Revelations (Special Ed album)

Revelations
Revelations
Studio album by Special Ed
Released	June 27, 1995
Recorded	August 1994 – April 1995
Studio	Homeboy Studios (New York, NY); Howie's Crib (New York, NY); Dollar Cab Lab (Flatbush, NY); Power Play Studios (Long Island City, NY); Jammy's Recording Studio (Kingston, Jamaica); D&D Studios (New York, NY); Hi Class Studio; Quad Recording Studios (Manhattan, NY); Soundtrax Studio (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:37
Label	Profile Records
Producer	Chris Landry (exec.); Special Ed (also exec.); Ahmad Wyatt; Akshun; Dominic Owen; Fabian Hamilton; Father Shaheed; Howie Tee; Mark Sparks; O.C. Rodriguez;
Special Ed chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Muzik	^[2]

Revelations is the third studio album by American rapper Special Ed. It was released on June 27, 1995 via Profile Records. Recording sessions took place at Homeboy Studios, at Howie's Crib, at Dollar Cab Lab, at Power Play Studios, at D&D Studios, at Quad Recording Studios, and at Soundtrax Studio in New York City, at Jammy's Recording Studio in Kingston, and at Hi Class Studio. Production was handled by Akshun, Mark Sparks, Ahmad Wyatt, Dominic Owen, Fabian Hamilton, Father Shaheed, Howie Tee, O.C. Rodriguez and Special Ed. The album peaked at number 107 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lyrics"	E. Archer M. Sparks L. Parker	Mark Sparks	4:24
2.	"Neva Go Back"	E. Archer H. Thompson	Howie Tee	3:47
3.	"Rough 2 the Endin'"	E. Archer R. Williams	Akshun	3:55
4.	"Walk the Walk"	E. Archer M. Sparks	Mark Sparks	4:30
5.	"It's Only Gettin' Worse"	E. Archer	Special Ed	2:56
6.	"Just a Killa" (featuring Bounty Killer)	E. Archer R. Price	Special Ed	4:42
7.	"Rukus"	E. Archer	Special Ed	3:36
8.	"Freaky Flow"	E. Archer R. Williams	Akshun	3:17
9.	"Won't Be Long"	E. Archer M. Sparks	Mark Sparks	4:38
10.	"Crazy"	E. Archer D. Owen F. Hamilton	Dominic Owen Fabian Hamilton	3:48
11.	"Here I Go Again"	E. Archer A. Wyatt O. Rodriguez	Ahmad Wyatt O.C. Rodriguez	3:22
12.	"Just Like Dat"	E. Archer S. Phillips	Father Shaheed	3:31
13.	"Everyday Iza Gunshot"	E. Archer	Special Ed	4:24
14.	"We Rule"	E. Archer R. Williams	Akshun	4:47
Total length:				55:37

Sample credits

Track 1 contains a sample of "Mortal Thought" by KRS-One
Track 2 contains a sample of "The Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes
Track 7 contains a sample of "P.L.O. Style" performed by Method Man
Track 8 contains a sample from "Come Clean" performed by Jeru the Damaja
Track 11 contains material performed by Da Youngsta's

Charts[edit]

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	107
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	12

References[edit]

^ Henderson, Alex. "Revelations - Special Ed | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ Ashon, Will (August 1995). "Special Ed: Revelation" (PDF). Muzik. No. 3. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
^ "Special Ed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "Special Ed Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

External links[edit]

Special Ed – Revelations at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Henderson, Alex. "Revelations - Special Ed | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[2] Ashon, Will (August 1995). "Special Ed: Revelation" (PDF). Muzik. No. 3. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Special_Ed-3] "Special Ed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Special_Ed-4] "Special Ed Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

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