Downtown Science (Downtown Science album)

"Room to Breathe"
Downtown Science
Studio album by Downtown Science
Released	January 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	Chung King Studios (New York City, New York); Apollo Studios (New York City, New York); Sigma Sound Studios (New York City, New York); Nightmare Productions, Inc. (New York City, New York);
Genre	Golden age hip hop
Length	61:31
Label	Def Jam; Columbia; Sony Music;
Producer	Bosco Money (also exec.); Sam Sever (also exec.);
Singles from Downtown Science
	"Room to Breathe"; Released: 1991; "Radioactive"; Released: 1991;

Downtown Science is the only studio album by American rap duo Downtown Science. It was released in 1991 through Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment. Recording sessions took place in New York City at Chung King Studios, Apollo Studios, Sigma Sound Studios and Nightmare Productions, Inc. Production was handled by Bosco Money and Sam Sever, who also served as executive producers.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]

The album was a critical success, earning many positive reviews, however it was not successful commercially, thus the album and its two singles, "Room to Breathe" and "Radioactive", did not make it to the Billboard charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"This Is a Visit"	K. Carabello S. Citrin P. Townshend
2.	"Catch the Wave"	K. Carabello S. Citrin A. Toussaint
3.	"Radioactive"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
4.	"Out There But in There"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
5.	"Natural People"	K. Carabello S. Citrin A. MacDermot J. Ragni J. Radomski
6.	"Somethin' Spankin New"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
7.	"If I Was"	K. Carabello S. Citrin J. Brown
8.	"Drums Through the Wall"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
9.	"Delta Sigma"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
10.	"The Topic Drift"	K. Carabello
11.	"Down to a Science"	K. Carabello S. Citrin B. Maupin B. Summers D. McKnight M. Clark P. Jackson
12.	"Summertime"	K. Carabello
13.	"Saw You at the Party"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
14.	"Room to Breathe"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
15.	"Winning"	K. Carabello S. Citrin
16.	"Fat Shout"	K. Carabello
17.	"Keep It On"	K. Carabello S. Citrin J. Brown B. Hobgood

Personnel

Kenneth Carabello – main artist, vocals, producer, executive producer
Sam Citrin – main artist, producer, executive producer
Kevin Reynolds – recording & mixing
Adam Gazzola – recording & mixing
Warren Shaw – recording
Michael Baksh – photography

References

Swihart, Stanton. "Downtown Science - Downtown Science | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

External links

Downtown Science – Downtown Science at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Swihart, Stanton. "Downtown Science - Downtown Science | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[2] Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved January 5, 2014.