Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers

Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers is the 1993 (see 1993 in music) debut album by the Wu-Tang Clan, a collective of American hip hop musicians. With sparse, penetrating beats and pseudo-mystical lyrics interspersed with samples from kung fu movies[?], 36 Chambers was an auspicious and critically acclaimed album for the group. Unlike other hip hop crews, the Wu-Tang clan did not immediately follow up on 36 Chambers, allowing for many of the members to release a solo album before reuniting to record a second collective record.

Track listing

1. Bring da Ruckus (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:11
2. Shame on a Nigga (Wu Tang Clan) - 2:57
3. Clan in da Front performed by Wu- Tang Clan - 4:33
4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber (Wu Tang Clan) - 6:06
5. Can It Be All So Simple (Wu Tang Clan) - 6:52
6. Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:47
7. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit (Wu Tang Clan) - 3:36
8. C.R.E.A.M. (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:12
9. Method Man (Wu Tang Clan) - 5:50
10. Protect Ya Neck (Wu Tang Clan) - 4:51
11. Tearz - 4:17

3Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber, Pt. 2 - 6:10

Personnel

• Chris Gehringer - Mastering
• Ol' Dirty Bastard - Producer
• Method Man - Producer
• Prince Rakeem - Arranger, Programming, Producer, Mixing
• Carlos Bess - Engineer
• Fourth Disciple - Scratching
• Jacqueline Murphy - Artwork, Art Direction
• Ghostface Killah
• Dennis Coles - Executive Producer
• Robert Diggs - Executive Producer
• John Gibbons - Supervisor, Production Supervisor
• Richard Bravo - Set Design, Design
• Mitchell Diggs - Executive Producer, Supervisor, Production Supervisor
• Oli Grant - Executive Producer, Supervisor, Production Supervisor
• Amy Wenzler - Design
• Daniel Hastings - Photography
• Michael McDonald - Supervisor, Production Supervisor
• U-God
• Ethan Ryman - Engineer

Chart positions Billboard Music Charts (North America) - albums

 1993	The Billboard 200	                No. 41
 1994	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	                No. 8

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles

 1993	Method Man	         Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks        No. 40
 1993	Method Man	         Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 42
 1993	Method Man	         Hot Rap Singles	                 No. 17
 1993	Method Man	         The Billboard Hot 100	                 No. 69
 1994	C.R.E.A.M. 	         The Billboard Hot 100	                 No. 60
 1994	C.R.E.A.M.	         Hot Rap Singles	                 No. 8
 1994	Can It Be All So Simple	 Hot Rap Singles	                 No. 24
 1994	C.R.E.A.M. 	         Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks        No. 32
 1994	Can It Be All So Simple	 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks        No. 82
 1994	C.R.E.A.M. 	         Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 1
 1994	Can It Be All So Simple	 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 9