Boxcar Sessions

Boxcar Sessions is the debut studio album from American hip hop artist Saafir, released on May 10, 1994 on Qwest Records.

Boxcar Sessions
Studio album by
Saafir
ReleasedMay 10, 1994
Recorded1993-1994
GenreHip hop, West Coast hip hop
Length58:38
LabelQwest/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
45602
ProducerSaafir (exec.), Sleuth (exec.), DJ Jay-Z, Big Nose, J Groove
Saafir chronology
Boxcar Sessions
(1994)		 Trigonometry
(1998)
Singles from Boxcar Sessions
  1. "Light Sleeper"
    Released: June 30, 1994
  2. "Just Riden'"
    Released: February 7, 1995

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic compared Saafir's musical style favorably to such celebrated hip hop artists as A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Digable Planets, and the Pharcyde. Henderson also stated "between Saafir's rapping style and the jazzy production, Boxcar Sessions is fairly fresh sounding."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Grab the Train"Gibson, Jackson1:21
2."Swig of the Stew"Gibson, Jackson3:58
3."Poke Martian"Jackson, Norris0:52
4."Playa Hayta"Carson, Gibson3:36
5."Pee Wee"Gooden, Saafir2:50
6."Battle Drill"Carson, Gibson3:58
7."Westside" 1:05
8."Worship the "D""Gibson, Jackson4:05
9."Light Sleeper"Gibson, Jackson3:28
10."Rashinel"Alston, Trammel1:34
11."Can-U-Feel-Me?"Gibson, Jackson3:50
12."No Return (Goin' Crazy)"Gibson, Jackson4:34
13."Big Nose"Alston3:28
14."Just Riden'"Gibson, Jackson3:39
15."Hype Shit"Carson, Gibson, K-Top2:53
16."Real Circus"Gibson, Jackson4:12
17."Bent"Carson, Gibson4:29
18."The Instructor"Jackson, Sharper0:45
19."Joint Custody"Carson, Gibson4:01

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[3]

  • art direction – Kevin Hosmann
  • engineering – Crayge Lindesay
  • executive production – Saafir, Sleuth
  • mastering – Brian Gardner
  • mixing – Big Nose, J Groove, Jay-Z, Rashinel, Saafir
  • photography – Victor Hall
  • production – Big Nose, J Groove, Jay-Z, Saafir, Sleuth

Notes
  1. Henderson, Alex. "allmusic ((( Boxcar Sessions > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. Schmoh, Joe (2010-01-10). "Saafir - Boxcar Sessions (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  3. "allmusic ((( Boxcar Sessions > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
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