WU-TANG CLAN - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Front)

Azi, 9 noiembrie 2013, se împlinesc exact 20 de ani de la lansarea (9/11/1993) albumului de debut al trupei Wu-Tang Clan, “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers)”, album înregistrat la Firehouse Studio din New York și lansat prin Loud Records, RCA Records ocupându-se de distribuție, iar The Hit Factory de masterizare. Titlul albumului se inspiră din filmul lansat în anul 1978, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. RZA aka Prince Rakeem a produs întregul album.

DE AFARĂ: Wu Tang Clan live @ Milano (13 iulie 2013)

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#	Titlu	Durata	Producător	Interpret	Sample
1	"Bring da Ruckus"	4:10	RZA	Chorus: RZA First verse: Ghostface Killah Second verse: Raekwon Third verse: Inspectah Deck Fourth verse: GZA	"Synthetic Substitution" as performed by Melvin Bliss Dialogue from the motion picture Shaolin & Wu Tang Dialogue from the motion picture Ten Tigers from Kwangtung
2	"Shame on a Nigga"	2:57	RZA	Intro: Raekwon Chorus & first verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard Second verse: Method Man Third verse: Raekwon Fourth verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard	"Different Strokes" as performed by Syl Johnson; written by Johnny Cameron and John Zachary "Black and Tan Fantasy" as performed by Thelonious Monk; written by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley
3	"Clan in da Front"	4:33	RZA	Intro: RZA Chorus/verses: GZA	"Synthetic Substitution" as performed by Melvin Bliss "Honey Bee" as performed by New Birth, written by Anne Bogan, Doug Edwards, Harvey Fuqua and Dennis Walker "The Love You Save" as performed by The Jackson 5 "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are" as performed by Thelonious Monk
4	"Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber"	6:05	RZA	Intro skit: Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Inspectah Deck First verse: Raekwon Second verse: Method Man Third verse: Inspectah Deck Fourth verse: Ghostface Killah Fifth verse: RZA Sixth verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard Seventh verse: GZA	"Spinning Wheel" as performed by Dr. Lonnie Smith
5	"Can It Be All So Simple"	6:53	RZA	Intro: RZA & Raekwon Chorus: Raekwon & Ghostface Killah First verse: Raekwon Second verse: Ghostface Killah	"The Way We Were" as performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips; written by Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch "I Got The" as performed by Labi Siffre; written by Labi Siffre
6	"Da Mystery of Chessboxin'"	4:48	RZA (Co-produced by Ol' Dirty Bastard)	Chorus: Method Man First verse: U-God Second verse: Inspectah Deck Third verse: Raekwon Fourth verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah Sixth verse: Masta Killa	"Tramp" as performed by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas Dialogue from the motion picture Shaolin & Wu Tang Dialogue from the motion picture Five Deadly Venoms
7	"Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit"	3:36	RZA (Co-produced by Method Man)	Intro/chorus/first verse/outro: RZA Second verse: Inspectah Deck Third verse: Method Man	"Check the Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest "Impeach the President" as performed by The Honey Drippers; written by Roy C. Hammond "Hihache" as performed by Lafayette Afro Rock Band; written by Leroy Gomes "Underdog Theme" as written by W. Watts Biggers Dialogue from the film Shaolin Executioner
8	"C.R.E.A.M."	4:12	RZA	Intro: Method Man & Raekwon Chorus: Method Man First verse: Raekwon Second verse: Inspectah Deck Outro: RZA & Ghostface Killah	"As Long as I've Got You" as performed by The Charmels; written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter
9	"Method Man"	5:50	RZA	Pre-song dialogue: Method Man & Raekwon Intro: GZA Chorus/verses: Method Man Outro: RZA & Ghostface Killah	"Synthetic Substitution" as performed by Melvin Bliss "Sport" as performed by Lightnin' Rod; written by Kool & The Gang and Lightnin' Rod "More Bounce to the Ounce" as performed by Zapp; written by Roger Troutman "Method of Modern Love" as performed by Hall & Oates; written by Janna Allen and Daryl Hall "Sundown" as performed by Gordon Lightfoot Interpolated TV commercial "How Many Licks?"
10	"Protect Ya Neck"	4:52	RZA	Intro: RZA and Method Man First verse: Inspectah Deck Second verse: Raekwon Third verse: Method Man Bridge: U-God Interlude: Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard and RZA Fourth verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah Sixth verse: RZA Seventh verse: GZA Outro: RZA, Method Man	"Tramp" as performed by Lowell Fulson "The Grunt" as performed by The J.B.'s "Sing a Simple Song" as performed by Sly & the Family Stone "Cold Feet" as performed by Albert King
11	"Tearz"	4:17	RZA	Intro/first verse: RZA Second verse: Ghostface Killah	"After Laughter (Comes Tears)" as performed by Wendy Rene; written by Marianne Brittenum, Johnny Frierson, Mary Frierson and Jackson
12	"Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber—Part II"	6:09	RZA	First verse: Raekwon Second verse: Method Man Third verse: Inspectah Deck Fourth verse: Ghostface Killah Fifth verse: RZA Sixth verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard Seventh verse: GZA	"Clan in da Front" as performed by the Wu-Tang Clan
13*	"Method Man" (Skunk Mix)	3:12	RZA	Method Man	"Disco Lady" as performed by Johnnie Taylor "I'm Just a Bill" as performed by Jack Sheldon from interstitial program show Schoolhouse Rock! Interpolated traditional folk song "Going to Kentucky"

