Country Grammar
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This article is about the album. For the song, see Country Grammar (Hot S**t).
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| Studio album by Nelly | ||||
| Released | June 27, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1999 – Spring 2000 | |||
| Genre | Midwest hip hop | |||
| Length | 66:35 | |||
| Label | Fo' Reel, Universal | |||
| Producer | Kevin Law (exec.), Jason "Jay E" Epperson, City Spud, Steve "Blast" Wills, Basement Beats | |||
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Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was released on June 27, 2000.
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
| NME | (9/10)[3] |
| Q Magazine | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[5] |
| RapReviews |   [6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
| The Source | [8] |
[edit] Commercial performance
The album was a mainstream success. Country Grammar debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, and went on to peak at number one, with 235,000 copies in its first week of sales. The album is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling 8.5 million copies in the US, and is the tenth highest selling album of the decade.[9] Billboard also rated the album number ten on their "Top 200 Albums of the Decade"[10] The album was certified 9× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 27, 2004.[11]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer) | 1:21 | |
| 2. | "St. Louie" | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Greed, Hate, Envy" | City Spud | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Steal the Show" (featuring St. Lunatics) | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Interlude" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer) | 0:33 | |
| 7. | "Ride Wit Me" (featuring City Spud) | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:51 |
| 8. | "E.I." | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Thicky Thick Girl" (featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) | City Spud | 4:34 |
| 10. | "For My" (featuring Lil Wayne) | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Utha Side" | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Tho Dem Wrappas" | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Wrap Sumden" (featuring St. Lunatics) | Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:16 |
| 14. | "Batter Up" (featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) | Steve "Blast" Wills | 5:27 |
| 15. | "Never Let 'Em C U Sweat" (featuring The Teamsters) | City Spud | 4:14 |
| 16. | "Luven Me" | City Spud | 4:07 |
| 17. | "Outro" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer) | 0:44 |
[edit] Personnel
Credits for Country Grammar adapted from Allmusic.[12]
- Nelly – Composer
- Kevin Law – Executive Producer
- City Spud – Producer, Composer
- Kenny Dykstra – Assistant Engineer
- Steve Eigner – Engineer
- Herb Powers – Mastering
- Jason Standard – Mixing
- Richard Travali – Mixing
- Jesse "Corparal" Wilson - Writer
- Donnell Simmons - Writer
- Jamel Aziz - Writer
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart | 4 |
| German Albums Chart [13] | 45 |
| UK Albums Chart | 14 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 7 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| Preceded by Now 4 by Various artists |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 26 - September 29, 2000 |
Succeeded by G.O.A.T. by LL Cool J |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Q Magazine review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Source review
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts Of The 2000s Chart Watch by Paul Grein
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - Country Grammar (album)". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Country%20Grammar&artist=Nelly&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ Credits: Country Grammar. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/NELLY/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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