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Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing FLAC album

Black Sheep Mercury Conscious 1991

Performer: Black Sheep
Genre: Hip-hop
Title: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Country: US
Released: 1991
Style: Conscious
Label: Mercury
Catalog Number: 848 368-1, 422 848 368-1
FLAC version ZIP size: 1166 mb
MP3 version ZIP size: 1875 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1995 mb
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 347

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Tracklist

1	Hoes We Knows	4:20
2	Gimme The Finga	4:25
3	Try Counting Sheep	4:24
4	For Doz That Slept	2:39
5	Pass The 40 Rap [Featuring] – Chiali, C. Lighty, Dave Gossett, J.Jones	4:46
6	Similak Child	4:27
7	Go To Hail	1:02
8	Flavor Of The Month Trumpet [Sampled Trumpet Solo] – Herb Albert	4:17
9	The Choice Is Yours	3:23
10	Have U.N.E. Pull Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Angelique Bellamy	3:48
11	To Whom It May Concern	4:04
12	Blunted 10	1:56
13	Strobelite Honey Backing Vocals – Chiali	3:05
14	Black With N.V. (No Vision)	3:56
15	La Menage Featuring – Q-Tip	3:23
16	Are You Mad? Voice [Hard Fellows] – Baby Chris, David L., Drexell, Sir	0:43
17	L.A.S.M.	2:12
18	Butt...In The Meantime Backing Vocals – Red Alert, The Violators	4:13
19	Intro	0:49
20	U Mean I'm Not	1:25

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
P4-48368	Black Sheep	A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	Mercury	P4-48368	US	1991
GET 54066, B0020079-01-ST1	Black Sheep	A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ‎(2xLP, Album, RE)	Get On Down, Universal Music Special Markets	GET 54066, B0020079-01-ST1	US	2014
848 368-2	Black Sheep	A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ‎(CD, Album)	Mercury	848 368-2	Canada	1991
848 368-1	Black Sheep	A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Mercury , Polygram Records	848 368-1	UK	2003
848 368-4, 422 848 368-4	Black Sheep	A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing ‎(Cass, Album, Dol)	Mercury, Mercury	848 368-4, 422 848 368-4	US	1991

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
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Andres Titus (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B10), William McLean (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B10)
Other [Make-up] – John Kellman-Grier
Other [Stylist] – Toyce Anderson
Photography By – Chris Callis
Producer – Andres Titus, William McLean
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.

Category on the spine & sticker: 848 368-1
Category 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

Barcodes

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

Companies

Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – 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

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digytal soul

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.

AfinaS

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.

Oghmaghma

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.

Nirad

For real, that was a great review!! Love this record.

Reighbyra

Dope review of a masterpiece, thankkyou for commenting on one of every bodys favourites!

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