if you match title to persona and consider the possibilities. And when he cops an attitude—on five cuts by my count, culminating in the deep-dish 'A Shade Shady'—he brings off a time-warped genderfuck all his own." Alex Henderson from AllMusic wrote in retrospect: "A colorful transvestite and icon of African-American gay culture whose outrageous sense of humor never seems to let up, RuPaul could arguably be described as 'The Little Richard of '90s Dance Music.' But RuPaul isn't the novelty act some have dismissed him as being. Boasting a decent vocal range and a strong passion for '70s disco/soul, RuPaul is a bona fide dance/house music artist whose debut album, Supermodel proved him to be a definite asset to '90s house and R&B. When he tears into 'Supermodel (You Better Work)' and other overtly '70s-influenced dance-floor gems, RuPaul shows himself to be a sweaty, emotional belter who projects a lot more soul and honest emotion than most of the cookie-cutter artists dominating '90s urban-contemporary radio. Hopefully, those able to look past his wild image will come to realize how good a singer he is." Commercial performance The album peaked at number 109 on the US Billboard 200. Track listing Personnel RuPaul – vocals LaWanda Page – performer Fred Schneider – performer Jimmy Harry – horn, vocals, producer, engineer Uptown Horns – horn Tom Coyne – mastering Seiji – mixing Fenton Bailey – executive producer Randy Barbato – executive producer Erwin Gorostiza – art direction Lan Yin – design Mark Contratto – photography Mathu – make-up, hair stylist, stylist Zaldy – make-up, stylist, hair Eric Kupper – backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing Karen Bernod – backing vocals Betty Cooper – backing vocals Chavonie Cooper Vocals – backing vocals Trenise Y. Haddock – backing vocals Vincent Haddock, Jr. – backing vocals Angela M. Hadock – backing vocals Kevin E. Ien – backing vocals Leon King – backing vocals Lisa Lowell – backing vocals Mark Mancini – backing vocals Sherryl Marshall – backing vocals William L. Richardson, Jr. – backing vocals Carole Sylvan – backing vocals Chart positions See also RuPaul speaks about society and the state of drag as performance art References 1993 debut albums RuPaul albums Tommy Boy Records albums Hi-NRG albums