Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Encyclopedia
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, 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
.
European and Japanese edition
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
(third overall) by American R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
-soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer–songwriter Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Jill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...
, released in the United States on August 31, 2004, by Hidden Beach Recordings
Hidden Beach Recordings
Hidden Beach is an American independent record label specializing in Urban Alternative, R&B, Soul, Inspirational and Contemporary Jazz music genres...
. It entered the charts at number three on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and number one on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
with first-week sales of 193,000 copies, earning Scott her first number-one album. Also, the song "Cross My Mind" brought Scott her first Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
, under the Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality urban/alternative performances...
category in 2005.
"Golden
Golden (Jill Scott song)
Golden was the first single released by American soul and R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott, from her third album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The song peaked at 59 on the UK Singles Chart.-Tracklisting:US 12" PromoUK Maxi-Single...
" appears in the films Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop is a 2005 American comedy film, directed by Bille Woodruff. The film is a spin-off of the Barbershop film franchise, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina, a character which was first introduced in the 2004 film Barbershop 2: Back in Business...
(2005) and Obsessed
Obsessed (2009 film)
Obsessed is a 2009 American thriller film directed by Steve Shill. The Screen Gems production stars Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles and Ali Larter...
(2009), as well as on Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
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
Hotel Missoni Kuwait
Hotel Missoni Kuwait is a luxury lifestyle hotel that opened on March 1st 2011 in Kuwait's shopping and entertainment district of Salmiya. It is the second of several properties of a joint venture between the Italian fashion house, Missoni and the Rezidor Hotel Group, following the opening of the...
.
Track listing
- "Warm Up" (Jill Scott, James PoyserJames PoyserJames Poyser in Sheffield, England is a multi-Grammy winning songwriter, musician and multi-platinum producer.Poyser has written and produced songs for various legendary and award-winning artists including Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Common, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo,...
) – 1:20 - "I'm Not Afraid" (Scott, Omari Shabazz) – 3:26
- "GoldenGolden (Jill Scott song)Golden was the first single released by American soul and R&B singer-songwriter Jill Scott, from her third album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The song peaked at 59 on the UK Singles Chart.-Tracklisting:US 12" PromoUK Maxi-Single...
" (Scott, Anthony Bell) – 3:52 - "The Fact Is (I Need You)The Fact Is (I Need You)The Fact Is is a 2006 song by American R&B/soul singer/actress Jill Scott. The song was released as radio single in support of Scott's second studio album, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The track is also featured on her live album, Live In Paris+.-Charts:...
" (Scott, Pete Kuzma) – 4:38 - "Spring Summer Feeling" (Scott, Raphael SaadiqRaphael SaadiqRaphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J...
, Kelvin Wooten) – 4:49 - "Cross My MindCross My Mind"Cross My Mind" was a single released in 2005 by American R&B/soul singer/songwriter Jill Scott and from her second album, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The song was an R&B top 40 hit peaking to number 38 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but failed to chart on Billboard's Hot 100...
" (Scott, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) – 4:44 - "Bedda at Home" (Scott, Carvin Haggins, Ivan BariasCarvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
, Frank RomanoFrank RomanoFrank Romano is an American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds, but rooted primarily in a fusion of Rock, R&B, Funk and Pop.- Career :...
, Johnnie Smith) – 4:22 - "Talk to Me" (Scott, Poyser) – 4:44
- "Family Reunion" (Scott, Haggins, Barias, George Kerr) – 5:13
- "Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)" (Scott, Poyser) – 4:39
- "WhateverWhatever (Jill Scott song)"Whatever" is a song released in 2005 by American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Jill Scott, from her album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. Scott scored her biggest dance charting song on Billboard's Dance Chart.-Tracklisting:US CD" Promo...
" (Scott, Ronald "PNutt" Frost) – 4:26 - "Not Like Crazy" (Scott, Kuzma) – 3:58
- "Nothing (Interlude)" (Scott, Andre Harris, Vidal DavisDre & VidalDre & Vidal is a Multi-Grammy Award Winning songwriting and production duo consisting of Andre Harris and Vidal Davis, who are best known as the main producers for Jill Scott and Glenn Lewis...
) – 1:29 - "Rasool" (Scott, Harris, Davis, Barry WhiteBarry WhiteBarry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
, Tom BrockTom Brock (singer)Tom Brock is an American soul singer, born in Los Angeles. Brock worked with Barry White on the 20th Century Records label in the 1970s. He wrote songs for Gloria Scott's 1974 album What Am I Gonna Do?, including "A Case Of Too Much Love Makin"...
, Robert Taylor) – 3:05- Contains a sample of Barry White's "Mellow Mood" (Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor)
- "My Petition" (Scott, Harris, Davis) – 4:12
- "I Keep"/"Still Here" (Scott, Harris, Davis) – 8:45
European and Japanese edition
- "Bedda at Home" (Acoustic Version) – 4:22
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
41 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
31 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
56 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
24 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
27 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 3 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifier | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
Gold | 880,000 |