The Best of Both Worlds (Jay-Z and R. Kelly album)
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Released | March 19, 2002 (US) | |||
Recorded | December 2001 - January 2002 | |||
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Length | 49:16 (standard edition) 56:41 (deluxe edition) | |||
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Singles from The Best of Both Worlds | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
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The Best of Both Worlds is a 2002 collaborative album by R. Kelly and Jay-Z.[6] The album sold 285,000 in its opening week and debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The album received poor reviews from music critics. The album went platinum in the US for selling more than a million copies.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Best of Both Worlds" | Megahertz | 3:12 | |
2. | "Take You Home With Me" |
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| 3:35 |
3. | "Break Up to Make Up" |
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| 4:08 |
4. | "It Ain't Personal" |
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| 4:24 |
5. | "The Streets" |
| R. Kelly | 4:34 |
6. | "Green Light" (featuring Beanie Sigel) |
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| 2:48 |
7. | "Naked" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | 3:08 |
8. | "Shake Ya Body" (featuring Lil' Kim) |
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| 3:19 |
9. | "Somebody's Girl" |
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| 3:41 |
10. | "Get This Money" |
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| 3:04 |
11. | "Shorty" |
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| 4:10 |
12. | "Honey" (featuring the Bee Gees) |
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| 4:02 |
13. | "Pussy" (featuring Devin the Dude) |
| Charlemagne | 4:50 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[7] | 100 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 73 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 19[failed verification] |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 12 |
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 20 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 22 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 42 |
UK Albums Chart[14] | 37 |
US Billboard 200[15] | 2 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 1 |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r581535
- ^ "Best of Both Worlds | EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: R. Kelly & Jay-Z". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ "R. Kelly: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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- ^ "Best of Both Worlds: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 April 2002" (PDF) (632). Pandora Archive. April 24, 2002: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2002. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – R. Kelly & Jay Z – The Best of Both Worlds". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Jay-Z Album Chart History in UK Albums Chart". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.