Immobilarity
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{{Infobox album
| name = Immobilarity
| type = studio
| artist = Raekwon
| cover = Immobilarity.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 16, 1999
| recorded = 1998–1999
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 65:12
| label = {{hlist|Loud|Columbia}}
| producer = * Oli "Power" Grant {{small|(exec.)}}
- Raekwon {{small|(exec.)}}
- The Infinite Arkatechz
- Triflyn
- Naheen "Pop" Bowens
- The Vo
- Pete Rock
- Carlos "Six July" Broady
- DJ Devastator
- DJ Devastate
| prev_title = Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = The Lex Diamond Story
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Wu-Tang Clan solo
| type = studio
| prev_title = Golden Arms Redemption
| prev_year = 1999
| title = Immobilarity
| year = 1999
| next_title = Supreme Clientele
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}
Immobilarity is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan-member Raekwon, as a follow-up to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.... It was released in November 1999 on Loud Records, and peaked in the Top 10 of the US album charts. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 20, 1999.{{certification Cite|region=United States|type=album|artist=Raekwon|title=Immobilarity|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}
{{Music ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}Farley, Keith. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r445868/review|pure_url=yes}} Review: Immobilarity]. AllMusic. Retrieved on September 21, 2009.
| rev2 = Chicago Sun-Times
| rev2Score = {{Rating|1.5|4}}Kyles, Kyra. "[https://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=immobilarity&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_user_ldate=1%2F9%2F2000&as_user_hdate=1%2F9%2F2000&lr=&as_src=chicago+sun-times&as_price=p0&as_scoring=a Review: Immobilarity]". Chicago Sun-Times: 13. January 9, 2000. Archived from [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB42459A3639F05&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM the original] on September 21, 2009. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
| rev3 = Robert Christgau
| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Raekwon Consumer Guide: Immobilarity]". The Village Voice: January 25, 2000. Archived from [http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-01-25/music/happy-you-near/3 the original] on September 21, 2009.
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|4}}Baker, Soren. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-12-ca-32555-story.html Review: Immobilarity]. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on September 21, 2009.
| rev5 = PopMatters
| rev5Score = (favorable)Fuchs, Cynthia. [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/r/raekwon-immobilarity.shtml Review: Immobilarity]. PopMatters. Retrieved on September 21, 2009.
| rev6 = RapReviews
| rev6Score = 7/10Mr. S. [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_immobile.html Review: Immobilarity]. RapReviews. Retrieved on September 21, 2009.
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Columnist. "[http://www.tower.com/immobilarity-raekwon-cd/wapi/106951094 Review: Immobilarity]". Rolling Stone: 80. December 9, 1999.
| rev8 = (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev8Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}Hoard, Christian. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA672&dq Review: Immobilarity]". (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide: 672. November 2, 2004.
| rev9 = The Source
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Bonanno|first=Jonathan "Gotti"|date=January 2000|issue=124|title=Record Report: Raekwon – Immobilarity|magazine=The Source|pages=187–188|location=New York}}
| rev10 = USA Today
| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}Jones, Steve. "[https://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=immobilarity&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_user_ldate=11%2F9%2F1999&as_user_hdate=11%2F9%2F1999&lr=&as_src=usa+today&as_price=p0&as_scoring=a Review: Immobilarity]". USA Today: 4.D. November 9, 1999. Archived from [https://archive.today/20130131163223/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/46220247.html?dids=46220247:46220247&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+09,+1999&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Pilots+break+out+of+holding+pattern;+'Light'+burns+out&pqatl=google the original] on September 21, 2009. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
}}
Background
