Copper Gone Explained
| Copper Gone |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sage Francis |
| Cover: | Copper_Gone_album_artwork.jpg |
| Studio: | Strange Famous Manor |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | Strange Famous Records |
| Producer: | Cecil Otter, Alxndrbrwn, James Hancock, Poindexter, Reanimator, Le Parasite, Buck 65, Prolyphic, Anders Parker, Alias, Dub Sonata, John Ash, Kurtis SP |
| Prev Title: | Li(f)e |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
Copper Gone is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis.[1] It was released on Strange Famous Records on June 3, 2014.[2] It is the first official studio album after Sage Francis announced his hiatus, which lasted for four years.[3] It peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Bram E. Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "On the evidence of Copper Gone, Francis is back on top form, spitting the kind of melancholic, philosophical couplets which made him the go-to emcee for literate lyrics laced with dense, allusive layers of meaning."
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Sage Francis – vocals
- Cecil Otter – production (1, 5)
- Alxndrbrwn – production (2)
- James Hancock – production (3)
- Poindexter – production (3)
- Reanimator – production (4, 11)
- Le Parasite – production (6)
- Buck 65 – production (7)
- Prolyphic – production (8)
- Anders Parker – production (9)
- Alias – production (10), mixing
- Dub Sonata – production (12)
- John Ash – production (13)
- Kurtis SP – production (14)
- Dilly Dilly – vocals
- Athena Hiotis – piano
- Joshua Trinidad – horns
- Daddy Kev – mastering
- Jelena Bojanic – artwork
- Irena Mihalinec – graphic design
- Sarah "Inkymole" Coleman – illustration
- Prentice Danner – photography
- Davor Drokan – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: The mixtape: Megan Washington, Sage Francis, Jane Tyrrell and more. The Guardian. Janine. Israel. Alan. Evans. Chelsea. Paddy. Monica. Tan. December 2, 2014. February 5, 2018.
- Web site: Stream Sage Francis' Nervy, Confessional Return on 'Copper Gone'. Spin. Brandon. Soderberg. May 27, 2014. February 5, 2018.
- Web site: Sage Francis' Copper Gone Sees Him Back on His D.I.Y. Grind. The Village Voice. Chaz. Kangas. May 30, 2014. February 5, 2018.
- Web site: Billboard 200: The Week of June 21, 2014. Billboard. February 5, 2018.
