Wu-Tang Forever
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| Wu-Tang Forever | ||
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| Image:Wu-Tang Forever.jpg | ||
| Album by The Wu-Tang Clan | ||
| Released | June 3, 1997 | |
| Recorded | late 1995 to early 1997 | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 44 min 34 s (Disc 1) 67 min 8 s (Disc 2) | |
| Label | Loud Records | |
| Producer(s) | The Wu-Tang Clan | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| The Wu-Tang Clan chronology | ||
| Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers (1993) | Wu-Tang Forever (1997) | The W (2000) |
Wu-Tang Forever is the long-awaited follow-up to the Wu-Tang Clan's first album Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers. It was released on June 3, 1997 as a double album.
Contents |
Track listing
Disc 1
- "Wu-Revolution" - 6:17
- "Reunited" - 5:23
- Intro/outro: Roxanne
- First verse: GZA
- Second verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Third verse: RZA
- Fourth verse: Method Man
- "For Heaven's Sake" - 4:13
- First verse: Inspectah Deck
- Second verse: Masta Killa
- Third verse: Cappadonna
- "Cash Still Rules/Scary Hours (Still Don't Nothing Move But the Money)" - 3:06
- First verse: Raekwon
- Second verse: Method Man
- Third verse: Ghostface Killah
- "Visionz" (Wu Tang Clan) - 3:09
- First verse: Method Man
- Second verse: Raekwon
- Third verse: Masta Killa
- Fourth verse: Inspectah Deck
- Fifth verse: Ghostface Killa
- "As High as Wu-Tang Get" (Wu Tang Clan) - 2:39
- Intro/Chorus: Ol' Dirty Bastard
- First verse: GZA
- Second verse: Method Man
- "Severe Punishment" (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:49
- First verse: U-God
- Second verse: GZA
- Third verse: Raekwon
- Fourth verse: RZA
- Fifth verse: Masta Killa
- "Older Gods" (Bougard/Wu Tang Clan) - 3:07
- First verse: Ghostface Killa
- Second verse: Raekwon
- Chorus: Ghostface/Raekwon
- Third verse: GZA
- "Maria" (Hill/Wu Tang Clan) - 2:34
- First verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Second verse: Cappadonna
- Third verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
- Fourth verse: RZA
- "A Better Tomorrow" (Bougard/Wu Tang Clan) - 4:58
- Intro/First verse/chorus: Inspectah Deck
- Second verse/chorus: Masta Killa
- Third verse: U-God
- Fourth verse: RZA
- Fifth verse: Method Man
- "It's Yourz" (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:19
- First verse: Raekwon
- Chorus: RZA
- Second verse: U-God
- Third verse: Inspectah Deck
- Fourth verse: Ghostface Killa
Disc 2
- "Intro" (Wu Tang Clan) - 2:02
- "Triumph" (Wu Tang Clan) - 5:38
- "Impossible" (Bougard/Wu Tang Clan) - 4:28
- "Little Ghetto Boys" (Deroven/Hill/Howard/Wu-Tang Clan) - 4:49
- "Deadly Melody" (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:20
- "The City" (Bougard/Wu Tang Clan) - 4:05
- "The Projects" (Wu Tang Clan) - 3:17
- "Bells of War" (Wu Tang Clan) - 5:12
- "The M.G.M." (Harris/Wu Tang Clan) - 2:38
- "Dog Sh*t" (Wu Tang Clan) - 3:34
- "Duck Seazon" (Wu Tang Clan) - 5:42
- "Hellz Wind Staff" (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:52
- "Heaterz" (Harris/Hill/Wu Tang Clan) - 5:26
- "Black Shampoo" (Wu Tang Clan) - 3:49
- "Second Coming" (Webb/Wu Tang Clan) - 4:39
- "The Closing" (Wu Tang Clan) - 2:37
Personnel
- A-D - Art Direction, Layout Design
- Sherin Baday - Photography, A&R
- Bob Berg - Photography
- Carlos Bess - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- Cappadonna - Performer
- Dennis Coles - Executive Producer
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer
- Robert Diggs - Executive Producer
- Divine - Production Coordination
- Fourth Disciple - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Arlene Godfrey - A&R
- Oli Grant - Executive Producer
- Scott Harding - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- Che Harris - A&R
- Inspectah Deck - Producer, Mixing
- Dia Kudu - Artwork, Art Direction, Design
- Ola Kudu - Art Direction, Design, Layout Design
- Laurie Marks - A&R
- Philippe McClelland - Photography
- Shawn Mortenson - Photography
- Eugene Nastasi - Editing
- Ney Pimentel - Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Layout Design
- P.O.W.E.R. - Production Coordination
- Michael "Wolf" Reaves - Mixing
- James Roach - Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Layout Design
- RZA - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Assistant Producer
- Troy Staton - Mixing
- True Master - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1997 | Top Canadian Albums | 1 |
| 1997 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "It's Yourz" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 7 |
| 1997 | "It's Yourz" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 75 |
| 1997 | "It's Yourz" | Hot Rap Singles | 21 |



