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1st Infantry (album)

Field	Value
name	1st Infantry
type	studio
artist	the Alchemist
cover	1stInfantryAlchemist.jpg
released
recorded	2003–04
studio
genre	Hip-hop
length
label	{{flatlist
producer	The Alchemist
prev_title	Insomnia
prev_year	2003
next_title	The Chemistry Files
next_year	2006
misc	{{Singles
name	1st Infantry
type	studio
single1	Hold You Down
single1date	May 18, 2004

ALC
Koch 1st Infantry is the debut solo studio album by American hip-hop producer and rapper the Alchemist. It was released on September 21, 2004, through his label ALC Records and Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at The Lab, Baseclef Studios and Infamous Studios in New York City, at Soundproof and MGS Sound Lab in Los Angeles, and at D-Block Studios in Yonkers. Production was handled entirely by the Alchemist, who also served as executive producer together with his brother Neil Maman, with Prodigy serving as co-executive producer. It features guest appearances from the Lox, Mobb Deep, Big Noyd, Big Twins, B-Real, Chinky, Devin the Dude, Dilated Peoples, Illa Ghee, Lloyd Banks, M.O.P., Nas, Nina Sky, PSC, Stat Quo and the Game.

The album peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200, number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 6 on the Top Rap Albums, number 8 on the Independent Albums, and topped the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States. It also reached number 43 on the UK Independent Albums chart. The album's instrumental version and deluxe edition with a bonus DVD were released on October 4, 2005.

One single from the album, "Hold You Down", peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US. The song "Bangers" appeared in the 2006 video game Saints Row.

Track listing

All tracks are produced by the Alchemist.

Personnel

Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer, executive producer, sleeve notes
Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – performer (tracks: 2, 5, 11, 17), co-executive producer
Jayceon "The Game" Taylor – performer (track 2)
David "Styles P" Styles – performer (tracks: 4, 8)
Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – performer (tracks: 4, 13)
Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – performer (track 4)
Gregory "Illa Ghee" Jackson – performer (track 5)
Natalie Albino – performer (track 5)
Nicole Albino – performer (track 5)
Rigo "Riggs" Morales – performer (track 6), A&R direction
Stanley "Stat Quo" Benton – performer (track 7)
Eric "Billy Danze" Murray – performer (track 7)
Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – performer (track 7)
Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – performer (tracks: 8, 11)
Joshua "J Hood" Hood – performer (tracks: 8, 13)
Terance "Big Noyd" Perry – performer (track 8)
Christopher "Lloyd Banks" Lloyd – performer (track 9)
Devin "Devin the Dude" Copeland – performer (track 10)
Michael "Evidence" Perretta – performer & recording (track 12), mastering
Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor – performer (track 12)
Chris "DJ Babu" Oroc – performer (track 12)
Shalene "Chinky" Evans – performer (track 14)
Louis "B-Real" Freese – performer (track 16)
Nasir "Nas" Jones – performer (track 17)
Clifford "T.I." Harris – performer (track 18)
Nathaniel "Mac Boney" Josey – performer (track 18)
Sean "Big Kuntry King" Merrett – performer (track 18)
Akeem "AK tha Razor Man" Lawal – performer (track 18)
Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" Abdulraheem – performer (track 19)
Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing (tracks: 2, 10, 11)
Kevin Crouse – mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 17–19)
Jeff White – recording (tracks: 5, 7–11, 14, 18, 19), A&R administrator, product manager
Steve Sola – mixing (tracks: 8, 14)
Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing (track 13)
Rob Hill – recording & mixing (track 16)
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Neil Maman – executive producer, A&R administrator, management
Ronald "Gotti" Odum – production coordinator
Damian Davis – production assistant
Ola Kudu – art direction, design, additional photography
Fubz – photography
Gerard Rechnitzer – additional photography
Paul Rosenberg – management
Tracy McNew – management
Theo Sedlmayr – legal
Lena Kasambalides – legal
Bonsu Thompson – marketing
Amanda Silverman – publicist
Bianca Bianconi – publicist

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak
position	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)
1

References

Birchmeier, Jason. "The Alchemist - 1st Infantry Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic".
Tindal, Kennith B.. (October 4, 2004). "The Alchemist - 1st Infantry".
Durig, Jim. (November 18, 2004). "1st Infantry - Music Review at IGN".
Flanagan, Nick. (October 21, 2004). "NOW: Alchemist, Oct 21 - 27, 2004".
(January 13, 2005). "The Alchemist: 1st Infantry, PopMatters".
Corne, James. (September 28, 2004). "The Alchemist :: 1st Infantry – RapReviews".
(December 30, 2009). "The Alchemist - 1st Infantry (album review ) {{!}} Sputnikmusic".
"The Alchemist - 1st Infantry (Deluxe CD/DVD Edition) / The Chemistry Files - Review".
"Music Review: The Alchemist - 1st Infantry".
"The Alchemist Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)".

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