A Lil' Light

A Lil' Light is a studio album by American rapper Dudley Perkins.^[1] It was released via Stones Throw Records on July 15, 2003.^[1] The album is entirely produced by Madlib.^[2]

A Lil' Light
Studio album by Dudley Perkins
Released	July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	51:26
Label	Stones Throw Records
Producer	Madlib
Dudley Perkins chronology
Andsoitisaid (2001) A Lil' Light (2003) Conversations with Dudley (2004)
Singles from A Lil' Light
"Flowers" Released: 2001 "Money" Released: 2003 "Washedbrainsyndrome" Released: 2004

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	unfavorable[3]
East Bay Express	favorable[4]
Exclaim!	favorable[5]
Jockey Slut	7/10[6]
Miami New Times	favorable[7]
Pitchfork	4.1/10[8]
PopMatters	favorable[9]
SF Weekly	favorable[10]

Eric K. Arnold of East Bay Express gave the album a favorable review, saying: "Producer Madlib's touch is evident in the album's schizophrenic mix of voices, weird arrangements, and esoteric musical elements, but there's no denying the emotional quotient that's missing from above-ground rap is alive and well here."^[4] David Morris of PopMatters said: "Aside from how enjoyable it is in and of itself, A Lil' Light also opens up new possibilities for R&B, brushing off both the pure gloss of the mainstream and the predictable over-emoting of neo-soul in favor of something more bracingly real."^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by O. Jackson and D. Perkins.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Really Know Me?"	1:23
2.	"Momma"	4:16
3.	"The Light"	3:19
4.	"Money"	4:34
5.	"Washedbrainsyndrome"	4:36
6.	"Yo' Soul"	2:44
7.	"Muzak"	3:17
8.	"Falling"	4:02
9.	"Solitude"	3:18
10.	"Worship" (featuring Yesterdays New Quintet)	1:20
11.	"Flowers"	2:29
12.	"Lil' Black Boy"	3:56
13.	"Forevaendless"	0:54
14.	"Lord's Prayer"	3:49
15.	"Just Think"	2:29
16.	"Gotta Go" (featuring Yesterdays New Quintet)	5:00
Total length:		51:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Dudley Perkins – vocals, lyrics, melodies, intro recording, interlude recording
• Madlib – production, intro recording, interlude recording, recording (11)
• David Lona a.k.a. Peanut – background vocals (2)
• Yesterdays New Quintet – guest appearance (10, 16)
• Todd Mumford – recording (1–10, 12–16), mixing (1–10, 12–16)
• Peanut Butter Wolf – mixing (11), executive production
• Dave Cooley – mastering
• Jeff Jank – art direction
• Andrew Gura – cover art