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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = 36 Seasons
| name = 36 Seasons
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Ghostface Killah]]
| artist = [[Ghostface Killah]]
| Cover = 36 Seasons album cover.jpg
| cover = 36 Seasons album cover.jpg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = {{Start date|2014|12|9}}
| released = December 9, 2014
| Recorded = 2014
| recorded = 2014
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=40|s=15}}
| studio =
| Label = [[Tommy Boy Records]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=15}}
| Producer = The Revelations, [[M.O.P.|Fizzy Womack]], Abdul-Rahmaan, [[The 45 King]]
| label = [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]
| Last album = ''[[Twelve Reasons to Die]]''<br />(2013)
| producer = {{hlist|The Revelations|[[M.O.P.|Fizzy Womack]]|Abdul-Rahmaan|[[The 45 King]]}}
| This album = '''''36 Seasons'''''<br />(2014)
| prev_title = [[Twelve Reasons to Die]]
| Next album = ''[[Sour Soul (album)|Sour Soul]]''<br />(2015)
| prev_year = 2013
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| next_title = [[Sour Soul (album)|Sour Soul]]
|Artist = [[Wu-Tang Clan#Members|Wu-Tang Clan solo]]
| next_year = 2015
|Type = studio
|Last album = [[Wu-Tang Clan]]:<br />''[[A Better Tomorrow (album)|A Better Tomorrow]]'' <br />(2014)
|This album = '''''36 Seasons'''''<br />(2014)
|Next album =
}}
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'''''36 Seasons''''' is the tenth studio album by American rapper and [[Wu-Tang Clan]] member, [[Ghostface Killah]]. It was released on December 9, 2014, by [[Tommy Boy Records]].<ref name="hiphopdx.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31373/title.ghostface-killah-36-seasons-release-date-tracklist-production-credits-album-snippets|title=Ghostface Killah "36 Seasons" Release Date, Tracklist, Production Credits & Album Snippets|work=HipHopDX|access-date=16 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503203207/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31373/title.ghostface-killah-36-seasons-release-date-tracklist-production-credits-album-snippets|archive-date=3 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
'''''36 Seasons''''' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper and [[Wu-Tang Clan]] member, [[Ghostface Killah]]. It was released on December 9, 2014, by [[Tommy Boy Records]].<ref name="hiphopdx.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31373/title.ghostface-killah-36-seasons-release-date-tracklist-production-credits-album-snippets|title=Ghostface Killah "36 Seasons" Release Date, Tracklist, Production Credits & Album Snippets|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>

== Background ==
In a December 2014, interview with [[HipHopDX]], [[Ghostface Killah]] spoke about how long it took him to record the album, saying: "It took me like 11 days on that. It was a direction. They said, “Yo, could you do this? This is what it’s about right here.” They gave me the script. So when I am following a script, it’s easier for me than just to go [do] some abstract shit. When I’m not rhyming about this room, I know what I gotta rhyme about. So boom. Instead of doing an abstract or regular verse, freestyle and have to think of like: “Ok, what can I get in here to sound fly? What can I do to just get ‘em?” My take on my strengths is when somebody gives me a story, when they present the story to me, its right up my alley. So it won’t really take me that long as it would doing the other regular joint. Plus, I am not doing it all by myself. You got AZ, you got G Rap. All I really gotta do is just do a verse and a half or whatever. And you can get those out like that. Especially, if your mind is open. If your mind ain’t open, your mind gotta think or whatever whatever the case may be."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.2662/title.ghostface-killah-talks-36-seasons-says-rap-is-dumbed-down-speaks-against-police-brutality|title=Ghostface Killah Talks "36 Seasons;" Says Rap Is Dumbed Down & Speaks Against Police Brutality|date=8 December 2014|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=16 December 2014}}</ref>


