I Care 4 U

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I Care 4 U
Compilation album by Aaliyah
Released December 10, 2002
Recorded September 1993–March 9, 2001
Genre R&B, soul, hip hop soul
Length 59:20
Label Blackground/Universal Records
060 097
060 082 (United States)
Producer R. Kelly, Timbaland, Rapture, E. Seats, Static Major, Bryan Michael Cox, Johnta Austin
Aaliyah chronology
Aaliyah
(2001)		 I Care 4 U
(2002)		 Ultimate Aaliyah
(2005)
Alternative cover
International Edition
Singles from I Care 4 U
  1. "Miss You"
    Released: November 12, 2002
  2. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
    Released: May 20, 2003
  3. "Come Over"
    Released: May 27, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A-) [2]
The Guardian 3/5 stars [3]
Robert Christgau (A-) [4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars [5]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [6]
Slant 3/5 stars [7]
Vibe 4/5 stars [8]

I Care 4 U is the fourth album and first compilation album by the American singer Aaliyah, released posthumously by Blackground Records on December 10, 2002, in the United States. Along with her hit singles, a number of shelved tracks were included on the album, including the singles "Miss You", "Don't Know What to Tell Ya", and "Come Over". The unreleased tracks are generally less edgy than her last album, focusing on R&B rather than rock with the exception of the Nine Inch Nails influenced beat of "Erica Kane". A special edition was issued with a bonus DVD.

Contents

[edit] Commercial

I Care 4 U was an international commercial success, entering charts at the number one in Japan and Finland; at the top five on the United States, Argentina, Europe, UK, France, Germany and Switzerland; and, at the top ten in Brazil, Canada, New Zealand and Poland.[9][10][11][12][13][14] I Care 4 U sold over 6 million copies worldwide.[13]

[edit] U.S.

The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at #3 and at #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 290,669 copies in the first week. In its second week, the album fell to #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and to #2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 280,000 copies. In its third week the album fell to number #10 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and rose to the #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums selling 176,000 copies. In its fourth week, the album rose to #9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and continued at the same position, selling 138,000 copies (and 884,669 copies in the first month). It topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for seven weeks.[10][11][15][16][17][18][19]

I Care 4 U was certified Platinum in the United States and sold over 1.7 million copies in the country.[12][13][20]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Back & Forth"1 (R. Kelly) — 3:51
  2. "Are You That Somebody?"3 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 4:25
  3. "One in a Million"2 (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 4:30
  4. "I Care 4 U"5 (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 4:33
  5. "More Than a Woman"5 (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 3:49
  6. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"6 (Salah El Sharnobi, Omar Batiesha, Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 5:01
  7. "Try Again"4 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 4:44
  8. "All I Need"6 (Teddy Bishop, Johnta Austin) — 3:08
  9. "Miss You"6 (Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine) — 4:05
  10. "Don't Worry"6 (Johnta Austin) — 3:52
  11. "Come Over"6 (featuring Tank) (Bryan-Michael Cox, Jazze Pha, Kevin Hicks) — 3:55
  12. "Erica Kane"6 (Stephen Garrett, Eric L. Seats, Rapture D. Stewart) — 4:38
  13. "At Your Best (You Are Love)"1 (R. Kelly, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper) — 4:52
  14. "Got to Give It Up"2 (Remix) — 3:58

[edit] International bonus tracks

  1. "If Your Girl Only Knew"2 (featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott) (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 4:51
  2. "We Need a Resolution"5 (featuring Timbaland) (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 4:07
  3. "Rock the Boat"5 (Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 4:37
  • 1 denotes track from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
  • 2 denotes track from One in a Million
  • 3 denotes track from Dr. Dolittle soundtrack
  • 4 denotes track from Romeo Must Die soundtrack
  • 5 denotes track from Aaliyah
  • 6 denotes previously unreleased tracks

[edit] Credits and personnel

[edit] Production

  • Executive producers – Jazze Pha, Timbaland, Kevin Hicks, Senator Jimmy D, Budda, Eric Seats, Rapture, R. Kelly, Ted Bishop
  • Engineers – Peter Mokran, Senator Jimmy D, Acar S. Key
  • Mixing – Peter Mokran, Timbaland, Mr. Lee, R. Kelly, Jimmy Douglass, Acar S. Key
  • Photography – Albert Watson, David LaChapelle, Jonathan Mannion

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Argentina Albums Chart[citation needed] 3
Australian Albums Chart[21] 43
Austrian Albums Chart[21] 16
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[22] 14
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[21] 19
Brazil Albums Chart[citation needed] 8
Canadian Albums Chart[citation needed] 8
Danish Albums Chart[21] 39
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 10
European Albums Chart[citation needed] 3
Finnish Albums Chart[21] 15
French Albums Chart[21] 4
German Albums Chart[citation needed] 2
Japan Albums Chart[citation needed] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 10
Norwegian Singles Chart[21] 17
Polish Album Chart[citation needed] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[21] 37
Swiss Albums Chart[21] 3
UK Albums Chart[9] 4
U.S. Billboard 200[23] 3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[23] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[citation needed] 1

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold
France (SNEP)[25] Gold
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum

[edit] References

  1. ^ I Care 4 U at Allmusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly
  3. ^ The Guardian review
  4. ^ Robert Christgau review
  5. ^ 2002 Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ 2004 Rolling Stone review
  7. ^ Slant review
  8. ^ Vibe review
  9. ^ a b http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=586
  10. ^ a b http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht824
  11. ^ a b http://rnbdirt.com/aaliyah-lands-at-3-b2k-at-10-in-album-charts/3022/
  12. ^ a b http://www.ssmusic.tv/artist_profile.php?Opt=2
  13. ^ a b c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmu_SIBDTg
  14. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue584.PDF
  15. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2003-01-25
  16. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2003-01-11
  17. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2003-01-04
  18. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2002-12-28
  19. ^ http://www.billboard.com/search/?Nty=1&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntk=Keyword&Ns=FULL_DATE%7C1&Ne=125&N=126&Ntt=Aaliyah#/news/5ask-1805839.story
  20. ^ http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=aaliyah&perPage=25
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "norwegiancharts.com - Aaliyah - I Care 4 U". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aaliyah&titel=I+Care+4+U&cat=a. Retrieved 17 January 2012. 
  22. ^ "BelgianAlbumCharts-Aaliyah". http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?lang=nl&cat=a&cat2=s&search=aaliyah. Retrieved October 1, 2010. 
  23. ^ a b I Care 4 U at Allmusic
  24. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Aaliyah – I Care 4 U". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=I+Care+4+U&sa=Aaliyah&smt=0. 
  25. ^ "French album certifications – Aaliyah – I Care 4 U" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2003&type=8. 
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aaliyah; 'I Care 4 U')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Aaliyah+I+Care+4+U. 
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Aaliyah – I Care 4 U". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter I Care 4 U in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Aaliyah – I Care 4 U". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22I+Care+4+U%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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