Purple Haze (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Purple Haze


Type = Album
Artist = Cam'ron
Released = December 7, 2004
Recorded = 2003 - 2004
Genre = Gangsta rap
Length = 77:48
Label = Roc-A-Fella Records Diplomat Records Def Jam Recordings
Producer = The Heatmakerz Kanye West Just Blaze Chad Wes Hamilton Nasty Beat Makers
Reviews = * "Allmusic" rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfuxqlsldae link]
* "Pitchfork" rating|8.7|10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16498-purple-haze link]
*"RapReviews.com" rating|7.5|10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_12_purplehaze.html link]
*"Stylus Magazine" (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2584 link]
Last album = "Come Home With Me" (2002)
This album = "Purple Haze" (2004)
Next album = "Killa Season" (2006)

"Purple Haze" is an album by rapper Cam'ron. It was released on December 7, 2004. To date Purple Haze has sold over 1,000,000 copies and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

=Track listing=

Notes

*The release of this album was delayed several times from November 2003.

*Two tracks appear on "Purple Haze" that appear on "Diplomatic Immunity 2" by The Diplomats ("Family Ties" and "Take 'Em to Church"). However, the two "Family Ties" are different. "Family Ties" on "Diplomatic Immunity 2" features Hell Rell and 40 Cal, while on "Purple Haze", it is only Cam'Ron. "Take Em To Church" on "Purple Haze" also features a slightly modified beat from the one featured on "Diplomatic Immunity 2".

*The track "Get 'Em Girls" was originally released on mixtapes (see Dipset/Byrd Gang Vol.1) using an orchestral sample but it was not cleared for use and so an altered version appears here.

* Pundit Bill O'Reilly made a reference to this album on an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor" in which Cam'Ron appeared.

* "Lord You Know" featuring Jaheim is a track Cam'ron made a music video for the "Purple Haze" hype. The music video stated that the song was to be on "Purple Haze". However, the album had too many songs and too little space to offer; therefore, the hit single was to be on "Sippin' On Sizzurp" mixtape.

ingles

*"Down and Out/Get 'Em Daddy", 2005
*"Girls/Family Ties", 2004
*"Get 'Em Girls/Killa Cam", 2004

Album credits

*Cam'ron – Executive Producer
*Kareem "Biggs" Burke – Executive Producer
*Larry Davis – Executive Producer
*Traxster – Mixing
*Tony Dawsey – Mastering
*Bang – Producer
*Carlisle Young – Mixing
*Charlemagne – Producer
*Eric "Ebo" Butler – Mixing
*Cam'ron – Producer
*Oluwaseye Olusa – Photography
*Kanye West – Producer
*Chad Hamilton – Producer
*Traxster – Producer
*The Heatmakerz – Producer
*Versatile – Producer
*Ryan Press – Producer
*Duke Dagod – A&R
*Nasty Beatmakers – Producer
*Robert Sims – Art Direction
*Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – Producer
*Travis Cummings – Artist Coordination
*Ty Tracks – Producer
*Jamel George – Artist Coordination
*Monica Morrow – Stylist
*Shalik Berry – Artist Coordination
*Mike Peters – Vocals
*Rick Patrick – Creative Director
*Jim Jones – Vocals
*Mike T. – Engineer
*Jaconda "Ms" Blunt – Vocals
*Carlisle Young – Engineer
*Latrice "Grease" Carter – Vocals
*Eric "Ebo" Butler – Engineer
*Sarah Hinds – Vocals
*Mike Peters – Engineer
*Steven "Opera Steve" Santiago – Vocals
*Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck – Engineer
*Dave Irving – Vocals
*Damon Dash – Executive Producer

External links

* [http://www.dipsetmixtapes.com/ Official Website]