The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart. By April 1992, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.
The album peaked at thirty on the U.S. Billboard 200[6] and reached the fifteenth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[7] It was certified gold in April 1992.[8]
John Bush of AllMusic called the album "playfully satirical, witty, and incredibly imaginative," and stated that "Black Sheep hit a height with their debut that few hip-hop acts would ever reach."[1]
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.[9]
Track listingedit
All music is composed by W. McLean and A. Titus except where noted
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A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Black Sheep released October 22 1991 on Mercury Records A Wolf in Sheep s ClothingStudio album by Black SheepReleasedOctober 22 1991 1991 10 22 RecordedNovember 1990 August 1991GenreEast Coast hip hopLength70 40LabelMercuryProducerLisa Cortes exec Dave Gossett exec William McLean DresBlack Sheep chronologyA Wolf in Sheep s Clothing 1991 Non Fiction 1994 Singles from A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing Flavor of the Month Released September 23 1991 The Choice Is Yours Released October 29 1991 Strobelite Honey Released December 28 1991 Similak Child Released March 3 1992The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 chart By April 1992 it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA after sales exceeding 500 000 copies in the United States Contents 1 Release and reception 2 Track listing 3 Chart history 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 3 3 Singles 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesRelease and reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Entertainment WeeklyA 2 RapReviews7 10 3 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Village Voice nbsp 5 The album peaked at thirty on the U S Billboard 200 6 and reached the fifteenth spot on the R amp B Albums chart 7 It was certified gold in April 1992 8 John Bush of AllMusic called the album playfully satirical witty and incredibly imaginative and stated that Black Sheep hit a height with their debut that few hip hop acts would ever reach 1 In 1998 the album was selected as one of The Source s 100 Best Rap Albums Ever 9 Track listing editAll music is composed by W McLean and A Titus except where notedNo TitleMusicLength1 Intro 0 492 U Mean I m Not 1 253 Butt In the Meantime 4 134 Have U N E Pull 3 485 Strobelite Honey 3 056 Are You Mad 0 437 The Choice Is Yours 3 238 To Whom It May Concern 4 049 Similak Child 4 2710 Try Counting Sheep Cornelius Grant Edward Holland Jr McLean Titus Cornelius Whitfield4 2411 Flavor of the Month 4 1712 La Menage feat Q Tip McLean Q Tip Titus3 2313 L A S M McLean Jennifer Perry Titus Gwen Watts2 1214 Gimme the Finga 4 2515 Hoes We Knows 4 2016 Go to Hail 1 0217 Black with N V No Vision 3 5618 Pass the 40 feat Chi Ali Chi Ali Dave Gossett Joe Jones Clifton Lighty McLean Titus4 4619 Blunted 10 1 5620 For Doz That Slept Jackson Klein McLean Titus2 3921 The Choice Is Yours Revisited 4 0322 Yes 3 20Chart history editWeekly charts edit Chart 1991 1992 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 6 30US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 7 15 Year end charts edit Chart 1992 PositionUS Billboard 200 10 98US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 11 31 Singles edit Year Single Peak chart positions 12 U S Billboard Hot 100 U S Dance Music Club Play Singles U S Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales U S Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks U S Hot Rap Singles1991 Flavor of the Month 18 2 The Choice Is Yours 57 9 6 21 1 Strobelite Honey 80 1 4 51992 Similak Child 44 Personnel editRecording credits based on information from AllMusic 13 William McLean Andre Titus arranging amp production Lisle Leete engineering Lisa Cortes Dave Gossett executive production Tom Coyne mastering Gregg Mann W McLean A Titus mixing Angelique Bellamny vocals Chi Ali vocals background References edit a b Bush John allmusic A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing gt Review AllMusic Retrieved November 14 2017 Bernard James April 10 1992 MUSIC REVIEW A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing 1992 Black Sheep Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on December 22 2009 Retrieved September 24 2010 Fatboy DJ Black Sheep A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing Mercury RapReviews com Retrieved September 24 2010 McLeod Kembrew 2004 Black Sheep In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster p 79 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Christgau Robert June 2 1992 Consumer Guide The Village Voice Retrieved September 4 2022 a b Black Sheep Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved November 14 2017 a b Black Sheep Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved November 14 2017 RIAA Gold amp Platinum September 24 2010 Search Results Black Sheep RIAA Retrieved September 24 2010 100 Best Rap Albums The Source New York 100 January 1998 ISSN 1063 2085 Retrieved November 14 2017 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1992 Billboard Retrieved March 29 2021 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1992 Billboard Retrieved March 29 2021 A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles AllMusic Retrieved November 14 2017 A Wolf in Sheep s Clothing Credits AllMusic Retrieved November 14 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Wolf in Sheep 27s Clothing Black Sheep album amp oldid 1174065618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
