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Aaliyah (album)
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| Studio album by Aaliyah | |||||
| Released | July 17, 2001 | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 ("I Care 4 U") 1996 - 2001 |
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| Genre | R&B, soul, hip hop | ||||
| Length | 65:55 | ||||
| Label | Blackground/Virgin | ||||
| Producer | Aaliyah (executive), Barry Hankerson (executive), Timbaland, Bud'da, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, Rapture & E. Seats, Static | ||||
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Aaliyah is the self-titled third and final studio album by the late American contemporary R&B and pop singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground and Virgin Records on July 17, 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was primarily produced by Rapture & E. Seats, with additional production by Timbaland, Bud'da, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker and Static. The album debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified gold four weeks after release selling around 200,000 in its first week, but quickly jumped to number one following her death from a fatal plane crash on August 25, 2001.
Aaliyah was hailed as the singer's most mature project. Nearly all of its tracks were written by Steve "Static" Garrett, with Missy Elliott contributing the album's fourth single, "I Care 4 U". Written and demoed by Elliott and Timbaland for One in a Million, although Aaliyah did not record the song for that album (it was determined that there was no room for it), and instead recorded the song for this album. The album was also nominated at the 2002 Grammy Award's for Best Contemporary R&B Album but lost to Alicia Keys.
The album was definitely a crossover hit, while still keeping Aaliyah's huge status in urban music. The album is mainly composed of soul ballads, pop rock songs, and contemporary R&B songs. The R&B song "We Need a Resolution", the reggae-influenced "Rock the Boat", and the dance-pop hit "More Than a Woman" were released as singles worldwide. The soul ballad "I Care 4 U" and the pop rock track "I Can Be" were released in the U.S. only, with "I Can Be" not even being an official single. The soul ballad "I Refuse" was exclusively released in France.
Contents |
| # | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Loose Rap" (featuring Static) | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Rock the Boat" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "More Than a Woman" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Never No More" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "I Care 4 U" | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Extra Smooth" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Read Between the Lines" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "U Got Nerve" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "I Refuse" | 5:57 |
| 11. | "It's Whatever" | 4:08 |
| 12. | "I Can Be" | 2:59 |
| 13. | "Those Were the Days" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "What If" | 4:24 |
| 15. | "Messed Up" (Hidden Track on inital pressings of the album; appears as track 15; NOT on Edition 2004 version of the album) | 3:34 |
| 15. | "Try Again" (European bonus track; appears on "Edition 2004" version of the album as well.) | 4:44 |
| 16. | "Miss You" (Bonus track on "Edition 2004") | 4:05 |
| 17. | "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (Bonus track on "Edition 2004") | 5:01 |
| 18. | "Erica Kane" (Bonus track on "Edition 2004") | 4:37 |
- Steady Ground (featuring Static from Playa)
- Where Could He Be? (Been Around the World) (featuring Missy Elliott and Tweet)
- Candy Girls
- Girlfriends (featuring Yaushameen Michael)
- Time (Unfinished snippet)
- I Am Music [Original Version] (duet with Beck) (Appears on Timbaland & Magoo's album "Indecent Proposal" featuring new vocals from Timbaland and Static)
- Givin' Up (Recorded for the "Sparkle" OST)
- Miss You (used for 'I Care 4 U')
- Don't Know What to Tell Ya (used for 'I Care 4 U')
- All I Need (used for 'I Care 4 U')
- Come Over (left over from "One In A Million", later used for 'I Care 4 U')
- Don't Worry (used for 'I Care 4 U')
- Come Over (featuring Tank) (used for 'I Care 4 U')
- Erica Kane (used for 'I Care 4 U')
- Stevie Blacke - strings
- Ron Blake - horn
- Sean Cruse - guitar
- Executive producers: Aaliyah, Barry Hankerson
- Engineers: Michael Conrader, Jimmy Douglass, Rockstar, Scott Wolfe
- Assistant engineers: Chandler Bridges, Tim Olmstead, Steve Penny
- Mixing: Bud'da, Jimmy Douglass, Ben Garrison, Timbaland, Scott Wolfe
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman
- A&R: Gemma Corfield
- Photography: Jonathan Mannion, Albert Watson
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart [1] | 21 |
| Finnish Albums Chart [1] | 33 |
| French Albums Chart [1] | 9 |
| German Albums Chart [1] | 9 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart [1] | 25 |
| Swedish Albums Chart [1] | 23 |
| Swiss Albums Chart [1] | 6 |
| UK Albums Chart | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| Preceded by Now by Maxwell |
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album September 15, 2001 - September 21, 2001 |
Succeeded by Toxicity by System of a Down |