Wooden Leather

Wooden Leather
Wooden Leather
Studio album by Nappy Roots
Released	August 26, 2003 (U.S.)
Studio	Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Skip Saylor Recording (California); Tree Sound Studios (Norcross, Georgia); Unsung Studios; QDIII Soundlab (Los Angeles, California); Blakeslee Recording Company (West Hollywood, California); Larrabee West (West Hollywood, California); Manhattan Center Studios (Manhattan, New York); Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California); The Zone (Atlanta, Georgia);
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	1:09:44
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kevin Mitchell (exec.); Mike Caren (also exec.); Mike City; Freddie "Mac" McIntosh; Raphael Saadiq; David Banner; Jake and the Phatman; Needlz; Troy Johnson; Briss; Brian Kidd; Kanye West; Mr. DJ; Sol Messiah; Lil' Jon; Organic;
Nappy Roots chronology
Singles from Wooden Leather
	"Roun' the Globe"; Released: August 5, 2003;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(79/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[4]
PopMatters	^[5]
RapReviews	(8.5/10)^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
Spin	(6/10) ^[8]
USA Today	^[9]
Vibe	^[1]

Wooden Leather is the second studio album by American hip hop sextet Nappy Roots from Kentucky. It was released on August 26, 2003 via Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place at Tree Sound and The Zone in Atlanta, at Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, at QDIII Soundlab, Blakeslee Recording Company, Larrabee West and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, at Manhattan Center Studios in New York City, at Skip Taylor Recording and at Unsung Studios. The production was handled by several high-profile record producers such as David Banner, Jake and the Phatman, Kanye West, Lil Jon, Mike Caren, Mike City, Mr. DJ, Needlz, Raphael Saadiq, along with Brian Kidd, Briss, Freddie "Mac" McIntosh, Organic, Sol Messiah, Troy Johnson, Mr. Collipark and Kevin Freeman. It features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq, Aura J, Benjamin "Black" Bush, and the Ying Yang Twins.

The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and at number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Roun' the Globe" featuring background vocals from Black of Playa, made it to #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		Freddie "Mac" McIntosh	0:31
2.	"Good God Almighty"	Khari Cain William Hughes Ronald Wilson Vito Tisdale Kenneth Anthony Brian Scott Melvin Adams	Needlz	4:23
3.	"Nappy Roots Day"	Lavell Crump Tisdale Wilson Anthony Scott Hughes Barry Gibb Robin Gibb	David Banner	4:05
4.	"Roun' the Globe" (featuring Black)	Michael Flowers Hughes Scott Tisdale Anthony Adams Wilson	Mike City	4:04
5.	"Lac Dogs & Hogs"	Troy Johnson Hughes Wilson Scott Tisdale Anthony	Troy Johnson	4:21
6.	"Sick & Tired" (featuring Anthony Hamilton & Aura J)	Freddie McIntosh Kevin Freeman Hughes Tisdale Wilson Anthony Scott Adams	Freddie "Mac" McIntosh Kevin Freeman (co.) Mike Caren (add.)	4:21
7.	"Twang"	Andre Brissett Tisdale Scott Hughes Anthony	Briss	4:07
8.	"Leave This Morning" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)	Raphael Saadiq Bobby Ozuna Glenn Standridge Hughes Wilson Scott Tisdale Anthony Adams	Raphael Saadiq Jake & the Phatman (co.)	4:17
9.	"Work in Progress"	Saadiq Ozuna Standridge Wilson Scott Tisdale	Raphael Saadiq Jake & the Phatman	4:36
10.	"Push On" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)	Flowers Scott Adams Tisdale	Mike City	3:58
11.	"No Good"	Brian Kidd Tisdale Adams	Brian Kidd	5:15
12.	"These Walls"	Kanye West Scott Tisdale Adams	Kanye West	3:53
13.	"War/Peace"	Crump Tisdale Wilson Anthony Scott Hughes	David Banner	4:19
14.	"Roll Again" (featuring Aura J)	Mr. DJ Tisdale Hughes Adams Scott Homer Banks Carl Hampton Raymond Jackson	Mr. DJ Sol Messiah	4:15
15.	"What Cha Gonna Do? (The Anthem)"	Jonathan Smith Tisdale Adams Hughes Anthony	Lil Jon	4:08
16.	"Light & Dark" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)		Organic	4:24
17.	"Outro"		Freddie "Mac" McIntosh	0:39
18.	"Roun' the Globe (Collipark Remix)" (featuring Ying-Yang Twins)	Flowers Hughes Scott Tisdale Anthony Adams Wilson Michael Crooms Deongelo Holmes Eric Jackson	Mike City Beat In Azz	4:08
Total length:				1:09:44

European version bonus
No.	Title	Length
19.	"Behind the Scenes of Wooden Leather"	6:50

Sample credits

"Good God Almighty" contains excerpts from "Don't Rip Me Off", performed by Tennyson Stephens.
"Nappy Roots Day" contains excerpts from "Holiday", written by Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb, and performed by the Bee Gees.
"Roll Again" contains excerpts from "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"; written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, and Raymond Jackson; and performed by Millie Jackson.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[10]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	9

References

^ ^a ^b Wooden Leather by Nappy Roots, retrieved November 28, 2018
^ Bush, John. "Wooden Leather - Nappy Roots | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ Blender review Archived November 3, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
^ Serpick, Evan (September 5, 2003). "Wooden Leather | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ Cibula, Matt (December 1, 2003). "Nappy Roots: Wooden Leather". PopMatters. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 26, 2003). "RapReviews.com Feature for August 26, 2003 - Nappy Roots' "Wooden Leather"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived May 9, 2008)
^ Spin review
^ USA Today review
^ "Nappy Roots Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "Nappy Roots Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

External links

Wooden Leather at Discogs (list of releases)

[Metacritic-1] Wooden Leather by Nappy Roots, retrieved November 28, 2018

[2] Bush, John. "Wooden Leather - Nappy Roots | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[3] Blender review Archived November 3, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Serpick, Evan (September 5, 2003). "Wooden Leather | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[5] Cibula, Matt (December 1, 2003). "Nappy Roots: Wooden Leather". PopMatters. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[6] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 26, 2003). "RapReviews.com Feature for August 26, 2003 - Nappy Roots' "Wooden Leather"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[7] Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived May 9, 2008)

[8] Spin review

[9] USA Today review

[ac_Billboard200_Nappy_Roots-10] "Nappy Roots Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Nappy_Roots-11] "Nappy Roots Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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v t e Nappy Roots
B. Stille Fish Scales Ron Clutch Skinny DeVille Big V R. Prophet
Studio albums	Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz Wooden Leather The Humdinger The Pursuit of Nappyness
Mixtapes	Innerstate Music
Singles	"Awnaw" "Po' Folks" "Headz Up" "Roun' the Globe" "Good Day"