Lost Change

Lost Change is the debut studio album released by Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. It was released on September 1, 2001 by Atlantic Records, and includes the song "I Am", co-written with Koliyah White.[3] The album was supported by the release single "I Am".

Lost Change
Studio album by
will.i.am
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2001[1]
RecordedJuly 2000 – August 2001
Genre
Length52:32
Label
Producer
Will.i.am chronology
Lost Change
(2001)		 Must B 21
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Critical reception

Matt Conaway of AllMusic said the following about the album: "One of the early volumes in BBE's ambitious beat-suite series, will.i.am's Lost Change is a solid extension of the movement, cozily nestling between Jay Dee's "Welcome to Detroit", a more rhyme-orientated opus, and Pete Rock's Petestrumentals, a distinctly jazzy, instrumental-based endeavor. Though will has taken the instrumental-based series and put his own stamp on it, that stamp still contains occasional hues of Black Eyed Peas' early organic stylings - "Ev Rebahdee" featuring Planet Asia. Yet, BBE's progressive format frees him up to dabble in a menagerie of musical styles. And he's up to the challenge, as Lost Change fuses together aspects of jazz, electronica, funk, Caribbean, and trip-hop rhythms. While the straight-up rhyming tracks border on sublime "I Am" to humdrum "Money" featuring Huck Fynn, Oezlem, and Horn Dogs, it's the instrumental format where he truly flourishes. Showing a true knack for experimentation, the album leisurely darts back and forth between the reggae-scented "Possessions," "Lost Change", which coalesces jazzy horns, with junkyard band riffing, and the hazy electronic fuzz of "Thai Arrive," which unfolds like a Radiohead track. Similarly, "Lay Me Down" has the potential to be a break-out hit, as will's infectious snare claps and blissful horn snippets provide a cooled-out platform for Terry Dexter's soulful vocal scatting. On "Control Tower," will inserts a vocal clip that states, "I'm on the brink of a great achievement." A sophisticated and musically enthralling endeavor that still manages to be accessible, Lost Change does an admirable job of implementing a host of different styles, without losing the listener in the process."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ev Rebahdee" (featuring Planet Asia)William Adams, Jason Green, Johnny Curtiswill.i.am4:26
2."Lay Me Down" (featuring Terry Dexter)Adams, Terry Dexter, Curtis, Koliyah White, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board4:09
3."Possessions (Interlude)"Adams, George Pajon, Jr., Michael Batiowill.i.am, Batio1:18
4."Thai Arrive"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batiowill.i.am, Batio2:02
5."If You Didn't Know" (featuring Mike Myers)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Mike Myers, Tim Orindgreff, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board3:48
6."Money" (featuring The Horn Dogs, Huck Fynn and Oezlem)Adams, George Pajon Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, Quincy McCrary, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board, Batio4:09
7."Lost Change"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, Terrence Graves, Chuck Prada, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board, Batio2:24
8."I Am"Adams, Whitewill.i.am5:15
9."Hooda Hella You" (featuring Medusa)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batiowill.i.am, Batio2:41
10."Lost Change in E Minor"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Pradawill.i.am, Batio2:41
11."Yadda Yadda"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Dawn Beckman, Stephany Alexanderwill.i.am, Batio3:44
12."Em a Double Dee" (featuring Madd Dogg)Adams, Curtis, Madd Doggwill.i.am4:35
13."Control Tower"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board, Batio3:15
14."Lost Change in D Minor"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Pradawill.i.am, Batio2:38
American bonus track[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Worriors" (featuring Burning Star)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batiowill.i.am, Batio4:54
10th anniversary edition bonus instrumentals disc[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ev Rebahdee" (featuring Planet Asia)Adams, Green, Curtiswill.i.am4:26
2."Lay Me Down" (featuring Terry Dexter)Adams, Dexter, Curtis, White, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board4:09
3."Possessions" (Interlude)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batiowill.i.am, Batio1:18
4."Thai Arrive"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batiowill.i.am, Batio2:02
5."If You Didn't Know" (featuring Mike Myers)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Myers, Orindgreff, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board3:48
6."Money" (featuring The Horn Dogs, Huck Fynn and Oezlem)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, McCrary, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board, Batio4:09
7."Lost Change"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Orindgreff, Graves, Prada, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board, Batio2:24
8."I Am"Adams, Whitewill.i.am5:15
9."Hooda Hella You" (featuring Medusa)Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batiowill.i.am, Batio2:41
10."Lost Change in E Minor"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Pradawill.i.am, Batio2:41
11."Yadda Yadda"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Beckman, Alexanderwill.i.am, Batio3:44
12."Em A Double Dee" (featuring Madd Dogg)Adams, Curtis, Madd Doggwill.i.am4:35
13."Control Tower"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Printz Boardwill.i.am, Printz Board, Batio3:15
14."Lost Change in D Minor"Adams, Pajon, Jr., Batio, Pradawill.i.am, Batio2:38

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20040407004604/http://www.bbemusic.com/data.pl?release=BBEBGCD003
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Lost Change: Amazon.co.uk: Music
  4. Lost Change - will.i.am | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
  5. Will I Am - Lost Change (CD, Album) at Discogs
  6. Lost Change: Amazon.co.uk: Music
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