==Background==
Like Ghostface Killah's previous album, ''[[Twelve Reasons to Die]]'', ''36 Seasons'' is a concept album. The album follows the story of Tony Starks as he returns to [[Staten Island]] after nine years away seeking a quiet life but he finds this will be difficult to accomplish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchfork.com/news/57400-ghostface-killah-announces-new-album-36-seasons-shares-love-dont-live-here-no-more/|title=Ghostface Killah Announces New Album 36 Seasons, Shares "Love Don't Live Here No More"|work=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
In a December 2014, interview with [[HipHopDX]], [[Ghostface Killah]] said it took about 11 days to record the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.2662/title.ghostface-killah-talks-36-seasons-says-rap-is-dumbed-down-speaks-against-police-brutality|title=Ghostface Killah Talks "36 Seasons;" Says Rap Is Dumbed Down & Speaks Against Police Brutality|date=8 December 2014|work=HipHopDX|access-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> Like Ghostface Killah's previous album, ''[[Twelve Reasons to Die]]'', ''36 Seasons'' is a concept album. The album follows the story of Tony Starks as he returns to [[Staten Island]] after nine years away seeking a quiet life but he finds this will be difficult to accomplish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchfork.com/news/57400-ghostface-killah-announces-new-album-36-seasons-shares-love-dont-live-here-no-more/|title=Ghostface Killah Announces New Album 36 Seasons, Shares "Love Don't Live Here No More"|work=Pitchfork Media|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>


