Closer to the Sun (Slightly Stoopid album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Closer to the Sun
| type = studio
| artist = Slightly Stoopid
| cover = Closertothesun.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 19, 2005
| recorded = Total Access, Redondo Beach, California (2005)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 60:32
| label = Reincarnate Music/Imusic
| producer =
| prev_title = Acoustic Roots: Live & Direct
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Chronchitis
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r738116}}
}}
Closer to the Sun is the fourth studio album by the rock band Slightly Stoopid, released in 2005. It debuted at #121 on the billboard 200{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/279590/slightly-stoopid/chart |title=Slightly Stoopid - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017191417/http://www.billboard.com/artist/279590/slightly-stoopid/chart |archive-date=2014-10-17}}
Track listing
- "Intro" - 1:17
- "Babylon Is Falling'" - 2:25
- "Somebody" - 2:52
- "Fat Spliffs" - 3:07
- "Bandelero" - 2:46
- "See It No Other Way" (featuring Barrington Levy and Mr. Mutton) - 3:53
- "Nothin Over Me" - 1:20
- "This Joint" - 4:07
- "Older" - 3:39
- "Ain't Got a Lot of Money" - 2:58
- "'Till It Gets Wet" - 2:37
- "Don't Care" (featuring Billy and Prof Most) - 4:39
- "Basher" - 2:31
- "Righteous Man" - 2:35
- "Up on a Plane" - 3:00
- "Waiting" - 2:54
- "Closer to the Sun" - 2:25
- "Zeplike" - 3:34
- "Comb 4 My Dome" - 1:29
- "Open Road" (contains the hidden track "Tom & Jerry") - 6:24
Samples
"Somebody" contains a sample of Da Mystery of Chessboxin' by Wu Tang Clan.
"Nothin Over Me" contains a sample of the theme and background music from the arcade game Xevious.
Charts
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| Chart (2005)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|121|artist=Slightly Stoopid}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Slightly Stoopid}} |