Balance (Swollen Members album) explained

Balance
Type:	Album
Artist:	Swollen Members
Cover:	Swollenmembers balance cover.jpg
Caption:	Canadian Release Cover
Released:	May 31, 1999
Recorded:	1997–1999 at NRG Recording Studios North Hollywood, California.
Genre:	Hip hop
Language:	English
Label:	Battleaxe
Producer:	Mad Child(exec.) Kool DJ E.Q., The Alchemist, Paul Nice, Zodak, Evidence, DJ Kemo, Joey Chavez, Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Next Title:	Bad Dreams
Next Year:	2001

Balance is the debut album by Canadian rap group Swollen Members.^{[1] [2]} It was released on the Battleaxe Records label. It has sold 41,000 copies since its release. Guest stars include Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Saafir, Dilated Peoples, Everlast, and Son Doobie.

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	138
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	81
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[5]	43

References

Counter Parts samples "Come Clean" by Jeru The Damaja

Notes and References

1. Coleman . Brian . Swollen Members Balance . CMJ New Music Monthly . Dec 1999 . 76 . 77.
2. Book: Barclay . Michael . Hearts on Fire: Six Years that Changed Canadian Music 2000-2005 . 2022 . ECW Press.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html. September 2, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 27, 2022.