Blind Elephant
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blind Elephant
| type = studio
| artist = Gemstones
| cover = Blind Elephant by Gemstones.png
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| released = {{Start date|2015|5|5}}
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| genre = Christian hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=18}}
| label = Malaco, Xist
| producer = J.R., RavO, Stanley Meeks
| prev_title = Troubles of the World
| prev_year = 2009
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Blind Elephant is the second studio album by Gemstones. Malaco Records alongside Xist Music released the album on May 5, 2015.
Background
He worked with J.R., RavO (Raven-Tiffany Alishia McGriff), and Stanley Meeks.{{cite web |first=TJ |last=Armour |title= Gemstones talks Lupe Fiasco, refocusing on rap, and his new album, 'Blind Elephant'|url=http://rollingout.com/2015/05/05/gemstones-talks-lupe-fiasco-re-focusing-rap-new-album-blind-elephant/ |publisher=Rolling Out |accessdate=December 26, 2015 |date=May 5, 2015}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = New Release Today
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=McNeese |title=Long-Awaited! |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/userprofile_reviewssinglepost.php?review_id=23075&user_id=49 |publisher=New Release Today |accessdate=December 26, 2015 |date=May 12, 2015}}
| rev2 = Rapzilla
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Spadine |title=Review: Gemstones - Blind Elephant |url=http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/features/reviews/10841-review-gemstones-blind-elephant |publisher=Rapzilla |accessdate=December 26, 2015 |date=May 7, 2015}}
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Awarding the album three and a half stars from New Release Today, Kevin McNeese states, "Blind Elephant is an album that fans have waited a long time for. While lyrically he didn't disappoint, I definitely think the mixing and production could have been better." Richard Spadine, giving the album three stars at Rapzilla, writes, "Contrary to the hype, Blind Elephant is simply a good album. Not a magnum opus, but an impressive, if uneven effort from an artist still in the process of defining himself."
Track listing
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| title1 = Quick Go In
| note1 = featuring RavO
| writer1 = Demarco Lamonte Castle, Raven-Tiffany Alishia McGriff
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| length1 = 3:04
| title2 = Believe
| note2 =
| writer2 = Castle, Cardell Hardiman, Stanley Meeks, Mark Whitaker, Luther Riley Woodruff
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| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Lyrical Miracle
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| writer3 = Castle, McGriff
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| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Press Harder
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| writer4 = Castle, Hardiman, Whitaker, Woodruff
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| length4 = 4:19
| title5 = New World
| note5 =
| writer5 = Castle, David James Miller, Courtney Orlando Peebles
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| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:25
| title6 = Mama
| note6 =
| writer6 = Castle, Peebles
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| length6 = 3:39
| title7 = Temple
| note7 =
| writer7 = Castley, McGriff, Stanley Meeks, Thomas Michael Morris
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| length7 = 5:11
| title8 = Selfish
| note8 = featuring Precious
| writer8 = Castle, Hardiman, Meeks, Whitaker, Woodruff
| lyrics8 =
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| length8 = 5:28
| title9 = Almost Home
| note9 =
| writer9 = Castle, Marcus A. Davis
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| length9 = 4:08
| title10 = Don't Let Me Fall
| note10 = featuring Annie Castle
| writer10 = Castle, Meeks, Morris
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| length10 = 3:42
| title11 = Circles
| note11 =
| writer11 = Castle, Peebles
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| length11 = 3:16
| title12 = Rapture
| note12 = featuring Demya
| writer12 = Castle, Peebles
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| length12 = 4:45
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Chart performance
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{Album chart|rowheader=true|BillboardChristian|20|M|title=Gemstones Album & Song Chart History|publisher=Billboard Christian Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6562236/gemstones/chart?f=310|accessdate=December 26, 2015}} |
| {{Album chart|rowheader=true|BillboardHeatseekers|14|M|title=Gemstones Album & Song Chart History|publisher=Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6562236/gemstones/chart?f=324|accessdate=November 13, 2015}} |
| {{Album chart|rowheader=true|BillboardIndependent|36|M|title=Gemstones Album & Song Chart History|publisher=Billboard Independent Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6562236/gemstones/chart?f=326|accessdate=December 26, 2015}} |
| {{Album chart|rowheader=true|BillboardRap|24|M|title=Gemstones Album & Song Chart History|publisher=Billboard Top Rap Albums|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6562236/gemstones/chart?f=335|accessdate=November 13, 2015}} |
References
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