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For other uses, see Make It Hot (disambiguation).
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Robert Christgau(neither)[4]
Rolling Stone[2]

Make It Hot is the debut studio album by R&B singer Nicole Wray. The album was released in August 1998 through Missy Elliott's Elektra-distributed vanity label, The Goldmind. The album was produced by Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Some editions of the release credit Nicole as Nicole Ray,[5] an artist name she only used here and on her single "I Can't See".

Track listing

# Title Time
1. "The Time Is Now (Intro)" (Featuring Missy Elliott)
Writers: Missy Elliott
Producers: Dent		 1:39
2. "Seventeen"
Writers: Missy Elliott
Producers: Missy Elliott, Gerard "Soundman" Thomas, Donald "Lenny" Holmes		 4:53
3. "In da Street" (Featuring Mocha and Missy Elliott)
Writers: Missy Elliott, Nicole Wray
Producers: Missy Elliott, Gerard "Soundman" Thomas, Donald "Lenny" Holmes		 4:02
4. "Traffic Jam (Interlude)"
Writers:
Producers: Dent		 1:22
5. "Curiosity" (Featuring Lil' Mo and Dent)
Writers: Cynthia Loving & Anthony Dent
Producers: Dent & Kevin Hicks		 4:12
6. "Make It Hot" (Featuring Mocha and Missy Elliott)
Writers: Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley
Producers: Timbaland		 4:27
7. "Prelude (I Can't See)"
Writers: Brian Alexander Morgan & Cynthia Loving
Producers: Brian Alexander Morgan		 0:44
8. "I Can't See"
Writers: Brian Alexander Morgan & Cynthia Loving
Producers: Brian Alexander Morgan		 4:46
9. "Nervous" (Featuring Lil' Mo)
Writers: Missy Elliott, Nicole Wray
Producers: Missy Elliott, Gerard "Soundman" Thomas, Donald "Lenny" Holmes		 3:51
10. "Pressure (Interlude)"
Writers:
Producers: Dent & Kevin Hicks		 1:14
11. "Boy You Should Listen"
Writers: Missy Elliott, Nicole Wray
Producers: Missy Elliott, Gerard "Soundman" Thomas, Donald "Lenny" Holmes		 4:24
12. "Eyes Better Not Wander"
Writers: S. Garrett & J. Peacock
Producers: Smokey		 4:33
13. "Radio DJ (Interlude)"
Writers: Darryl McClary & Michael Allen
Producers: Big Baby & Suga Mike		 1:04
14. "Silly Love Song"
Writers: Darryl McClary, Cynthia Loving & Michael Allen
Producers: Big Baby & Suga Mike		 4:39
15. "Raise Your Frown"
Writers: J. Peacock, S. Garrett, B. Bush
Producers: Smokey		 4:10
16. "Borrowed Time"
Writers: Darryl McClary, Cynthia Loving & Michael Allen
Producers: Big Baby & Suga Mike		 5:01
17. "Testing Our Love (Suga)"
Writers: S. Garrett & J. Peacock
Producers: Smokey		 3:36

Limited Edition bonus disc

  1. Clipse - "We Get Money (Got Caught, Pt. 2)"
  2. Flipmode Squad - "Everything"
  3. Yo Yo - "Do You Wanna Ride?"
  4. Missy Elliott - "Get Contact" 1
  5. Coko - "He Be Back" 1
  6. En Vogue - "No Fool No More"

1 Denotes demo version

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 42
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] 19

Personnel

Production

  • Executive producers: Missy Elliott, Merlin Bobb, Sylvia Rhone
  • Producers: Big Baby, Merlin Bobb, Missy Elliott, Kevin Hicks, Donald Holmes, Brian Alexander Morgan, Tim Mosley, Sylvia Rhone, Smokey, Suga Mike, Timbaland
  • Vocal producer: Nicole Wray
  • Vocal assistance: Missy Elliott
  • Engineers: Claude "Swifty" Achille, Jimmy Douglas, Paul Falcone, Nat Foster, Eddie Hudson, Ted Reiger, Jon Smeltz, Stevie Sola
  • Assistant engineers: Chuck Bailey, Steve Macauley, Rob Murphy, Jason Rea
  • Mixing: Claude "Swifty" Achille, Kevin Davis, Jimmy Douglas, Paul Falcone, Nat Foster, Senator Jimmy D
  • Programming: Timbaland
  • Mastering: Herb Powers
  • Arranger: Missy Elliott, Nat Foster, Larry Gold, Brian Morgan,

Release history

Country Date
Japan August 20, 1998 [7]
United Kingdom August 24, 1998
United States August 25, 1998
Germany September 14, 1998

Chart performance

Make It Hot reached number forty-two on the US Billboard 200 and number nineteen on the R&B album chart.[8][9] The first single, "Make It Hot", reached number five on the Hot 100 chart,[10] number two on the R&B singles chart,[11] and was certified gold.[12] The second single, "I Can't See", reached number thirty-six on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart.[13] In 1999, the third and final single from the album, "Eyes Better Not Wander", reached number seventy-one on the R&B singles chart.[14] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review Archived February 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rob (4 September 1998). "Brunner". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Nicole".
  5. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Make-It-Hot-Nicole-Ray/dp/B000009NV1 Nicole credited as Nicole Ray
  6. ^ a b [1]
  7. ^ Amazon.co.jp： Make It Hot: Nicole: 音楽
  8. ^ Make It Hot (The Billboard 200 chart), Billboard,[November 7, 1998.
  9. ^ Make It Hot (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, December 5, 1998.
  10. ^ "Make It Hot" (Hot 100 chart), Billboard, November 28, 1998.
  11. ^ "Make It Hot" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, December 26, 1998.
  12. ^ RIAA database (search "nicole" under "artist")
  13. ^ "I Can't See" (Rhythmic Top 40 chart), Billboard, November 21, 1998.
  14. ^ "Eyes Better Not Wander" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart), Billboard, June 19, 1999.
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