Station Identification (album)

Station Identification
Studio album by Channel Live
Released	March 21, 1995
Recorded	1993-1994
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:56
Label	Capitol/EMI Records 7243 8 28968 2 1 C2-28968
Producer	KRS-One, Rheji Burrell, Salaam Remi
Channel Live chronology
Station Identification (1995) Armaghetto (2000)

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Station Identification is the debut album by Channel Live. The album was released on March 21, 1995, on Capitol Records and was produced by KRS-One, Rheji Burrell, and Salaam Remi. The album did fairly well on the Billboard charts, making it to 58 on the Billboard 200 and 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The album is best known for its lead single, "Mad Izm", which was a collaboration with KRS-One. The song became Channel Live's biggest hit, peaking at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Rap Singles. The track was remixed by Buckwild from D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates) and can be found on his 2007 compilation album "Rare Studio Masters" as track one on disc one. "Reprogram" also managed to make it to number 31 on the Maxi-Singles chart. The album is now out of print.

Track listing

1. "Station Identification"- 4:39
2. "Channel One"- :34
3. "Lock It Up"- 3:31
4. "Channel Two"- :24
5. "What! (Cause and Effect)"- 2:56
6. "Mad Izm (feat. KRS-One)"- 4:16
7. "Reprogram"- 3:50
8. "Channel Three"- :52
9. "Sex for the Sport"- 5:02
10. "Channel Four"- :37
11. "Down Goes the Devil"- 3:31
12. "Build & Destroy"- 2:20
13. "Alpha & Omega"- 4:47
14. "Homicide Ride"- 4:38
15. "Who U Represent"- 3:59

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