Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant

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Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
Okayplayer[4]
RapReviews(9/10)[5]
Pop Matters(7/10)[6]
Metacritic(72/100)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
USA Today[9]

Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant is the sixth studio album by former Fugees member and Haitian American rapper Wyclef Jean, released in 2007 as the sequel to his first solo album, The Carnival. Speaking to noted urban writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' in September 2007, Wyclef explained his thinking behind the album: "Titling it 'The Carnival 2' was down to 'The Carnival' back in '97 being my first multi-cultural CD. It had rhythms from all over the world, and in that way this new record is the sequel. You know, there's a revolution of culture going on around the world today where the United Nations is everywhere! You go into a room, and everybody's from a different country. It's like we're ALL immigrants! Some of these people may be listening to bhangra, some to hip hop, some to rock... And, when you put that fusion together, it unites people through music."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleFeatured guest(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:26
2."Riot"Serj Tankian & Sizzla5:15
3."Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"Akon, Lil Wayne & introducing Niia3:59
4."Welcome To The East"Sizzla4:18
5."Slow Down"T.I.5:17
6."King And Queen"Shakira3:23
7."Fast Car"Paul Simon4:03
8."What About The Baby?"Mary J. Blige3:36
9."Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration)"Chamillionaire & Aadesh Shrivastava4:52
10."Any Other Day"Norah Jones4:11
11."Heaven’s In New York" 4:47
12."Selena"Melissa Jiménez4:04
13."Touch Your Button (Carnival Jam)"will.i.am, Melissa Jiménez, Machel Montano, Daniela Mercury, Black Alex, Shabba & Djakout Mizik13:29
14."Outro" 0:23
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleFeatured guest(s)Length
15."On Tour"Lucina3:43
16."China Wine"Sun, Elephant Man & Tony Matterhorn3:15
European bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleFeatured guest(s)Length
15."On Tour"Lucina3:43
16."China Wine"Sun, Elephant Man & Tony Matterhorn3:15
17."Paris On Fire"Kid Cudi4:05
Deluxe edition bonus disc[12]
No.TitleFeatured guest(s)Length
1."Million Voices"African Children's Choir4:22
2."Emmanuelle" 3:38
3."Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Remix)Akon, Lil Wayne, Raekwon & Niia3:52
4."China Wine"Sun, Elephant Man & Tony Matterhorn3:16
5."On Tour"Lucina3:43
6."Enhanced Section" (Includes "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)", "Slow Down" and "President" Performed Live For Rhapsody Originals)  

References

  1. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
  3. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". December 10, 2007.
  4. ^ "Okayplayer review".
  5. ^ "RapReviews.com review".
  6. ^ "Pop Matters review".
  7. ^ "Metacritic review".
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review".
  9. ^ "USA Today review". {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) [dead link]
  10. ^ Wycelf Jean interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2008
  11. ^ "Carnival Vol.II: Memoirs of An Immi: Wyclef Jean: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  12. ^ "Carnival II: Memoirs of An Immigrant: Wyclef Jean: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
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