Skin Deep (Solé album)

Skin Deep
Skin Deep
Studio album by Solé
Released	September 28, 1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	Triangle Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	62:12
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Big Trev; Chuckey Charles; Colin Wolfe; Focus...; Kevin Davis; Rashad Smith; Tricky Stewart;
Solé chronology
Singles from Skin Deep
	"Who Dat"; Released: February 9, 1999; "4, 5, 6"; Released: October 12, 1999; "It Wasn't Me"; Released: August 15, 2000;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Skin Deep is the debut studio album by American rapper Solé. It was released on September 28, 1999, through DreamWorks Records. Production was handled by Focus..., Big Trev, Chuckey Charles, Colin Wolfe, Kevin Davis, Rashad Smith, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, who also served as executive producer together with Timmy Regisford. It features guest appearances from JT Money, Big Gipp, Bobbi Bosselina, J-Weav, Kandi Burruss, L.O., Ms. Toi, Mr. Raja, Tamar Braxton and Tech N9NE.

The album debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200, peaked at No. 27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 1 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

The album was supported with three singles: "Who Dat", "4, 5, 6" and "It Wasn't Me". "Who Dat", which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, previously appeared on JT Money's album Pimpin' on Wax. "4, 5, 6" made it to number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while "It Wasn't Me" reached only 44th spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. As of 2011^[update], the album has sold over 309,000 copies according to Billboard.biz and is currently no longer in print.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Coming" (Interlude)		Focus...	0:52
2.	"Spell My Name Right" (featuring Mr. Raja)	Tonya Johnston Bernard Edwards Jr. Roger Green Jr.	Focus... Tricky Stewart	4:09
3.	"Da Story"	Johnston Trevin Clark Green Jr.	Big Trev	3:31
4.	"Iy Yi Yi" (featuring Bobbi Bosselina and Ms. Toi)	Johnston Jennifer Melchor Toikeon Parham Christopher Stewart Green Jr.	Tricky Stewart	4:16
5.	"4, 5, 6" (featuring JT Money and Kandi)	Johnston Jeffrey Thompkins Kandi Burruss Stewart	Tricky Stewart	4:15
6.	"Ain't Nobody Fuckin' wit It" (featuring Tech N9NE)	Johnston Aaron Yates Stewart	Tricky Stewart	4:26
7.	"We've Been Trying Too Long" (featuring Big Gipp)	Johnston Cameron Gipp Stewart Orenthal Harper	Tricky Stewart	4:05
8.	"Antoine's Interlude"		Tricky Stewart Focus...	1:41
9.	"Young Niggas"	Johnston Stewart Edwards Jr.	Tricky Stewart Focus...	3:57
10.	"It Wasn't Me" (featuring J-Weav)	Johnston Stewart Burruss Harper	Tricky Stewart	3:29
11.	"Pain"	Johnston Stewart Edwards Jr. Green Jr.	Tricky Stewart Focus...	4:17
12.	"4 the Love of You" (featuring Tamar)	Johnston Chuckey Charles	Chuckey Charles	4:19
13.	"Our World" (featuring Lo...)	Johnston Stewart Omar Womack R. Freeman	Tricky Stewart	3:47
14.	"Accurate Math"	Colin Wolfe Rashad Smith Green Jr. Womack	Colin Wolfe Rashad Smith	3:31
15.	"Get Up in It"	Johnston Kevin Davis	K.D. Tricky Stewart	3:27
16.	"Who Dat" (featuring JT Money)	Johnston Thompkins Di'Andre Davis Thabiso Nkhereanye Stewart	Tricky Stewart	3:55
17.	"Never Thought I"	Johnston Stewart D. Sochacki	Tricky Stewart	4:15
Total length:				1:02:12

Charts[edit]

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	127
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[3]	27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

References[edit]

^ "Solé - Skin Deep Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 16, 1999. p. 99. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 47. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 20, 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 23, 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links[edit]

Solé – Skin Deep at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Solé - Skin Deep Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[2] "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 16, 1999. p. 99. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[3] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 47. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 20, 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[4] "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 23, 1999. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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