Chocolate Supa Highway

Chocolate Supa Highway
Studio album by Spearhead
Released	March 25, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	64:35
Label	Capitol
Producer	Michael Franti
Spearhead chronology
Home (1994) Chocolate Supa Highway (1997) Live at the Baobab (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	6/10[2]
Robert Christgau	A−[3]

Chocolate Supa Highway is the second studio album by Spearhead.[4][5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franti except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Africa On Line"		0:44
2.	"Chocolate Supa Highway"		5:08
3.	"Keep Me Lifted"	Franti, Carl Young, Ismail Azim	4:20
4.	"Food for tha Masses"	Franti, Young, Azim	5:01
5.	"U Can't Sing R Song"	Franti, Young	5:27
6.	"Tha Payroll (Stay Strong)"	Franti, Young, Mike Tyler	5:09)
7.	"Madness in tha Hood (Free Ride)"	Franti, Young, Azim	4:49
8.	"Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"	Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart	5:26
9.	"Why Oh Why"		4:51
10.	"Comin' to Gitcha"		4:07
11.	"Life Sentence"		0:13
12.	"Ganja Babe"	Franti, Young	3:33
13.	"Wayfarin' Stranger" (featuring Joan Osborne)"		5:28
14.	"Gas Gauge (Tha World's in Your Hands)"	Franti, Young	4:35
15.	"Water Pistol Man (Chocolate Mix)"		5:44

Singles

• "U Can't Sing R Song"
• "Why Oh Why"
• "Keep Me Lifted"

Personnel

• Michael Franti: vocalist, producer
• Trinna Simmons: vocalist
• Carl Young: bass/sax
• David James: guitar
• Kim Buie: executive producer
• Prince Charles Alexander: mixed and mastered, with the exception of "Rebel Music"
• Joe Nicolo: mixed and mastered "Rebel Music"
• Stephen Marley: co-producer on "Rebel Music"

Other artists

• In addition to co-producing the song, Stephen Marley is a guest performer on "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
• Zap Mama is a guest performer on "Comin' to Gitcha"
• Joan Osborne is a guest performer on "Wayfaring Stranger"

Charts

Chart performance for Chocolate Supa Highway

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	56
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	79
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	68

References

1. Chocolate Supa Highway at AllMusic
2. Ashon, Will (April 1997). "Spearhead: Chocolate Supa Highway" (PDF). Muzik. No. 23. p. 123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Spearhead". www.robertchristgau.com.
4. Himes, Geoffrey (May 16, 1997). "SPEARHEAD" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
5. "TrouserPress.com :: Spearhead". www.trouserpress.com.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 262.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Spearhead – Chocolate Supa Highway" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
8. "Charts.nz – Spearhead – Chocolate Supa Highway". Hung Medien.
9. "Spearhead | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.