== Release and promotion ==
==Release and promotion==
Record store Get On Down was the only retailer to sell ''36 Seasons'' in vinyl format. Get On Down also sold a CD bundle that featured the vinyl version, an instrumental CD, poster, graphic novel booklet, and a T-Shirt.<ref name="hiphopdx.com"/>
Record store Get On Down was the only retailer to sell ''36 Seasons'' in vinyl format. Get On Down also sold a CD bundle that featured the vinyl version, an instrumental CD, poster, graphic novel booklet, and a T-shirt.<ref name="hiphopdx.com"/>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|MC=75/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/36-seasons/ghostface-killah|title=Reviews for 36 Seasons by Ghostface Killah |work=Metacritic|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|MC=72/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/36-seasons/ghostface-killah|title=Reviews for 36 Seasons by Ghostface Killah |work=Metacritic|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/36-seasons-mw0002777979|title=36 Seasons - Ghostface Killah - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=David Jeffries|work=AllMusic|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev1Score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/36-seasons-mw0002777979|title=36 Seasons - Ghostface Killah - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=David Jeffries|work=AllMusic|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev2=''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev2Score= C+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/ghostface-killah-tries-repeat-winning-formula-36-s-212439|title=Review: Ghostface Killah tries to repeat a winning formula on 36 Seasons |work=The A.V. Club|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev2Score= C+<ref name="av">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/ghostface-killah-tries-repeat-winning-formula-36-s-212439|title=Review: Ghostface Killah tries to repeat a winning formula on 36 Seasons |work=The A.V. Club|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev3=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev3Score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6397763/album-review-ghostface-killah-36-seasons|title=Album Review: Ghostface Killah Follows Up Wu-Tang Clan's Reunion Album With Solo Concept LP '36 Seasons'|date=9 December 2014|author=Paul Cantor|work=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''|accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev3Score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6397763/album-review-ghostface-killah-36-seasons|title=Album Review: Ghostface Killah Follows Up Wu-Tang Clan's Reunion Album With Solo Concept LP '36 Seasons'|date=9 December 2014|author=Paul Cantor|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev4=[[Consequence of Sound]]
|rev4=''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
|rev4Score=B<ref name="COS">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/album-review-ghostface-killah-36-seasons/|title=Ghostface Killah – 36 Seasons |work=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev4Score=B<ref name="COS">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2014/11/album-review-ghostface-killah-36-seasons/|title=Ghostface Killah – 36 Seasons |work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev5=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev5=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev5Score=A-<ref>Anderson, Kyle. Album. Ghostface Killah ''36 Seasons''. ''Entertainment Weekly''. Page 78. December 5, 2014.</ref>
|rev5Score=A−<ref>Anderson, Kyle. Album. Ghostface Killah ''36 Seasons''. ''Entertainment Weekly''. Page 78. December 5, 2014.</ref>
|rev6=''[[Exclaim!]]''
|rev6=''[[Exclaim!]]''
|rev6Score= 8/10<ref name="Exclaim!">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/ghostface_killah-36_seasons|title=Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons|work=Exclaim!|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev6Score= 8/10<ref name="Exclaim!">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/ghostface_killah-36_seasons|title=Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons|work=Exclaim!|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev7=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev7=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev7Score={{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ms-ghostface-killah-pop-reviews-20141209-story.html|title=Review: Ghostface Killah's '36 Seasons' delivers steely hip-hop |date=8 December 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev7Score={{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-ms-ghostface-killah-pop-reviews-20141209-story.html|title=Review: Ghostface Killah's '36 Seasons' delivers steely hip-hop |date=8 December 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev8=''[[The Observer]]''
|rev8=''[[The Observer]]''
|rev8Score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/07/ghostface-killah-36-seasons-review-wu-tang-star-turf-warfare|title=Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons review – Wu-Tang star makes a myth out of turf warfare|author=Killian Fox|work=The Guardian|accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev8Score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/07/ghostface-killah-36-seasons-review-wu-tang-star-turf-warfare|title=Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons review – Wu-Tang star makes a myth out of turf warfare|author=Killian Fox|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev9=[[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev9=''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev9Score=6.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20052-36-seasons/|title=Ghostface Killah: 26 Seasons|work=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev9Score=6.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20052-36-seasons/|title=Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons|work=Pitchfork Media|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev10=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev10=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev10Score= 7/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/spin-album-of-the-week-ghostface-killah-36-seasons/|title=Ghostface Killah, '36 Seasons' Review|work=SPIN|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|rev10Score= 7/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/spin-album-of-the-week-ghostface-killah-36-seasons/|title=Ghostface Killah, '36 Seasons' Review|work=SPIN|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}
''36 Seasons'' received generally positive reviews from [[music criticism|music critic]]s. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 75, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> David Jeffries of [[AllMusic]] said, "Inspiration flows out of the man throughout the album, and this end-to-end concept is executed with little note-spinning or boring lyrics that just serve the story, and while Twelve Reasons took a big giallo risk and nailed it, this more expected, '70s-favored success still surprises with its vigorous sense of purpose."<ref name="AllMusic"/> Homer Johnsen of [[HipHopDX]] stated, "''36 Seasons'' may not be Ghostface’s greatest project, but it is another notable addition to his extensive body of work. Rapping alongside Kool G Rap and AZ for the bulk of the album is certainly a treat, and the two have their own moments of glory. Production, on the other hand, simply does not hold on to the lyrical dynamism present between Ghost, Pharoahe Monch, AZ and G. The Revelations do an admirable job, but the neat vignettes steal away some of the raw kinetics that drive a superlative Ghost project."<ref name="HipHopDX">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2394/title.ghostface-killah-36-seasons|title=Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons|date=9 December 2014|work=HipHopDX|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref> Michael Madden of [[Consequence of Sound]] said, "''36 Seasons'' is the result of consummate artistic process and taste--a complete album both lyrically and musically."<ref name="COS"/> Ian Cohen of [[Pitchfork Media]] stated, "''36 Seasons'' is more in line with the spirit of Ghostface’s recent output, where he’s more prolific and "for the love" than ever and somehow lazier at the same time."<ref name="Pitchfork"/> Theon Weber of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said, "It's a small, controlled, uncommonly focused album, by an artist well into the kind of middle age that prizes refinement and brevity."<ref name="Spin"/>


''36 Seasons'' received generally positive reviews from [[music criticism|music critic]]s. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 18 reviews.<ref name="MC"/> David Jeffries of [[AllMusic]] said, "Inspiration flows out of the man throughout the album, and this end-to-end concept is executed with little note-spinning or boring lyrics that just serve the story, and while Twelve Reasons took a big giallo risk and nailed it, this more expected, '70s-favored success still surprises with its vigorous sense of purpose."<ref name="AllMusic"/> Homer Johnsen of [[HipHopDX]] stated, "''36 Seasons'' may not be Ghostface’s greatest project, but it is another notable addition to his extensive body of work. Rapping alongside Kool G Rap and AZ for the bulk of the album is certainly a treat, and the two have their own moments of glory. Production, on the other hand, simply does not hold on to the lyrical dynamism present between Ghost, Pharoahe Monch, AZ and G."<ref name="HipHopDX">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2394/title.ghostface-killah-36-seasons|title=Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons|date=9 December 2014|work=HipHopDX|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> Michael Madden of [[Consequence of Sound]] said, "''36 Seasons'' is the result of consummate artistic process and taste--a complete album both lyrically and musically."<ref name="COS"/>
== Track listing ==

