Spirit in Stone

Spirit in Stone
Spirit in Stone
Studio album by Lifesavas
Released	July 1, 2003
Studio	Accompong Compound (Oakland, CA); The Hut (Oakland, CA); The Promised Land (Portland, OR);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:05:36
Label	Quannum Projects
Producer	Chief Xcel; Lifesavas;
Lifesavas chronology
Singles from Spirit in Stone
	"Head Exercise"; Released: 2001; "What If It's True"; Released: 2002; "Fever / Selector"; Released: 2003; "Fa' Show"; Released: 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Austin Chronicle	^[2]
HipHopDX	7.5/10^[3]
Pitchfork	6.8/10^[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10^[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[6]
The Village Voice	A−^[7]

Spirit in Stone is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group Lifesavas. It was released on July 1, 2003, via Quannum Projects. The recording sessions took place at Accompong Compound and The Hut in Oakland and The Promised Land in Portland. The album was produced by members Jumbo the Garbageman, Vursatyl and Rev. Shines, as well as Chief Xcel, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Blackalicious, J-Live, Latyrx and DJ Shadow, and contributions from Tim Harper, Leah Hendricks, Joyo Velarde and Virginia Byrd, among others.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Soldierfied"	Solomon David Marlon Irving Xavier Mosley	Chief Xcel	1:42
2.	"It's Over"	David Irving Mike Jackson	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:08
3.	"What If It's True?"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:38
4.	"Livin' Time / Life: Movement 1 / Livin' Lude" (featuring the Gift of Gab)	David Irving Timothy Parker Ryan Shortell	Rev. Shines	4:39
5.	"Fever"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	5:23
6.	"HelloHiHey"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman Vursatyl	5:38
7.	"Head Exercise"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:43
8.	"Selector / Fa' Show (Door Drama) (Skit)" (featuring J-Live)	David Irving Jean-Jacques Cadet	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:46
9.	"Fa' Show"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	4:36
10.	"State of the World / Apocalypse / War"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman Vursatyl	2:39
11.	"Resist"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:12
12.	"5th Horseman / Thuggity Skit"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	5:52
13.	"Skeletons"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	4:35
14.	"Emerge / Blackbirds (My People) Interlude" (featuring Latyrx, Blackalicious and DJ Shadow)	David Irving Lateef Daumont Tom Shimura Parker Mosley	Chief Xcel	6:41
15.	"Me"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	5:25
16.	"Spirit in Stone Outro"	David Irving Virginia Byrd	Jumbo the Garbageman	0:59
Total length:				1:05:36

Personnel

Solomon "Jumbo the Garbageman" David – vocals, scratches, producer, recording, mixing
Marlon "Vursatyl" Irving – vocals, vocal arrangement, producer, recording
Ryan "Rev. Shines" Shortell – scratches, producer
Tim "Harp" Harper – vocals, organ
Timothy "Gift of Gab" Parker – vocals
Jean-Jacques "J-Live" Cadet – vocals
Leah Hendricks – vocals
Lateef "The Truth Speaker" Daumont – vocals
Tsutomu "Lyrics Born" Shimura – vocals
Joyo Velarde – vocals
Adrienne Irving – vocals
Marckia Irving – vocals
Virginia Byrd – vocals
Teak Underdue – guitar, bass
Hervé Salters – clavinet, Rhodes electric piano, organ
MixMasta KD – scratches
DJ D-Sharp – scratches
Jerry Harris Jr. – Rhodes electric piano
Torrey "T Swurvell" Ward – bass
Eric McFadden – guitar
Sedell Jones – harpsichord
Joshua "DJ Shadow" Davis – scratches
Xavier "Chief Xcel" Mosley – producer, recording, mixing, executive producer
Charlie Brown – recording
Mikael "Count" Eldridge – mixing
Mike Cresswell – mixing
James Ward – mixing
Eugene Smith – engineering assistant
Jason Malig – engineering assistant
Marco Martin – engineering assistant
Mike Boden – engineering assistant
John Cuniberti – mastering
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Marissa Kaiser – photography

References

^ Bush, John. "Spirit In Stone Lifesavas". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ Gabriel, Robert (August 22, 2003). "Lifesavas: Spirit in Stone Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ Ryce, Jeff (September 9, 2003). "Lifesavas - Spirit In Stone". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ Hoffman, Jascha (August 4, 2003). "Lifesavas: Spirit in Stone". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 20, 2004). "Lifesavas Spirit in Stone". RapReviews. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ "Music Review: Lifesavas - Spirit In Stone". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 14, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ Christgau, Robert (July 29, 2003). "Shadows in the Cave". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

External links

Spirit In Stone at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Bush, John. "Spirit In Stone Lifesavas". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[2] Gabriel, Robert (August 22, 2003). "Lifesavas: Spirit in Stone Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[3] Ryce, Jeff (September 9, 2003). "Lifesavas - Spirit In Stone". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[4] Hoffman, Jascha (August 4, 2003). "Lifesavas: Spirit in Stone". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[5] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 20, 2004). "Lifesavas Spirit in Stone". RapReviews. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[6] "Music Review: Lifesavas - Spirit In Stone". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 14, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

[7] Christgau, Robert (July 29, 2003). "Shadows in the Cave". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 8, 2025.

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