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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 albumby
Black Moon
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
Recorded2002–03
Studio
  • Tha Entaprize
  • CDR Studios
  • D.I.R.T. Factory (Norfolk, VA)
    • Genre
  • hardcore hip hop
  • underground hip hop
    • Length1:01:34
    LabelDuck Down
    Producer
  • Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.)
  • Da Beatminerz
  • Coptic
  • Dan the Man
  • DJ Static
  • Kleph Dollaz
  • MoSS
  • Nottz
  • Oshta Hunter
  • Tone Capone
    • Black Moon chronology
    War Zone
    (1999)     		Total Eclipse
    (2003)     		Rise of da Moon
    (2019)
    Singles from Total Eclipse

    1. "Rush"
      Released: January 7, 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

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    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Stay Real"
  • Kasim Reid
  • Ewart Dewgarde
  • Ray Levin
    		• Da Beatminerz5:20
    2."Looking Down the Barrel" (featuring Sean Price)
    • Blake
  • Sean Price
  • Jason Connoy
    		• 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)
    • Blake
  • Walter Dewgarde
  • A. Green
    		• Da Beatminerz3:12
    6."Why We Act This Way" (featuring Starang Wondah)
    • Blake
  • Jack McNair
  • Dominick Lamb
    		• 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)
    • Blake
  • Tekomin Williams
  • E. Dewgarde
    		• Da Beatminerz4:48
    14."Pressure Iz Tight"
    • Blake
  • Reid
  • E. Dewgarde
    • Da Beatminerz
  • Dan The Man[b]
    		• 3:36
    15."No Way" (featuring Steele)
    • Blake
  • Darrell Yates Jr.
  • E. Dewgarde
    		• 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
    Sample credits

    Personnel

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  • 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

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    Chart (2003) Peak
    position
    USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 47
    USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[8] 23

    References

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