A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (album)
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Black Sheep (hip hop group)|Black Sheep]]
| Cover = Awolfinsheepsclothing.jpg
| Released = [[October 22]], [[1991]]
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]]
| Label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]/[[PolyGram Records]]<br><small>848 368</small>
| Length = 70:59
| Producer = Black Sheep
| Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:47o20r8ac48n link]
| Last album =
| This album = '''''A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing''''' <br /> (1991)
| Next album = '''''[[Non-Fiction (album)|Non-Fiction]]''''' <br /> (1994)
}}
'''''A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing''''' is the debut album from [[Native Tongues Posse]] affiliate [[Black Sheep (hip hop group)|Black Sheep]]. The album became one of the most popular and acclaimed [[alternative hip hop]] albums of the 1990s. Group members Mista Lawnge and [[Dres]] were praised for their humorous and creative content. The album featured three major singles, "Flavor of the Month," "Strobelite Honey," and "The Choice Is Yours [Revisited]," the latter two both charting on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].
The album was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]] on [[April 3]], [[1992]].
In [[1998]], the album was selected as one of [[The Source 100 best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time]].
==Track listing==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="center"|#
!align="center" width="150"|Title
!align="center" width="150"|Songwriters
!align="center" width="150"|Producer(s)
!align="center" width="150"|Performer (s)
|-
|1
|"Intro"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|*Interlude*
|-
|2
|"U Mean I'm Not"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|3
|"Butt...in the Meantime"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|4
|"Have U.N.E. Pull"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|5
|"Strobelite Honey"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|6
|"Are You Mad?"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|*Interlude*
|-
|7
|"The Choice is Yours"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|8
|"To Whom it May Concern"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Mista Lawnge, Dres
|-
|9
|"Similak Child"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|10
|"Try Counting Sheep"
|W. McLean, A. Titus, N. Whitfield, E. Holland Jr., C. Grant
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|11
|"Flavor of the Month"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|12
|"La Ménage"
|W. McLean, A. Titus, J. Davis
|Black Sheep
|Dres, Mista Lawnge, [[Q-Tip]]
|-
|13
|"L.A.S.M."
|W. McLean, A. Titus, G. Watts, J. Perry
|Black Sheep
|*Interlude*
|-
|14
|"Gimme the Finga"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|15
|"Hoes We Knows"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|16
|"Go to Hail"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|*Interlude*
|-
|17
|"Black with N.V."
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|18
|"Pass the 40"
|W. McLean, A. Titus, Chi Ali, J. Jones, C. Lighty, D. Gossett
|Black Sheep
|Mista Lawnge, Chi Ali, Chris Lighty, Dave Gossett, Dres
|-
|19
|"Blunted 10"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|20
|"For Doz that Slept"
|W. McLean, A. Titus, R. Klein, M. Jackson
|Black Sheep
|*Interlude*
|-
|21
|"The Choice is Yours [Revisited]"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Dres
|-
|22
|"Yes"
|W. McLean, A. Titus
|Black Sheep
|Mista Lawnge, Dres
|}
==Album Chart Positions==
{| class="wikitable"
|rowspan="2"| '''Year'''
|rowspan="2"| '''Album'''
|colspan="3"| '''Chart positions'''
|-
| [[Billboard 200]]
| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
| Top Heatseekers
|-
| 1991
| ''A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing''
| #30
| #15
| #1
|}
==Singles Chart Positions==
{| class="wikitable"
|rowspan="2"| '''Year'''
|rowspan="2"| '''Song'''
|colspan="3"| '''Chart positions'''
|-
| [[Billboard Hot 100]]
| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]
| Hot Rap Singles
| [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]
|-
| 1991
| ''Flavor of the Month''
| -
| -
| #2
| #18
|-
| 1992
| ''Strobelite Honey''
| #80
| -
| #5
| #4
|-
| 1992
| ''The Choice is Yours [Revisited]''
| #57
| #21
| #1
| #6
|-
| 1992
| ''Similak Child''
| -
| -
| -
| #44
|}
[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:Black Sheep albums]]