Credite pentru Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) conform Allmusic

Musicians

Inspectah Deck – vocals, lyrics
4th Disciple – scratching
Ghostface Killah – executive producer, vocals, lyrics
GZA/Genius – vocals, lyrics
Masta Killa – vocals, lyrics
Method Man – vocals, producer, lyrics
Ol' Dirty Bastard – vocals, producer, lyrics
RZA/Prince Rakeem – arranger, executive producer, mixing, producer, programming, vocals, lyrics
Raekwon – vocals, lyrics
U-God – vocals, lyrics

Additional personnel

Carlos Bess – engineer
Richard Bravo – set design, design
Mitchell Diggs – executive producer, supervisor, production supervisor
Chris Gehringer – mastering
John Gibbons – supervisor, production supervisor
Oli Grant – executive producer, supervisor, production supervisor
Daniel Hastings – photography
Michael McDonald – supervisor, production supervisor
Jacqueline Murphy – artwork, art direction
Ethan Ryman – engineer
Mike Theodore – supervisor, production supervisor
Tracey Waples – executive producer
Amy Wenzler – design

Wu-Tang Clan "Protect Your Neck" (Videoclip)

A-side	"Protect Ya Neck"
B-side	"Method Man"
Released	May 3, 1993
Format	12" single
Recorded	1992
Genre	Hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	5:03
Label	Loud Records
Writer(s)	Robert Diggs Jason Hunter Lamont Hawkins Clifford Smith Corey Woods Dennis Coles Russell Jones Gary Grice
Producer	Prince Rakeem

Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man (Videoclip)

Released	August 3, 1993
Recorded	March 1993 Firehouse Studio in New York City
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	5:50
Label	Loud Records
Writer	Robert Diggs, Clifford Smith
Producer	RZA

Within the songs lyrics, Method Man references many notable quotes from popular culture.

The refrain of the song (M-E-T-H-O-D) draws from the 1984 Hall & Oates hit "Method of Modern Love" from Big Bam Boom.
Pattycake - (Pattycake, pattycake, hey, the Method Man).
Jif peanut butter, Skippy peanut butter, Peter Pan peanut butter - (Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan, Peanut butter cuz I'm not butter).
Green Eggs and Ham - (I be Sam, Sam-I-Am, and I don't eat green eggs and ham).
Skunk, a strain of cannabis (I got fat bags of skunk).
White Owl blunts. (I got white owl blunts).
Method Man uses the term "Super Sperm" a reference to the song "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang.
Tootsie Pops - (Now how many licks does it take, for me to hit the tootsie roll center of a break?)
Get off of My Cloud - ("Hey, you, get off my cloud/You don't know me and you don't know my style") - a reference to the Rolling Stones song.
"Hey, hey, hey, like Fat Albert; It's the Method Man, and there's no if, ands about it...".
Tweety Bird: "Hold up, what; I tawt I taw a putty tat over there..."
'"I am the one and only Method Man; rapper with the plan, wrapping shit like Saran..."
"Chiminy chim chiminy" echoes the chimney sweep song from Mary Poppins.
David Alan Grier's character Calhoun Tubbs from the TV series In Living Color: "Wrote a song about it; like to hear it? Here it go." This phrase was previously used in En Vogue's "Free Your Mind".

Wu Tang Clan "C.R.E.A.M." (Videoclip)

Released	January 31, 1994
Format	12" single, CD5"
Recorded	July 1993 Firehouse Studio in New York City
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	Loud Records
Writer(s)	Robert Diggs Jason Hunter Clifford Smith Corey Woods David Porter^[1] Isaac Hayes^[1]
Producer	RZA
Certification	Gold (RIAA)

Intro: Raekwon and Method Man
First verse: Raekwon
- Chorus: Method Man
Second verse: Inspectah Deck
- Chorus: Method Man

Wu-Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple (Videoclip)

Released	February 22, 1994
Format	12" single, CD single
Recorded	1993 Firehouse Studio in New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	6:52
Label	Loud Records
Writer(s)	Wu-Tang Clan
Producer	Prince Rakeem