Supreme Clientele
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Template:Album infobox Supreme Clientele is the second album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, an American hip hop artist. It was released on January 25, 2000 (see 2000 in music) on Razor Sharp/Epic/SME Records, catalog number EK 63925 in the US, 491955 internationally, and ESCA-8069 in Japan.
The album was widely acclaimed and is commonly considered one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums, along with GZA's Liquid Swords and Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Unusual for a Wu-Tang album, Supreme Clientele is not produced entirely by The RZA, who only did three tracks. Wu-Tang member Inspectah Deck and others did most of the production.
It should be noted that the track orders of the booklet and outer inlay of the album cover do not match, nor do they agree with the CD’s final track listing, which does not include “In the Rain,” listed as track #4 in the inner booklet of the US version, produced by Ron Banks and featuring the Dramatics.
Supreme Clientele peaked at #2 and #7 on Billboard's (North America) Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and the Billboard 200 list, respectively.
Track listing
- “Intro” - 0:47
- “Nutmeg” - 4:24
- First & second verses: Ghostface Killah
- Third verse: The RZA
- Producer: Black Moes-Art
- “One” - 3:46
- Producer: Juju
- “Saturday Nite” - 1:39
- Producer: Carlos “Six July” Broady
- "Ghost Deini" - 4:05
- Featuring: Superb
- Producer: The Blaquesmiths
- “Apollo Kids” - 3:54
- Featuring: Raekwon
- Producer: Hassan
- “The Grain” - 2:34
- Featuring: The RZA
- Producer: The RZA
- “Buck 50” - 4:02
- First verse: Method Man
- Second & fifth verses: Ghostface Killah
- Third verse: Cappadonna
- Fourth verse: Redman
- Producer: The RZA
- “Mighty Healthy” - 3:21
- Producer: Mathematics
- “Woodrow the Basehead” - 3:04
- “Stay True (Deck’s Beat)” - 1:39
- Also featuring 60-Second Assassin
- Producer: Inspectah Deck
- “We Made It” - 4:37
- First verse & chorus: Superb
- Second verse: Chip Banks
- Third verse & outro: Ghostface Killah
- Fourth verse: Hell Razah
- Producer: Carlos “Six July” Broady
- “Stroke of Death” - 1:56
- First verse & chorus: Solomon Childs
- Second verse: Ghostface Killah
- Third verse: The RZA
- “Iron’s Theme —Intermission” - 1:30
- “Malcolm” - 4:15
- Producer: Choo the Specializt
- “Who Would You Fuck?” - 2:44
- “Child’s Play” - 3:33
- Producer: The RZA
- “Cherchez Laghost” - 3:11
- Chorus: Madame Majestic
- First verse: Ghostface Killah
- Second verse: U-God
- Producer: Carlos Bess
- “Wu Banga 101” - 4:23
- First verse : GZA
- Second & sixth verses: Ghostface Killah
- Third verse : Raekwon
- Fourth verse: Cappadonna
- Fifth verse: Masta Killa
- Also featuring Inspektah Deck
- Producer: Mathematics
- “Clyde Smith” - 2:40
- “Iron’s Theme—Conclusion” - 1:58
Personnel
- The Dramatics - Vocals (bckgr)
- Dennis Coffey - Guitar
- Johnny Allen - String Arrangements
- Ron Banks - Producer
- John Carr - Art Direction
- Raymond Johnson - Vocal Assistance
- Tony Prendatt - Engineer, Mixing
- The RZA - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing
- Rudy Robinson - Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements
- Kenny Ortíz - Engineer
- Carlos Bess - Producer, Mixing
- Arthur Wilson - Producer
- Ghostface Killah - Arranger, Executive Producer
- Hassan - Producer
- Michael Lavine - Photography
- Brian Freeman - Art Direction
- Gabe Chiesa - Engineer
- Will Kennedy
- Chris Athens - Mastering
- Inspectah Deck - Producer
- Carl Robinson - Guitar (Rhythm), String Engineer
- Nolan "Dr. No" Moffitte - Engineer
- David Brandon - Rhythm, Drums (Snare)
- Blaquesmiths - Producer
- JuJu - Producer
- Jose "Choco" Reynoso - Engineer, Mixing
Charting singles
Billboard Music Charts (North America)
1999 Apollo Kids Hot Rap Singles No. 32 2000 Cherchez LaGhost The Billboard Hot 100 No. 98 2000 Cherchez LaGhost Hot Rap Singles No. 3 2000 Cherchez LaGhost Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 42