Supernatural (Stereo MC's album)

Supernatural is a 1990 album by Stereo MC's. 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 MC's
Released1990
RecordedCalliope Studios, New York City
Terminal 24 Studios, Elephant and Castle
Lavender Hill, Battersea
GenreElectronic, hip hop
Length49:42 (US)
LabelIsland
ProducerStereo MC's
Stereo MC's 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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