Soul Food (Goodie Mob album)

Soul Food
Soul Food
Studio album by Goodie Mob
Released	November 7, 1995
Recorded	October 1994–August 1995
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	61:02
Label	LaFace; Arista;
Producer	Organized Noize
Goodie Mob chronology
Singles from Soul Food
	"Cell Therapy"; Released: September 26, 1995; "Soul Food"; Released: February 26, 1996; "Dirty South"; Released: 1996;

Soul Food is the debut album from American rap group Goodie Mob, released by LaFace Records. Its title track was a hit single and the album included the first use of the term 'dirty south' (originated by Cool Breeze), on the track of the same name. The Goodie Mob quartet includes Cee-Lo Green, Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo. Guest vocalists on this album include André 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast, Cool Breeze, and Witchdoctor. In 1996, it was certified gold as sales stand at over 500,000 units in the U.S.^[1]

The album is dedicated to the memory of Sheila J. Tyler-Calloway, Green's late mother. Soul Food received critical acclaim for its raw, Southern, socially conscious lyrics and original production from Organized Noize. Along with Outkast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Soul Food has been regarded as one of the two albums that brought southern hip hop to the mainstream, and it is regarded as a southern classic.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
NME	7/10^[3]
RapReviews	10/10^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
The Source	^[6]

The Sun Sentinel praised Soul Food's "head-nodding, Southern-fried funk ingredients of heart-throbbing bass and thumping drum tracks."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks of the standard version of the album were produced by Organized Noize alone except "Fighting", which was produced by Mixzo and Organized Noize. Mr. DJ co-produced "Goodie Bag", although he was uncredited.^[8]

Standard Version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Free"	Thomas Callaway, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	1:23
2.	"Thought Process" (featuring André 3000)	Robert Barnett, André Benjamin, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	5:09
3.	"Red Dog (Skit)"		0:23
4.	"Dirty South" (featuring Big Boi & Cool Breeze)	King George, Antwan Patton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	3:34
5.	"Cell Therapy"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:37
6.	"Sesame Street"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:36
7.	"Guess Who"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:49
8.	"Serenity Prayer (Skit)"		0:09
9.	"Fighting" (featuring Joi)	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Michael Johnson, Willie Knighton, Michael O. Johnson	5:45
10.	"Blood (Skit)"		0:53
11.	"Live at the O.M.N.I."	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:58
12.	"Goodie Bag"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, David Sheats	4:25
13.	"Soul Food" (featuring Sleepy Brown)	Robert Barnett, Brandon Bennett, Marc Benno, Bill Boatman, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Pigmeat Markham, Leon Russell, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	3:56
14.	"Funeral (Skit)"		0:54
15.	"I Didn't Ask to Come"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	4:08
16.	"Rico (Skit)"		0:07
17.	"The Coming" (featuring Witchdoctor)	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Eric Johnson, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	5:47
18.	"Cee-Lo (Skit)"		0:28
19.	"The Day After" (featuring Roni)	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown	5:00

**25th Anniversary version's additional tracks**
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
20.	Untitled	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade & Thomas Callaway	4:37
21.	"Cell Therapy (Sideeq Remix)"	Rico Wade, Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Andre Jones	4:46
22.	"Soul Food (Crazyhouse Remix)" (ft. 8-Ball & MJG)	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton & Brandon Bennett, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin	5:52
23.	"Dirty South (Remix)" (ft. Mystikal)	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Frederick Bell, Cameron Gipp, Michael Tyler, Cedric Barnett	5:07
24.	"Free (acappella w/ rap)"	Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Rico Wade & Thomas Callaway	4:07
25.	"Cell Therapy (acappella)"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp & Willie Knighton	4:14
26.	"Soul Food (acappella)"	Robert Barnett, Thomas Callaway, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton & Brandon Bennett	3:51
27.	"Dirty South (acappella)" (ft. Big Boi)	Frederick Bell, Cameron Gipp & Antwan Patton	2:59

Sample credits

"Dirty South" contains samples of "Passacaglia in C Minor" performed by Hubert Laws.^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[10]	45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	186
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	35

Singles

Year	Song	Peak position
Year	Song	US Pop	US R&B	US Rap
1995	"Cell Therapy"	39	17	1
1996	"Soul Food"	64	31	7
1996	"Dirty South"	92	53	8

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Gold & Platinum: Goodie Mob – Soul Food". RIAA. August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ Huey, Steve. "Soul Food – Goodie Mob". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ Fadele, Dele (May 4, 1996). "The Goodie Mob – Soul Food". NME. p. 59. Archived from the original on October 6, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
^ Doggett, Tom (August 10, 2004). "Goodie Mob : Soul Food : LaFace Records". RapReviews. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Goodie Mob". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 337–38. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Gordon, Allen "The Ebony Cat" S. (December 1995). "Goodie Mob: Soul Food". The Source. No. 75.
^ Lee, Michael (3 July 1996). "G-Mob Brings Conscience to Rap". Sun Sentinel. p. 3E.
^ Hobbs, Linda. "Organized Noize Tells All: The Stories Behind Their Classic Records". interview. complex.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
^ "les samples de Goodie mob". du-bruit.com (in French). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ "Goodie Mob Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Goodie Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Goodie Mob – Soul Food". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

[1] "Gold & Platinum: Goodie Mob – Soul Food". RIAA. August 26, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[2] Huey, Steve. "Soul Food – Goodie Mob". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[3] Fadele, Dele (May 4, 1996). "The Goodie Mob – Soul Food". NME. p. 59. Archived from the original on October 6, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[RapReviews-4] Doggett, Tom (August 10, 2004). "Goodie Mob : Soul Food : LaFace Records". RapReviews. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[5] Sarig, Roni (2004). "Goodie Mob". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 337–38. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[6] Gordon, Allen "The Ebony Cat" S. (December 1995). "Goodie Mob: Soul Food". The Source. No. 75.

[7] Lee, Michael (3 July 1996). "G-Mob Brings Conscience to Rap". Sun Sentinel. p. 3E.

[8] Hobbs, Linda. "Organized Noize Tells All: The Stories Behind Their Classic Records". interview. complex.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

[9] "les samples de Goodie mob". du-bruit.com (in French). Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Goodie_Mob-10] "Goodie Mob Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Goodie_Mob-11] "Goodie Mob Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[12] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[13] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[United_StatesGoodie_MobSoul_FoodalbumCertRef-14] "American album certifications – Goodie Mob – Soul Food". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

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v t e Goodie Mob
Big Gipp Khujo CeeLo Green T-Mo
Studio albums	Soul Food (1995) Still Standing (1998) World Party (1999) One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2004) Age Against the Machine (2013) Survival Kit (2020)
Compilations	Dirty South Classics (2003)
Singles	"Cell Therapy" "Soul Food" "Dirty South" "Black Ice" "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)" "Special Education"
Related articles	Discography Dungeon Family

v t e Dungeon Family
Groups	OutKast Goodie Mob Organized Noize P.A. Lumberjacks Society of Soul
Members	Sleepy Brown André 3000 Big Boi Mr. DJ Big Gipp CeeLo Green Khujo T-Mo Debra Killings Big Rube Cool Breeze Big Reese Killer Mike Bubba Sparxxx BlackOwned C-Bone Supa Nate Future Janelle Monáe
Albums	Even in Darkness (2001)