Soulrocker (Spearhead album)

Soulrocker
Studio album by Michael Franti & Spearhead
Released	June 3, 2016
Genre	Hip-hop, EDM, alternative rap, reggae
Length	52:19
Label	Fantasy Records
Producer	Michael Franti, Dwayne Chin-Quee
Michael Franti & Spearhead chronology
All People (2013) Soulrocker (2016)

Soulrocker is the ninth studio album by Michael Franti & Spearhead, released on June 3, 2016 by Fantasy Records.^[1] He collaborated with the Jamaica producers Stephen McGregor and Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee.^[2] A tour in support of the album was announced in February.^[3]

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	7/10[4]

Writing for Exclaim!, Ryan B. Patrick praised the album's "overpowering sincerity and musicianship".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Franti

1. "Crazy for You" (3:39)
2. "My Lord" (3:55)
3. "Get Myself to Saturday" (4:18)
4. "Summertime Is in Our Hands" (3:48)
5. "We Are All Earthlings" (3:44)
6. "Still Standing" (3:46)
7. "Good to Be Alive Today" (4:14)
8. "My Favorite Wine Is Tequila" (4:08)
9. "Once a Day" (3:57)
10. "We Do This Every Day" (4:14)
11. "I Got Love for Ya" (3:58)
12. "Do You Feel the Way That I Do?" (4:56)
13. "Love Will Find a Way" (3:42)

Personnel

• Atanas Babaleski – engineer
• Mike Blankenship – piano
• Chelsea Boisen – production assistant
• Jay Bowman – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing
• Yasmine Brown – background vocals
• Mitchum Chin – electric guitar
• Dwayne Chin-Quee – additional production, drum programming, engineer, keyboards, mixing, producer, vocals, background vocals
• Matthew Desrameux – engineer
• F.A.M.E.S. – conductor
• Michael Franti – bass, acoustic guitar, mixing, producer, vocals
• Dean Fraser – saxophone
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Giorgi Hristovski – concert sound engineer
• Peter Jensen – engineer
• Masaki Koike – art direction, design
• Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
• Stephen McGregor – bass, drum programming, engineer, keyboards, producer, background vocals
• Niko Marzouca – engineer, mixing
• Randy Miller – orchestral arrangements
• Samson Rawls – assistant engineer, engineer, background vocals
• Sonna Rele – vocals
• Nambo Robinson – trombone
• Rafael Rodriguez – trumpet
• Polly Snowden – cover photo
• Rhiannon Snyder – production assistant
• Supa Dups – vocals
• Bulby York – horn engineer

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	175
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7]	96
US Billboard 200[8]	38
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	5

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Soulrocker - Michael Franti & Spearhead | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
2. "Michael Franti & Spearhead To Release 'Soulrocker' On June 3rd". Icon vs. Icon. April 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
3. "Michael Franti & Spearhead Announce Soulrocker Tour". JamBase. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
4. Patrick, Ryan B. (June 1, 2016). "Review: <Michael Franti & Spearhead - 'Soulrocker'". Retrieved August 23, 2016.
5. Ryan, Gavin (June 11, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Jimmy Barnes 'Soul Searchin' Is His 11th No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
6. "Ultratop.be – Michael Franti & Spearhead – Soulrocker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
7. "Michael Franti – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Michael Franti. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
8. "Michael Franti – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Michael Franti. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
9. "Michael Franti – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Michael Franti. Retrieved June 14, 2016.