General Population (album)

General Population is the debut album of German hip-hop group C-Block, released by Maad Records and WEA in 1997. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1995 and 1996 in Germany. The album was primarily produced by the group's creators, Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann and Jörg Wagner. The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time. One of the album's songs, "So Strung Out", was released as a single earlier, on 4 October 1996 and reached fourth chart position in Germany.[1]

General Population
Studio album by
C-Block
ReleasedMay 26, 1997
Recorded1995-1996
Paradise Studio
Chameleon Studio
Down-Under Studio
GenreHip Hop
Length49:03
LabelMaad/WEA
ProducerFrank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner (also exec.), Matthias Geist, Joachim Reis, Claudio Pitrella, Andreas Anton Fuchs
C-Block chronology
General Population
(1997)
Keepin' It Real
(1998)

General Population was both a critical and commercial success.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Looking to the Sky"Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner4:56
2."Time Is Tickin' Away (Extended Mix)"Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner5:04
3."Round 'n Round"Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner4:48
4."Everything's Good" (featuring Raquel Gomez)Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner5:03
5."Summertime"Matthias Geist, Frank Müller4:13
6."So Strung Out (Extended Version)" (featuring Raquel Gomez)Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner6:04
7."Being Raised" (Additional Vocals by D.Bogan)Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner4:15
8."Acapella Preston" 1:19
9."Dem Bustas"Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner4:42
10."My Life" (featuring Birgit Beelte)Ulrich Buchmann, Claudio Pitrella, Andreas Anton Fuchs3:34
11."Da Ghetto"Matthias Geist, Frank Müller5:11
12."Shake Dat Azz" (featuring A.K.-S.W.I.F.T.)Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner, Joachim Reis3:51
13."Psycho"Frank Müller, Ulrich Buchmann, Jörg Wagner, Joachim Reis3:08

Chart

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 41
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 10

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