Lightweight Heavy

Lightweight Heavy
Lightweight Heavy
Studio album by Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician
Released	October 23, 2002 (2002-10-23)
Genre	Hip hop; Instrumental hip hop
Length	46:24
Label	Dimid Recordings, Exceptional Records
Producer	Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician
Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician chronology
Singles from Lightweight Heavy
	"Everywhere"; Released: 2004; "Talk to Me / Torn Again"; Released: 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	¹
BBC Music	favorable²
XLR8R	favorable³

Lightweight Heavy is 2002 studio album by Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician. It peaked at number 6 on CMJ's RPM chart.⁴

Critical reception

Matt Whalley of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it "a downtempo album with a unique style."¹ He said, "Fat Jon uses all the elements of a generic downtempo album but does it with a deliberate style and to greater effect."¹ Jon Freer of XLR8R said, "Lightweight Heavy merges the hopped-up swagger of blunted beats with ear-pleasing and beautiful melodies."³ He described it as "a commendable album full of slow-stepping, melody-rich cuts, steeped in instrumental hip-hop's teapot."³

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Talk to Me"	3:45
2.	"Dreamers"	2:37
3.	"Day"	3:11
4.	"Everywhere"	3:22
5.	"Her"	3:38
6.	"Far Away"	3:14
7.	"Torn Again"	3:06
8.	"Mystery God"	3:22
9.	"Synopsis"	3:17
10.	"You Are"	3:10
11.	"Body Language"	3:29
12.	"Beyond Love"	3:53
13.	"Space Man"	3:23
14.	"Point A 2 B"	2:57

References

Whalley, Matt. "Lightweight Heavy - Fat Jon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
McGregor, Andrew (2004). "Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician - Lightweight Heavy - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
Freer, Jon (March 23, 2004). "Fat Jon - Lightweight Heavy". XLR8R. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
"RPM (Period Ending 7/27/2004)". CMJ New Music Report: 22. August 9, 2004.

External links

Lightweight Heavy at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Whalley, Matt. "Lightweight Heavy - Fat Jon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[bbc-2] McGregor, Andrew (2004). "Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician - Lightweight Heavy - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[xlr8r-3] Freer, Jon (March 23, 2004). "Fat Jon - Lightweight Heavy". XLR8R. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

[4] "RPM (Period Ending 7/27/2004)". CMJ New Music Report: 22. August 9, 2004.

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