Black Sheep – A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Tracklist
A1 | Intro | 0:49 | |
A2 | U Mean I'm Not | 1:25 | |
A3 | Butt...In The Meantime | 4:13 | |
A4 | Have U.N.E. Pull | 3:48 | |
A5 | Strobelite Honey | 3:05 | |
A6 | Are You Mad? | 0:43 | |
A7 | The Choice Is Yours | 3:23 | |
A8 | To Whom It May Concern | 4:04 | |
A9 | Similak Child | 4:27 | |
A10 | Try Counting Sheep | 4:24 | |
B1 | Flavor Of The Month | 4:17 | |
B2 | La Menage | 3:23 | |
B3 | L.A.S.M. | 2:12 | |
B4 | Gimme The Finga | 4:25 | |
B5 | Hoes We Knows | 4:20 | |
B6 | Go To Hail | 1:02 | |
B7 | Black With N.V. (No Vision) | 3:56 | |
B8 | Pass The 40 | 4:46 | |
B9 | Blunted 10 | 1:56 | |
B10 | For Doz That Slept | 2:39 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Calliope Studios
- Mastered At – The Hit Factory
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
- Published By – EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.
- Published By – Makhan Music
- Published By – Hubtones Music
Credits
- Arranged By – Andres Titus (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, A7 to B10), William McLean (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, A7 to B10)
- Art Direction – Bays*
- Design – Alli
- Make-Up – John Kellman-Grier
- Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Tom Coyne
- Mixed By – Andres Titus (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B10), William McLean (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B10)
- Photography By – Chris Callis
- Producer – Andres Titus, William McLean
- Stylist – Toyce Anderson
- Written-By – Andres Titus, Chiali* (tracks: B8), C.Lighty* (tracks: B8), Cornelius Grant (tracks: A10), Dave Gossett (tracks: B8), Edward Holland Jr.* (tracks: A10), Gwen Watts* (tracks: B3), J.Jones* (tracks: B8), Jennifer Perry (tracks: B3), Millie Jackson (tracks: B10), Norman Whitfield (tracks: A10), Q-Tip (tracks: B2), Randy Klein (tracks: B10), William McLean
Notes
℗ © 1991 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Remastered at: The Hit Factory
Recorded at Calliope
A3 contains a sample from "I Don't Wanna Go" performed by Paul Butterfield and "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
A7 contains a sample from "Big Sur Suite" (J. Hammond)
A8 contains a sample from "Love Now Is Forever" performed by Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins (C. Haskins)
A10 contains a sample from "I'm Losing You" performed by Rare Earth
B1 contains a sample from "In A Little Spanish Town" (M. Wayne, S. Lewis, J. Young). Sampled Trumpet Solo: Herb Alpert
B4 contains a sample from "I Know 've Been Wrong" performed by Mashmakan (P. Senecal)
B5 contains a sample from "Melinda" (Butler / Peters)
B7 contains a sample from "Povo" by Freddie Hubbard
B8 contains a sample from "Blue Juice" performed by Jimmy McGriff
Vocals credits for Chiali & Angelique Bellamy have been mixed up on the back cover:
Chiali speaks the intro to A4 and Angelique Bellamy does additional vocals on A5.
Cat# on the spine & sticker: 848 368-1
Cat# on the labels: 422 848 368-1
Original first pressing with genuine "Parental Advisory" sticker attached to the cover and a red sticker on the shrink
Manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Records, Inc.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Remastered at: The Hit Factory
Recorded at Calliope
A3 contains a sample from "I Don't Wanna Go" performed by Paul Butterfield and "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
A7 contains a sample from "Big Sur Suite" (J. Hammond)
A8 contains a sample from "Love Now Is Forever" performed by Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins (C. Haskins)
A10 contains a sample from "I'm Losing You" performed by Rare Earth
B1 contains a sample from "In A Little Spanish Town" (M. Wayne, S. Lewis, J. Young). Sampled Trumpet Solo: Herb Alpert
B4 contains a sample from "I Know 've Been Wrong" performed by Mashmakan (P. Senecal)
B5 contains a sample from "Melinda" (Butler / Peters)
B7 contains a sample from "Povo" by Freddie Hubbard
B8 contains a sample from "Blue Juice" performed by Jimmy McGriff
Vocals credits for Chiali & Angelique Bellamy have been mixed up on the back cover:
Chiali speaks the intro to A4 and Angelique Bellamy does additional vocals on A5.
Cat# on the spine & sticker: 848 368-1
Cat# on the labels: 422 848 368-1
Original first pressing with genuine "Parental Advisory" sticker attached to the cover and a red sticker on the shrink
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 422-848368-1
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): 422 848-368-1-AS-DMM-SP- SP 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): 422 848368-1-BS-DMM-SP SP 1-1
- Pressing Plant ID: 49
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5 of 45)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (CD, Album) | Mercury | 848 368-2 | US | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Cassette, Album) | Mercury | 848 368-4 | US | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (LP, Album) | Mercury | 848 368-1 | Netherlands | 1991 | ||
New Submission | A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (CD, Album, Club Edition) | Mercury | P2-48368 | US | 1991 | ||
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (CD, Album, Club Edition, BMG) | Mercury | 848 368-2 | US | 1991 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- I have the gold stamp promo on back, but no parental advisory on front. Not seeing that in any of the other notes.
- Had this on cd back in the day. Great mid-year hip hop. Back when the lyrics were playful and not dumbed down and the sampling was still very experimental and varied. Some fantastic tracks on this record.
- I also agree. This is a top 5 all time hip hop album. They might not have done a lot, but this album is just fantastic. Smart, funny, serious, tough, slick; it has it all.
- Easily one of my top 5 hip hop albums of all time. There really isn't one beat, rap, or concept that I find weak on this LP. Dres is one of the smoothest MC's since Slick Rick. Very sly, intelligent, and witty. His cadence and flow still stand up today as top notch; definitely some of my favorite and most memorable raps.
Lawnge's beats are extremely underrated... he chops and layers almost as well as Premiere, and his tracks generally have more scene changes and movements than any vocal hip hop I've heard before or since. Very original sample usage. 'Similak Child' is a good example... most producers would have ran the Jefferson Airplane guitar loop throughout the track as the base. Lawnge instead combines it with a few other pieces and actually drops it out all-together for the majority of the verses; using it instead as a layer, scene change, and breakdown. Essentially, Black Sheep combined about 3 different loops that could have been 3 different songs into one song... making for a much more full and layered listening experience... it actually goes places instead of being a static loop to rhyme over (as is the case with the majority of sample-based hip hop).
Last, but not least, Black Sheep also win tons of points for their sense of humor. 'U Mean I'm Not' absolutely killed me when I first heard it back in the day. I knew of Black Sheep because of their single 'The Choice Is Yours'... so, I bought the cassette looking for more of the same.... when that track opened up, I had no idea what was going on. Hahaha... one of the funniest hip hop moments on record. Their sarcasm and sly humor is present throughout, providing a well-balanced mix with some more serious subject matter, story-driven tracks, and some of the slickest raps out there.
All-around incredible Hip Hop record... highly recommended for anyone who doesn't already own it.
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