Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars

An edited version also exists, which removes "Star 69" (due to the song's recurring use of the word "fuck", which is the sole reason for obtaining a Parental Advisory label), and removes the song's reprise used in "Song for Shelter". The artwork is also cropped to cut off right before the leg gap, (presumably for the subject likely being nude) and has a mark saying "Kiddies' Clean Version", similar in design to the Parental Advisory label on normal copies. ==Critical reception==

Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars received generally positive reviews. Pitchfork wrote, "After enjoying a few years of relative popularity, it seems big-beat's appeal and relevance are waning. [...] After listening to Slim's latest, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, it seems we've reached come-down time. And surprise! It's no fun at all ... The problem lies more with the everchanging landscape of electronic music and the dying big-beat genre than it does with his technical skill." ==Track listing==

Sample credits • "Talking Bout My Baby" contains samples of: "Macon Hambone Blues", written by Jack Hall, Jimmy Hall, John Anthony, Richard Hirsch, Lewis Ross, and Leslie Bricusse, and performed by Wet Willie. • "Star 69" and "Song for Shelter" contain samples of "I Get Deep", written and performed by Roland Clark. • "Sunset (Bird of Prey)" contains samples of "Bird of Prey", written and performed by Jim Morrison. • "Ya Mama" contains samples of "The Kettle", written by Jon Hiseman and Dick Heckstall-Smith, and performed by Colosseum, "Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya", written by Frankie Cutlass and performed by Stik-E and the Hoods, and "Let the Rhythm Pump", written and performed by Doug Lazy. • "Drop the Hate" contains samples of "Answer to Watergate", performed by the Reverend W. Leo Daniels. • "Demons" contains samples of "I Can't Write Left Handed", written by Bill Withers and Ray Jackson, and performed by Bill Withers. ==Charts==

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