Bottle of Humans
Studio album by
Sole
ReleasedAugust 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)
GenreHip hop
Length72:36
LabelAnticon
Producer
Sole chronology
Bottle of Humans
(2000)		 Selling Live Water
(2003)
Singles from Bottle of Humans
  1. "Bottle of Humans"
    Released: 1999

Bottle of Humans is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on Anticon in 2000.[1] It peaked at number 14 on CMJ's Top 25 Hip-Hop chart.[2]

Release

A dispute with Anticon's distributor caused the album to go out of print until it was remastered and reissued in 2003 with minor changes to the artwork and track listing.

"Nothing Fell Apart", "Understanding", and "MC Howard Hughes" were removed from the 2003 reissue. Also, on the cover art of the original issue, the words "sole" and "bottle of humans" appear to be pasted on. In the 2003 issue, the text is redone as it was meant to look, with no white border around the text.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
RapReviews.com8/10[4]

Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, stating that "At a diary-like 73 minutes, the album is too long to sustain the frequently gloomy psychological exploration, but this is maverick, outsider rap of a high quality."[3] Steve Juon of RapReviews.com gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "If you're looking for a rap album that bucks trends and still has heavy hip-hop beats though, this is a good start."[4] In 2008, Chris Martins of LA Weekly called it one of the "bona fide classics" from Anticon.[5]

Track listing

2000 original edition
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dismantling of Sole's Ego"Controller 73:03
2."I Don't Rap in Bumper Stickers"Matth2:49
3."Tourist Trapeze"Jel3:13
4."Famous Last Words"Daddy Kev4:42
5."Bottle of Humans"Alias6:28
6."Man and Woman"Odd Nosdam1:50
7."Center City" (featuring Why?)Jel4:37
8."Furthermore"Controller 74:03
9."Nothing Fell Apart" (featuring Sixtoo)Sixtoo3:00
10."Very Important Message"Sole0:56
11."Sole Has Issues"Raggedy Andy5:56
12."Our Dirty Big Secret" (featuring Alias, Doseone, and Pedestrian)Matth4:11
13."Save the Children"
  • Panic
  • Moodswing9
4:24
14."Suicide Song"Matth5:54
15."Year of the $exxx $ymbol"Scott Matelic4:09
16."Understanding"Scott Matelic4:49
17."MC Howard Hughes"DJ Mayonnaise3:41
18."Bottle of Leftovers"Odd Nosdam1:15
19."Home"Wes Bonifay3:37
Total length:72:36
2003 reissue edition
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dismantling of Sole's Ego"Controller 73:03
2."I Don't Rap in Bumper Stickers"Matth2:49
3."Tourist Trapeze"Jel3:13
4."Famous Last Words"Daddy Kev4:42
5."Bottle of Humans"Alias6:28
6."Man and Woman"Odd Nosdam1:50
7."Center City" (featuring Why?)Jel4:37
8."Furthermore"Controller 74:03
9."Save the Children"
  • Panic
  • Moodswing9
4:24
10."Suicide Song"Matth5:54
11."Year of the $exxx $ymbol"Scott Matelic4:09
12."Very Important Message"Sole0:56
13."Sole Has Issues"Raggedy Andy5:56
14."Our Dirty Big Secret" (featuring Alias, Doseone, and Pedestrian)Matth4:11
15."Bottle of Leftovers"Odd Nosdam1:15
16."Home"Wes Bonifay3:37
Total length:60:50

References

  1. ↑ Murphy, Tom (March 13, 2014). "Anticon co-founder Sole finds inspiration in Denver's activists". Westword. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hip-Hop". CMJ New Music Monthly (87): 83. November 2000.
  3. 1 2 Swihart, Stanton. "Bottle of Humans - Sole". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Juon, Steve (November 8, 2000). "Sole :: Bottle of Humans :: Anticon". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Martins, Chris (October 8, 2008). "The Year That Anticon Became a Label". LA Weekly. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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