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:''For other albums of the same name, see Iron Man (disambiguation) ''Ironman'' is the debut solo album by American rapper Ghostface Killah, released on October 29, 1996, by Epic Records. It was produced by fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. The album's music draws prominently on blaxploitation films and soul samples. More so than on other solo debuts from the group's members, ''Ironman'' contains references to the Nation of Gods and Earths. ''Ironman'' sold 156,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number two on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, respectively.〔Snow, Shauna. Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. ''Los Angeles Times''. Nov 7, 1996.〕 It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 8, 1997, and by February 9, 2004, it had earned a platinum certification for shipping one million copies in the United States.〔(RIAA search: Ironman ). RIAA. Retrieved 2010-07-19.〕 Many music critics have praised the album for Ghostface Killah's imaginative lyricism and RZA's production style, with some revering it as one of the greatest Wu-Tang solo albums of all time.〔Thompson, Stephen. (Review: ''Ironman'' ). ''The A.V. Club''. Retrieved on 2009-12-20.〕 ==Music and lyrics== Although a solo album, ''Ironman'' features many Wu-Tang collaborations and only four tracks feature Ghostface performing as the sole rapper. The two most prominently featured artists are Raekwon and Cappadonna, who both accompany Ghost and have their names on the album's cover. Raekwon appears on 13 of the 17 tracks, with "The Faster Blade" featuring him performing solo. As opposed to earlier Wu-Tang solo projects, in which the performers involved were believed to be infallible, Ghostface is somewhat vulnerable on several of the album's songs. This is perhaps best illustrated on the single, "All That I Got Is You", which is essentially a tribute to his mother. However, the rest of the album contains many street oriented, and organized crime topics, similar to ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...'', in which Ghostface was heavily involved. ''Ironman'' contains more of Ghostface Killah's highly praised unique uptempo, stream-of-consciousness rhyming style, which he would go on to further utilize on his highly acclaimed second studio album ''Supreme Clientele''. The album also features a substantial amount of story-telling rap, such as the song "260." Producer RZA combines his dark keyboard tones and early-1970s soul samples, heavily used on ''Only Built for Cuban Linx...'' and ''Liquid Swords'' respectively, to engender a soulful and melodic, yet dark and harsh feel that later influenced many other Wu-Tang releases, such as ''Wu-Tang Forever'' and ''Uncontrolled Substance'', as well as numerous other East Coast artists. In his book ''The Tao of Wu'', producer RZA points out that Ghostface's voice sounds noticeably different on ''Ironman'' from previous Wu-Tang releases. This is because ''Ironman'' was released following a flood that destroyed the basement studio in which those recordings were made. RZA had set up individual microphone preamps and compressors for each member, which were destroyed in the flood. Thus, the vocals on ''Ironman'' had to be recorded in a different studio with different equipment and settings, which slightly altered their sound. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ironman (Ghostface Killah album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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