| Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Spoken word | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Melvin Van Peebles | |||
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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death is a 1971 album by Melvin Van Peebles, featuring mostly spoken word poetry over music written by Van Peebles. Some of its material was used in later projects such as the stage musical of the same name and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Note that this is an album of original material, not to be confused with the soundtrack LP released for the musical itself.