Chocolate Supa Highway

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Chocolate Supa Highway
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
Recorded1996
Genre Hip hop
Length64:35
Label Capitol
Producer Michael Franti
Spearhead chronology
Home
(1994)
Chocolate Supa Highway
(1997)
Live at the Baobab
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Muzik 6/10 [2]
Robert Christgau A− [3]

Chocolate Supa Highway is the second studio album by Spearhead. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franti except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Africa On Line" 0:44
2."Chocolate Supa Highway" 5:08
3."Keep Me Lifted"Franti, Carl Young, Ismail Azim4:20
4."Food for tha Masses"Franti, Young, Azim5:01
5."U Can't Sing R Song"Franti, Young5:27
6."Tha Payroll (Stay Strong)"Franti, Young, Mike Tyler5:09)
7."Madness in tha Hood (Free Ride)"Franti, Young, Azim4:49
8."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart5:26
9."Why Oh Why" 4:51
10."Comin' to Gitcha" 4:07
11."Life Sentence" 0:13
12."Ganja Babe"Franti, Young3:33
13."Wayfarin' Stranger" (featuring Joan Osborne)" 5:28
14."Gas Gauge (Tha World's in Your Hands)"Franti, Young4:35
15."Water Pistol Man (Chocolate Mix)" 5:44

Singles

Personnel

Other artists

Charts

Chart performance for Chocolate Supa Highway
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 56
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 79
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 68

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