Philadelphonic Explained

Philadelphonic
Type:	Album
Artist:	G. Love & Special Sauce
Cover:	Philadelphonic.jpg
Released:	August 3, 1999
Length:	53:49
Label:	550 Music B00000JQFU
Producer:	T-Ray^[1] Chris DiBeneditto
Prev Title:	Yeah, It's That Easy
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Electric Mile
Next Year:	2001

Philadelphonic is the fourth album by G. Love & Special Sauce, released in 1999.^[2]

Critical reception

Spin wrote that the album's "beach-bound grooves are well-trodden." Entertainment Weekly called it "sleeker and more streamlined than its three predecessors." The Washington Post called Philadelphonic the band's best album, writing that it "achieves a flow so smooth that one can't tell where the Bob Dylan influences stop and the Eric B. & Rakim influences start."^[3]

Track listing

1. "No Turning Back" (G. Love & Special Sauce and BRODEEVA) – 3:03
2. "Dreamin'" (G. Love, Clarence Reid, Wilie Clarke) – 3:54
   • Contains a sample from "Clean Up Woman" performed by Betty Wright
3. "Roaches" (G. Love & Special Sauce and Jake Joys) – 1:10
4. "Rodeo Clowns" (Jack Johnson) – 2:57
5. "Numbers" (G. Love) – 4:24
6. "Relax" (G. Love) – 4:15
7. "Do It for Free" (G. Love & Special Sauce and BRODEEVA) – 5:02
8. "Honor and Harmony" (G. Love) – 3:36
9. "Kick Drum" (G. Love & Special Sauce and BRODEEVA) – 2:23
10. "Friday Night" (G. Love, Jimi "Jazz" Prescott) – 4:09
11. "Rock and Roll" (G. Love & Special Sauce – 3:08
12. "Love" (G. Love, T-Ray) – 3:39
13. "Around the World (Thank You)" (G. Love & Special Sauce – 1:27
14. "Gimme Some Lovin'" (G. Love) – 2:23
    • After five minutes of silence, an unlisted track, "Amazing," begins.

Personnel

• G. Love - lead vocals, guitar, and harmonica
• Jeffrey Clemens - percussion and background vocals
• Jimi "Jazz" Prescott - string bass
• Jack Johnson - acoustic guitar and vocals
• Mike Tyler - guitar
• Anton Pukshansky - organ, clavinette, and guitar
• DJ Roman - scratches
• David Gellar - percussion
• T-Ray - beats
• BRODEEVA (Chad Howlett & Earl Bryant, Jr) - vocals

External links

• G. Love & Special Sauce Official site

Notes and References

1. Book: Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. May 27, 2011. Omnibus Press. 9780857125958. Google Books.
2. Web site: G. Love and Special Sauce . Trouser Press . 12 August 2020.
3. Web site: G. LOVE &. Geoffrey. Himes. July 30, 1999. www.washingtonpost.com.