The Cry Of My People
Archie Shepp
The Cry Of My People
5:43 January 1, 1972
BPM
123
Key
F Major
Camelot
7B

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The Cry Of My People by Archie Shepp Song Details

Archie Shepp's 'The Cry Of My People' had a release date set for January 1, 1972. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:43, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 8 in the song's album "The Cry Of My People". In this album, this song's track order is #5. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, The Cry Of My People's popularity is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With The Cry Of My People by Archie Shepp having a BPM of 123 with a half-time of 62 BPM and a double-time of 246 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 7B. So, the perfect camelot match for 7B would be either 7B or 8A. While, 8B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4B and a high energy boost can either be 9B or 2B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 7A or 6B will give you a low energy drop, 10B would be a moderate one, and 5B or 12B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-12.84 dB
Acousticness
50%
Danceability
27%
Energy
43%
Instrumentalness
20%
Liveness
56%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
20%

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ISRC
USGR10400005
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records