| A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | |
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 Studio album by Black Sheep | |
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Released |
October 22, 1991 |
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Recorded |
November 1990 - July 1991 |
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Studio |
Calliope Studios |
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Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Golden age hip hop |
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Length |
70:40 |
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Label |
Mercury |
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Producer |
Black Sheep, Lisa Cortes (exec.), Dave Gossett (exec.) |
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Sheep. It was released on October 22, 1991 through Mercury Records. Recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios in New York City during November 1990 to July 1991. Production was handled entirely by the duo themselves. It includes guest appearances by Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest), Chi-Ali, Dave Gossett, Chris Lighty and Hot Dog (of The A.T.E.E.M.).
It debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing spawned the singles: "Strobelite Honey", "The Choice Is Yours", "Similak Child", "Try Counting Sheep" and "Flavor of the Month". The album was praised for its satirical nature, wittiness and imagination. In 1992, it was certified Gold by the RIAA after is sold over 500,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing[]
All songs produced by Black Sheep.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | - | McLean, Titus | 0:49 |
| 2. | "U Mean I'm Not" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 1:25 |
| 3. | "Butt...In the Meantime" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Have U.N.E. Pull" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Strobelite Honey" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Are You Mad?" | - | McLean, Titus | 0:43 |
| 7. | "The Choice Is Yours" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 3:23 |
| 8. | "To Whom It May Concern" | Mista Lawnge, Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Similak Child" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Try Counting Sheep" | Dres | Grant, Holland, McLean, Titus, Whitfield | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Flavor of the Month" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:17 |
| 12. | "La Menage" | Dres, Q-Tip | Davis, McLean, Titus | 3:23 |
| 13. | "L.A.S.M." | Dres | McLean, Perry, Titus, Watts | 2:12 |
| 14. | "Gimme the Finga" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:25 |
| 15. | "Hoes We Knows" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:20 |
| 16. | "Go to Hail" | - | McLean, Titus | 1:02 |
| 17. | "Black with N.V. (No Vision)" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 3:56 |
| 18. | "Pass the 40" | Mista Lawnge, Chi-Ali, Hot Dog, Chris Lighty, Dave Gossett, Dres | Gossett, Griffith, Jones, Lighty, McLean, Titus | 4:46 |
| 19. | "Blunted 10" | - | McLean, Titus | 1:56 |
| 20. | "For Doz That Slept" | - | Jackson, Klein, McLean, Titus | 2:39 |
| 21. | "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 4:03 |
| 22. | "Yes" | Dres | McLean, Titus | 3:20 |
Samples[]
U Mean I'm Not
- "Do You See What I See?" by Bar-Kays
Butt... In the Meantime
- "I Don't Wanna Go" by Paul Butterfield
- "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
- "The Bridge Is Over" by Boogie Down Productions
Have U.N.E. Pull
- "Pourquoi Pas?" by Michel Colombier
- "The Funky Elephant" by Ben Sidran
- "The Soil I Tilled for You" by The Shades of Brown
Strobelite Honey
- "Do the Do" by Kurtis Blow
- "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" by The S.O.S. Band
- "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" by Young & Company
- "Rockin' Big Guitar" by Vaughan Mason
The Choice Is Yours
- "Humpin'" by Bar-Kays
- "Big Sur Suite" by Johnny Hammond
- "Poetry" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Her Favorite Style" by Iron Butterfly
To Whom It May Concern
- "Love's Now Is Forever" by Fuzzy Haskins
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
- "North Carolina" by Les McCann
- "Celestial Blues" by Gary Bartz
- "Don't You Know That" by Luther Vandross
Similak Child
- "Today" by Jefferson Airplane
- "Fifty-Fifty" by Al Wilson
- "I Can Hear You Calling" by Three Dog Night
- "Les Fleur" by Ramsey Lewis
- "Three More Days" by The Who
- "You Know You Know" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Try Counting Sheep
- "(I Know) I'm Losing You" by Rare Earth
- "September 13" by Deodato
- "Happy Birthday" by Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Knight
Flavor of the Month
- "I Wonder" by Bubble Gum Machine
- "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
- "In a Little Spanish Town" by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
La Menage
- "Three More Days" by The Who
- "God Only Knows" by Funk, Inc.
- "A.B.C." by Mouth & MacNeal
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
L.A.S.M.
Gimme the Finga
- "I Know I've Been Wrong" by Mashmakhan
- "Momma Jive" by Charles Kynard
- "Love Pollution" by The Bar-Kays
- "Rhapsody in Blue" by Deodato
- "Boogie Down" by Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony
Hoes We Know
- "Speak the Truth to the People (Frankie's Theme)" by Jerry Butler and Jerry Peters
- "Hunk O' Funk" by Brother Jack McDuff
Go to Hail
- "The Rough Places Plain" by Oregon
Black With N.V. (No Vision)
- "Povo" by Freddie Hubbard
- "I Wash My Hands of the Whole Damn Deal" by The New Birth
Pass the 40
- "Carry on Brother (Live)" by Eddie Harris
- "Joy" by Isaac Hayes
- "Blue Juice" by Jimmy McGriff
For Doz That Slept
- "Phuck U Symphony" by Millie Jackson
- "Catch the Beat" by T-Ski Valley
The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
- "Impressions" by McCoy Tyner
- "Her Favorite Style" by Iron Butterfly
- "I'll Say It Again" by Sweet Linda Devine
- "Keep on Doin' It" by The New Birth
- "Poetry" by Boogie Down Productions
- "Humpin'" by Bar-Kays
- "Big Sur Suite" by Johnny Hammond
Yes
- "Pourquoi Pas?" by Michel Colombier
- "The Soil I Tilled for You" by The Shades of Brown
- "The Funky Elephant" by Ben Sidran