Curtain Call: The Hits

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Curtain Call: The Hits
Greatest hits album by Eminem
Released December 6, 2005
Recorded 1996–2005
Genre Hip hop
Length 77:55
Label Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
Producer Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jeff & Marky Bass, Mike Elizondo, The 45 King, Mel-Man
Eminem chronology
The Singles
(2003)		 Curtain Call:
The Hits
(2005)		 Eminem Presents:
The Re-Up
(2006)
Singles from Curtain Call: The Hits
  1. "When I'm Gone"
    Released: December 6, 2005
  2. "Shake That"
    Released: January 3, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2][3]
Pitchfork Media (6.9/10) [4]
IGN (6.3/10) [5]
NME (8/10) [6]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars [7]
Uncut[2] 4/5 stars
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [8]
Entertainment.ie 4/5 stars [9]

Curtain Call: The Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album released by American rapper Eminem. It collects Eminem's most popular songs, as well as four new tracks, including a live version of "Stan" featuring Elton John from the 43rd Grammy Awards, plus new songs "Fack", "When I'm Gone" and "Shake That" featuring Nate Dogg. It was released on December 6, 2005, under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The album was certified double-platinum in the US, triple-platinum in Australia and the UK, and quadruple-platinum in New Zealand. It reached #1 on several charts, including the UK and US Albums Chart. Curtain Call: The Hits was released 9 years after Eminem's first studio album, Infinite.

Contents

[edit] Success

Curtain Call: The Hits debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, after two sales days, in a similar fashion to Eminem's previous album Encore. The album racked up first-week sales of nearly 441,000 and with close to 324,000 scans the second week for a two week stay at number one. It slipped from no. 1 to no. 4 in its third week but surged 33 percent to finish with sales close to 430,000. The disc scored nearly 1.2 million scans in its first three weeks of release. It also gave Eminem his fifth straight number 1 album in the US and UK when including the 8 Mile soundtrack. Curtain Call was certified double-platinum by the RIAA in the United States.[10]

[edit] Censored

A censored version of the album is also available. It removes both "Intro" and "Fack" and moves "My Name Is" to track one. The tracks appear exactly how they appeared on the clean versions of their respective albums except for the song "Guilty Conscience", which even adds a chorus. Despite the edited nature of the album, profanities can still be heard from several tracks as words including "shit", "bitch", and "ass" were not censored on The Slim Shady LP, and The Marshall Mathers LP. Also, on "Just Lose It", the clean version leaves "ass" uncensored, while on the album Encore, the word "ass" was replaced with "thing".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Eminem. 

No. Title Note(s) Length
1. "Intro"     0:34
2. "Fack"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Additional production by Luis Resto
  • Recorded by Mike Strange, Tony Campana
  • Mixed by Eminem, Mike Strange & Steve King
  • Keyboards by Luis Resto
  • Bass, guitar by Steve King
 3:26
3. "The Way I Am"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Mixed by Eminem
  • Recording, mix engineers: Richard "Segal" Huredia, Urban Kris
  • Assistant engineer: Thomas Rounds
  • Bass, guitar by Mike Elizondo
  • Keyboards by Mike Elizondo, Tommy Coster, Jr.
  • Originally from the Marshall Mathers LP
 4:51
4. "My Name Is"  
  • Produced by Dr. Dre
  • Mixed by Dr. Dre
  • Mix engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia
  • Contains an interpolation from "I Got The", performed by Labi Siffre
  • Originally from The Slim Shady LP
 4:29
5. "Stan" (featuring Dido)
  • Produced by The 45 King
  • Co-produced by Eminem
  • Mixed by Eminem
  • Recording, mix engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia
  • Bass by Mike Elizondo
  • Guitar by Sean Cruise
  • Contains elements from "Thank You", performed by Dido
  • Originally from The Marshall Mathers LP
 6:44
6. "Lose Yourself"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Additional Production by J. Bass
  • Recorded by Steve King, Mike Strange
  • Mixed by Eminem & Steve King
  • Drum programming by Eminem
  • Guitar, bass, keyboards by J. Bass
  • Keyboards, programming by Luis Resto
  • Originally from the 8 Mile soundtrack
 5:26
7. "Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg)
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Additional production by Luis Resto
  • Recorded by Mike Strange, Tony Campana
  • Mixed by Eminem & Steve King
  • Keyboards by Luis Resto
  • Bass, guitar by Steve King
 4:34
8. "Sing for the Moment"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Co-produced by J. Bass
  • Recorded by Steve King
  • Guitar by Marti Frederiksen
  • Mixed by Steve King
  • Assistant Engineer: Mike Strange
  • Drum Programming by D.J. Head
  • Keyboards, guitars, bass by J. Bass
  • Guitar Solo by Joe Perry
  • Contains elements from "Dream On", performed by Aerosmith
  • Originally from The Eminem Show
 5:40
9. "Without Me"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Co-produced by J. Bass, Urban Kris
  • Additional production by D.J. Head
  • Recorded by Steve King
  • Additional recording by Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
  • Mixed by Dr. Dre
  • Assistant engineers: Alex Reverberi, Mike Strange
  • Keyboards, guitars, bass by J. Bass
  • Contains adapted elements from "Buffalo Gals", performed by Malcolm McLaren, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn
  • Originally from The Eminem Show
 4:51
10. "Like Toy Soldiers"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Additional Production by Luis Resto
  • Recorded by Steve King, Tony Campana, Mike Strange
  • Mixed by Eminem & Steve King
  • Bass, guitar by Steve King
  • Keyboards by Luis Resto
  • Contains interpolation from "Toy Soldiers" performed by Martika
  • Originally from Encore
 4:56
11. "The Real Slim Shady"  
  • Produced by Dr. Dre & Mel-Man
  • Mixed by Dr. Dre
  • Recording, mix engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia
  • Bass, guitar by Mike Elizondo
  • Keyboards by Tommy Coster, Jr.
  • Originally from The Marshall Mathers LP
 4:45
12. "Mockingbird"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Additional production by Luis Resto
  • Recorded by Steve King, Tony Campana, Mike Strange
  • Mixed by Eminem & Steve King
  • Keyboards by Luis Resto
  • Originally from Encore
 4:11
13. "Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)
  • Produced by Dr. Dre & Eminem
  • Mixed by Dr. Dre
  • Mix Engineer: Richard "Segal" Huredia
  • Narration by Mark Avery
  • Contains an interpolation from "Go Home Pigs", from film Getting Straight
  • Originally from The Slim Shady LP
 3:20
14. "Cleanin' Out My Closet"  
  • Produced by Eminem & J. Bass
  • Recorded by Steve King
  • Mixed by Steve King
  • Assistant engineers: Mike Strange
  • Keyboard, guitar, bass by J. Bass
  • Additional drum programming by D.J. Head
  • Originally from The Eminem Show
 4:59
15. "Just Lose It"  
  • Produced by Dr. Dre & Mike Elizondo
  • Recorded by Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Steve Baughman, Steve King, Tony Campana , Mike Strange
  • Mixed by Dr. Dre
  • Assistant engineers: Michael Sroka, Ben Jost, Rouble Kapoor, Scott Hays
  • Guitars by Mike Elizondo
  • Keyboards by Mike Elizondo, Mark Batson
  • Contains interpolations of "U Can't Touch This" performed by MC Hammer
  • Contains lyrical excerpts or references from Eminem's "Without Me", "The Real Slim Shady", "Lose Yourself" and "Superman"
  • Originally from Encore
 4:09
16. "When I'm Gone"  
  • Produced by Eminem
  • Additional production by Luis Resto
  • Recorded by Mike Strange, Tony Campana
  • Mixed by Eminem, Mike Strange & Steve King
  • Keyboards by Luis Resto
 4:41
17. "Stan" (Live) (featuring Elton John) 6:20