Unlike the first album, it has no production input from the RZA, or any guest features from Ghostface Killah, for the album has its own theme. However, the album does feature Method Man and Masta Killa. Raekwon has stated that the title is an acronym for "I Move More Officially by Implementing Loyalty and Respect in the Youth".{{Cite web|title=IMMOBILARITY - I Move More Officially By Implementing Loyalty And Respect In The Youth {{!}} AcronymFinder|url=https://www.acronymfinder.com/I-Move-More-Officially-By-Implementing-Loyalty-And-Respect-In-The-Youth-(IMMOBILARITY).html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.acronymfinder.com}} The album features affiliates American Cream Team, who would later become Ice Water.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Immobilarity track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 65:12
| title1 = Intro
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|Corey Woods|Michael Dewar|Collin Dewar}}
| extra1 = The Infinite Arkatechz
| length1 = 2:19
| title2 = Yae Yo
| note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|Woods|Carlos Broady}}
| extra2 = Carlos "Six-July" Broady
| length2 = 2:37
| title3 = Casablanca
| note3 =
| writer3 = {{hlist|Woods|Basil Poledouris}}
| extra3 = The Infinite Arkatechz
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = 100 Rounds
| note4 =
| writer4 = {{hlist|Woods|Sean Kelly}}
| extra4 = Triflyn
| length4 = 4:54
| title5 = Real Life
| note5 =
| writer5 = {{hlist|Woods|David Walker}}
| extra5 = DJ Devastator
| length5 = 3:02
| title6 = Power
| note6 = featuring American Cream Team
| writer6 = {{hlist|Woods|Kelly|Thaddaeus Birkett|Jamel Cummings|Bruce Mayfield|Delmar Coward}}
| extra6 = Triflyn
| length6 = 3:49
| title7 = Skit 1
| note7 =
| writer7 = Woods
| extra7 = DJ Devastate
| length7 = 1:05
| title8 = All I Got Is You Pt. 2
| note8 = featuring Big Bub
| writer8 = {{hlist|Woods|Frederick Lee Drakeford}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Naheen "Pop" Bowens|The Vo}}
| length8 = 4:54
| title9 = Jury
| note9 = featuring Kim Stephens
| writer9 = {{hlist|Woods|M. Dewar|C. Dewar|Sean Baker}}
| extra9 = The Infinite Arkatechz
| length9 = 3:51
| title10 = Fuck Them
| note10 = featuring Method Man
| writer10 = {{hlist|Woods|Kelly|Clifford Smith, Jr.}}
| extra10 = Triflyn
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Skit 2
| note11 =
| writer11 = Woods
| extra11 = RZA
| length11 = 1:29
| title12 = Live From New York
| note12 =
| writer12 = {{hlist|Woods|M. Dewar|C. Dewar}}
| extra12 = The Infinite Arkatechz
| length12 = 3:26
| title13 = My Favorite Dred
| note13 =
| writer13 = {{hlist|Woods|Kelly}}
| extra13 = Triflyn
| length13 = 1:58
| title14 = Friday
| note14 =
| writer14 = {{hlist|Woods|Kelly}}
| extra14 = Triflyn
| length14 = 3:25
| title15 = The Table
| note15 = featuring Masta Killa
| writer15 = {{hlist|Woods|M. Dewar|C. Dewar|Jamel Irief}}
| extra15 = The Infinite Arkatechz
| length15 = 3:03
| title16 = Sneakers
| note16 =
| writer16 = {{hlist|Woods|Peter O. Phillips}}
| extra16 = Pete Rock
| length16 = 3:02
| title17 = Raw
| note17 = featuring American Cream Team
| writer17 = {{hlist|Woods|Naheen Bowens|Voe Harris|Birkett|Mayfield|Herb Lane|Keith Crier|Paul Service|Emanuel Rahiem LeBlanc}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Naheen "Pop" Bowens|The Vo}}
| length17 = 3:07
| title18 = Pop Shit
| note18 =
| writer18 = {{hlist|Woods|Bowens|Michael Harrison}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Naheen "Pop" Bowens|The Vo}}
| length18 = 3:18
| title19 = Heart To Heart
| note19 =
| writer19 = {{hlist|Woods|Ralph Anthony MacDonald|William Salter}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Naheen "Pop" Bowens|The Vo}}
| length19 = 4:04
| title20 = Forecast
| note20 =
| writer20 = {{hlist|Woods|Kelly|Keith Sweat|Edward Theodore Riley}}
| extra20 = Triflyn
| length20 = 3:08
| title21 = Outro
| note21 =
| writer21 = Woods
| extra21 = RZA
| length21 = 1:09
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=Raekwon|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 4, 2021}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Raekwon|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 4, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ|title=2000 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=YE-54|date=December 30, 2000|accessdate=October 4, 2021}}
| 81 |
{{col-end}}
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Raekwon|title=Immobilarity|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
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Notes
- {{cite book| author = Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard | title = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | others = Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition | publisher = Simon and Schuster | date = 2004 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8}}
External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Raekwon-Immobilarity/master/36577 Immobilarity] at Discogs
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Category:Columbia Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Pete Rock