Slime & Reason
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{{Infobox album
| name = Slime & Reason
| type = studio
| artist = Roots Manuva
| cover = RootsManuva_slime%26reason.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2008|09|01|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=29}}
| label = Big Dada
| producer = Toddla T
| prev_title = Alternately Deep
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = 4everevolution
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Slime & Reason
| type = Studio
| single1 = Buff Nuff
| single1date = 7 July 2008
| single2 = Again & Again
| single2date = 25 August 2008
| single3 = Let the Spirit
| single3date = 27 October 2008
| single4 = Do Nah Bodda Mi
| single4date = 29 June 2009
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/slime-reason/roots-manuva|title=Slime & Reason by Roots Manuva|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=8 January 2017}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1416461}}
| rev2 = BBC
| rev2Score = favorable[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/8zvr/ BBC review ]
| rev3 = Billboard
| rev3Score = favorable[https://web.archive.org/web/20081115081216/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ic9655ee4528b1af475072da56d29d74e Billboard Magazine review]
| rev4 = The Independent
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-roots-manuva-slime--reason-big-dada-912060.html The Independent Review]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| rev5 = musicOMH
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://www.musicomh.com/albums/roots-manuva-3_0808.htm musicOMH review]
| rev6 = NME
| rev6Score = {{Rating|7|10}}[https://www.nme.com/reviews/9873 NME review]
| rev7 = The Observer
| rev7Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |title=CD: Urban review: Roots Manuva, Slime and Reason |date=2008-08-09 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508095709/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/10/urban.rootsmanuva |archive-date=2021-05-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/10/urban.rootsmanuva}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev9 = PopMatters
| rev9Score = {{rating|6|10}}[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63709/roots-manuva-slime-reason/ PopMatters review]
| rev10 = The Times
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616061149/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4464220.ece The Times review]
}}
Slime & Reason is the sixth studio album of original material by Roots Manuva. It was released on 1 September 2008 on the Big Dada label. Hip Hop Connection magazine named it Album Of The Year 2008.
A limited-edition version of the album included a bonus CD, entitled Slime & Version, consisting of dub mixes by Wrongtom.
In 2009 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.{{cite web |url=http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020090121%20IMPALA%20Awards.htm |title=color |website=www.impalamusic.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021420/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020090121%20IMPALA%20Awards.htm |archive-date=2017-11-07}}
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Again & Again
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = C.R.U.F.F.
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Do Nah Bodda Mi
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Let the Spirit
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = Kick Up Ya Feet
| length5 = 3:43
| title6 = A Man's Talk
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = Buff Nuff
| length7 = 2:15
| title8 = It's Me Oh Lord
| length8 = 3:32
| title9 = 2 Much 2 Soon
| length9 = 5:23
| title10 = Do 4 Self
| length10 = 3:10
| title11 = The Show Must Go On
| length11 = 6:07
| title12 = I'm a New Man
| length12 = 3:04
| title13 = Well Alright
| length13 = 3:57
| title14 = The Struggle
| length14 = 3:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited edition bonus disc
| title1 = Again & Again & Again
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = I'm a New Man (A New Version)
| length2 = 2:51
| title3 = A New Dub
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = 9 Dubs a Year
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = Do Bodda Mi (in Digital)
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = Dub for the Worms
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = …And Again
| length7 = 2:33
}}
Charts
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| scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7378/roots-manuva/|title=Roots Manuva|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 November 2017}}
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|94677|Slime & Reason}}
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