Soul Food (Goodie Mob album)

Soul Food is the debut album from American rap group Goodie Mob, released by LaFace Records. Its title track was a hit single and the album included the first use of the term 'dirty south' (originated by Cool Breeze), on the track of the same name. The Goodie Mob quartet includes Cee-Lo Green, Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo. Guest vocalists on this album include André 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast, Cool Breeze, and Witchdoctor. In 1996, it was certified gold as sales stand at over 500,000 units in the U.S.^[6]

Soul Food
Studio album by Goodie Mob
Released	November 7, 1995
Recorded	October 1994-August 1995
Genre	Hip hop, southern hip hop
Length	61:02
Label	LaFace
Producer	Organized Noize
Goodie Mob chronology
Soul Food (1995) Still Standing (1998)
Singles from Soul Food
"Cell Therapy" Released: September 26, 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
NME	7/10^[2]
RapReviews	10/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
The Source	4/5^[5]

The album is dedicated to the memory of Sheila J. Tyler-Calloway, Green's late mother. Soul Food received critical acclaim for its raw, Southern, socially conscious lyrics and original production from Organized Noize. Along with Outkast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Soul Food has been regarded as one of the two albums that brought southern hip hop to the mainstream, and it is regarded as a southern classic.

Track listing

All tracks of the standard version of the album were produced by Organized Noize except "Fighting", which was produced by Mixzo and Organized Noize. Mr. DJ co-produced "Goodie Bag", although he was uncredited.^[7]

Standard Version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Free"	Thomas Callaway, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	1:23
2.	"Thought Process" (featuring André 3000)	Robert Barnett, André Benjamin, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	5:09
3.	"Red Dog (Skit)"		0:23
4.	"Dirty South" (featuring Big Boi & Cool Breeze)	King George, Antwan Patton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	3:34
5.	"Cell Therapy"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:37
6.	"Sesame Street"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:36
7.	"Guess Who"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:49
8.	"Serenity Prayer (Skit)"		0:09
9.	"Fighting" (featuring Joi)	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Michael Johnson, Willie Knighton, Michael O. Johnson	5:45
10.	"Blood (Skit)"		0:53
11.	"Live at the O.M.N.I."	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:58
12.	"Goodie Bag"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, David Sheats	4:25
13.	"Soul Food" (featuring Sleepy Brown)	Robert Barnett, Brandon Bennett, Marc Benno, Bill Boatman, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Pigmeat Markham, Leon Russell, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	3:56
14.	"Funeral (Skit)"		0:54
15.	"I Didn't Ask to Come"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:08
16.	"Rico (Skit)"		0:07
17.	"The Coming" (featuring Witchdoctor)	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Eric Johnson, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	5:47
18.	"Cee-Lo (Skit)"		0:28
19.	"The Day After" (featuring Roni)	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	5:00

25th Anniversary version's additional tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
20.	Untitled	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade & Thomas Callaway	4:37
21.	"Cell Therapy (Sideeq Remix)"	Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Andre Jones	4:46
22.	"Soul Food (Crazyhouse Remix)" (ft. 8-Ball & MJG)	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton & Brandon Bennett, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin	5:52
23.	"Dirty South (Remix)" (ft. Mystikal)	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Frederick Bell, Cameron Gipp, Michael Tyler, Cedric Barnett	5:07
24.	"Free (acappella w/ rap)"	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade & Thomas Callaway	4:07
25.	"Cell Therapy (acappella)"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp & Willie Knighton	4:14
26.	"Soul Food (acappella)"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton & Brandon Bennett	3:51
27.	"Dirty South (acappella)" (ft. Big Boi)	Frederick Bell, Cameron Gipp & Antwan Patton	2:59

Sample credits

• "Dirty South" contains samples of "Passacaglia in C Minor" performed by Hubert Laws.^[8]

Chart

Weekly charts Chart (1995–96) Peak position US Billboard 200^[9] 45 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10] 8 Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200^[11] 186 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12] 35

Singles Year Song Peak position US Pop US R&B US Rap 1995 "Cell Therapy" 39 17 1 1996 "Soul Food" 64 31 7 "Dirty South" 92 53 8 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)^[13] Gold 500,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Soul Food – Goodie Mob". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
2. Fadele, Dele (May 4, 1996). . NME. p. 59. Archived from the original on October 6, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
3. Doggett, Tom (August 10, 2004). "Goodie Mob : Soul Food : LaFace Records". RapReviews. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
4. Sarig, Roni (2004). "Goodie Mob". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 337–38. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
5. Gordon, Allen "The Ebony Cat" S. (December 1995). "Goodie Mob: Soul Food". The Source. No. 75.
6. "Gold & Platinum: Goodie Mob – Soul Food". RIAA. August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
7. Hobbs, Linda. "Organized Noize Tells All: The Stories Behind Their Classic Records". interview. complex.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
8. "les samples de Goodie mob". du-bruit.com (in French). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
9. "Goodie Mob Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
10. "Goodie Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
12. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
13. "American album certifications – Goodie Mob – Soul Food". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 20, 2020.