Spirit in Stone

Spirit in Stone is the debut studio album by American hip-hop group Lifesavas. It was released on July 1, 2003, via Quannum Projects. The recording sessions took place at Accompong Compound and The Hut in Oakland and The Promised Land in Portland. The album was produced by members Jumbo the Garbageman, Vursatyl and Rev. Shines, as well as Chief Xcel, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Blackalicious, J-Live, Latyrx and DJ Shadow, and contributions from Tim Harper, Leah Hendricks, Joyo Velarde and Virginia Byrd, among others.

Spirit in Stone
Studio album by Lifesavas
Released	July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
Studio	Accompong Compound (Oakland, CA) The Hut (Oakland, CA) The Promised Land (Portland, OR)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:05:36
Label	Quannum Projects
Producer	Chief Xcel Lifesavas
Lifesavas chronology
Spirit in Stone (2003) Gutterfly (2007)
Singles from Spirit in Stone
"Head Exercise" Released: 2001 "What If It's True" Released: 2002 "Fever / Selector" Released: 2003 "Fa' Show" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
HipHopDX	7.5/10[3]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[4]
RapReviews	7.5/10[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[6]
The Village Voice	A−[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Soldierfied"	Solomon David Marlon Irving Xavier Mosley	Chief Xcel	1:42
2.	"It's Over"	David Irving Mike Jackson	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:08
3.	"What If It's True?"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:38
4.	"Livin' Time / Life: Movement 1 / Livin' Lude" (featuring the Gift of Gab)	David Irving Timothy Parker Ryan Shortell	Rev. Shines	4:39
5.	"Fever"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	5:23
6.	"HelloHiHey"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman Vursatyl	5:38
7.	"Head Exercise"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:43
8.	"Selector / Fa' Show (Door Drama) (Skit)" (featuring J-Live)	David Irving Jean-Jacques Cadet	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:46
9.	"Fa' Show"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	4:36
10.	"State of the World / Apocalypse / War"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman Vursatyl	2:39
11.	"Resist"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	3:12
12.	"5th Horseman / Thuggity Skit"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	5:52
13.	"Skeletons"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	4:35
14.	"Emerge / Blackbirds (My People) Interlude" (featuring Latyrx, Blackalicious and DJ Shadow)	David Irving Lateef Daumont Tom Shimura Parker Mosley	Chief Xcel	6:41
15.	"Me"	David Irving	Jumbo the Garbageman	5:25
16.	"Spirit in Stone Outro"	David Irving Virginia Byrd	Jumbo the Garbageman	0:59
Total length:				1:05:36

Personnel

• Solomon "Jumbo the Garbageman" David – vocals, scratches, producer, recording, mixing
• Marlon "Vursatyl" Irving – vocals, vocal arrangement, producer, recording
• Ryan "Rev. Shines" Shortell – scratches, producer
• Tim "Harp" Harper – vocals, organ
• Timothy "Gift of Gab" Parker – vocals
• Jean-Jacques "J-Live" Cadet – vocals
• Leah Hendricks – vocals
• Lateef "The Truth Speaker" Daumont – vocals
• Tsutomu "Lyrics Born" Shimura – vocals
• Joyo Velarde – vocals
• Adrienne Irving – vocals
• Marckia Irving – vocals
• Virginia Byrd – vocals
• Teak Underdue – guitar, bass
• Hervé Salters – clavinet, Rhodes electric piano, organ
• MixMasta KD – scratches
• DJ D-Sharp – scratches
• Jerry Harris Jr. – Rhodes electric piano
• Torrey "T Swurvell" Ward – bass
• Eric McFadden – guitar
• Sedell Jones – harpsichord
• Joshua "DJ Shadow" Davis – scratches
• Xavier "Chief Xcel" Mosley – producer, recording, mixing, executive producer
• Charlie Brown – recording
• Mikael "Count" Eldridge – mixing
• Mike Cresswell – mixing
• James Ward – mixing
• Eugene Smith – engineering assistant
• Jason Malig – engineering assistant
• Marco Martin – engineering assistant
• Mike Boden – engineering assistant
• John Cuniberti – mastering
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Marissa Kaiser – photography