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This article is about the album by Lauryn Hill. For the album by Dashboard Confessional, see MTV Unplugged 2.0.
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MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 is a live album by American hip hop/soul artist Lauryn Hill. The performance comes from her 2002 MTV Unplugged special recorded on July 21, 2001 at MTV Studios in Times Square, New York City.

Album Theme/Content

The album is lyrically driven where Ms. Hill shares her thoughts on religion, society, God, and love. All songs are written by Hill except for So Much Things to Say (Bob Marley) and The Conquering Lion (traditional adaptation).

Chart performance

MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 peaked at #2 on Billboard's Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at #3 on the magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] In the UK, it charted at #50. The album was certified platinum in June 2002.

Critical response

Unlike the near-unanimous praise of Miseducation, 2.0 sharply divided critics. AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that the recording "is the unfinished, unflinching presentation of ideas and of a person. It may not be a proper follow-up to her first album, but it is fascinating."[1] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote, "Hill's guitarwork is multi-textured and fine-tuned but her vocals lack confidence and seem to toe the edge of her range throughout the album. And though the stripped-down nature of the show is fitting, many of the songs sound as if they are still in their infancy."[2] Despite the mixed reviews, 2.0 debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum four weeks after its release.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Intro" – 2:28
  2. "Mr. Intentional" – 6:58
  3. "Adam Lives in Theory" – 7:25
  4. "Interlude 1" – 1:55
  5. "Oh Jerusalem" – 8:53
  6. "Interlude 2" – 1:22
  7. "War In The Mind" – 4:58^
  8. "Interlude 3" – 3:18
  9. "I Find It Hard to Say (Rebel)" – 6:49
  10. "Water" – 6:08^
  11. "Interlude 4" – 1:40
  12. "Just Want You Around" – 4:36
  13. "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind" – 9:18

^-On the main disc label, the songs are renamed "Freedom Time" and "Just Like Water" respectively.

Disc two

  1. "Interlude 5" – 12:11
  2. "Mystery of Iniquity" – 5:10
  3. "Interlude 6" – 1:43
  4. "I Get Out" – 5:17
  5. "Interlude 7" – 0:21
  6. "I Remember" – 3:46
  7. "So Much Things to Say" – 5:59
  8. "The Conquering Lion" – 3:19
  9. "Outro" – 2:57

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak Position
2002 The Billboard 200 (U.S.) 2
2002 Top R&B/hip Hop Albums 1
2002 Top Canadian Albums 9
2002 French Albums Chart 124

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wnfyxqu0ldke
  2. ^ Slant Magazine Music Review: Lauryn Hill: Unplugged No. 2.0

See also

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