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 .
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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 479,000 copies according to Billboard.biz and is currently no longer in print.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 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 Trev 3:31 4. "Iy Yi Yi" (featuring Bobbi Bosselina and Ms. Toi ) Tricky Stewart 4:16 5. "4, 5, 6 " (featuring JT Money and Kandi ) Tricky Stewart 4:15 6. "Ain't Nobody Fuckin' wit It" (featuring Tech N9NE ) Tricky Stewart 4:26 7. "We've Been Trying Too Long" (featuring Big Gipp ) Tricky Stewart 4:05 8. "Antoine's Interlude" 1:41 9. "Young Niggas" Johnston Stewart Edwards Jr. 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. 4:17 12. "4 the Love of You" (featuring Tamar ) 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 3:31 15. "Get Up in It" 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
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^ "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 .