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, July 15, 2014.
Reception
''Flying Colours'' garnered generally positive reviews from
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'' gave high praise to the versatile production and lyrical delivery made throughout the album, concluding that "the result is a record that fully reveals all of Shad's musical colours." Jacob Lorinc of The Varsity praised the lyrical content for tackling socio-political topics without coming across as obvious and trite when going for positivity, saying that "Although he is still an underdog in the world of hip-hop, Shad’s clever rhymes and intricately woven verses throughout ''Flying Colours'' show the rapper’s ability to cover all sorts of ground on this album." Aaron Matthews of ''
Exclaim!
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'' said that despite some out-of-place tracks, he praised the album for its vast use of different genres and instruments, and Shad's continued growth as a mature rapper, calling it "a wake-up call to anyone sleeping on Canadian rappers and Shad's coming for the crown next time." ''Flying Colours'' was named the 49th best Canadian album of the 2010s, by ''
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Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Flying Colours'' liner notes.
* Bryden Baird – trumpets
* Trent Reschney – saxophones
* Sebastian Ostertag – cello
* Allison Stewart – viola
* Tanya Charles – violin
* Ian Koiter – string arrangements, bass, keyboards, synths, acoustic guitar
* Max Zipursky – synths, pianos
* Michael Libis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
*
Shad
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– drum programming
* Andrew Hootsalack – drum programming
* Jahmal Tonge – live drums
* Ayo Leilani – additional vocals
* Elijah Walsh – engineer
* Crispin Day – engineer
* Rob Stefanson – engineer
* Elisa Pangseng – engineer
* Michael Tompkins – engineer
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– mixer
* Tom Coyne – mastering
* Justin Broadbent – album art, photography