Soul Food (Goodie Mob album)

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Soul Food
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 7, 1995
RecordedOctober 1994–August 1995
Genre Southern hip hop
Length61:02
Label
Producer Organized Noize
Goodie Mob chronology
Soul Food
(1995)
Still Standing
(1998)
Singles from Soul Food
  1. "Cell Therapy"
    Released: September 26, 1995
  2. "Soul Food"
    Released: February 26, 1996
  3. "Dirty South"
    Released: 1996

Soul Food is the debut album from American rap group Goodie Mob, released by LaFace Records. Its title track was a hit single and the album included the first use of the term 'dirty south' (originated by Cool Breeze), on the track of the same name. The Goodie Mob quartet includes Cee-Lo Green, Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo. Guest vocalists on this album include André 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast, Cool Breeze, and Witchdoctor. In 1996, it was certified gold as sales stand at over 500,000 units in the U.S. [1]

Contents

The album is dedicated to the memory of Sheila J. Tyler-Calloway, Green's late mother. Soul Food received critical acclaim for its raw, Southern, socially conscious lyrics and original production from Organized Noize. Along with Outkast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik , Soul Food has been regarded as one of the two albums that brought southern hip hop to the mainstream, and it is regarded as a southern classic.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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NME 7/10 [3]
RapReviews10/10 [4]
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The Sun Sentinel praised Soul Food's "head-nodding, Southern-fried funk ingredients of heart-throbbing bass and thumping drum tracks." [7]

Track listing

All tracks of the standard version of the album were produced by Organized Noize alone except "Fighting", which was produced by Mixzo and Organized Noize. Mr. DJ co-produced "Goodie Bag", although he was uncredited. [8]

Standard Version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Free"Thomas Callaway, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown1:23
2."Thought Process" (featuring André 3000)Robert Barnett, André Benjamin, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown5:09
3."Red Dog (Skit)" 0:23
4."Dirty South" (featuring Big Boi & Cool Breeze)King George, Antwan Patton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown3:34
5."Cell Therapy"Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown4:37
6."Sesame Street"Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown4:36
7."Guess Who"Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown4:49
8."Serenity Prayer (Skit)" 0:09
9."Fighting" (featuring Joi)Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Michael Johnson, Willie Knighton, Michael O. Johnson5:45
10."Blood (Skit)" 0:53
11."Live at the O.M.N.I."Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown4:58
12."Goodie Bag"Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, David Sheats4:25
13."Soul Food" (featuring Sleepy Brown)Robert Barnett, Brandon Bennett, Marc Benno, Bill Boatman, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Pigmeat Markham, Leon Russell, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown3:56
14."Funeral (Skit)" 0:54
15."I Didn't Ask to Come"Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown4:08
16."Rico (Skit)" 0:07
17."The Coming" (featuring Witchdoctor)Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Eric Johnson, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown5:47
18."Cee-Lo (Skit)" 0:28
19."The Day After" (featuring Roni)Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown5:00
25th Anniversary version's additional tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20.UntitledPatrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade & Thomas Callaway4:37
21."Cell Therapy (Sideeq Remix)"Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Andre Jones4:46
22."Soul Food (Crazyhouse Remix)" (ft. 8-Ball & MJG)Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton & Brandon Bennett, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin5:52
23."Dirty South (Remix)" (ft. Mystikal)Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Frederick Bell, Cameron Gipp, Michael Tyler, Cedric Barnett5:07
24."Free (acappella w/ rap)"Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade & Thomas Callaway4:07
25."Cell Therapy (acappella)"Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp & Willie Knighton4:14
26."Soul Food (acappella)"Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton & Brandon Bennett3:51
27."Dirty South (acappella)" (ft. Big Boi)Frederick Bell, Cameron Gipp & Antwan Patton2:59
Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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