| Fishscale | |
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| File:Fishscale.jpg Studio album by Ghostface Killah | |
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Released |
March 28, 2006 |
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Recorded |
July 2005 - January 2006 |
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Studio |
Reddline Studios |
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Genre |
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Length |
64:48 |
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Producer |
Scutch Robinson (exec.), Lewis Parker, MoSS, Just Blaze, MF Doom, J Dilla, Crack Val, Pete Rock, Xtreme, Studio Steve, Ghostface Killah (also exec.), Sean C & LV, Cool & Dre, Mario "Big O" Caruso (exec.), Sean Combs (co.) |
Fishscale is the fifth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. It was released on March 28, 2006 through Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Reddline Studios, Baseline Studios and Manhattan Beach Recording in New York City and at Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia from July 2005 to January 2006. Production was handled by Lewis Parker, MoSS, MF Doom, Just Blaze, Crack Val, J Dilla, Xtreme, Pete Rock, Studio Steve, Sean C & LV, Cool & Dre and Ghostface himself, with Srutch Robinson and Mario "Big O" Caruso serving as executive producers and also with co-production from Sean Combs. It includes guest appearances by Ne-Yo, Megan Rochell, Theodore Unit members: Trife Diesel, Shawn Wigs and Sun God, Wu-Tang Clan members: Raekwon, Cappadonna, U-God, RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Masta Killa and GZA and The Notorious B.I.G..
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on both Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts in the US. Fishscale was supported by the singles: "Back Like That" and "Be Easy".
Track listing[]
- "The Return of Clyde Smith" (skit) - 1:04
- "Shakey Dog" - 3:44
- "Kilo" (feat. Raekwon) - 4:00
- "The Champ" - 4:09
- "Major Operation" (Skit) - 0:06
- "9 Milli Bros." (feat. Wu-Tang Clan) - 4:14
- "Beauty Jackson" - 1:32
- "Heart Street Directions" (skit) - 0:54
- "Columbus Exchange" (skit) / "Crack Spot" - 2:21
- "R.A.G.U." - 2:39
- "Bad Mouth Kid" (skit) - 1:10
- "Whip You With a Strap" - 2:51
- "Back Like That" (feat. Ne-Yo) - 4:02
- "Be Easy" (feat. Trife Diesel) - 3:19
- "Clipse Of Doom" (feat. Trife Diesel) - 3:09
- "Jellyfish" (feat. Shawn Wigs, Cappadonna and Trife Diesel) - 3:50
- "Dogs of War" (feat. Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Diesel and Cappadonna) - 4:04
- "Barbershop" - 1:56
- "Ms. Sweetwater" (skit) - 0:14
- "Big Girl" - 3:35
- "Underwater" - 2:03
- "The Ironman Takeover" (skit) - 0:05
- "Momma" (feat. Megan Rochell) - 4:49
- *"Three Bricks" (feat. Raekwon and The Notorious B.I.G.) - 4:58
Samples[]
The Return of Clyde Smith (skit)
- "Summer Dream" by Brother Jack McDuff
Shakey Dog
- "Love Is Blue (L' Amour Est Bleu)" by Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon
Kilo
- "I Weigh With Kilos" by Jimmy Vann and Richard Hieronymus
The Champ
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" by Wu-Tang Clan
9 Milli Bros.
- "Something" by The Mystic Moods Orchestra
Beauty Jackson
- "Maybe" by The Three Degrees
Columbus Exchange (skit) / Crack Spot
- "Master of Love" by Freda Payne
R.A.G.U. (Raekwon and Ghostface United)
- "The Look of Love" by The Delfonics
- "My Lonely Room" by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Bad Mouth Kid (skit)
- "Vibrations" by Brother to Brother
Whip You With a Strap
- "To the Other Man" by Luther Ingram
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
Back Like That
- "Baby Come Home" by Willie Hutch
- "Song Cry" by Jay-Z
Be Easy
- "Stay Away from Me" by The Sylvers
- "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by Ol' Dirty Bastard
- "Mighty Healthy" by Ghostface Killah
Clipse of Doom
- "Appaloosa" by Gino Vannelli
Jellyfish
- "Never Can Say Goodbye" by Dennis Coffey
- "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
- "Special Lady" by Ray, Goodman & Brown
Dogs Of War
- "Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone
Barbershop (skit)
- "You'd Better Believe It" by The Manhattans
Big Girl
- "You're a Big Girl Now" by The Stylistics
- "Strung Out" by William Bell and Mavis Staples
Underwater
- "High Tide" by Paul Horn
Momma
- "Wandering Star" by David Axelrod