[edit] Personnel

  • Jeff Bass – Bass, Guitar, Keyboards,
  • Karin Catt – Photography
  • Larry Chatman – Project Coordinator
  • Lindsay Collins – Studio Coordinator
  • Tom Coster, Jr. – Keyboards
  • DJ Head – Drum Programming
  • Dr. Dre – Producer, Mixing
  • Marshall Mathers III – Producer, Executive Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
  • The 45 King & Louie – Producer
  • Marti Frederiksen – Engineer
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardener – Mastering
  • Scott Hays – Assistant Engineer
  • Richard "Segal" Herredia – Engineer
  • Mauricio Iragorri – Engineer
  • Ben Jost – Assistant Engineer
  • Rouble Kapoor – Assistant Engineer
  • Steven King – Bass, Guitar, Engineer, Mixing
  • Anthony Mandler – Photography
  • Jonathan Mannion – Photography
  • Joe Perry Project – Solo Instrumental
  • Kirdis Postelle – Project Coordinator
  • Luis Resto – Keyboards, Programming, Producer
  • Tom Rounds – Assistant Engineer
  • Les Scurry – Production Coordination
  • Mike Sroka – Assistant Engineer
  • Urban Kris – Assistant Engineer
  • Nitin Vadukul – Photography

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Chart Peak
position
2005 Australia ARIA Albums Chart[11] 1
2005 Ireland IRMA Album Charts[12] 1
2005 UK Albums Chart 1
2005 US Billboard 200[13] 1
2006 Australia ARIA Albums Chart[11] 1
2006 Norway Albums Chart "VG-Lista"[14] 2
2006 Polish Albums Chart[15] 35
2010 US Billboard 200[13] 1

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart peak positions
US Hot 100
[16]		 US R&B/Hip-Hop
[17]		 US Rap
[18]		 US Top 40 Mainstream
[19]		 US Rhythmic Top 40 US Pop 100 UK
[20]
2005 "When I'm Gone" 8 96 22 13 18 7 4
2006 "Shake That" 6 – 11 13 8 6 –
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released

[edit] Certifications

Country Certifications
Argentina[21] Gold
Australia (ARIA)[22] 3× Platinum
Austria (IFPI)[23] Gold
Brazil (ABPD)[24] Gold
Canada (CRIA)[citation needed] 3× Platinum
Denmark (IFPI)[25] Platinum
Europe (IFPI)[26] 2× Platinum
France (SNEP)[27] 2× Gold
Greece (IFPI Greece)[28] Gold
Hong Kong[29] Gold
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 7× Platinum
Italy (FIMI)[31] Gold
Japan (RIAJ)[32] 2×Platinum
Korea[citation needed] Platinum
New Zealand (RIANZ)[33] 4× Platinum
Sweden (IFPI Sweden)[34] Gold
Switzerland (IFPI)[35] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] 3× Platinum
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum

[edit] Procession and succession

Preceded by
Now 20 by Various artists		 Billboard 200 number-one album
December 18, 2005 – December 31, 2005		 Succeeded by
The Breakthrough by Mary J. Blige
Preceded by
Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna		 UK number one album
December 3, 2005 – January 7, 2006		 Succeeded by
First Impressions of Earth by The Strokes
Preceded by
Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
December 12, 2005 – December 18, 2005
January 2, 2006 – January 8, 2006		 Succeeded by
Reach Out: The Motown Record
by Human Nature

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