Insomnia (Erick Sermon album)

Insomnia is a hip-hop compilation album presented by American rapper and record producer Erick Sermon. It was released on April 23, 1996 via Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image, at the Music Palace, and at Rockin' Reel Recording Studios in New York, and at Chuck Simone Studio. Production was handled primarily by Sermon, who also served as executive producer, Redman, and co-producers Rockwilder and Ty Fyffe. Beside Sermon, it features contributions from fellow artists affiliated with or discovered by him, such as Calif, Domo, Duo, Jamal, Keith Murray, L.O.D., Passion, Redman, The Wixtons, Xross-Breed, and Thomas "Tommy Gunn" Blincoe, who was murdered shortly before the album's release,[2] and to whom this album is dedicated. The album peaked at number 53 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "Funkorama", which peacked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, "It's That Hit" and "I Feel It".

Insomnia
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1996
Recorded1994—1995
Studio
Genre
Length42:29
LabelInterscope
Producer
Erick Sermon chronology
Double or Nothing
(1995)
Insomnia
(1996)
El Niño
(1998)
Singles from Insomnia
  1. "Funkorama"
    Released: December 19, 1995
  2. "It's That Hit"
    Released: 1995
  3. "I Feel It"
    Released: June 4, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (performed by Cherry Martinez)   
2."Funkorama" (performed by Redman) 
3."The Vibe" (performed by Xross-Breed)
Redman 
4."As the..." (performed by Passion)
Erick Sermon 
5."Beez Like That (Sometimes)" (performed by Jamal and Calif)
 
6."It's That Hit" (performed by Keith Murray)Erick Sermon 
7."Up Jump the Boogie" (performed by the Wixtons)
 
8."Caller's Interlude" (performed by Cherry Martinez)   
9."I Feel It" (performed by L.O.D.)
Erick Sermon 
10."On the Regular" (performed by Duo)
  • T. Stanley
  • Kim Sermon
  • E. Sermon
  • Collins
  • Clinton, Jr.
  • Maceo Parker
Erick Sermon 
11."Fear" (performed by Tommy Gunn)
  • Thomas Blincoe
  • E. Sermon
Erick Sermon 
12."Ready for War" (performed by Domo)
  • D. Paige
  • E. Sermon
Erick Sermon 
13."Reign" (performed by Erick Sermon)
Erick Sermon 
Total length:42:29
Sample credits

Personnel edit

  • Erick Sermon – executive producer, vocals (track 13), producer (tracks: 4-7, 9-13), co-producer (track 2), sleeve notes
  • Reginald "Redman" Noble – vocals (track 2), producer (tracks: 2, 3), sleeve notes
  • L. "Kewjo" Scott – vocals (track 3), sleeve notes
  • Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson – vocals (track 3), co-producer (track 5), sleeve notes
  • Passion Johnson – vocals (track 4), sleeve notes
  • Jamal "Mally G" Phillips – vocals (track 5), sleeve notes
  • Calif Moore – vocals (track 5), sleeve notes
  • Keith Murray – vocals (track 6), sleeve notes
  • The Wixtons – vocals (track 7)
  • Gerald "50 Grand" Berlin – vocals (track 9), sleeve notes
  • Ron "Ron Jay" Joseph – vocals (track 9), sleeve notes
  • T. "T-Man" Stanley – vocals (track 10), sleeve notes
  • Kim "Big Kim" Sermon – vocals (track 10), sleeve notes
  • Thomas "Tommy Gunn" Blincoe – vocals (track 11), sleeve notes
  • Domo Paige – vocals (track 12), sleeve notes
  • Deborah "Cherry Martinez" Tennyson – voice (tracks: 1, 8)
  • Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe – co-producer (track 7)
  • Troy Hightower – recording, mixing
  • Bob Fudjinski – recording
  • Chuck Simone – recording
  • Dave Greenberg – recording
  • Tommy Uzzo – mixing
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • Mike Hogan – engineering assistant
  • Cathrine Wessel – photography
  • Jah Boogie – sleeve notes
  • Shugar Diamonds – sleeve notes

Chart history edit

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 53
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 10

References edit

  1. ^ "Various Artists - Insomnia: The Erick Sermon Compilation Album Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Texeira, Erin. "Rapper, 2 Others Are Found Slain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ^ "Erick Sermon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Erick Sermon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

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