{{tracklist
Theon Weber of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said, "It's a small, controlled, uncommonly focused album, by an artist well into the kind of middle age that prizes refinement and brevity."<ref name="Spin"/> Olivia Arezes of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' stated, "Ghost has always been considered a master of storytelling, and on ''36 Seasons'', he paints the usual sordid pictures in his songs, except this time he's cast an all-star team —Kool G Rap, AZ, Pharoahe Monch and others — as characters in an audio comic that's as action-packed as a kung-fu film."<ref name="Exclaim!"/> Matthew Fiander of [[PopMatters]] said, "His flow is solid on this album, and there’s no reason to suggest Ghostface is done, but if he is trying to recapture something, all we get here is sound and fury."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/189382-ghostface-killah-36-seasons/ |title=Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons |magazine=PopMatters |access-date=2015-05-24}}</ref>
| writing_credits = no

| extra_column = Producer(s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/11/14/ghostface-killah-36-seasons-album-sampler-mixed-by-7l/|title=Ghostface Killah "36 Seasons" Album Sampler Mixed by 7L|work=AllHipHop|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
==Track listing==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= 36 Seasons |year= 2014 |type= booklet |publisher= [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = ''36 Seasons'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 40:15


| title1 = The Battlefield
| title1 = The Battlefield
| note1 = featuring [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]], [[Kool G Rap]] & [[Tre Williams]]
| note1 = featuring [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]], [[Kool G Rap]] & [[Tre Williams]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ghostface Killah|Dennis David Coles]]|[[AZ (rapper)|Anthony Cruz]]|[[Kool G Rap|Nathaniel Thomas Wilson]]|Wes Mingus|Josh Werner|Gintas Janusonis}}
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[M.O.P.|Fizzy Womack]], The Revelations
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[M.O.P.|Fizzy Womack]]|The Revelations}}
| length1 = 3:46
| length1 = 3:46


| title2 = Love Don’t Live Here No More
| title2 = Love Don't Live Here No More
| note2 = featuring Kandace Springs
| note2 = featuring Kandace Springs
| writer2 = {{hlist|Coles|Angela Johnson|Malik Abdul-Rahmaan}}
| writer2 =
| extra2 = Malik Abdul-Rahmaan, The Revelations
| extra2 = {{hlist|Malik Abdul-Rahmaan|The Revelations}}
| length2 = 3:48
| length2 = 3:48


| title3 = Here I Go Again
| title3 = Here I Go Again
| note3 = featuring AZ & [[Rell (singer)|Rell]]
| note3 = featuring AZ & [[Rell (singer)|Rell]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Coles|Cruz|[[Rell (singer)|Gerrell Gaddis]]|Mingus|Werner|Janusonis}}
| writer3 =
| extra3 = Fizzy Womack, The Revelations
| extra3 = {{hlist|Fizzy Womack|The Revelations}}
| length3 = 3:28
| length3 = 3:28


