Lights Out Paris
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lights Out Paris
| type = Studio album
| artist = Sims
| cover = Lightsoutparis.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|07|28}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop, alternative hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=55}}
| label = Doomtree Records
| producer = Lazerbeak, MK Larada, Paper Tiger, P.O.S, Tom Servo
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Bad Time Zoo
| next_year = 2011
}}{{Music ratings
| rev1 = URB
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.doomtree.net/2005/09/29/sims-urb-review/|title=Sims URB Review {{!}} Doomtree|access-date=2017-02-05}}
}}
Lights Out Paris is the first studio album by American hip hop artist Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sims-Lights-Out-Paris/release/7200845|title=Sims - Lights Out Paris|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}} It was released July 28, 2005 on Doomtree Records{{Cite news|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/13486-sims-lights-out.php|title=SiMs - Lights Out|newspaper=Album of The Year|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-05}} and includes guest appearances from P.O.S, Crescent Moon, and Toki Wright, among others.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lights-out-paris-mw0002110602|title=Lights Out Paris - Sims {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-02-05}} The album was re-released with four remixes and five songs from Sims' False Hopes Four on vinyl in June 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.highlyevolving.com/UPC/789577196223/SiMS_Lights-Out-Paris|title=Lights Out Paris|website=www.highlyevolving.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}}
Music
The album is produced by Lazerbeak, MK Larada, P.O.S, Tom Servo and Paper Tiger.{{Cite web|url=https://sims.bandcamp.com/album/lights-out-paris-deluxe-edition|title=Lights Out Paris (Deluxe Edition), by Sims|website=Sims|access-date=2017-02-05}} It features Mike Mictlan, Toki Wright, Crescent Moon, Cecil Otter, P.O.S and Dessa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9805556|title=Sims - Lights Out Paris MP3 Music Download|website=www.cduniverse.com|access-date=2017-02-05}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = So Far So Good
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:36
| extra1 = MK Larada
| title2 = Market Made Murder
| note2 = featuring Toki Wright and Mike Mictlan
| length2 = 5:04
| extra2 = {{hlist|MK Larada|Tom Servo}}
| title3 = 15 Blocks
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:47
| extra3 = Lazerbeak
| title4 = Tape Deck
| note4 =
| length4 = 4:48
| extra4 = MK Larada
| title5 = So It Goes
| note5 =
| length5 = 3:22
| extra5 = Lazerbeak
| title6 = May 1st
| note6 =
| length6 = 3:18
| extra6 = Lazerbeak
| title7 = Barnum & Bailey's
| note7 =
| length7 = 1:40
| extra7 = Brandon
| title8 = Key Grip (FAX)
| note8 =
| length8 = 3:21
| extra8 = MK Larada
| title9 = Frontline
| note9 = featuring Crescent Moon
| length9 = 5:39
| extra9 = Benzilla
| title10 = Dreamsleep
| note10 = featuring Cecil Otter
| length10 = 3:57
| extra10 = Paper Tiger
| title11 = Osmosis
| note11 =
| length11 = 4:08
| extra11 = Lazerbeak
| title12 = No Homeowners
| note12 = featuring Cecil Otter, Dessa, Mike Mictlan, and P.O.S
| length12 = 3:24
| extra12 = Paper Tiger
| title13 = Lights Out / Spinal Tap{{refn|The outro "Lights Out" is followed by a period of silence, after which the unlisted track "Spinal Tap" plays. The hidden track is produced by MK Larada.|group=note}}
| note13 =
| length13 = 6:50
| extra13 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2015 Reissue Bonus Tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title15 = So Far So Good (Remix)
| note15 =
| length15 = 3:38
| extra15 = MK Larada
| title16 = 15 Blocks (Remix)
| note16 =
| length16 = 3:49
| extra16 = Lazerbeak
| title17 = Tape Deck (Remix)
| note17 =
| length17 = 2:49
| extra17 = Paper Tiger
| title18 = Spinal Tap (Remix)
| note18 =
| length18 = 3:11
| extra18 = Joe Mabbott
| title19 = Wooden Teeth
| note19 =
| length19 = 2:22
| extra19 = MK Larada
| title20 = Tape Deck (Bonus Track) (False Hopes version)
| note20 =
| length20 = 4:16
| extra20 = MK Larada
| title21 = 20 Burnt
| note21 =
| length21 = 2:22
| extra21 = Lazerbeak
| title22 = Lifetimes
| note22 = featuring P.O.S
| length22 = 2:22
| extra22 = P.O.S
| title23 = Whips
| note23 =
| length23 = 2:36
| extra23 = Lazerbeak
}}
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sims-Lights-Out-Paris/release/11923274|access-date=March 6, 2020|title=Sims - Lights Out Paris |website=Discogs }}
{{Div col}}
- Sims - primary artist
- MK Larada - executive producer, producer {{small|(1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20)}}, additional production
- P.O.S - executive producer, featured artist {{small|(12, 22)}}, producer {{small|(22)}}
- Joe Mabbott - engineer, mixed by, producer {{small|(18)}}
- Dave Gardner - mastered by
- Turbo Nemesis - mixed by
- Tom Servo - producer {{small|(2)}}
- Mike Mictlan - featured artist {{small|(2, 12)}}
- Toki Wright - featured artist {{small|(2)}}
- Lazerbeak - producer {{small|(3, 5, 6, 11, 16, 21, 23)}}
- Sean McPherson - bass {{small|(5)}}
- Brandon - producer {{small|(7)}}
- Benzilla - producer {{small|(9)}}
- Crescent Moon - featured artist {{small|(9)}}
- Paper Tiger - producer {{small|(10, 12, 17)}}
- Cecil Otter - featured artist {{small|(10, 12)}}
- Dessa - featured artist {{small|(12)}}
{{Div col end}}
References
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External links
- [https://sims.bandcamp.com/album/lights-out-paris-deluxe-edition Lights Out Paris] at Bandcamp
- [https://www.discogs.com/Sims-Lights-Out-Paris/release/7200845 Lights Out Paris] at Discogs
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