White Sunday (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = White Sunday
| type = studio
| artist = Mareko
| cover = Whitsunday-mareko.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2003
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|h=2|m=13|s=31}}
| label = Dawn Raid
| producer = {{hlist|Celph Titled|Cochise|Da Beatminerz|DJ Shan|Emile|E-Swift|Ghetto Professionals|John Chong-Nee|P-Money|Scram Jones|The Beat Digglerz|The Beatnuts}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = White Sunday
| type = studio
| single1 = Mareko (Here to Stay)
| single1date = 2003
| single2 = Stop Drop & Roll
| single2date = 2003
| single3 = Street Rap
| single3date = 2003
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = The New Zealand Herald
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Baillie |first=Russell |date= |title=Mareko: White Sunday - Lifestyle News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/imarekoi-white-sunday/EBPACATRWHK2AK5LN5WB57J3W4/ |access-date=20 July 2024 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
}}
White Sunday is the debut solo studio album by New Zealand rapper Mareko. It was released in 2003 via Dawn Raid Entertainment.{{Cite journal |last=Zemke-White |first=Kirsten |date=2005 |title=NESIAN STYLES (RE)PRESENT R‘N’ B:THE APPROPRIATION, TRANSFORMATION AND REALIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY R'N'B WITH HIP HOP BY URBAN PASIFIKA GROUPS IN AOTEAROA |doi=10.11157/sites-vol2iss1id54 |journal=Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies |volume=2 |issue=1}} The album's title is a reference to a Samoan holiday that happens on the second Sunday in October.
Production was handled by the Ghetto Professionals, P-Money, Celph Titled, Cochise, Da Beatminerz, DJ Shan, Emile, E-Swift, John Chong-Nee, Scram Jones, The Beat Digglerz and The Beatnuts, with Brotha D and YDNA serving as executive produces. It features guest appearances from Celph Titled, Deceptikonz, DJ Sir-Vere, E-Swift, Inspectah Deck, J-Ro, Psycho Les, Roc Raida, Sadat X and Scram Jones. The album debuted at number 4 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Two of its singles, "Mareko (Here to Stay)" and "Stop Drop & Roll", also went on charted, reaching number 4 and 6, respectively, on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
In March 2006, a double CD package was released, including a second instrumentals disc and two bonus tracks self-produced by Mareko. The album's sequel entitled White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark was released in 2008.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Espionage
| writer1 =
| extra1 = The Beat Digglerz
| length1 = 4:02
| title2 = Oh Shit
| note2 = featuring Psycho Les
| writer2 =
| extra2 = The Beatnuts
| length2 = 4:19
| title3 = Street Rap
| note3 = featuring Inspectah Deck
| writer3 =
| extra3 = V.I.C.
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Mareko (Here to Stay)
| writer4 =
| extra4 = V.I.C.
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Why Is That?
| writer5 =
| extra5 = Da Beatminerz
| length5 = 4:19
| title6 = White Sunday Sermon
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 1:52
| title7 = Legacy
| writer7 =
| extra7 = John Chong-Nee
| length7 = 3:47
| title8 = City Line
| writer8 =
| extra8 = P-Money
| length8 = 5:54
| title9 = Big Dummy
| note9 = featuring Celph Titled
| writer9 =
| extra9 = Celph Titled
| length9 = 3:49
| title10 = Don't Need Protection
| note10 = featuring Scram Jones and Roc Raida
| writer10 =
| extra10 = Scram Jones
| length10 = 4:24
| title11 = Suburban Legend
| writer11 =
| extra11 = DJ Shan
| length11 = 3:31
| title12 = Let Y'all Know
| note12 = featuring J-Ro and E-Swift
| writer12 =
| extra12 = E-Swift
| length12 = 3:44
| title13 = This Is Me
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Emile
| length13 = 3:18
| title14 = My Lady
| writer14 =
| extra14 = Cochise
| length14 = 4:43
| title15 = Major Flavour
| note15 = featuring Sadat X and DJ Sir-Vere
| writer15 =
| extra15 = Ghetto Pros.
| length15 = 4:12
| title16 = Stop, Drop and Roll
| note16 = featuring the Deceptikonz
| writer16 =
| extra16 = P-Money
| length16 = 3:54
| title17 = Espionage
| note17 = Instrumental
| writer17 =
| extra17 =
| length17 = 4:05
| title18 = Oh Shit
| note18 = Instrumental
| writer18 =
| extra18 =
| length18 = 4:07
| title19 = Street Rap
| note19 = Instrumental
| writer19 =
| extra19 =
| length19 = 3:52
| title20 = Mareko (Here to Stay)
| note20 = Instrumental
| writer20 =
| extra20 =
| length20 = 4:00
| title21 = Why Is That
| note21 = Instrumental
| writer21 =
| extra21 =
| length21 = 4:22
| title22 = Legacy
| note22 = Instrumental
| writer22 =
| extra22 =
| length22 = 3:51
| title23 = City Line
| note23 = Instrumental
| writer23 =
| extra23 =
| length23 = 5:57
| title24 = Big Dummy
| note24 = Instrumental
| writer24 =
| extra24 =
| length24 = 3:51
| title25 = Don't Need Protection
| note25 = Instrumental
| writer25 =
| extra25 =
| length25 = 4:27
| title26 = Suburban Legend
| note26 = Instrumental
| writer26 =
| extra26 =
| length26 = 3:33
| title27 = Let Y'all Know
| note27 = Instrumental
| writer27 =
| extra27 =
| length27 = 3:44
| title28 = This Is Me
| note28 = Instrumental
| writer28 =
| extra28 =
| length28 = 3:23
| title29 = My Lady
| note29 = Instrumental
| writer29 =
| extra29 =
| length29 = 4:44
| title30 = Major Flavour
| note30 = Instrumental
| writer30 =
| extra30 =
| length30 = 4:15
| title31 = Stop, Drop and Roll
| note31 = Instrumental
| writer31 =
| extra31 =
| length31 = 3:55
| title32 = Crunch
| note32 = featuring the Deceptikonz
| writer32 =
| extra32 = Mareko
| length32 = 4:00
| title33 = 99 Bottles
| writer33 =
| extra33 = Mareko
| length33 = 3:58
| total_length = 2:13:31
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Mareko|album=White Sunday|rowheader=true|access-date=20 July 2024}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|541724|Mareko – White Sunday}}
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