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2016 studio album by Fantastic Negrito
The Last Days of Oakland is the second album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito. Rayanne Pinna described the album as "an urgent, political record that grapples with the many changes Oakland has seen in recent years."[1] In 2017, it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[2]
All tracks are written by Fantastic Negrito, except "In the Pines" by Lead Belly
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| 1. | "The Last Days of Oakland (Intro)" | 0:35 |
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| 2. | "Working Poor" | 4:00 |
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| 3. | "About a Bird" | 3:39 |
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| 4. | "Scary Woman" | 3:10 |
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| 5. | "What Would You Do? (Interlude 1)" | 1:19 |
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| 6. | "The Nigga Song" | 3:16 |
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| 7. | "In the Pines" | 4:19 |
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| 8. | "Hump Through the Winter" | 3:54 |
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| 9. | "Lost in a Crowd" | 5:00 |
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| 10. | "El Chileno (Interlude 2)" | 0:41 |
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| 11. | "The Worst" | 3:51 |
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| 12. | "Rant Rushmore" | 5:01 |
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| 13. | "Nothing Without You" | 4:15 |
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| 14. | "Push Back" | 3:53 |
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| 15. | "The Shadows" | 3:34 |
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| Total length: | 50:27 |
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Mixed By: Matt Winegar
- ^ Piana, Rayanne (2016-06-21). "Fantastic Negrito is Cautiously Optimistic in 'The Last Days of Oakland'". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Pereira, Alyssa (12 February 2017). "Fantastic Negrito wins first Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues album". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "The Last Days of Oakland". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Last Days of Oakland". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Hann, Michael (2016-06-16). "Fantastic Negrito: The Last Days of Oakland review – a bluesy howl for modern America". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (2016-06-17). "Fantastic Negrito: The Last Days Of Oakland". The Times. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2017-01-13). "With 'RTJ3,' Run the Jewels Are Funnier, Hookier, Brainier, and More Political". Noisey. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Fantastic Negrito Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Fantastic Negrito Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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