Tongues (Esham album)

Tongues
Studio album by Esham
Released	June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19)
Studio	Overture Recording (Michigan)
Genre	Horrorcore hardcore hip hop experimental hip hop
Length	1:11:59
Label	Gothom/Overcore TVT
Producer	Esham
Esham chronology
Mail Dominance (1999) Tongues (2001) Repentance (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau

Tongues is the eighth solo studio album by American rapper Esham. It was released on June 19, 2001 through Overcore Records with distribution via TVT Records. Recording sessions took place at Overture Recording in Michigan. Production was handled solely by Esham. It features guest appearances from Brittany Hurd, Kool Keith, Santos, The Dayton Family, Heather Hunter, Jill O'Neil, Mujahid and Violent J, as well as his Natas groupmates Mastamind and TNT. The album peaked at number 195 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. The project marks Esham's return to his old horror/devil sound.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Instruments	Length
1.	"Walkin on da Flatline"	Esham A. Smith Jade Scott Santos	Esham Santos	2:50
2.	"Slippin out Amerikkka" (featuring Mujahid)	Smith Mujahid Santos	Esham Santos	2:06
3.	"The D."	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	1:16
4.	"I'm Dead"	Smith	Esham	2:24
5.	"Panic Attack" (featuring Violent J)	Smith Joseph Bruce	Esham	2:49
6.	"Chemical Imbalance"	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	1:43
7.	"God"	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	2:26
8.	"Detroit 101" (featuring Mastamind)	Smith Gary Reed Santos	Esham Santos	2:20
9.	"Poetry"	Smith	Esham	2:55
10.	"Everyone"	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	4:13
11.	"Crash & Burn"	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	3:16
12.	"Mr. Negativity"	Smith	Esham Santos	2:43
13.	"Pill Me (Feel My Prescription)" (featuring Jill O'Neil)	Smith Santos	Santos	3:24
14.	"Brain Surgery" (featuring Mastamind and Shoestring)	Smith Reed Raheen Peterson	Esham Santos	3:00
15.	"Devilshit" (featuring Kool Keith)	Smith Keith Matthew Thornton	Esham	2:24
16.	"All Night Everyday" (featuring Heather Hunter, Kool Keith and Brittany Hurd)	Smith Thornton	Esham Santos	4:55
17.	"I Know" (featuring Brittany Hurd and Santos)	Smith Santos	Santos	3:33
18.	"So Selfish"	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	3:54
19.	"Envy the Sunshine" (featuring Brittany Hurd and Santos)	Smith Santos	Esham Santos	4:04
20.	"Love" (featuring T-N-T)	Smith Terry Jones Santos	Esham Santos Alicia Yang	3:17
21.	"Gloczup"	Smith	Esham	2:45
22.	"Intro (Hallucinagenics)"	Smith	Esham	2:28
23.	"Skydive"	Smith	Esham Santos	3:15
24.	"Fuck a Lover" (featuring The Dayton Family)	Smith Ira Dorsey Erick Dorsey Peterson	Esham Santos	3:45
Total length:				1:11:59

Personnel

• Esham "The Unholy" Smith – vocals, producer, recording, mixing, mastering, design, layout
• Mujahid – rap vocals (track 2)
• Joseph "Violent J" Bruce – rap vocals (track 5)
• Gary "Mastamind" Reed – rap vocals (tracks: 8, 14)
• Jill O'Neil – vocals (track 13)
• Raheen "Shoestring" Peterson – rap vocals (tracks: 14, 24)
• "Kool Keith" Matthew Thornton – rap vocals (tracks: 15, 16)
• Heather Hunter – rap vocals (track 16)
• Brittany Hurd – vocals (tracks: 16, 17, 19)
• Jade Scott Santos – vocals (tracks: 17, 19), recording, mixing, mastering, design, layout, photography
• Terry "TNT" Jones – rap vocals (track 20)
• Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey – rap vocals (track 24)
• Erick "Ghetto-E" Dorsey – rap vocals (track 24)

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	195
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	46
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	14

External links

• Esham – Tongues at Discogs (list of releases)