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Supernatural
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedCalliope Studios, New York City
Terminal 24 Studios, Elephant and Castle
Lavender Hill, Battersea
Genre Electronic, hip hop
Length49:42 (US)
Label Island
Producer Stereo MC's
Stereo MC's chronology
33-45-78
(1989)
Supernatural
(1990)
Connected
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Calgary HeraldB− [2]
NME7/10 [3]
Record Mirror4/5 [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]
Select5/5 [6]

Supernatural is the second album by Stereo MC's, released in 1990. The US release is subtitled "American Mix" and has a different track list. In 1996, Mixmag ranked the album at number 46 in its list of the "Best Dance Albums of All Time". [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except as noted

  1. "I'm a Believer" (4:35)
  2. "Scene of the Crime" (4:04)
  3. "Declaration" (3:08)
  4. "Elevate My Mind" (3:24) [note 1] [8]
  5. "What'cha Gonna Do" (R. Birch/N. Hallam/ P. Hall) (3:55)
  6. "Two Horse Town" (5:10)
  7. "Ain't Got Nobody" (4:43) [note 2]
  8. "Goin' Back to the Wild" (R. Birch/N. Hallam/P. Hall) (4:31)
  9. " Lost in Music" (4:34)
  10. "Life on the Line" (3:57)
  11. "The Other Side" (4:42)
  12. "Set Me Loose" (3:29)
  13. "What's the Word" (3:39)
  14. "Early One Morning" (3:45)
  15. "Smokin' with the Motherman" (7:50)
  16. "Relentless" (4:44)

American Mix

  1. "I'm a Believer" (4:35)
  2. "Scene of the Crime" (4:04)
  3. "Declaration" (2:55)
  4. "Elevate My Mind" (3:19)
  5. "Two Horse Town" (5:11)
  6. "Ain't Got Nobody" (4:38)
  7. "Goin' Back to the Wild" (Birch, Hallam, Hall) (4:31)
  8. "Lost in Music" (Ultimatum Remix) (4:34)
  9. "The Other Side" (4:42)
  10. "Set Me Loose" (3:29)
  11. "What's the Word" (3:39)
  12. "Early One Morning" (3:43)

Notes

  1. ^ This song made the Stereo MCs the first British rap-based single to make the Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ Its hook is based loosely on Sly and the Family Stone's " I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)" not on the jazz classic " I Ain't Got Nobody".

Cover art by Sean Phillips

References

  1. ^ "Supernatural – Stereo MC's". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ Muretich, James (10 March 1991). "Stereo MC's: Supernatural (Island/A&M)". Calgary Herald.
  3. ^ Dalton, Stephen (29 September 1990). "Stereo MCs: Supernatural". NME. p. 41.
  4. ^ Wraith, Liam (6 October 1990). "Stereo MC's: Supernatural". Record Mirror. p. 18.
  5. ^ Diehl, Matt (2004). "Stereo MC's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p.  781. ISBN  0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Harrison, Andrew (October 1990). "Tales from the Twilight Zone". Select. No. 4. p. 121. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Mixmag - Best dance albums of all time (1996)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ AllMusic
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Supernatural
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedCalliope Studios, New York City
Terminal 24 Studios, Elephant and Castle
Lavender Hill, Battersea
Genre Electronic, hip hop
Length49:42 (US)
Label Island
Producer Stereo MC's
Stereo MC's chronology
33-45-78
(1989)
Supernatural
(1990)
Connected
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Calgary HeraldB− [2]
NME7/10 [3]
Record Mirror4/5 [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]
Select5/5 [6]

Supernatural is the second album by Stereo MC's, released in 1990. The US release is subtitled "American Mix" and has a different track list. In 1996, Mixmag ranked the album at number 46 in its list of the "Best Dance Albums of All Time". [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except as noted

  1. "I'm a Believer" (4:35)
  2. "Scene of the Crime" (4:04)
  3. "Declaration" (3:08)
  4. "Elevate My Mind" (3:24) [note 1] [8]
  5. "What'cha Gonna Do" (R. Birch/N. Hallam/ P. Hall) (3:55)
  6. "Two Horse Town" (5:10)
  7. "Ain't Got Nobody" (4:43) [note 2]
  8. "Goin' Back to the Wild" (R. Birch/N. Hallam/P. Hall) (4:31)
  9. " Lost in Music" (4:34)
  10. "Life on the Line" (3:57)
  11. "The Other Side" (4:42)
  12. "Set Me Loose" (3:29)
  13. "What's the Word" (3:39)
  14. "Early One Morning" (3:45)
  15. "Smokin' with the Motherman" (7:50)
  16. "Relentless" (4:44)

American Mix

  1. "I'm a Believer" (4:35)
  2. "Scene of the Crime" (4:04)
  3. "Declaration" (2:55)
  4. "Elevate My Mind" (3:19)
  5. "Two Horse Town" (5:11)
  6. "Ain't Got Nobody" (4:38)
  7. "Goin' Back to the Wild" (Birch, Hallam, Hall) (4:31)
  8. "Lost in Music" (Ultimatum Remix) (4:34)
  9. "The Other Side" (4:42)
  10. "Set Me Loose" (3:29)
  11. "What's the Word" (3:39)
  12. "Early One Morning" (3:43)

Notes

  1. ^ This song made the Stereo MCs the first British rap-based single to make the Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ Its hook is based loosely on Sly and the Family Stone's " I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)" not on the jazz classic " I Ain't Got Nobody".

Cover art by Sean Phillips

References

  1. ^ "Supernatural – Stereo MC's". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ Muretich, James (10 March 1991). "Stereo MC's: Supernatural (Island/A&M)". Calgary Herald.
  3. ^ Dalton, Stephen (29 September 1990). "Stereo MCs: Supernatural". NME. p. 41.
  4. ^ Wraith, Liam (6 October 1990). "Stereo MC's: Supernatural". Record Mirror. p. 18.
  5. ^ Diehl, Matt (2004). "Stereo MC's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p.  781. ISBN  0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Harrison, Andrew (October 1990). "Tales from the Twilight Zone". Select. No. 4. p. 121. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Mixmag - Best dance albums of all time (1996)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ AllMusic

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