Ultimate Aaliyah

Ultimate Aaliyah
Compilation album by Aaliyah
Released	May 10, 2005
Recorded	1993–March 9, 2001
Genre	R&B, soul, hip hop, hip hop soul
Label	Blackground (U.S.)/Believe Music and Recall (UK)/Snapper (Netherlands)/Avex Trax (Japan)
Producer	R. Kelly, Timbaland, Bud'da, Rockstar, Rapture, E. Seats
Aaliyah chronology
I Care 4 U (2002) Ultimate Aaliyah (2005) TBA (2014)

Ultimate Aaliyah is the second compilation album dedicated to late R&B singer Aaliyah. It was released on May 10, 2005 in the UK, in Australia (as Ultimate Aaliyah) and in Japan (as Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals). The collection includes two CDs and one DVD video disc.

The first compact disc is a greatest hits compilation, including all of Aaliyah's biggest and minor U.S. hits (in their LP versions) and 2 of her minor/moderate UK hits, but leaves out one of her top ten R&B hits "Come Over" (#9 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), one of her minor U.S. hits and the rest of her U.K. minor/moderate hits such as: "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number", (#75 U.S. Billboard Hot 100); "Journey to the Past" from the film Anastasia (#22 UK Top 40, #28 Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks); "Down with the Clique" (#33 UK Top 40); "The Thing I Like" (#33 UK Top 40) from the film A Low Down Dirty Shame; and finally, "Are You Ready?" (#42 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay) from the film Sunset Park.

The second disc is entitled Are You Feelin' Me?; its title track was also released as a promo single in the UK to promote the album but the song failed to chart on any of the UK charts. The second disc compiles several of Aaliyah's tracks that were included on both soundtrack albums and on studio albums for labelmate Timbaland. The bonus DVD runs for sixty minutes, and features promo clips, interviews, and special features. Among the included DVD material are an MTV special, MTV News Now: The Life of Aaliyah, a Tribute to Aaliyah, Aaliyah's VH1 Behind the Music installment, and her E! True Hollywood Story episode.

The compilation debuted at #32 on the UK Albums Chart; with 20,000 copies sold. In others charts the album was failed. Ultimate Aaliyah has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.

Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals was released two months after, and included the songs "Are You Feelin' Me?" and "Messed Up" as its first two tracks, like the second disc of this boxset, plus some remixes of Aaliyah's hits "Rock The Boat", "More Than A Woman" and "Try Again". The DVD contains the same documentary as Ultimate Aaliyah.

Track listing

Ultimate Aaliyah

Disc 1: Greatest Hits

1. "One in a Million"² (Missy Elliott, Timbaland) — 4:30
2. "If Your Girl Only Knew"² (featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott) (Missy Elliott, Timbaland) — 4:50
3. "Hot like Fire"² (featuring Timbaland and Missy Elliott) — 4:23
4. "The One I Gave My Heart To"² — 4:30
5. "Got to Give It Up"² (featuring Slick Rick) — 4:41
6. "4 Page Letter"² — 4:52
7. "We Need a Resolution"⁵ (featuring Timbaland) (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 4:02
8. "Rock the Boat"⁵ (Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 4:35
9. "More Than a Woman"⁵ (Steve "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 3:49
10. "I Care 4 U"⁵ (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) — 4:33
11. "Try Again"⁴ (featuring Timbaland) (Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 4:44
12. "Back & Forth"¹ (featuring R. Kelly) (R. Kelly) — 3:51
13. "Are You That Somebody?"³ (featuring Timbaland) (Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 4:30
14. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"⁶ (Salah El Sharnobi, Omar Batiesha, Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett) — 5:01
15. "Miss You"⁶ (Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine) — 4:05
16. "At Your Best (You Are Love)"¹ (R. Kelly, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper) — 4:52

• 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 track from I Care 4 U

Disc 2: Are You Feelin' Me?

#	Title	Info	Length
1.	"Are You Feelin' Me?"	from Romeo Must Die soundtrack	3:12
2.	"Messed Up"	hidden track included on U.S. version of Aaliyah	3:36
3.	"Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX)	from Romeo Must Die soundtrack	4:20
4.	"I Don't Wanna"	from Next Friday and Romeo Must Die soundtrack	4:17
5.	"Man Undercover" (featuring Timbaland)	from Timbaland & Magoo album Welcome to Our World	4:44
6.	"John Blaze" (featuring Missy Elliott)	from Timbaland album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment	4:02
7.	"I Am Music" (with Timbaland and Static Major)	from Timbaland & Magoo album Indecent Proposal	4:02
8.	"More Than a Woman" (Bump N Flex Club Mix)	from "More Than a Woman" CD single	5:30
9.	"Hold On" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Wyclef Jean)	a tribute included on Timbaland & Magoo album Under Construction, Part II	5:05

DVD

1. The Aaliyah Story (1:00:00)
2. Photo gallery (Slide - 15:04)

Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals

CD: Rare Tracks

1. "Are You Feelin' Me?"
2. "Messed Up"
3. "Rock the Boat" [Club Mix by Mixzo]
4. "Rock the Boat" [Club Mix by Doug Lazy]
5. "More Than a Woman" [12" version]
6. "More Than a Woman" [Bump N Flex Club Mix]
7. "More Than a Woman" [MAW Main Mix]
8. "Try Again" [Timbaland Remix]
9. "Try Again" [D'Jam Hassan Remix]
10. "Try Again" [Krunchie Remix 30/11/04]
11. "More Than a Woman" [Krunchie Remix 30/11/04]

DVD: Rare Visuals

1. Interviews
2. TV performance
3. Promotional videos:
   • "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
   • "More Than a Woman"
   • "I Care 4 U"
   • "One in a Million"
   • "Hot Like Fire"
   • "If Your Girl Only Knew"
   • "Come Back in One Piece"
   • "Try Again"
   • "Are You That Somebody?"
   • "We Need a Resolution"
   • "More Than a Woman"
   • "Rock the Boat"
   • "Miss You"
4. Photo gallery