3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...
by Arrested Development
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 March 1992
- Label: Chrysalis
- Country: United States
- Length: 57:05
- Community rating: 3.52/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Sister Paulette, Dionne Farris, Brother Larry, Larry Jackson, Terrance Cinque Mason
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Arrested Development's landmark debut, '3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...', redefined the boundaries of hip-hop with its positive and Afrocentric message. The album blends funky, organic instrumentation with socially conscious lyrics, offering a spiritual and uplifting alternative to the gangsta rap dominating the era. Its unique fusion of Southern hip-hop, soul, and funk created a timeless and influential classic.
Genres
Descriptors: Political, socially conscious, positive, Organic, funky, Christian, Conscious, Male Vocalist, Nature, Rhythmic, rap, conscious, political, soulful
Tracklist
- Man's Final Frontier (2:39)
- Mama's Always On Stage (3:25)
- People Everyday (3:26)
- Blues Happy (0:46)
- Mr. Wendal (4:07)
- Children Play With Earth (2:39)
- Raining Revolution (3:56)
- Fishin' 4 Religion (4:10)
- Give A Man A Fish (4:23)
- U (5:02)
- Eve Of Reality (1:42)
- Natural (4:30)
- Dawn Of The Dreads (5:18)
- Tennessee (4:32)
- Washed Away (6:23)
Credits
- Arrested Development - primary artist, written-by, arranged by
- Duff Marlowe - a&r [a&r director]
- Patrick Clifford - a&r [a&r director]
- Randall Martin - art direction
- Bart Phillips - coordinator [special assistance], management
- Alvin Speights - engineer
- Richard Wells - engineer [additional], additional engineer
- Tom Held - engineer [additional], additional engineer
- Matt Still - engineer [assistant]
- Michael T. Mauldin - executive-producer, management, executive producer
- Speech - executive-producer, lyrics by, mixed by, performer [arrested development family], executive producer
- Entertainment Resources International, Inc. - management
- Phillip L. Calloway - management
- John Armwood - management [legal]
- Philip F. Ransom - management [legal]
- Howie Weinberg - mastered by, mastering
- Aerle Taree - performer [arrested development family]
- Baba Oje - performer [arrested development family]
- Headliner - performer [arrested development family], lyrics by
- Montsho Eshe - performer [arrested development family]
- Rasa Don - performer [arrested development family]
- Jeffrey Scales - photography by
- Lindsey Williams - supervised by [project director]
- Sister Paulette - vocals
- Brother Larry - guitar
- Dionne Farris - vocals
- Larry Jackson - saxophone
- Terrance Cinque Mason - vocals
- Matthew Still - additional engineer