The Untouchable (Scarface album)

The Untouchable
Studio album by Scarface
Released	March 11, 1997
Recorded	May 1996 – February 1997
Studio	Hippie House (Houston, Texas) The Atomic Dog (Houston, Texas) The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
Genre	Southern hip-hop gangsta rap G-funk [1] [2]
Length	55:19
Label	Rap-A-Lot Noo Trybe
Producer	Scarface (also exec.) Mike Dean N.O. Joe Dr. Dre Tone Capone John Bido Jo Jo Domo
Scarface chronology
The Diary (1994) The Untouchable (1997) My Homies (1998)
Singles from The Untouchable
"Smile" Released: February 13, 1997 "Mary Jane" Released: 1997 "Game Over" Released: 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Muzik	6/10 [6]
RapReviews	7/10 [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
The Source	[9]
Vibe	(favorable) [10]

The Untouchable is the fourth studio album by American rapper Scarface, released by Rap-A-Lot Records and Noo Trybe Records on March 11, 1997.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Scarface's sole album to reach that position; it also peaked atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, giving him his second number one album on that chart. The album sold 169,000 copies in its first week, ^[11] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 16, 1997. ^[12]

The album's lead single "Smile", featuring 2Pac, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is Scarface's only single to go Gold. ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:57
2.	"Untouchable" (featuring Roger Troutman)	N.O. Joe Scarface Mike Dean	4:05
3.	"No Warning"	Scarface N.O. Joe Mike Dean John Bido	2:37
4.	"Southside"	Scarface Mike Dean Tone Capone	2:13
5.	"Sunshine" (featuring Lisa Crawford)	Scarface N.O. Joe	3:54
6.	"Money Makes the World Go 'Round" (featuring Daz Dillinger, Devin the Dude, and K.B.)	Scarface Mike Dean Tone Capone	4:30
7.	"For Real"	Scarface N.O. Joe Mike Dean	4:32
8.	"Ya Money or Ya Life"	Scarface N.O. Joe Jo Jo	5:18
9.	"Mary Jane"	Scarface Mike Dean Tone Capone	4:41
10.	"Smile" (featuring 2Pac and Johnny P.)	Scarface Mike Dean Tone Capone	5:00
11.	"Smartz" (featuring Devin the Dude)	Scarface Mike Dean Tone Capone	5:05
12.	"Faith"	Scarface Mike Dean Tone Capone Domo	5:55
13.	"Game Over" (featuring Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Too Short)	Dr. Dre	4:51
14.	"Outro"		1:49
Total length:			55:45

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position US Billboard 200 [14] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [15] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 [16] 67 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [17] 12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

References

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4. Diehl, Matt (March 28, 1997). "The Untouchable". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
5. "Scarface, "The Untouchable... - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. March 9, 1997. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
6. Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Scarface: The Untouchable" (PDF). Muzik . No. 23. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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9. Alvarez, Gabriel (April 1997). "Record Report: Scarface – The Untouchable". The Source . No. 91. New York. pp. 93–94.
10. Bry, David (June–July 1997). "Revolutions: Scarface – The Untouchable". Vibe . Vol. 5, no. 5. New York. pp. 153–154.
11. "U2'S BUBBLE POPS; SCARFACE TAKES OVER". MTV . Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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13. "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 14, 2015". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
14. "Scarface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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17. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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