3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...
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| 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... | ||
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| Missing image ArrestedDevelopment3Years,5Months&2DaysintheLifeOf....jpg Album Cover | ||
| Album by Arrested Development | ||
| Released | March 24, 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1991 (?) | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 61 min 08 s | |
| Record label | Chrysalis Records | |
| Producer | Speech Thomas | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 3 stars out of 5 | October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=120433&resource=120433&fixture_artist=146699) |
| Allmusic.com | 4 1/2 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404112128090409&sql=Ammeq97e7krat) |
| Arrested Development Chronology | ||
| 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) | Zingalamaduni (1994) | |
3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... is the debut album by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). The album's chart success was the beginning of the popularization of Southern rap. 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... stood in stark contrast to the gangsta rap that ruled the hip hop charts in 1992 (such as Dr. Dre's The Chronic), in its focus on Christian spirituality, peace and love. It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. The album's title refers to the length of time it took Arrested Development to get a record contract.
Track listing
- "Man's Final Frontier" - 2:38
- "Mama's Always on Stage" (Speech) - 3:25
- "People Everyday" (Speech) - 3:26
- "Blues Happy" - :46
- "Mr. Wendal" (Speech) - 4:06
- "Children Play With Earth" - 2:38
- "Raining Revolution" (Speech) - 3:25
- "Fishin' 4 Religion" (Speech) - 4:06
- "Give a Man a Fish" (Headliner/Speech) - 4:22
- "U" (Speech) - 4:59
- "Eve of Reality" - 1:53
- "Natural" (Speech) - 4:18
- "Dawn of the Dreads" (Speech) - 5:17
- "Tennessee" (Speech) - 4:32
- "Washed Away" (Speech) - 6:22
- "People Everyday [Metamorphosis Mix]" (Speech) - 4:55
- "Mr. Wendal (Perfecto Mix)" [*]
- Bonus track
Personnel
- Arrested Development - Arranger
- Baba Oje
- Brother Larry - Guitar
- Rasha Don
- Montsho Eshe
- Dionne Farris - Vocals
- Headliner
- Aerle Taree - Stylist
- Tom Held - Engineer
- Larry Jackson - Saxophone
- Terrance Cinque Mason - Vocals
- Don Rasa
- Sister Paulette - Vocals
- Speech - Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Alvin Speights - Engineer
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Richard Wells - Engineer
- Lindsey Williams - Project Director
- Jeffrey Henson Scales - Photography
- Matt Still - Assistant Engineer
- Randall Martin - Art Direction
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1992 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 3 1992 Heatseekers No. 1 1993 The Billboard 200 No. 7
Billboard (North America) - singles
1992 People Everyday The Billboard Hot 100 No. 8 1992 People Everyday Hot Rap Singles No. 1 1992 People Everyday Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 2 1992 Revolution Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 49 1992 Tennessee Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 1 1992 People Everyday Rhythmic Top 40 No. 2 1992 People Everyday Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 6 1992 Tennessee Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 34 1992 People Everyday Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 10 1993 Mr. Wendal The Billboard Hot 100 No. 6 1993 Mr. Wendal Hot Rap Singles No. 4 1993 Mr. Wendal Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 6 1993 Natural Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 90 1993 Mr. Wendal Rhythmic Top 40 No. 5 1993 Mr. Wendal Top 40 Mainstream No. 10 1993 Mr. Wendal Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1 1993 Mr. Wendal Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 27