1991 studio album by Black Sheep
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is the debut studio album from American hip hop duo Black Sheep , released October 22, 1991, on Mercury Records . The duo supported the album with a North American tour that included the Soup Dragons , Tom Tom Club , and James .[ 1]
The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart. By April 1992, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA , after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.
Release and reception
The album peaked at thirty on the U.S. Billboard 200[ 7] and reached the fifteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[ 8] It was certified gold in April 1992.[ 9]
John Bush of AllMusic called the album "playfully satirical, witty, and incredibly imaginative," and stated that "Black Sheep hit a height with their debut that few hip-hop acts would ever reach."[ 2]
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source ' s "100 Best Rap Albums".[ 10] [dead link ]
Track listing
All music is composed by W. McLean and A. Titus except where noted
Title Music 1. "Intro" 0:49 2. "U Mean I'm Not" 1:25 3. "Butt... In the Meantime" 4:13 4. "Have U.N.E. Pull" 3:48 5. "Strobelite Honey " 3:05 6. "Are You Mad?" 0:43 7. "The Choice Is Yours" 3:23 8. "To Whom It May Concern" 4:04 9. "Similak Child" 4:27 10. "Try Counting Sheep" Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland, Jr., McLean, Titus, Cornelius Whitfield 4:24 11. "Flavor of the Month" 4:17 12. "La Menage" (feat. Q-Tip ) McLean, Q-Tip, Titus 3:23 13. "L.A.S.M." McLean, Jennifer Perry, Titus, Gwen Watts 2:12 14. "Gimme the Finga" 4:25 15. "Hoes We Knows" 4:20 16. "Go to Hail" 1:02 17. "Black with N.V. (No Vision)" 3:56 18. "Pass the 40" (feat. Chi-Ali ) Chi-Ali, Dave Gossett, Joe Jones, Clifton Lighty, McLean, Titus 4:46 19. "Blunted 10" 1:56 20. "For Doz That Slept" Jackson, Klein, McLean, Titus 2:39 21. "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) " 4:03 22. "Yes" 3:20
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Personnel
William McLean, Andre Titus – arranging & production
Lisle Leete – engineering
Lisa Cortes, Dave Gossett – executive production
Tom Coyne – mastering
Gregg Mann, W. McLean, A. Titus – mixing
Angelique Bellamny – vocals
Chi-Ali – vocals (background)
References
^ Arnold, Chuck (Oct 1, 1992). "Black Sheep's Dres on Afrocentric Fadding". Philadelphia Daily News . p. I13.
^ a b Bush, John. "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ Bernard, James (April 10, 1992). "Music review – A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (1992) – Black Sheep" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on December 22, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2010 .
^ Fatboy, DJ. "Black Sheep A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" . RapReviews . Retrieved September 24, 2010 .
^ McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Black Sheep" . In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . p. 79. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Christgau, Robert (June 2, 1992). "Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved September 4, 2022 .
^ a b "Black Sheep Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ a b "Black Sheep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – Black Sheep" . RIAA . Archived from the original on 2024-06-20. Retrieved June 20, 2024 .
^ "100 Best Rap Albums" . The Source (100). New York. January 1998. ISSN 1063-2085 . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved March 29, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved March 29, 2021 .
^ "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing § Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
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