Chocolate Supa Highway
Studio album by
Spearhead
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

  1. "Africa On Line" (0:44)
  2. "Chocolate Supa Highway" (5:08)
  3. "Keep Me Lifted" (4:20)
  4. "Food for tha Masses" (5:01)
  5. "U Can't Sing R Song" (5:27)
  6. "Tha Payroll (Stay Strong)" (5:09)
  7. "Madness in tha Hood (Free Ride)" (4:49)
  8. "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" (5:26)
  9. "Why Oh Why" (4:51)
  10. "Comin' to Gitcha" (4:07)
  11. "Life Sentence" (0:13)
  12. "Ganja Babe" (3:33)
  13. "Wayfarin' Stranger" featuring Joan Osborne (5:28)
  14. "Gas Gauge (Tha World's in Your Hands)" (4:35)
  15. "Water Pistol Man (Chocolate Mix)" (5:44)

Singles

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

Personnel

  • 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

  • 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

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

  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.



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