Supernatural (Stereo MC's album) explained

Supernatural
Type:Album
Artist:Stereo MC's
Cover:Supernatural (Stereo MC's album).jpg
Released:1990
Recorded:Calliope Studios, New York City
Terminal 24 Studios, Elephant and Castle
Lavender Hill, Battersea
Genre:Electronic, hip hop
Length:49:42 (US)
Label:Island
Producer:Stereo MC's
Prev Title:33-45-78
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Connected
Next Year:1992

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".[1]

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)[2] [3]
  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)[4]
  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

Cover art by Sean Phillips

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mixmag - Best dance albums of all time (1996). www.muzieklijstjes.nl. 13 April 2020.
  2. This song made the Stereo MCs the first British rap-based single to make the Billboard Hot 100.
  3. AllMusic
  4. 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".
  5. Web site: Stereo MC's ARIA Chart history (complete 1988-2024). ARIA. Imgur.com. 28 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

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