To Be Immortal Explained

To Be Immortal
Type:album
Artist:Oran "Juice" Jones
Cover:To Be Immortal.jpg
Released:1989
Recorded:1988–1989
Genre:R&B
Length:53:13
Label:OBR[1]
Producer:Oran "Juice" Jones, Radcliffe "Rock" Isaacs, Sam Sever, David Sanchez, Guy Vaughn
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Player's Call
Next Year:1997

To Be Immortal is an album by the American musician Oran "Juice" Jones.[2] [3] It was released in 1989. The album proved be an even bigger commercial failure than his previous album, not making it to any Billboard charts.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "In 'Gangster Attitude' and 'Street Style', Jones' delicate tenor is used as an effective counterpoint to the gritty netherworld described and he hints that his insights into gang life come from personal experience."

Track listing

  1. "Money, Honey"
  2. "Pipe Dreams"
  3. "Gangster Attitude"
  4. "Never Say Goodbye"
  5. "To Be Immortal"
  6. "Dollar and a Dream"
  7. "Sacrifices"
  8. "Shaniqua"
  9. "Street Style"
  10. "Time"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gueraseva . Stacy . Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Influential Hip-Hop Label . 2005 . Random House . 166.
  2. Myers . Caren . Albums: Oran 'Juice' Jones . Melody Maker . Jan 27, 1990 . 66 . 4 . 29.
  3. Abrahams . Andrew . Song: To Be Immortal . People . Feb 19, 1990 . 33 . 7 . 28.