Supernatural (Stereo MCs album)

Supernatural is a 1990 album by Stereo MCs. The album is their second release. 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".[2]

Supernatural
Studio album by
Stereo MCs
Released1990
RecordedCalliope Studios, New York City
Terminal 24 Studios, Elephant and Castle
Lavender Hill, Battersea
GenreElectronic, hip hop
Length49:42 (US)
LabelIsland
ProducerStereo MCs
Stereo MCs chronology
33-45-78
(1989)		 Supernatural
(1990)		 Connected
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[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)[note 1][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)[note 2]
  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
  1. This song made the Stereo MCs the first British rap-based single to make the Billboard Hot 100.
  2. 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.

Cover art by Sean Phillips

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Mixmag - Best dance albums of all time (1996)". www.muzieklijstjes.nl. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. AllMusic


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