Non-Fiction (Black Sheep album)

Non-Fiction is the second album from hip hop duo Black Sheep.[2][3][4] It peaked at #107 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Non-Fiction
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 6, 1994 (1994-12-06)
RecordedDecember 1993 – September 1994
GenreEast Coast hip hop, jazz rap
Length75:50
LabelMercury/PolyGram (522 685)
ProducerBlack Sheep
Black Sheep chronology
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
(1991)
Non-Fiction
(1994)
Redlight, Greenlight
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album featured two minor hip hop hits: "Without a Doubt" and "North, South, East, West." The Legion guest on the track "We Boys."

Track listing

All tracks produced by Black Sheep.

# Title Songwriters Performer(s)
1 "Non-Fiction Intro" W. McLean, A. Titus
2 "Autobiographical" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres
3 "B.B.S." W. McLean, A. Titus, S. Phillips Dres, Emage
4 "City Lights" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres, Mista Lawnge
5 "Do Your Thing" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres
6 "E.F.F.E.C.T." W. McLean, A. Titus, R. Lemay, A. Barnes Dres, A.G., Mista Lawnge, Showbiz
7 "Freak, Y'all" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres, Chi-Ali
8 "Gotta Get Up" W. McLean, A. Titus, S. Adderley, J. Adderley, D. Lampert Dres, Mista Lawnge
9 "Let's Get Cozy" W. McLean, A. Titus Mista Lawnge, Dres
10 "Me & My Brother" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres, Mista Lawnge
11 "North, South, East, West" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres, Mista Lawnge
12 "Peace to the Niggas" W. McLean, A. Titus Mista Lawnge, Dres
13 "Summa tha Time" W. McLean, A. Titus Dres, Mista Lawnge, Emage, Michelle Valentine
14 "We Boys" W. McLean, A. Titus, N. Adderley, J. Adderley, D. Lampert Mista Lawnge, Molecules, Chucky Smash, Cee-Low, Dres
15 "Who's Next?" W. McLean, A. Titus, Sweet T., A. Mouzon Mista Lawnge, Dres, Sweet T
16 "Without a Doubt" W. McLean, A. Titus, R. Isley, R. Isley, M. Isley, E. Isley, O. Isley, C. Jasper Dres, Mista Lawnge
17 "Non-Fiction Outro" W. McLean, A. Titus

Samples

Autobiographical
"Kathleen's Theme" by Les McCann and Eddie Harris
B.B.S.
"Free Like The Wind" by Sonny Phillips
City Lights
"Get Out My Life, Woman" by Bill Cosby
"I Wanna Know, Do You Feel It" by Ohio Players
Gotta Get Up
"Converge" by Chick Corea
"Hundred & One Year/M'ria" by Cannonball Adderley
Freak Y'all
"Sugar" by Stanley Turrentine
Let's Get Cozy
"Roberta" by Les McCann
North, South, East, West
"Kool is Back" by Funk Inc.
"Open Up Wide" by Chase
We Boys
"Broomstick" by Cannonball Adderley
"Summer Song" by John Klemmer
"Mace and Grenades" by Hugh Masekela
Who's Next
"Poobli" by Alphonse Mouzon
Without A Doubt
"The Sorcerer of Isis" by The Power of Zeus
"Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
"The Highways of My Life" by The Isley Brothers

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Billboard 200 107
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 14

Singles

Year Song Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1994 "Without a Doubt" 1 1 3
1995 "North, South, East, West" 22 18 14

References

  1. "Non-Fiction - Black Sheep | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. Abdurraqib, Hanif (February 1, 2019). "Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest". University of Texas Press via Google Books.
  3. Tarte, Adam Heimlich, Bob (September 30, 1999). "Rotations". Miami New Times.
  4. Kaufman, Gil. "Black Sheep's Flock Down To One For First Album In 10 Years". MTV News.
  5. "Black Sheep A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Chart History". Billboard.



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