| title4 = Loyalty
| title4 = Loyalty
| note4 = performed by Kool G Rap & Nems
| note4 = performed by Kool G Rap & [[Gorilla Nems|Nems]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Wilson|Travis Doyle|Mingus|Werner|Janusonis}}
| writer4 =
| extra4 = The Revelations
| extra4 = The Revelations
| length4 = 1:57
| length4 = 1:57
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| title5 = [[Thin Line Between Love and Hate|It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate]]
| title5 = [[Thin Line Between Love and Hate|It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate]]
| note5 = performed by The Revelations
| note5 = performed by The Revelations
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jackie Members|Richard Poindexter|Robert Poindexter}}
| writer5 =
| extra5 = The Revelations
| extra5 = The Revelations
| length5 = 3:59
| length5 = 3:59
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| title6 = The Dogs of War
| title6 = The Dogs of War
| note6 = featuring [[Shawn Wigs]] & Kool G Rap
| note6 = featuring [[Shawn Wigs]] & Kool G Rap
| writer6 = {{hlist|Coles|[[Shawn Wigs|Shawn Simons]]|Wilson|Mingus|Janusonis}}
| writer6 =
| extra6 = The Revelations
| extra6 = The Revelations
| length6 = 3:48
| length6 = 3:48
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| title7 = Emergency Procedure
| title7 = Emergency Procedure
| note7 = featuring [[Pharoahe Monch]]
| note7 = featuring [[Pharoahe Monch]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Coles|[[Pharoahe Monch|Troy Donald Jamerson]]|Mingus|Werner|Janusonis}}
| writer7 =
| extra7 = The Revelations
| extra7 = The Revelations
| length7 = 2:42
| length7 = 2:42
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| title8 = Double Cross
| title8 = Double Cross
| note8 = featuring AZ
| note8 = featuring AZ
| writer8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Coles|Cruz|Mingus|Werner|Janusonis}}
| extra8 = The Revelations
| extra8 = The Revelations
| length8 = 2:20
| length8 = 2:20
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| title9 = Bamboo’s Lament
| title9 = Bamboo’s Lament
| note9 = performed by Kandace Springs
| note9 = performed by Kandace Springs
| writer9 =
| writer9 = {{hlist|Johnson|Abdul-Rahmaan}}
| extra9 = Malik Abdul-Rahmaan, The Revelations
| extra9 = {{hlist|Malik Abdul-Rahmaan|The Revelations}}
| length9 = 1:57
| length9 = 1:57


| title10 = Pieces to the Puzzle
| title10 = Pieces to the Puzzle
| note10 = featuring AZ
| note10 = featuring AZ
| writer10 =
| writer10 = {{hlist|Coles|Cruz|Mingus|Werner|Janusonis}}
| extra10 = The Revelations
| extra10 = The Revelations
| length10 = 2:35
| length10 = 2:35
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| title11 = Homicide
| title11 = Homicide
| note11 = featuring Nems & Shawn Wigs
| note11 = featuring Nems & Shawn Wigs
| writer11 = {{hlist|Coles|Doyle|Simons|Abdul-Rahmaan|Mingus|Werner|Janusonis}}
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Malik Abdul-Rahmaan, The Revelations
| extra11 = {{hlist|Malik Abdul-Rahmaan|The Revelations}}
| length11 = 3:21
| length11 = 3:21


| title12 = Blood in the Streets
| title12 = Blood in the Streets
| note12 = featuring AZ
| note12 = featuring AZ
| writer12 = {{hlist|Coles|Cruz|[[The 45 King|Mark Howard James]]}}
| writer12 =
| extra12 = [[The 45 King]], The Revelations
| extra12 = {{hlist|[[The 45 King]]|The Revelations}}
| length12 = 2:03
| length12 = 2:03


| title13 = Call My Name
| title13 = Call My Name
| note13 =
| note13 =
| writer13 =
| writer13 = {{hlist|Coles|Cruz|Janusonis}}
| extra13 = The Revelations
| extra13 = The Revelations
| length13 = 2:11
| length13 = 2:11


| title14 = I Love You For All Seasons
| title14 = [[I Love You for All Seasons]]
| note14 = performed by The Revelations
| note14 = performed by The Revelations
| writer14 =
| writer14 = Sheila Young
| extra14 = The Revelations
| extra14 = The Revelations
| length14 = 2:20
| length14 = 2:20
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 71:00

| title15 = The Battlefield
| note15 = Instrumental
| writer15 =
| extra15 = {{hlist|Fizzy Womack|The Revelations}}
| length15 = 3:43

| title16 = Love Don't Live Here No More
| note16 = Instrumental
| writer16 =
| extra16 = {{hlist|Malik Abdul-Rahmaan|The Revelations}}
| length16 = 3:29

