Skin Deep
Studio album by
Solé
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
Recorded1999
StudioTriangle Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA)
GenreHip hop
Length62:12
LabelDreamWorks
Producer
Solé chronology
Skin Deep
(1999)		 Encoded
(2019)
Singles from Skin Deep
  1. "Who Dat"
    Released: February 9, 1999
  2. "4, 5, 6"
    Released: October 12, 1999
  3. "It Wasn't Me"
    Released: August 15, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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, the album has sold over 309,000 copies according to Billboard.biz and is currently no longer in print.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Coming" (Interlude) Focus...0:52
2."Spell My Name Right" (featuring Mr. Raja)
4:09
3."Da Story"
  • Johnston
  • Trevin Clark
  • Green Jr.
Big Trev3:31
4."Iy Yi Yi" (featuring Bobbi Bosselina and Ms. Toi)
Tricky Stewart4:16
5."4, 5, 6" (featuring JT Money and Kandi)
Tricky Stewart4:15
6."Ain't Nobody Fuckin' wit It" (featuring Tech N9NE)
Tricky Stewart4:26
7."We've Been Trying Too Long" (featuring Big Gipp)
Tricky Stewart4:05
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 Stewart3:29
11."Pain"
  • Johnston
  • Stewart
  • Edwards Jr.
  • Green Jr.
  • Tricky Stewart
  • Focus...
4:17
12."4 the Love of You" (featuring Tamar)
Chuckey Charles4:19
13."Our World" (featuring Lo...)
  • Johnston
  • Stewart
  • Omar Womack
  • R. Freeman
Tricky Stewart3:47
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 Stewart3:55
17."Never Thought I"
  • Johnston
  • Stewart
  • D. Sochacki
Tricky Stewart4:15
Total length:1:02:12

Charts

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

References

  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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