Guilty Conscience (album) explained
| Guilty Conscience |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | J. Holiday |
| Cover: | GuiltyConscience.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | January 28, 2014 |
| Recorded: | 2013 |
| Studio: | The Boom Boom Room, Los Angeles[1] |
| Genre: |
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| Label: | - Music Line
- HMG
- Central South Distribution
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| Producer: | Ronnie Jackson, Anthony "T.A." Tate |
| Prev Title: | Round 2 |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Baecation |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
Guilty Conscience is the third studio album by American recording artist J. Holiday, released by his own label HMG (Holiday Music Group) and Music Line Group on January 28, 2014. It is Holiday's first album since Round 2 (2009), and his first independent release.
The album features production from Lil Ronnie, Ronnie D, Jerry Wonda, Blaq Smurph and Miyk Snoddy, among others.[2] Guilty Conscience receive mostly positive reviews, giving the album 4.5 out of 5 stars. The sound and feel of the album were also significantly influenced by sound engineer, JD Butler, who worked alongside Lil Ronnie, recording the entire album.
Release
The first single "After We Fuck" was released on September 23, 2013. In November 2013, Holiday teased a sampler of the album with four snippets and three full tracks available for download at djbooth.net. The album was announced for a December release,[3] but this was pushed back to January 28, 2014. Guilty Conscience hit number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on February 14.[4] The second single "Incredible", was sent to urban radio on February 17, 2014.
Inspiration
Three weeks before the album was officially released, J. Holiday explained the concept behind the title, saying:
Track listing
- Note
- The track listing was confirmed by Amazon.com.[5]
Credits and personnel
Credits for Guilty Conscience adapted from Allmusic[6] and album credits.[1]
- Brandon Alexander - bass, instrumentation
- Arden Altino - composer, keyboards, producer
- B.A.M. - composer, producer
- JD Butler - Recording and mixing engineer
- Blaq Smurph - instrumentation, producer
- Phil Cornish - composer, keyboards, producer
- Nealante - producer, mix engineer
- Ronnie D - producer
- Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis - bass, composer, producer
- C. Dwight - composer
- Rod Harris, Jr. - Guitar
- Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes - composer, guitar, producer
- J. Holiday - primary artist
- Araceli Jackson - A&R
- Ronnie Jackson - composer, executive producer, producer
- Jubu - guitar
- Phillip Lassiter - horn
- Colin Leonard -mastering
- Lil Ronnie - Instrumentation, producer, vocal producer
- Brandyn Porter - guitar
- Miykal Snoddy - composer, producer
- Anthony "T.A." Tate - composer, executive producer, producer
- Zach Wolfe - photography
Notes and References
- Guilty Conscience . Music Line Group . 2013 . CD album credits . 2ML8342 .
- Web site: J. Holiday Books December 10th For Comeback Album 'Guilty Conscience'. 18 October 2013. Singersroom.com.
- Web site: J. Holiday Guilty Conscience (Sampler). DJBooth.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20131119030330/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/j-holiday-guilty-conscience-sampler. November 19, 2013. July 6, 2021.
- Chart History: J. Holiday – Hip Hop Albums . . July 6, 2021.
- Web site: Amazon.com: Guilty Conscience: J. Holiday: Audio CD. Amazon. 2014.
- Web site: Guilty Conscience - J. Holiday | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
- https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152025172482521&id=18711872520&__user=100002947226978
- Web site: Itunes - Music - Guilty Conscience by J. Holiday. Itunes.apple.com.
