Back to Basics (Beenie Man album)

Back to Basics
Studio album by Beenie Man
Released	13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)
Genre	Dancehall, reggae fusion
Label	Virgin
Producer	Dave Kelly, Tony "CD" Kelly, Troyton Rami, Cordel "Scatta" Burrell, Donovan Vendetta Bennett, Patrick Roberts, Supa Dups, Timbaland, Steven "Lenky" Marsden, Boi-1da, Chad Simpson
Beenie Man chronology
Tropical Storm (2002) Back to Basics (2004) Hundred Dollar Bag (2005)
Singles from Back to Basics
"Dude" Released: 18 November 2003 [1] "King of the Dancehall" Released: 24 August 2004

Back to Basics is the sixteenth studio album by the reggae artist Beenie Man released on 13 July 2004. His single "Dude" reached #26 on the Billboard charts and #7 on the British charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Guardian	[5]

Back to Basics received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.

Track listing

Standard edition ^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing)	Dave Kelly	Dave Kelly	4:14
2.	"King of the Dancehall"	Moses Davis Tony Kelly Maurice Gregory	Tony "CD" Kelly	3:35
3.	"Love All Girls"	Davis Troyton Rami	Troyton Rami	4:02
4.	"Dr. Know" (featuring Jimmy Cheeztrix)	D. Kelly	Dave Kelly	3:40
5.	"Grindacologist" (featuring Kymberli)	Davis T. Kelly Orville Burrell Gregory	Tony "CD" Kelly	4:16
6.	"Get On Bad"	Davis D. Kelly	Dave Kelly	3:44
7.	"Good Woe"	Davis Cordel Burrell	Cordel "Scatta" Burrell Everton Burrell	3:33
8.	"Doctor Mi Rate Yu" (featuring Ms. Thing)	Davis Donovan Vendetta Bennett Craig Marsh	Donovan Vendetta Bennett	3:33
9.	"Set Away"	Davis Andrew Thomas	Patrick Roberts	3:42
10.	"Eloh"	Davis Mario Campbell Dwayne Chin-Quee	Dangazone Entertainment, Inc. Danger Zone Entertainment Supa Dups (co.)	3:27
11.	"All Girls Party"	Davis Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	3:42
12.	"Pussy Language"	Davis Campbell Chin-Quee	Dangazone Entertainment, Inc. Danger Zone Entertainment Supa Dups (co.)	2:57
13.	"D-O or G-O" (featuring Ghost)	Davis Steven Marsden	Steven "Lenky" Marsden	3:41
14.	"If a Neva God" (featuring Kirk Davis)	Davis Sly Dunbar Marsden	Patrick Roberts	5:04
15.	"Back Against the Wall"	Davis Chad Simpson Donovan Thompson	Chad "Mr. G" Simpson	3:50

European bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Row Like a Boat"	3:11
17.	"Pride & Joy" (featuring Ebon-E)	3:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	51
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8]	7
US Reggae Albums (Billboard) [9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10]	96

References

1. "Beenie Man News". beenieman.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
2. "Back to Basics by Beenie Man". Metacritic .
3. Back to Basics at AllMusic
4. Rolling Stone Review ^{[ dead link ]}
5. "CD: Beenie Man, Back to Basics". The Guardian . 2004-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03.
6. Back to Basics (booklet). Virgin. 2004.
7. "Beenie Man Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
8. "Beenie Man Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
9. "Beenie Man Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.