Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers is the
1993 (see
1993 in music) debut album by the
Wu-Tang Clan, a collective of American
hip hop musicians. With sparse, penetrating beats and pseudo-mystical lyrics interspersed with samples from kung fu movies,
36 Chambers was an auspicious and critically acclaimed album for the group. Unlike other hip hop crews, the Wu-Tang clan did not immediately follow up on
36 Chambers, allowing for many of the members to release a solo album before reuniting to record a second collective record.
Track listing
- Bring da Ruckus (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:11
- Shame on a Nigga (Wu Tang Clan) - 2:57
- Clan in da Front performed by Wu- Tang Clan - 4:33
- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber (Wu Tang Clan) - 6:06
- Can It Be All So Simple (Wu Tang Clan) - 6:52
- Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:47
- Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit (Wu Tang Clan) - 3:36
- C.R.E.A.M. (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:12
- Method Man (Wu Tang Clan) - 5:50
- Protect Ya Neck (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:51
- Tearz - 4:17
- Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber, Pt. II - 6:10
Personnel
- Chris Gehringer - Mastering
- Ol' Dirty Bastard - Producer
- Method Man - Producer
- Prince Rakeem - Arranger, Programming, Producer, Mixing
- Carlos Bess - Engineer
- Fourth Disciple - Scratching
- Jacqueline Murphy - Artwork, Art Direction
- Ghostface Killah
- Dennis Coles - Executive Producer
- Robert Diggs - Executive Producer
- John Gibbons - Supervisor, Production Supervisor
- Richard Bravo - Set Design, Design
- Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer, Supervisor, Production Supervisor
- Oli Grant - Executive Producer, Supervisor, Production Supervisor
- Amy Wenzler - Design
- Daniel Hastings - Photography
- Michael McDonald - Supervisor, Production Supervisor
- U-God
- Ethan Ryman - Engineer
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - albums
1993 The Billboard 200 No. 41
1994 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 8
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles
1993 Method Man Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 40
1993 Method Man Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 42
1993 Method Man Hot Rap Singles No. 17
1993 Method Man The Billboard Hot 100 No. 69
1994 C.R.E.A.M. The Billboard Hot 100 No. 60
1994 C.R.E.A.M. Hot Rap Singles No. 8
1994 Can It Be All So Simple Hot Rap Singles No. 24
1994 C.R.E.A.M. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 32
1994 Can It Be All So Simple Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 82
1994 C.R.E.A.M. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 1
1994 Can It Be All So Simple Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 9