Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 | ||||
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Released | August 31, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 Blakeslee Recording Company (North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Axis Studio, Home Cookin', Sigma Sound Studios, The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
Genre | Neo soul[1] | |||
Label | Hidden Beach | |||
Producer | Dre & Vidal, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Raphael Saadiq, Kelvin Wooten, James Poyser, Anthony Bell, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer, Pete Kuzma, Jimmy White, Ronald "PNutt" Frost, Omari Shabazz | |||
Jill Scott chronology | ||||
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Singles from Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 86/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 8/10[7] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Vibe | 4/5[11] |
The Village Voice | A−[12] |
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 is the second studio album (third overall) by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Jill Scott, released in the United States on August 31, 2004, by Hidden Beach Recordings. It entered the charts at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 193,000 copies,[13] earning Scott her first number-one album. Also, the song "Cross My Mind" brought Scott her first Grammy Award, under the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category in 2005.
"Golden" appears in the films Beauty Shop (2005) and Obsessed (2009), as well as on Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8.
"Bedda at Home" is used as the website background music for the Hotel Missoni.[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Warm Up" | Jill Scott, James Poyser | 1:20 |
2. | "I'm Not Afraid" | Scott, Omari Shabazz | 3:26 |
3. | "Golden" | Scott, Anthony Bell | 3:52 |
4. | "The Fact Is (I Need You)" | Scott, Pete Kuzma | 4:38 |
5. | "Spring Summer Feeling" | Scott, Raphael Saadiq, Kelvin Wooten | 4:49 |
6. | "Cross My Mind" | Scott, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer | 4:44 |
7. | "Bedda at Home" | Scott, Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Frank Romano, Johnnie Smith | 4:22 |
8. | "Talk to Me" | Scott, Poyser | 4:44 |
9. | "Family Reunion" | Scott, Haggins, Barias, George Kerr | 5:13 |
10. | "Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)" | Scott, Poyser | 4:39 |
11. | "Whatever" | Scott, Ronald "PNutt" Frost | 4:26 |
12. | "Not Like Crazy" | Scott, Kuzma | 3:58 |
13. | "Nothing" (Interlude) | Scott, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis | 1:29 |
14. | "Rasool" (Contains a sample of Barry White's "Mellow Mood") | Scott, Harris, Davis, Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor | 3:05 |
15. | "My Petition" | Scott, Harris, Davis, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd | 4:12 |
16. | "I Keep"/"Still Here" | Scott, Harris, Davis/Scott, Kuzma, Dave Manley | 8:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Bedda at Home" (Acoustic Version) | 4:22 |
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[15] | 41 |
Dutch Albums Chart[15] | 31 |
French Albums Chart[15] | 56 |
Swedish Albums Chart[15] | 24 |
UK Albums Chart[15] | 27 |
U.S. Billboard 200[16] | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[16] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[16] | 3 |
Certifications
Country | Certifier | Certification | Sales |
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United States | RIAA | Gold[17] | 880,000 |
References
- ^ Lustig, Jay (December 26, 2009). "Best of the decade in music, Fountains of Wayne and Kanye West among top picks". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 – Jill Scott". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Fiore, Raymond (September 3, 2004). "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (August 27, 2004). "Jill Scott, Beautifully Human". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (September 5, 2004). "A soulful tour de force". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". NME: 55. September 11, 2004.
- ^ "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Q (219): 55. October 2004.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (September 7, 2004). "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 CD". CD Universe. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Marrero, Letisha (September 2004). "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Vibe. 12 (9): 231–32. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (October 12, 2004). "Consumer Guide: Tonic for Americans". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Whitmire, Margo (September 8, 2004). "McGraw Lives Large At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Luxury Hotels | Unique Design Hotels | Hotel Missoni | A unique concept". Hotel Missoni. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Volume 2 – Music Charts". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ a b c "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. October 12, 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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