Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2

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Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott - Beautifully Human.jpg
Studio album by
Jill Scott
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2002–2004
Studio
Various
Genre Neo soul [1]
Label Hidden Beach
Producer
Jill Scott chronology
Experience: Jill Scott 826+
(2001)		Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
(2004)		 Collaborations
(2007)
Singles from Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
  1. "Golden"
    Released: June 15, 2004
  2. "Whatever"
    Released: January 4, 2005
  3. "Cross My Mind"
    Released: March 29, 2005
  4. "The Fact Is (I Need You)"
    Released: February 7, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 86/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Vibe 4/5 [11]
The Village Voice A− [12]

Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 is the second studio album by American singer Jill Scott, released on August 31, 2004, by Hidden Beach Recordings. It debuted 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, [13] earning Scott her first number-one album. The song "Cross My Mind" brought Scott her first Grammy Award, in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category in 2005.

Contents

"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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Warm Up"
Poyser1:20
2."I'm Not Afraid"
  • Scott
  • Omari Shabazz
Shabazz3:26
3."Golden"
  • Scott
  • Anthony Bell
Anthony "Ant" Bell3:52
4."The Fact Is (I Need You)"
  • Scott
  • Pete Kuzma
Kuzma4:38
5."Spring Summer Feeling"
  • Saadiq
  • Wooten
4:49
6."Cross My Mind"
  • Scott
  • Keith Pelzer
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith "Keshon" Pelzer
  • Darren "Limitless" Henson
4:44
7."Bedda at Home"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:22
8."Talk to Me"
  • Scott
  • Poyser
Poyser4:44
9."Family Reunion"
  • Scott
  • Barias
  • Haggins
  • George Kerr
  • Barias
  • Haggins
5:13
10."Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)"
  • Scott
  • Poyser
Poyser4:39
11."Whatever"
  • Scott
  • Ronald "PNutt" Frost
Frost4:26
12."Not Like Crazy"
  • Scott
  • Kuzma
Kuzma3:58
13."Nothing" (Interlude)
  • Harris
  • Davis
1:29
14."Rasool"
  • Harris
  • Davis
3:05
15."My Petition"
  • Scott
  • Harris
  • Davis
  • Harris
  • Davis
4:12
16."I Keep" / "Still Here"
  • Scott
  • Harris
  • Davis / Scott
  • Kuzma
  • Dave Manley
  • Harris
  • Davis / Kuzma
8:15
European and Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Bedda at Home" (acoustic version)
  • Scott
  • Barias
  • Haggins
  • Romano
  • Smith
  • Barias
  • Haggins
4:22

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [30] Gold880,000 [31]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1, 8 and 10
  2. ↑ Tracks 2, 4, 10, 12 and "Still Here"
  3. ↑ Track 5
  4. ↑ Tracks 8, 13, 15 and "I Keep"; strings on tracks 5 and 12
  5. ↑ Track 6
  6. ↑ Tracks 7, 9 and 17
  7. ↑ Track 8
  8. ↑ Track 11
  9. ↑ Tracks 14 and 15

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