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2014 studio album by J. Holiday
Guilty Conscience
Studio album by J. Holiday
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2014
Recorded2013
StudioThe Boom Boom Room, Los Angeles
Genre
Length45:11
Label
  • Music Line
  • HMG
  • Central South Distribution
ProducerRonnie Jackson, Anthony "T.A." Tate
J. Holiday chronology
Round 2
(2009) 		Guilty Conscience
(2014) 		Baecation
(2020)
Singles from Guilty Conscience
  1. "After We Fuck"
    Released: November 12, 2013
  2. "Incredible"
    Released: February 17, 2014
  3. "Where Are You Now"
    Released: August 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Urban Informer
You Know I Got Soul

Guilty Conscience is the third studio album by American recording artist J. Holiday, released by his own label HMG (Holiday Music Group) and Music Line Group on January 28, 2014. It is Holiday's first album since Round 2 (2009), and his first independent release.

The album features production from Lil Ronnie, Ronnie D, Jerry Wonda, Blaq Smurph and Miyk Snoddy, among others. Guilty Conscience receive mostly positive reviews, giving the album 4.5 out of 5 stars. The sound and feel of the album were also significantly influenced by sound engineer, JD Butler, who worked alongside Lil Ronnie, recording the entire album.

Release

The first single "After We Fuck" was released on September 23, 2013. In November 2013, Holiday teased a sampler of the album with four snippets and three full tracks available for download at djbooth.net. The album was announced for a December release, but this was pushed back to January 28, 2014. Guilty Conscience hit number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on February 14. The second single "Incredible", was sent to urban radio on February 17, 2014.

Inspiration

Three weeks before the album was officially released, J. Holiday explained the concept behind the title, saying:

"I named it Guilty Conscience because it’s basically like a movie. Let’s say, because I do what I do; I’m an R&B artist. So let’s say that if you could put a soundtrack to my life, in the last 5 years, this would be the soundtrack. So it’s kind of like, I’m telling my business. You know what I mean and I didn’t really want to. But it’s going to help when it comes to relationships like love and all of that because it’s like the sh*t really happens. The same way Steve Harvey did the book Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man. So it’s like the album, like I messed up with my main chick, trying to get with the side-chick. Like she was out there, but I didn’t know. So now I’m learning and I have to go back and fix my relationship because the side-chick got me all tore up. So for instance, like on the title track Guilty Conscience, that’s me talking to my main girl. And now I’m like, where you going, what are you doing, why are you doing this, why are you putting on make-up? You know what I mean and that’s the guilty conscience and what it’s about."

Track listing

Guilty Conscience – CD – digital download – streaming
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Incredible"
  • Brandon Alexander Hodge
  • Ronnie Jackson
  • Marquis A. Foxx
  • Aaron C. Sledge
 4:02
2."Thinkin About You"
  • Richard Preston Butler
  • Jermine Jackson
  • Andrew Harr
  • Andre Davidson
  • Karlyn Ramsey
  • Shawn Davidson
Phil Cornish2:38
3."Cloud 9"
  • Alexandria Dollar
  • Jordan Dollar
  • Ronnie Jackson
Phil Cornish3:51
4."After We Fuck"
  • Rafael Ishman
  • Jackson
  • Ronak Dalal
  • Lil Ronnie
  • Ronnie D
3:31
5."Guilty Conscience" 
  • Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes
  • Phil Cornish
4:08
6."Ms. Get Around"  3:33
7."Wrong Turn"  3:23
8."Home Wrecker" Lil Ronnie4:08
9."Dumb" Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes3:24
10."Come Back Home"
  • Shaunte Talbert
  • Christopher Newland
  • Jackson
 3:23
11."Where Are You Now"
  • Samuel James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
 4:22
12."Heaven"John W. JacksonArden Altino4:49
Total length:45:11
Note

Credits and personnel

Credits for Guilty Conscience adapted from Allmusic and album credits.

  • Brandon Alexander - bass, instrumentation
  • Arden Altino - composer, keyboards, producer
  • B.A.M. - composer, producer
  • JD Butler - Recording and mixing engineer
  • Blaq Smurph - instrumentation, producer
  • Phil Cornish - composer, keyboards, producer
  • Nealante - producer, mix engineer
  • Ronnie D - producer
  • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis - bass, composer, producer
  • C. Dwight - composer
  • Rod Harris, Jr. - Guitar
  • Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes - composer, guitar, producer
  • J. Holiday - primary artist
  • Araceli Jackson - A&R
  • Ronnie Jackson - composer, executive producer, producer
  • Jubu - guitar
  • Phillip Lassiter - horn
  • Colin Leonard -mastering
  • Lil Ronnie - Instrumentation, producer, vocal producer
  • Brandyn Porter - guitar
  • Miykal Snoddy - composer, producer
  • Anthony "T.A." Tate - composer, executive producer, producer
  • Zach Wolfe - photography

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 42

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States January 28, 2014

  • Music Line
  • HMG

References

  1. ^ Guilty Conscience (CD album credits). Music Line Group. 2013. 2ML8342.
  2. "J. Holiday Clears His Mind on "Guilty Conscience" (Album Review) - Urban Informer". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  3. "Album Review: J. Holiday, "Guilty Conscience" (4 stars out of 5)".
  4. "J. Holiday Books December 10th For Comeback Album 'Guilty Conscience'". Singersroom.com. 18 October 2013.
  5. "J. Holiday Guilty Conscience (Sampler)". DJBooth.net. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. "Chart History: J. Holiday – Hip Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. "UB Interview: J. Holiday Talks "Guilty Conscience," Going Indie, Industry Politics & More". 8 January 2014.
  8. "Amazon.com: Guilty Conscience: J. Holiday: Audio CD". Amazon. 2014.
  9. "Guilty Conscience - J. Holiday | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. "J. Holiday Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  11. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152025172482521&id=18711872520&__user=100002947226978
  12. "Itunes - Music - Guilty Conscience by J. Holiday". Itunes.apple.com.
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