Supernatural (Stereo MC's album)

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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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Calgary Herald B- [2]
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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". [4]

Contents

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] [5]
  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

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Muretich, James (10 March 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
  3. Harrison, Andrew. "The Stereo MCs: Supernatural > Review".
  4. "Mixmag - Best dance albums of all time (1996)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. AllMusic