Sounding a Mosaic
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{{Infobox album
| name = Sounding a Mosaic
| type = Studio
| artist = Bedouin Soundclash
| cover = SoundingAMosaicAlbumCover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 7, 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Reggae, ska, alternative rock
| length = 54:04
| label = Stomp, SideOneDummy
| producer = Darryl Jenifer
| prev_title = Root Fire
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Street Gospels
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sounding-amosaic-mw0000168572|title=Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding Amosaic Album Reviews, Songs & More |website=AllMusic|access-date=28 May 2023}}
| rev2 = Music Emissions
}}
Sounding a Mosaic is the second album from the Canadian rock band Bedouin Soundclash. The album was released on September 7, 2004. Recorded in Montreal and produced by Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains, the album spawned the hit single "When the Night Feels My Song" which reached #1 on the Canada singles chart. The album had two more singles, "Shelter" and "Gyasi Went Home". The album was certified platinum by the CRIA with over 100,000 copies sold across Canada.{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/1007_g.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 |access-date=2012-05-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526094510/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1007_g.php |archive-date=2010-05-26 }}
Track listing
All songs written by Bedouin Soundclash unless noted otherwise.
- "When the Night Feels My Song" – 3:07
- "Shelter" – 3:15
- "Living in Jungles" – 2:26
- "Money Worries" featuring Vernon Maytone (Maytone) – 3:58
- "Gyasi Went Home" – 2:26
- "Shadow of a Man" – 5:02
- "Jeb Rand" – 5:02
- "Criminal" – 4:21
- "Murder on the Midnight Wire" – 3:58
- "Music My Rock" – 3:24
- "Rude Boy Don't Cry" – 2:53
- "Immigrant Workforce" – 3:21
- "Nothing to Say" – 3:43
- "Money Worries (E-Clair Refix)" (Maytone, Bedouin Soundclash) – 4:08
- "Rude Boy Abroad (Lazare Breakdub)" – 3:00
Singles
- "When the Night Feels My Song"
- "Shelter"
- "Gyasi Went Home"
Credits
- All songs written by Bedouin Soundclash except "Money Worries" written by Vernon Maytone.
- Produced by Darryl Jenifer
- Engineered by Greg Smith
- Recorded at DNA Studios, Montreal
- Mastered by Rod Shearer
- Artwork/Design by Jay Malinowski
Other information
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- The song "Jeb Rand" is about the character (of the same name) from the 1947 film Pursued, starring Robert Mitchum as Jeb.
- The song "When the Night Feels My Song" is featured in a 2006 commercial for Zellers. The song is also featured in a 2006 T-Mobile advert in the UK, in the interstitials and credits for Kids' CBC from 2007 to 2013, and is also featured on MuchMusic's compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 10.
- The line 'Yuh nuh ready fi dis yet, boy' in "Living in Jungles" comes from the Tanya Stephens song "Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet".
- The line 'Murderer, blood is on your shoulder' in "Living in Jungles" comes from the Buju Banton song "Murderer"; and the line 'Walk like a champion, talk like a champion' comes from another Buju Banton song "Champion". Both songs are found on Buju's 1995 album 'Til Shiloh.
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bedouin-soundclash/|title=Bedouin Soundclash|website=Billboard.com|access-date=28 May 2023}}
|align="center"|9 |
Singles
| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Year !align="center"|Single !align="center"|Chart !align="center"|Position |
| align="left"|2005
|align="left"|"When the Night Feels My Song" |align="left"|Canada |align="center"|4 |
| align="left"|2005
|align="left"|"When the Night Feels My Song" |align="center"|24 |
References
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