Same as It Ever Was
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Reception
Template:Music ratings Same as It Ever Was did not reach the same commercial heights as the group's previous album; however, Same as It Ever Was peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart (their highest position to date) and also reached gold status by Recording Industry Association of America.[3]
AllMusic gave it four out five stars.[4] Matt Carlson of The Michigan Daily found the album quite good and noted "the music is laid back with some heavy driving forces underlying and strengthening it".[5] Andrew Love of The Ocala Star-Banner gave it four stars saying "this is a band that has definitely progressed over the course of one album".[2] J.D. Constantine of The Baltimore Sun did not like the album and found it monotonous and unimaginative.[6] Roger Catlin of the Hartford Courant said that while finding the continuity monotonous it's "hard and compelling" as well as a "strong outing".[7] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A− and described it as "the hardest hip hop of the year."
Track listing
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Personnel
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- Eric Francis Schrody – vocals (tracks 1–2, 4–8, 10–15), mixing (tracks 12, 14)
- Daniel O’Connor – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 10, 14–15), art direction
- Leor Dimant – vocals (tracks 4, 15), production (tracks 2–4, 9, 11–15), mixing (tracks 3, 9, 12, 14, 15)
- Lawrence Muggerud – executive production, production (tracks 1, 5–6, 8, 10–11), mixing (tracks 1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11, 13, 15)
- Joseph Kirkland – vocals, production and mixing (track 7)
- Nick Vidal – production (track 1)
- Eric Vidal – production (track 1)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Jason Roberts – engineering
- Erwin Gorostiza – art direction
- Butch Belair – photography
- Ron Jaramillo – design
- Kenton Parker – logo design
Charts
Template:Album chart| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[8] | 97 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[9] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Current Albums[10] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[11] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Album Sales[12] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales[13] | 12 |
Certifications
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References
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