The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)

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The Best of Both Worlds
Studio album by
Jay-Z and R. Kelly
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002 (US)
RecordedJanuary 2002
Genre
Length49:16 (standard edition)
56:41 (deluxe edition)
Label
Producer
Jay-Z and R. Kelly chronology
The Best of Both Worlds
(2002) 		Unfinished Business
(2004)
R. Kelly chronology
TP-2.com
(2000) 		The Best of Both Worlds
(2002) 		Chocolate Factory
(2003)
Jay-Z chronology
Jay-Z: Unplugged
(2001) 		The Best of Both Worlds
(2002) 		The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse
(2002)
Singles from The Best of Both Worlds
  1. "Honey"
    Released: January 16, 2002
  2. "Take You Home with Me a.k.a. Body"
    Released: May 21, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
USA Today[5]

The Best of Both Worlds is a 2002 collaborative album by R. Kelly and Jay-Z.[6] The album sold 285,000 in its opening week and debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The album received poor reviews from music critics. The album went platinum in the US for selling more than a million copies.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Best of Both Worlds"
Megahertz3:12
2."Take You Home With Me"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • S. Barnes
  • J.C. Olivier
3:35
3."Break Up to Make Up"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:08
4."It Ain't Personal"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:24
5."The Streets"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
R. Kelly4:34
6."Green Light" (featuring Beanie Sigel)
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • D. Grant
  • R. Kelly
  • Tone[a]
2:48
7."Naked"R. KellyR. Kelly3:08
8."Shake Ya Body" (featuring Lil' Kim)
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • K. Jones
  • S. Barnes
  • J.C. Olivier
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
3:19
9."Somebody's Girl"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • S. Barnes
  • J.C. Olivier
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
3:41
10."Get This Money"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • R. Kelly
  • Tone[a]
3:04
11."Shorty"
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • S. Barnes
  • J.C. Olivier
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:10
12."Honey" (featuring the Bee Gees)
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
  • S. Barnes
  • J.C. Olivier
  • M. Gibb
  • B. Gibb
  • R. Gibb
  • R. Kelly
  • Poke and Tone
4:02
13."Pussy" (featuring Devin the Dude)
  • S. Carter
  • R. Kelly
Charlemagne4:50

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 100
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 73
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 19[failed verification]
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 42
UK Albums Chart[14] 37
US Billboard 200[15] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r581535
  2. ^ "Best of Both Worlds | EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: R. Kelly & Jay-Z". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  4. ^ "R. Kelly: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2015-11-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "USATODAY.com – R. Kelly, Jay-Z can do better than their 'Best'". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  6. ^ "Best of Both Worlds: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 April 2002" (PDF) (632). Pandora Archive. April 24, 2002: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2002. Retrieved 2014-07-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Jay-Z Album Chart History in UK Albums Chart". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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