| title17 = Here I Go Again
| note17 = Instrumental
| writer17 =
| extra17 = {{hlist|Fizzy Womack|The Revelations}}
| length17 = 3:29

| title18 = Loyalty
| note18 = Instrumental
| writer18 =
| extra18 = The Revelations
| length18 = 1:26

| title19 = The Dogs of War
| note19 = Instrumental
| writer19 =
| extra19 = The Revelations
| length19 = 3:05

| title20 = Emergency Procedure
| note20 = Instrumental
| writer20 =
| extra20 = The Revelations
| length20 = 2:47

| title21 = Double Cross
| note21 = Instrumental
| writer21 =
| extra21 = The Revelations
| length21 = 2:21

| title22 = Pieces to the Puzzle
| note22 = Instrumental
| writer22 =
| extra22 = The Revelations
| length22 = 2:34

| title23 = Homicide
| note23 = Instrumental
| writer23 =
| extra23 = {{hlist|Malik Abdul-Rahmaan|The Revelations}}
| length23 = 3:21

| title24 = Blood in the Streets
| note24 = Instrumental
| writer24 =
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36 Seasons
Studio album by
Ghostface Killah
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014
Recorded2014
GenreHip hop
Length40:15
LabelTommy Boy
Producer
Ghostface Killah chronology
Twelve Reasons to Die
(2013) 		36 Seasons
(2014) 		Sour Soul
(2015)

36 Seasons is the tenth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member, Ghostface Killah. It was released on December 9, 2014, by Tommy Boy Records.[1]

Background

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In a December 2014, interview with HipHopDX, Ghostface Killah said it took about 11 days to record the album.[2] Like Ghostface Killah's previous album, Twelve Reasons to Die, 36 Seasons is a concept album. The album follows the story of Tony Starks as he returns to Staten Island after nine years away seeking a quiet life but he finds this will be difficult to accomplish.[3]

Release and promotion

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Record store Get On Down was the only retailer to sell 36 Seasons in vinyl format. Get On Down also sold a CD bundle that featured the vinyl version, an instrumental CD, poster, graphic novel booklet, and a T-shirt.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubC+[6]
Billboard[7]
Consequence of SoundB[8]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[9]
Exclaim!8/10[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork6.0/10[13]
Spin7/10[14]

36 Seasons received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 18 reviews.[4] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "Inspiration flows out of the man throughout the album, and this end-to-end concept is executed with little note-spinning or boring lyrics that just serve the story, and while Twelve Reasons took a big giallo risk and nailed it, this more expected, '70s-favored success still surprises with its vigorous sense of purpose."[5] Homer Johnsen of HipHopDX stated, "36 Seasons may not be Ghostface’s greatest project, but it is another notable addition to his extensive body of work. Rapping alongside Kool G Rap and AZ for the bulk of the album is certainly a treat, and the two have their own moments of glory. Production, on the other hand, simply does not hold on to the lyrical dynamism present between Ghost, Pharoahe Monch, AZ and G."[15] Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound said, "36 Seasons is the result of consummate artistic process and taste--a complete album both lyrically and musically."[8]

Theon Weber of Spin said, "It's a small, controlled, uncommonly focused album, by an artist well into the kind of middle age that prizes refinement and brevity."[14] Olivia Arezes of Exclaim! stated, "Ghost has always been considered a master of storytelling, and on 36 Seasons, he paints the usual sordid pictures in his songs, except this time he's cast an all-star team —Kool G Rap, AZ, Pharoahe Monch and others — as characters in an audio comic that's as action-packed as a kung-fu film."[10] Matthew Fiander of PopMatters said, "His flow is solid on this album, and there’s no reason to suggest Ghostface is done, but if he is trying to recapture something, all we get here is sound and fury."[16]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[17]

