The Psycho Realm

The Psycho Realm
The Psycho Realm
Studio album by Psycho Realm
Released	October 28, 1997
Recorded	1996–97
Studio	The Hill (Los Angeles, CA); Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Ameraycan Studios (Los Angeles, CA);
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	57:33
Label	Ruffhouse; Columbia;
Producer	B-Real; Sick Jacken; The Psycho Ward; TRT; Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (co.);
Psycho Realm chronology
Singles from The Psycho Realm
	"Stone Garden"; Released: November 25, 1997; "Psycho City Blocks"; Released: 1997;

The Psycho Realm is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Psycho Realm.^[3] It was released on October 28, 1997, via Ruffhouse/Columbia Records. The recording sessions took place at The Hill, Ameraycan Studios, and Larrabee Sound Studios, in Los Angeles. The production was handled by members Sick Jacken and B-Real, as well as by the Psycho Ward and TRT.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]

The album debuted at number 183 on the Billboard 200, number 68 on the Top R&B Albums and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It featured two singles: "Stone Garden" and "Psycho City Blocks".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Psycho City Blocks/Psycho Interlude"	Gustavo Gonzalez Joaquín Gonzalez Louis Freese	Sick Jacken B-Real (co.)	4:51
2.	"Showdown"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese John Stepan Zamecnik Harry D. Kerr	Sick Jacken B-Real (co.)	4:32
3.	"The Big Payback"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez	The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.)	3:32
4.	"Premonitions"	G. Gonzalez Freese	TRT	2:39
5.	"Interlude/Stone Garden/Interlude"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	Sick Jacken B-Real (co.)	5:11
6.	"Temporary Insanity"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese Theodora Morse Ferde Grofé Harry Sukman Marshall Neilan Paul Whiteman	The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.)	3:51
7.	"Doors Intro/Confessions of a Drug Addict"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese Peter Lewis	B-Real Sick Jacken	4:06
8.	"Who Are You Interlude/Bullets"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	B-Real Sick Jacken	5:07
9.	"Love Letters Intro/Love from the Sick Side"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.)	3:17
10.	"R.U. Experienced/Outro"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	Sick Jacken B-Real (co.) Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo (co.)	4:28
11.	"Psyclones"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	Sick Jacken B-Real	3:23
12.	"Lost Cities"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	B-Real Sick Jacken	4:43
13.	"La Conecta Intro/La Conecta (Pt. 1)"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	The Psycho Ward Sick Jacken (add.)	4:12
14.	"La Conecta (Pt. 2)/Goin' In Circles Outro"	G. Gonzalez J. Gonzalez Freese	Sick Jacken B-Real (add.)	3:50
Total length:				57:33

Personnel

Gustavo "Big Duke" Gonzalez – lyrics, vocals, mixing (track 6)
Joaquin "Sick Jacken" Gonzalez – lyrics (tracks: 1-3, 5-14), vocals, producer (tracks: 1-2, 5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14), additional producer (tracks: 3, 6, 9, 13), mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11, 12)
Louis "B-Real" Freese – lyrics (tracks: 1-2, 4-14), vocals, producer (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 12), co-producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 10), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7-14)
Eric "Bobo" Correa – additional vocals (tracks: 13, 14), percussion (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (tracks: 3, 8), bass & mixing (track 8)
Randy Craig Kantor – keyboards, mellotron
Jay Turner – scratches (tracks: 1, 7, 9), producer (track 4)
Joseph "DJ Jazz" Alexander – scratches (track 1)
Jason Roberts – bass (track 5), recording
Joseph Mario Nicolo – co-producer (track 10), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9-11, 13, 14)
Phil Nicolo – mixing (tracks: 3, 6)
Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – mixing (track 4)
Robert "Taj" Walton – additional mixing
Eric Janko – recording
Ross Donaldson – recording
Steve Baughman – recording
Manny Lecuona – mastering
Estevan Oriol – cover photo
Mark "Mister Cartoon" Machado – logo design

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	183
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[5]	68
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	13

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Psycho Realm - The Psycho Realm Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (November 7, 1997). "Album Review: 'The Psycho Realm'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ Jones, Steve (3 July 1997). "Smoking Grooves fuels funk frenzy". USA Today. p. D4.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 89. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

External links

The Psycho Realm at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Psycho Realm - The Psycho Realm Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[2] Ehrlich, Dimitri (November 7, 1997). "Album Review: 'The Psycho Realm'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[3] Jones, Steve (3 July 1997). "Smoking Grooves fuels funk frenzy". USA Today. p. D4.

[4] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 89. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[5] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[6] "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 46. November 15, 1997. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 15, 1997. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

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