The Desired Effect (Moka Only album)

The Desired Effect
Studio album by
Moka Only
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
Studio
GenreHip-hop
Length43:48
LabelBattle Axe Records
Producer
Moka Only chronology
Lowdown Suite
(2003) 		The Desired Effect
(2005) 		Dirty Jazz
(2005)
Singles from The Desired Effect
  1. "Once Again (featuring Madchild)"
    Released: 2005 [1]
  2. "One Time"
    Released: December 11, 2021 [2]
  3. "More Soup (featuring MF Doom)"
    Released: December 11, 2021 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapManiacz[4]

The Desired Effect is a studio album by Canadian rapper, singer and producer Moka Only. It was released by Battle Axe Records on August 16, 2005.[5] The song "Once Again" (featuring Madchild) appeared on the MuchMusic Top 30 Countdown multiple times from August–December 2005, peaking at #13.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Once Again" (featuring Madchild)
The Matrix2:45
2."Calling Out" (featuring K-os)
  • Denton
  • Kevin Brereton
  • K-os
  • Roger Swan
3:41
3."Looking At The Ceiling"DentonMoka Only3:38
4."More Soup" (featuring MF Doom)
  • Denton
  • Daniel Dumile
Sixtoo2:13
5."Hundred Grand"
  • Denton
  • Bunting
  • Moka Only
  • Troy Samson
3:48
6."Keep Moving"DentonOh No3:01
7."Lady Gotta Place"DentonMoka Only3:58
8."One Time"DentonJ Dilla2:31
9."Beautiful [Remix]"DentonMoka Only5:20
10."Everybody Dance" (featuring S-Roc)
  • Denton
  • Dwayne King
3:48
11."Sitting On The Porch" (featuring Madchild)
  • Denton
  • Bunting
Rob the Viking3:35
12."Hold Me Close"DentonMoka Only3:06
13."Beautiful"DentonChin Injeti3:24
Total length:43:48
  • “More Soup”, “Hundred Grand”, “Keep Moving”, “Lady Gotta Place”, “One Time”, “Hold Me Close”, and “Beautiful [Remix]” are also on the 2005 album Dirty Jazz by Moka Only
  • ”More Soup”, “Keep Moving”, and “One Time” are also on the 2006 album Desired Effect by Moka Only

Personnel

  • Daniel "Moka Only" Denton – vocals (tracks: 1–13), producer (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Shane "Madchild" Bunting – vocals (tracks: 1, 11), co-writer (track 5)
  • Kevin "K-os" Brereton vocals (track 2), producer (track 2)
  • Daniel "MF Doom" Dumile – vocals (track 4)
  • Dwayne "S-Roc" King – vocals (track 10)
  • Scott Spock, Lauren Christy and Graham Edwards, "The Matrix" – producer (track 1)
  • Vaughn “Sixtoo" Squire – producer (track 4)
  • Troy Samson – producer (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Michael “Oh No" Jackson – producer, mixing (track 6)
  • James “J Dilla" Yancey – producer (track 8)
  • Bryan “Metty the Dert Merchant" Trevitt – producer (track 10)
  • Robin “Rob the Viking" Hooper – producer (track 11)
  • Chin Injeti – producer (track 13)
  • Russ Klyne – guitar (track 12)
  • Roger Swan – mixing (tracks: 1–5, 7–13), producer (track 2)
  • Amy Worobec – mixing (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7–13)
  • Mike Cashin – mixing (track 2)
  • Craig Waddel – mastering (tracks: 1–13)

[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Once Again - Single". Discogs.
  2. ^ "One Time - Single". Discogs.
  3. ^ "More Soup - Single". Discogs.
  4. ^ "The Desired Effect Review". RapManiacz. 2005-09-18.
  5. ^ "Moka makes a move". The Georgia Straight. 2005-08-18. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  6. ^ "Moka Only - Once Again". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  7. ^ Bliss, Karen. "Canadian Musician 2005" (PDF). worldradiohistory.
  8. ^ Richards, Jason (2005-08-18). "Moka only - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  9. ^ "Pass Da Mic - Vancouver HipHop TV » Moka Only on Pass Da Mic TV". Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  10. ^ "Two unique acts play this week". Times Colonist. 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2026-01-18.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.