36 Seasons track listing
No.TitelWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Battlefield" (featuring AZ, Kool G Rap & Tre Williams)
3:46
2."Love Don't Live Here No More" (featuring Kandace Springs)
  • Coles
  • Angela Johnson
  • Malik Abdul-Rahmaan
  • Malik Abdul-Rahmaan
  • The Revelations
3:48
3."Here I Go Again" (featuring AZ & Rell)
  • Fizzy Womack
  • The Revelations
3:28
4."Loyalty" (performed by Kool G Rap & Nems)
  • Wilson
  • Travis Doyle
  • Mingus
  • Werner
  • Janusonis
The Revelations1:57
5."It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (performed by The Revelations)
  • Jackie Members
  • Richard Poindexter
  • Robert Poindexter
The Revelations3:59
6."The Dogs of War" (featuring Shawn Wigs & Kool G Rap)
The Revelations3:48
7."Emergency Procedure" (featuring Pharoahe Monch)
The Revelations2:42
8."Double Cross" (featuring AZ)
  • Coles
  • Cruz
  • Mingus
  • Werner
  • Janusonis
The Revelations2:20
9."Bamboo’s Lament" (performed by Kandace Springs)
  • Johnson
  • Abdul-Rahmaan
  • Malik Abdul-Rahmaan
  • The Revelations
1:57
10."Pieces to the Puzzle" (featuring AZ)
  • Coles
  • Cruz
  • Mingus
  • Werner
  • Janusonis
The Revelations2:35
11."Homicide" (featuring Nems & Shawn Wigs)
  • Coles
  • Doyle
  • Simons
  • Abdul-Rahmaan
  • Mingus
  • Werner
  • Janusonis
  • Malik Abdul-Rahmaan
  • The Revelations
3:21
12."Blood in the Streets" (featuring AZ)
2:03
13."Call My Name"
  • Coles
  • Cruz
  • Janusonis
The Revelations2:11
14."I Love You for All Seasons" (performed by The Revelations)Sheila YoungThe Revelations2:20
Total length:40:15
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitelProducer(s)Length
15."The Battlefield" (Instrumental)
  • Fizzy Womack
  • The Revelations
3:43
16."Love Don't Live Here No More" (Instrumental)
  • Malik Abdul-Rahmaan
  • The Revelations
3:29
17."Here I Go Again" (Instrumental)
  • Fizzy Womack
  • The Revelations
3:29
18."Loyalty" (Instrumental)The Revelations1:26
19."The Dogs of War" (Instrumental)The Revelations3:05
20."Emergency Procedure" (Instrumental)The Revelations2:47
21."Double Cross" (Instrumental)The Revelations2:21
22."Pieces to the Puzzle" (Instrumental)The Revelations2:34
23."Homicide" (Instrumental)
  • Malik Abdul-Rahmaan
  • The Revelations
3:21
24."Blood in the Streets" (Instrumental)
  • The 45 King
  • The Revelations
2:05
25."Call My Name" (Instrumental)The Revelations2:14
Total length:71:00

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[18] 94
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 13

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ghostface Killah "36 Seasons" Release Date, Tracklist, Production Credits & Album Snippets". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ghostface Killah Talks "36 Seasons;" Says Rap Is Dumbed Down & Speaks Against Police Brutality". HipHopDX. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Ghostface Killah Announces New Album 36 Seasons, Shares "Love Don't Live Here No More"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for 36 Seasons by Ghostface Killah". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b David Jeffries. "36 Seasons - Ghostface Killah - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Review: Ghostface Killah tries to repeat a winning formula on 36 Seasons". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ^ Paul Cantor (9 December 2014). "Album Review: Ghostface Killah Follows Up Wu-Tang Clan's Reunion Album With Solo Concept LP '36 Seasons'". Billboard. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Ghostface Killah – 36 Seasons". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  9. ^ Anderson, Kyle. Album. Ghostface Killah 36 Seasons. Entertainment Weekly. Page 78. December 5, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Review: Ghostface Killah's '36 Seasons' delivers steely hip-hop". Los Angeles Times. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  12. ^ Killian Fox. "Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons review – Wu-Tang star makes a myth out of turf warfare". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Ghostface Killah, '36 Seasons' Review". SPIN. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons". HipHopDX. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Ghostface Killah: 36 Seasons". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  17. ^ 36 Seasons (booklet). Tommy Boy. 2014.
  18. ^ "Ghostface Killah Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  19. ^ "Ghostface Killah Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  20. ^ "Ghostface Killah Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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