# Total Eclipse (Black Moon album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| laut.de | |
| Now | 3/5 (NNN) |
| RapReviews | 8/10 |
| The Source | |
| XXL | 3/5 (L) |
Total Eclipse is the third studio album by American hip hop group Black Moon. It was released on October 7, 2003 through Duck Down Music. Recording sessions took place at the Dewgarde Crib of Hits in New York, at Tha Entaprize, at CDR Studios, and at D.I.R.T. Factory in Norfolk. Production was primarily handled by Da Beatminerz, as well as Dan The Man, Coptic, DJ Static, Kleph Dollaz, MoSS, Nottz, Oshta Hunter and Tone Capone. It features guest appearances from Smif-N-Wessun, Sean Price and Starang Wondah.
Released one year after the Boot Camp Clik's return with The Chosen Few, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics and humble sales, peaking at number 47 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 23 on the Independent Albums in the US. The album features the singles "Stay Real" and "This Goes Out to You", as well as the bonus track "Rush", a single that was released on January 7, 2003 and included on the Collect Dis Edition compilation.

## Track listing
### Notes

* signifies a co-producer
* signifies an additional producer
* Track 3 features background vocals by Nadine Michel
* Track 16 features additional vocals by Charon Aldredge

### Sample credits

* Track 1 contains a sample of the recording "Seed of Love" as performed by Little Boy Blues

## Personnel

* Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – main artist, vocals, executive producer
* Kasim "5ft" Reid – main artist, vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 14)
* Ewart "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde – main artist, scratches (tracks: 8-10, 14), mixing (track 1), recording (tracks: 1, 8, 9, 11, 13-15, 17), producer
* Sean Price – vocals (tracks: 2, 11)
* Darrell "Steele" Yates Jr. – vocals (tracks: 5, 13)
* Tekomin "Tek" Williams – vocals (tracks: 5, 15, 16)
* Jack "Starang Wondah" McNair – vocals (track 6)
* Nadine Michel – background vocals (track 3)
* Charon Aldredge – additional vocals (track 16)
* Ariel "A-Train" Levine – guitar (track 3)
* DJ Terrell Rockwell – scratches (track 8)
* Da Beatminerz – producers (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9-11, 13-15, 17), mixing (track 13)
* Jason "MoSS" Connoy – producer (track 2)
* Dan "The Man" Humiston – co-producer (track 3), producer (track 7), additional producer (tracks: 14, 16), recording (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 11, 13-16)
* Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (track 3)
* Sean "DJ Static" Moore – producer (track 4)
* Dominick "Nottz" Lamb – producer (track 6)
* Darrel "Kleph Dollaz" Durant – producer (track 12)
* Eric "Coptic" Matlock – producer (track 16)
* Oshta Hunter – producer (track 16)
* Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – executive producer
* Rob "Giambi" Garcia – recording (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16)
* Chris Brown – recording (tracks: 3, 13, 15, 16)
* Walter "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde – recording (track 5)
* Buttah L – assistant recording (track 17)
* Michael Sarsfield – mastering
* Javad – art direction, photography
* Steve P – art direction
* Akash Khokha – layout
* Brandon Teitel – marketing

## Charts

| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 47 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 23 |