Total Eclipse (Black Moon album)

Total Eclipse is the third studio album by American hip hop group Black Moon. It was released on October 7, 2003 through Duck Down Music. Recording sessions took place at the Dewgarde Crib of Hits in New York, at Tha Entaprize, at CDR Studios, and at D.I.R.T. Factory in Norfolk. Production was primarily handled by Da Beatminerz, as well as Dan The Man, Coptic, DJ Static, Kleph Dollaz, MoSS, Nottz, Oshta Hunter and Tone Capone. It features guest appearances from Smif-N-Wessun, Sean Price and Starang Wondah.

Total Eclipse
Studio album by
Black Moon
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
Recorded2002–03
Studio
Genre
Length1:01:34
LabelDuck Down
Producer
Black Moon chronology
War Zone
(1999)		 Total Eclipse
(2003)		 Rise of da Moon
(2019)
Singles from Total Eclipse
  1. "Rush"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Stay Real"
    Released: September 19, 2003
  3. "That's How It Iz / Why We Act This Way"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]
Now3/5 (NNN)[3]
RapReviews8/10[4]
The Source3.5/5[5]
XXL3/5 (L)[6]

Released one year after the Boot Camp Clik's return with The Chosen Few, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics and humble sales, peaking at number 47 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 23 on the Independent Albums in the US. The album features the singles "Stay Real" and "This Goes Out to You", as well as the bonus track "Rush", a single that was released on January 7, 2003 and included on the Collect Dis Edition compilation.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stay Real"
Da Beatminerz5:20
2."Looking Down the Barrel" (featuring Sean Price)
MoSS3:57
3."The Fever"
  • Reid
  • Anthony Gilmour
  • Dan Humiston
  • Tone Capone
  • Dan The Man[a]
1:12
4."Confusion"BlakeDJ Static4:28
5."That'z the Way Shit Iz" (featuring Cocoa Brovaz)
Da Beatminerz3:12
6."Why We Act This Way" (featuring Starang Wondah)
Nottz4:33
7."MC Everybody (Skit)"BlakeDan The Man1:12
8."That'z How It Iz"
  • Blake
  • Reid
  • W. Dewgarde
Da Beatminerz4:17
9."Stoned Iz the Way"
  • Blake
  • E. Dewgarde
Da Beatminerz4:21
10."Ruck Is Dead (Skit)"BlakeDa Beatminerz0:17
11."What Would U Do?" (featuring Sean Price)
  • Blake
  • Price
  • W. Dewgarde
Da Beatminerz3:15
12."How We Do It"
  • Blake
  • Darrel Durant
Kleph Dollaz3:44
13."Where It Goez Wrong" (featuring Tek)
Da Beatminerz4:48
14."Pressure Iz Tight"
  • Blake
  • Reid
  • E. Dewgarde
  • Da Beatminerz
  • Dan The Man[b]
3:36
15."No Way" (featuring Steele)
Da Beatminerz3:42
16."This Goes Out to You" (featuring Steele)
  • Blake
  • Yates Jr.
  • Eric Matlock
  • Oshta Hunter
  • Coptic
  • Oshta Hunter
  • Dan The Man[b]
4:41
17."Rush"
  • Blake
  • W. Dewgarde
Da Beatminerz4:59
Total length:1:01:34
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • Track 3 features background vocals by Nadine Michel
  • Track 16 features additional vocals by Charon Aldredge
Sample credits
  • Track 1 contains a sample of the recording "Seed of Love" as performed by Little Boy Blues

Personnel
  • Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – main artist, vocals, executive producer
  • Kasim "5ft" Reid – main artist, vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 14)
  • Ewart "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde – main artist, scratches (tracks: 8-10, 14), mixing (track 1), recording (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 11, 13-15, 17), producer
  • Sean Price – vocals (tracks: 2, 11)
  • Darrell "Steele" Yates Jr. – vocals (tracks: 5, 13)
  • Tekomin "Tek" Williams – vocals (tracks: 5, 15, 16)
  • Jack "Starang Wondah" McNair – vocals (track 6)
  • Nadine Michel – background vocals (track 3)
  • Charon Aldredge – additional vocals (track 16)
  • Ariel "A-Train" Levine – guitar (track 3)
  • DJ Terrell Rockwell – scratches (track 8)
  • Da Beatminerz – producers (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9-11, 13-15, 17), mixing (track 13)
  • Jason "MoSS" Connoy – producer (track 2)
  • Dan "The Man" Humiston – co-producer (track 3), producer (track 7), additional producer (tracks: 14, 16), recording (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 11, 13-16)
  • Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (track 3)
  • Sean "DJ Static" Moore – producer (track 4)
  • Dominick "Nottz" Lamb – producer (track 6)
  • Darrel "Kleph Dollaz" Durant – producer (track 12)
  • Eric "Coptic" Matlock – producer (track 16)
  • Oshta Hunter – producer (track 16)
  • Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – executive producer
  • Rob "Giambi" Garcia – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16)
  • Chris Brown – recording (tracks: 3, 13, 15, 16)
  • Walter "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde – recording (track 5)
  • Buttah L – assistant recording (track 17)
  • Michael Sarsfield – mastering
  • Javad – art direction, photography
  • Steve P – art direction
  • Akash Khokha – layout
  • Brandon Teitel – marketing

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 47
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 23

References
  1. Bush, John. "Total Eclipse - Black Moon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. Johannesberg, Stefan. "Fast ein Vollmond wie bei Grönemeyer". laut.de (in German). Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. Flanagan, Nick (December 11, 2003). "Black Moon". Now. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 18, 2003). "Black Moon :: Total Eclipse :: Duck Down Music/Koch Ent". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  5. Johnson, Gregory. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 12, 2006. Retrieved October 13, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  8. "Black Moon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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