The Untouchable (Scarface album)
{{Infobox album
| name = The Untouchable
| type = Album
| artist = Scarface
| cover = Scarface - The Untouchable.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 11, 1997
| recorded = May 1996 – February 1997
| studio =
- Hippie House (Houston, Texas)
- The Atomic Dog (Houston, Texas)
- The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
| genre = {{hlist|Southern hip-hop|gangsta rap|G-funk{{Cite web|last=Allah|first=Sha Be|date=2021-03-11|title=Scarface Dropped His Fourth LP 'The Untouchable' 24 Years Ago|url=https://thesource.com/2021/03/11/today-in-hip-hop-history-scarface-dropped-his-fourth-lp-the-untouchable-24-years-ago/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=The Source|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2016|first=Sidney |last=Madden|title=Scarface Drops 'The Untouchable' Album 22 Years Ago Today |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-in-hip-hop-scarface-drops-the-untouchable/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=XXL Mag|language=en}}}}
| length = 55:19
| label = {{hlist|Rap-A-Lot|Noo Trybe}}
| producer = {{hlist|Scarface {{small|(also exec.)}}|Mike Dean|N.O. Joe|Dr. Dre|Tone Capone|John Bido|Jo Jo|Domo}}
| prev_title = The Diary
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = My Homies
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Untouchable
| type = studio
| single1 = Smile
| single1date = February 13, 1997
| single2 = Mary Jane
| single2date = 1997
| single3 = Game Over
| single3date = 1997
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Leo Stanley |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-untouchable-mw0000089490 |title=The Untouchable - Scarface | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=March 11, 1997 |access-date=August 15, 2015}}
|rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev3 = Los Angeles Times
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-09-ca-36245-story.html |title=Scarface, "The Untouchable... - latimes |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=March 9, 1997 |access-date=August 15, 2015}}
|rev4 = Muzik
|rev4Score = 6/10{{Cite magazine |last=Ashon |first=Will |author-link=Will Ashon |date=April 1997 |title=Scarface: The Untouchable |url=http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik023_april_1997.pdf |magazine=Muzik |issue=23 |page=123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181336/http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik023_april_1997.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022}}
|rev5 = RapReviews
|rev6 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev7 = The Source
|rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Alvarez|first=Gabriel|date=April 1997|issue=91|title=Record Report: Scarface – The Untouchable|magazine=The Source|pages=93–94|location=New York}}
|rev8 = Vibe
|rev8score = (favorable){{cite magazine|last=Bry|first=David|date=June–July 1997|volume=5|number=5|title=Revolutions: Scarface – The Untouchable|magazine=Vibe|pages=153–154|location=New York}}
}}
The Untouchable is the fourth studio album by American rapper Scarface, released by Rap-A-Lot Records and Noo Trybe Records on March 11, 1997.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Scarface's sole album to reach that position; it also peaked atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, giving him his second number one album on that chart. The album sold 169,000 copies in its first week,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/509299/u2s-bubble-pops-scarface-takes-over/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312060249/http://www.mtv.com/news/509299/u2s-bubble-pops-scarface-takes-over/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2022|title=U2'S BUBBLE POPS; SCARFACE TAKES OVER|website=MTV |access-date= March 12, 2022}} and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 16, 1997.{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=The%20Untouchable&artist=Scarface&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 14, 2015 |publisher=RIAA |access-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}
The album's lead single "Smile", featuring 2Pac, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is Scarface's only single to go Gold.{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Scarface&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 14, 2015 |publisher=RIAA |access-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630094118/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Scarface&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=June 30, 2012 }}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 55:45
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Intro
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 0:57
| title2 = Untouchable
| note2 = featuring Roger Troutman
| writer2 =
| extra2 = {{hlist|N.O. Joe|Scarface|Mike Dean}}
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = No Warning
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| extra3 = {{hlist|Scarface|N.O. Joe|Mike Dean|John Bido}}
| length3 = 2:37
| title4 = Southside
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| extra4 = {{hlist|Scarface|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}
| length4 = 2:13
| title5 = Sunshine
| note5 = featuring Lisa Crawford
| writer5 =
| extra5 = {{hlist|Scarface|N.O. Joe}}
| length5 = 3:54
| title6 = Money Makes the World Go 'Round
| note6 = featuring Daz Dillinger, Devin the Dude, and K.B.
| writer6 =
| extra6 = {{hlist|Scarface|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}
| length6 = 4:30
| title7 = For Real
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| extra7 = {{hlist|Scarface|N.O. Joe|Mike Dean}}
| length7 = 4:32
| title8 = Ya Money or Ya Life
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| extra8 = {{hlist|Scarface|N.O. Joe|Jo Jo}}
| length8 = 5:18
| title9 = Mary Jane
| note9 =
| writer9 =
| extra9 = {{hlist|Scarface|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}
| length9 = 4:41
| title10 = Smile
| note10 = featuring 2Pac and Johnny P.
| writer10 =
| extra10 = {{hlist|Scarface|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}
| length10 = 5:00
| title11 = Smartz
| note11 = featuring Devin the Dude
| writer11 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Scarface|Mike Dean|Tone Capone}}
| length11 = 5:05
| title12 = Faith
| note12 =
| writer12 =
| extra12 = {{hlist|Scarface|Mike Dean|Tone Capone|Domo}}
| length12 = 5:55
| title13 = Game Over
| note13 = featuring Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Too Short
| writer13 =
| extra13 = Dr. Dre
| length13 = 4:51
| title14 = Outro
| note14 =
| writer14 =
| extra14 =
| length14 = 1:49
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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Chart (1997)
! Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Scarface|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Scarface|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Chart (1997)
! Position |
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US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
|align="center"|67 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
|align="center"|12 |
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Certifications
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See also
References
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