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Chocolate Supa Highway

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Chocolate Supa Highway
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreHip hop
Length64:35
LabelCapitol
ProducerMichael Franti
Spearhead chronology
Home
(1994)
Chocolate Supa Highway
(1997)
Live at the Baobab
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Muzik6/10[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]

Chocolate Supa Highway is the second studio album by Spearhead.[4][5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Franti except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Africa On Line" 0:44
2."Chocolate Supa Highway" 5:08
3."Keep Me Lifted"Franti, Carl Young, Ismail Azim4:20
4."Food for tha Masses"Franti, Young, Azim5:01
5."U Can't Sing R Song"Franti, Young5:27
6."Tha Payroll (Stay Strong)"Franti, Young, Mike Tyler5:09)
7."Madness in tha Hood (Free Ride)"Franti, Young, Azim4:49
8."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart5:26
9."Why Oh Why" 4:51
10."Comin' to Gitcha" 4:07
11."Life Sentence" 0:13
12."Ganja Babe"Franti, Young3:33
13."Wayfarin' Stranger" (featuring Joan Osborne)" 5:28
14."Gas Gauge (Tha World's in Your Hands)"Franti, Young4:35
15."Water Pistol Man (Chocolate Mix)" 5:44

Singles

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  • "U Can't Sing R Song"
  • "Why Oh Why"
  • "Keep Me Lifted"

Personnel

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  • Michael Franti: vocalist, producer
  • Trinna Simmons: vocalist
  • Carl Young: bass/sax
  • David James: guitar
  • Kim Buie: executive producer
  • Prince Charles Alexander: mixed and mastered, with the exception of "Rebel Music"
  • Joe Nicolo: mixed and mastered "Rebel Music"
  • Stephen Marley: co-producer on "Rebel Music"

Other artists

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  • In addition to co-producing the song, Stephen Marley is a guest performer on "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
  • Zap Mama is a guest performer on "Comin' to Gitcha"
  • Joan Osborne is a guest performer on "Wayfaring Stranger"

Charts

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Chart performance for Chocolate Supa Highway
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 56
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 79
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 68

References

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  1. ^ Chocolate Supa Highway at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Spearhead: Chocolate Supa Highway" (PDF). Muzik. No. 23. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Spearhead". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (May 16, 1997). "SPEARHEAD" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Spearhead". www.trouserpress.com.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 262.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Spearhead – Chocolate Supa Highway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Spearhead – Chocolate Supa Highway". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Spearhead | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.