Black Yankee Rock

{{Infobox album

| name = Black Yankee Rock

| type = Studio

| artist = Chocolate Genius

| cover =Black Yankee Rock.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 22, 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length =

| label = Commotion Records{{cite web|last=Russell |first=Scott |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/11/chocolate-genius-inc.html |title=Chocolate Genius Inc - Paste |publisher=Pastemagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2020-02-29}}

| producer = Craig Street

| prev_title = GodMusic

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Swansongs (Chocolate Genius Album)

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-yankee-rock-mw0000181190 |title=Black Yankee Rock - Chocolate Genius | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2005-10-11 |accessdate=2020-02-29}}

}}

Black Yankee Rock is the third album by Chocolate Genius.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5041905 |title=Chocolate Genius, Inc.: 'Black Yankee Rock' : World Cafe |publisher=NPR |date=2005-12-07 |accessdate=2020-02-29}} It was produced by Craig Street and released on Commotion Records on October 22, 2005.

The album cover is an image of a recolored battle flag.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tKJEyVYMFO8C&q=Black+Yankee+Rock+chocolate+genius&pg=PA199 |title=The Amalgamation Waltz: Race, Performance, and the Ruses of Memory - Tavia Amolo Ochieng' Nyongó - Google Books |isbn=9780816656127 |accessdate=2020-02-29|last1=Nyongó |first1=Tavia Amolo Ochieng' |year=2009 }}

Track listing

  1. "The Beginning of Always" - Thompson - 4:42
  2. "Amazona" - Browne, Thompson - 4:08
  3. "The Yes Eye" - Thompson 2:19
  4. "Tomboyrockstar" - Patscha, Thompson - 4:57
  5. "Chasing Strange" - Thompson - 3:28
  6. "Down So Low" - Browne, Thompson - 3:45
  7. "Rats Under Waterfalls" - Thompson - 3:33
  8. "It's Going Wrong" – Moby, Thompson - 5:37
  9. "Cry" – Thompson - 3:49
  10. "Forever Everyone" – Thompson - 4:13
  11. "Same Time Tomorrow" – Thompson - 3:14

References