{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Slime & Reason | type = studio | artist = Roots Manuva | cover = RootsManuva_slime%26reason.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2008|09|01|df=yes}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = {{Duration|m=54|s=29}} | label = Big Dada | producer = Toddla T | prev_title = Alternately Deep | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = 4everevolution | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Slime & Reason | type = Studio | single1 = Buff Nuff | single1date = 7 July 2008 | single2 = Again & Again | single2date = 25 August 2008 | single3 = Let the Spirit | single3date = 27 October 2008 | single4 = Do Nah Bodda Mi | single4date = 29 June 2009 }} }} {{Album ratings | MC = 76/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/slime-reason/roots-manuva|title=Slime & Reason by Roots Manuva|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1416461}}</ref> | rev2 = BBC | rev2Score = favorable<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8zvr/ BBC review ]</ref> | rev3 = ''Billboard'' | rev3Score = favorable<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081115081216/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ic9655ee4528b1af475072da56d29d74e Billboard Magazine review]</ref> | rev4 = ''The Independent'' | rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-roots-manuva-slime--reason-big-dada-912060.html The Independent Review]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | rev5 = musicOMH | rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.musicomh.com/albums/roots-manuva-3_0808.htm musicOMH review]</ref> | rev6 = ''NME'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/9873 NME review]</ref> | rev7 = ''The Observer'' | rev7Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CD: Urban review: Roots Manuva, Slime and Reason |date=2008-08-09 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508095709/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/10/urban.rootsmanuva |archive-date=2021-05-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/10/urban.rootsmanuva}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8Score = 7.1/10<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/145109-roots-manuva-slime-reason Pitchfork review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921143400/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/145109-roots-manuva-slime-reason |date=2008-09-21 }}</ref> | rev9 = ''PopMatters'' | rev9Score = {{rating|6|10}}<ref>[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63709/roots-manuva-slime-reason/ PopMatters review]</ref> | rev10 = ''The Times'' | rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616061149/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4464220.ece The Times review]</ref> }} '''''Slime & Reason''''' is the sixth studio album of original material by Roots Manuva. It was released on 1 September 2008 on the Big Dada label. Hip Hop Connection magazine named it Album Of The Year 2008.
A limited-edition version of the album included a bonus CD, entitled ''Slime & Version'', consisting of dub mixes by Wrongtom.
In 2009 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020090121%20IMPALA%20Awards.htm |title=color |website=www.impalamusic.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021420/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020090121%20IMPALA%20Awards.htm |archive-date=2017-11-07}}</ref>
==Critical reception== At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Again & Again | length1 = 4:06 | title2 = C.R.U.F.F. | length2 = 3:53 | title3 = Do Nah Bodda Mi | length3 = 3:14 | title4 = Let the Spirit | length4 = 4:37 | title5 = Kick Up Ya Feet | length5 = 3:43 | title6 = A Man's Talk | length6 = 3:46 | title7 = Buff Nuff | length7 = 2:15 | title8 = It's Me Oh Lord | length8 = 3:32 | title9 = 2 Much 2 Soon | length9 = 5:23 | title10 = Do 4 Self | length10 = 3:10 | title11 = The Show Must Go On | length11 = 6:07 | title12 = I'm a New Man | length12 = 3:04 | title13 = Well Alright | length13 = 3:57 | title14 = The Struggle | length14 = 3:48 }} {{Track listing | headline = Limited edition bonus disc | title1 = Again & Again & Again | length1 = 3:35 | title2 = I'm a New Man (A New Version) | length2 = 2:51 | title3 = A New Dub | length3 = 3:02 | title4 = 9 Dubs a Year | length4 = 3:15 | title5 = Do Bodda Mi (in Digital) | length5 = 3:18 | title6 = Dub for the Worms | length6 = 3:18 | title7 = …And Again | length7 = 2:33 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" !scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7378/roots-manuva/|title=Roots Manuva|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref> | 22 |- |}
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==External links== * {{Discogs master|94677|Slime & Reason}}
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