"3:40
2."Felt Chewed Up"3:42
3."Get Cake"0:56
4."Bass for Your Truck"3:15
5."Like You"3:28
6."Permanent Standby"3:56
7."Kevin Spacey"1:11
8."Ghost Dance Deluxe"4:00
9."Revisiting the Styleetron"5:15
10."Whaleface"2:53
11."Glory Burning"4:14
12."Henrietta Longbottom"3:35
13."She Sonnet"3:43
14."Felt Good"1:27
15."Deathmurdermayhem"5:04
16."The Prize"2:40
17."G.I. Josephine"3:35
18."The Clap"0:52
19."We Have You Surrounded"3:35
20."Give It Up"3:46
21."Paul Reubens"3:30
Total length:68:07
Bandcamp edition bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleLength
22."Bass for Your Trunk (Ant Remix)"3:41
23."G.I. Josephine (The Grouch Remix)"3:30
Total length:75:18
10 year anniversary vinyl edition bonus disc: Slug disc[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Bass for Your Truck (Ant Remix)"3:41
10 year anniversary vinyl edition bonus disc: Murs disc[10]
No.TitleLength
1."G.I. Josephine (The Grouch Remix)"3:30
10 year anniversary vinyl edition bonus disc: Aesop Rock disc[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Protagonists (Full Clip Remix)" (featuring Blueprint, Scarub, and Cage)3:23

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Murs – vocals
  • Slug – vocals
  • Aesop Rock – production
  • DJ Big Wiz – turntables
  • Jeremy Fish – vocals (3)
  • Jacob – vocals (9)
  • Allyson Baker – bass guitar (11)
  • Jessie – vocals (18)
  • Joey Raia – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • MK Larada – illustration, design
  • Dan Monick – photography

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 131
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 19

References edit

  1. ^ a b Martin, Andrew (November 22, 2009). "Felt: Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez". PopMatters. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Felt (Slug & Murs) - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez". 20 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Slug: Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez by Felt". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez - Felt". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Felt". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Cohen, Ian (December 3, 2009). "Felt: Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Figman, Adam (November 30, 2009). "Felt - Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez". URB. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez (Bonus Track Version) | Felt". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez (10 Year Anniversary Edition) Vinyl". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Slug: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Slug: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

External links edit