Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)

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Under Construction
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12) (U.S.)
Recorded 2002
Genre Hip hop, R&B, hip hop soul, old school rap
Length 56:41
Label Goldmind/Elektra
Producer Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman, Erroll "Poppi" McCalla, Nisan Stewart, Timbaland
Missy Elliott chronology
Miss E… So Addictive
(2001)		 Under Construction
(2002)		 This Is Not a Test!
(2003)
Singles from Under Construction
  1. "Work It"
    Released: October 22, 2002
  2. "Gossip Folks"
    Released: January 7, 2003
  3. "Back in the Day"
    Released: Mid 2003
  4. "Pussycat"
    Released: Mid 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment.ie 4/5 stars[3]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[4]
Pitchfork Media (7.2/10)[5]
PopMatters (favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[7]
Stylus (B)[8]

Under Construction is the fourth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records on November 12, 2002 (see 2002 in music) in the United States. The album was primarily produced by Timbaland, with additional production from Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Errol "Poppi" McCalla and Elliott herself.

Upon release, Under Construction received universal acclaim from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 81/100 from Metacritic.[9] The album debuted at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart with 259,000 copies sold in the first week released[10] and has sold more than 2.1 million copies domestically, eventually becoming Elliott's highest selling album to date. In 2003, Under Construction received a Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Album and the prestigious Album of the Year.

A "sequel" album, Under Construction, Part II, was released in 2003 by Missy's close friends and Superfriends Clique-mates Timbaland and Magoo.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro/Go to the Floor" - 5:06
  2. "Bring the Pain" (featuring Method Man) - 2:59
  3. "Gossip Folks" (featuring Ludacris) - 3:54
  4. "Work It" - 4:58
  5. "Back in the Day" (featuring Jay-Z) - 4:55
  6. "Funky Fresh Dressed" (featuring Ms. Jade) - 3:56
  7. "Pussycat" - 4:32
  8. "Nothing Out There for Me" (featuring Beyoncé Knowles) - 3:05
  9. "Slide" - 3:43
  10. "Play that Beat" - 3:02
  11. "Ain't that Funny" - 2:48
  12. "Hot" - 4:09
  13. "Can You Hear Me" (featuring TLC) - 4:29

[edit] Production

  • Executive producers: Missy Elliott, Timbaland
  • Producer: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Craig Brockman, Errol "Poppi" McCalla
  • Vocal assistance: Tweet, Lisa Crawford
  • Engineers: Jeff Allen, Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Josh Butler, Jimmy Douglass, Guru, Mike "Hitman" Wilson
  • Assistant engineers: Marc Stephen Lee, Steve Penny, David Snyder, Cory Williams
  • Mixing: Jimmy Douglass, Timbaland
  • Mixing assistance: Steamy
  • Mastering: Herb Powers
  • A&R: Yaneley Arty, Merlin Bobb, Jay Brown, Patricia Elliott, Gail Hansen, Andre Johnson, Celeste Moses
  • Design & Art Direction: Anita Marisa Boriboon, Lili Picou
  • Photography: Roberto Fantauzzi

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[11] 26
Belgian Albums Chart[11] 50
Danish Albums Chart[12] 33
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 71
French Albums Chart[12] 28
German Albums Chart[11] 19
Irish Albums Chart[11] 53
New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 32
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 36
Swedish Albums Chart[12] 23
Swiss Albums Chart[12] 26
UK Albums Chart 23
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[13] 2

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r617144. 
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau review". http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist2.php?id=949. 
  3. ^ "Entertainment.ie review". http://www.entertainment.ie/reviews/review.asp?ID=2432&subcat=CD. 
  4. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,388439~4~~underconstruction,00.html. 
  5. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17439/Missy_Elliott_Under_Construction. 
  6. ^ "PopMatters review". http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/missyelliott-under.shtml. 
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/88784/missyelliott?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1. 
  8. ^ "Stylus review". http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/missy-elliott/under-construction.htm. 
  9. ^ Columnist. Under Construction at Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-03-30.
  10. ^ Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Set for Huge Billboard 200 Debuts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-11-25.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Chart History". A-Charts. http://acharts.us/album/12667. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Chart History". Austrian Chart. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Missy+Elliott&titel=Under+Construction&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 
  13. ^ a b "AMG: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p212097. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 
Missy Elliott
Studio albums
Supa Dupa Fly (1997) · Da Real World (1999) · Miss E… So Addictive (2001) · Under Construction (2002) · This Is Not a Test! (2003) · The Cookbook (2005) · Block Party (2012)
Other albums
Concert tours
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