| Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Progressive soul[1] | |||
| Label | EMI Records Freeworld Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Dallas Austin, Colin Wolfe Organized Noise, Fishbone | |||
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Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome is the second studio album from American R&B singer Joi. The album was set to be released in 1996, under EMI Records and promotional CD's was released to radio stations.[2] EMI soon delayed Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome set for a later release in 1997, for more songs with commercial appeal. By 1997, the album was planned for release, as "Ghetto Superstar" was to be first single. Abruptly, EMI Records was shut down, and the album was shelved.
The producer of the "Amoeba" album was Dallas Austin, who arranged for funk rock band Fishbone to be the backing band. Dallas's company FreeWorld Records acquired the rights to release the album. FreeWorld Records released two different promotional EPs for radio with a selection of songs from the album. FreeWorld Records went out of business before "Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome" was set to be released.[3] In 2002, the album was made available for purchase on CD or digital format via Joi's official website.[4]
In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Rolling Stone journalist Jon Caramanica calls the album both "sensational" and "bizarre".[5]
- ^ Howard, Jacinta (August 4, 2010). "Joi's badass revenge". Creative Loafing. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Joi-AmoebaCleansingSyndromeCD Discogs.com
- ^ www.joi.info/AmoebaCleansingSyndrome Archived January 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Joi AmoebaCleansingSyndrome CD" Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Caramanica et al. Brackett & Hoard (2004), p. 437.