Done by the Forces of Nature
by Jungle Brothers
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 November 1989
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:00:40
- Community rating: 3.58/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: De La Soul
Album Notes & Community Reviews
As the sophomore effort from the Jungle Brothers, 'Done by the Forces of Nature' significantly expands the Native Tongues collective's Afrocentric and culturally conscious thematic focus. The production utilizes diverse sampling, drawing heavily from jazz, funk, and house music, which supports the group's positive, philosophically oriented lyrical content.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, rhythmic, sampling, party, rap, old-school, classic, funky, dance
Tracklist
- Beyond This World (4:08)
- Feelin' Alright (3:36)
- Sunshine (3:45)
- What "U" Waitin' "4"? (4:04)
- "U" Make Me Sweat (4:01)
- Acknowledge Your Own History (3:40)
- Belly Dancin' Dina (3:41)
- Good Newz Comin' (4:38)
- Done by the Forces of Nature (3:49)
- Beeds on a String (3:34)
- Tribe Vibes (3:55)
- J. Beez Comin' Through (3:36)
- Black Woman (3:57)
- In Dayz "2" Come (3:56)
- Doin' Our Own Dang (4:18)
- Kool Accordin' "2" a Jungle Brother (1:55)
Credits
- Jungle Brothers - primary artist, producer, written-by
- Abdul Rahman - artwork [front cover art]
- C.G. Gen - design [jb's logo deeesign]
- Towa Tei - design [jb's logo deeesign], backing vocals [background crowd participation], featuring
- Tom Coyne - direct metal mastering by [垄 runout etch]
- Greg Curry - engineer [mix]
- Gregg Mann - engineer [mix]
- Shane Faber - engineer [recording], keyboards [additional]
- Red Alert - executive-producer, mixed by [mixdown], backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Afrika Baby Bambaataa - mixed by [mixdown], producer [the jb's]
- Mike G - mixed by [mixdown], producer [the jb's]
- Renee Cox - photography by
- DJ Sammy B - producer [the jb's]
- Chris Lighty - tour manager [roadmanager], backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Cool C - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- JuJu - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Kennan Keating - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Lucien - backing vocals [background crowd participation], featuring
- Psycho Les - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Jeff Fox "The Fox That Rocks The Box" - featuring
- Grace - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Jeanine - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Kika - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Monie Love - backing vocals [background crowd participation], featuring, written-by
- Sister - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- A Tribe Called Quest - featuring
- Jarobi - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Phife Dawg - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- Q-Tip - backing vocals [background crowd participation], written-by
- Vinia Mojica - featuring
- Brother J - backing vocals [background crowd participation]
- James Yarish - featuring
- KRS-One - featuring
- Caron Wheeler - featuring
- Chris - featuring
- Nikon - featuring
- De La Soul - featuring, written-by
- Queen Latifah - featuring