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From 'Age Ain't Nothing but a Number' when she was 15 to 'More Than a Woman' just before she died (the latter included, the former discreetly not), she was lithe and dulcet in a way that signified neither jailbait nor hottie—an ingénue whose selling point was sincerity, not innocence and the obverse it implies. Timbaland's beats add essential eccentricity, but R. Kelly's ditties suited her almost as well. [45]

In a more critical review, Slant Magazine 's Sal Cinqeumani was not impressed by the new songs on what he said was "neither a posthumous album of all-new material nor a proper greatest hits package" but "a half-assed attempt at satiating the Aaliyah fan's need for both". [42] Rolling Stone magazine's Arion Berger also felt the album's second half of newer songs was somewhat inferior to Timbaland's "impressive" productions on the first half, [41] while Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times panned the previously-unreleased songs as "merely soothing sonic wallpaper, with Aaliyah's pretty yet personality-free voice often treated like just another element in the mix". [18] In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Keith Harris felt Aaliyah's catalogue warranted a more comprehensive compilation, although he believed the new songs proved she was maturing creatively before her death. [47] Michael Paoletta from Billboard felt that in seven years, Aaliyah "had amassed an impressive track record" and that I Care 4 U showed Aaliyah's growth as an artist. He also mentioned that her "unrealized potential is particularly evident on recent tracks as "More Than a Woman" and the title track." [48] Dan Gennoe from Dotmusic, felt that the album "practically rewrites" her musical career by "snubbing" and not including many songs such as If Your Girl Only Knew; He deemed the album as "bodged job and a less than ideal epitaph for of one of R&B;'s most alluring voices". [49]

Accolades

I Care 4 U
Aaliyah - I Care 4 U.png
North American editions cover
Compilation album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 2002
Recorded1993–March 2001
Studio
Genre
Length59:20
Label
Producer
Aaliyah chronology
Aaliyah
(2001)
I Care 4 U
(2002)
Ultimate Aaliyah
(2005)
Alternative cover
I Care 4 U.png
International editions and vinyl reissue cover
YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2003 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single Airplay"Miss You"Nominated [50]
2003 MTV Video Music Award Best R&B Video Nominated [51]

Commercial performance

I Care 4 U debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 279,500 copies sold, placing Aaliyah with her biggest first-week sales. [52] On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart the album debuted at number one where it charted at the top spot for 7 consecutive weeks. [53] In its second week, the album plummeted to number 17 on the Billboard 200 and to number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 222,000 copies. [54] [55] In its third week, the album rose to number ten on the Billboard 200 and to the top of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 188,000 copies. [56] [57] In its fourth week, the album rose to number nine on the Billboard 200, selling 80,000 copies, with total first-month sales of 769,500 copies. [58] On January 15, 2003, I Care 4 U was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and as of September 27, 2005 has sold over 1.6 million copies in the United States. [59] [60]

Internationally, I Care 4 U was a commercial success as well, peaking within the top five in France, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The album also peaked within the top ten in New Zealand and the Netherlands. [61] [62] In Europe, it peaked at number two on the European Top 100 Albums chart. [63] The album has sold over six million copies worldwide.

Track listing

I Care 4 U – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Back & Forth" (from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number , 1994) R. Kelly Kelly3:51
2."Are You That Somebody?" (from Dr. Dolittle, 1998) Timbaland 4:25
3."One in a Million" (from One in a Million , 1996)Timbaland4:30
4."I Care 4 U" (from Aaliyah , 2001)
Timbaland4:33
5."More Than a Woman" (from Aaliyah, 2001)
  • Garrett
  • Mosley
Timbaland3:49
6."Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
Timbaland5:01
7."Try Again" (from Romeo Must Die: The Album , 2000)
  • Garrett
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:44
8."All I Need"Bishop3:08
9."Miss You"
Bishop4:05
10."Don't Worry"
Pha3:52
11."Come Over"
  • Cox
  • Hicks
  • Pha
3:55
12."Erica Kane"
  • Seats
  • Rapture
4:38
13."At Your Best (You Are Love)" (from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, 1994)Kelly4:52
14."Got to Give It Up" (Remix) (from One in a Million, 1996) Marvin Gaye 3:58
Total length:59:21
I Care 4 U – Original international and 2021 reissue edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland)
  • Garrett
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:07
16."Rock the Boat"
  • Garrett
  • Seats
  • Stewart
  • Seats
  • Rapture
4:37
Total length:68:05
I Care 4 U – Original international edition (bonus video)
No.TitleLength
17."Miss You"4:17
Total length:72:22
I Care 4 U – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."If Your Girl Only Knew"
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:51
16."We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland)
  • Garrett
  • Mosley
Timbaland4:07
17."Rock the Boat"
  • Garrett
  • Seats
  • Stewart
  • Seats
  • Rapture
4:37
Total length:72:56
I Care 4 U – Limited edition (bonus DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."One in a Million"5:03
2."Are You That Somebody?"4:29
3."Try Again"3:50
4."We Need a Resolution"4:06
5."More Than a Woman"3:51
6."Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX)3:41
7."4 Page Letter"4:56
8."Got to Give It Up" (remix)4:09
9."Rock the Boat"5:37
10."Japanimation Commercial"0:47
11." Aaliyah Behind the Scenes"12:56
Total length:53:25
I Care 4 U – Japanese limited edition (bonus DVD)
No.TitleLength
12."Miss You"4:17
Total length:57:42

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Care 4 U. [14]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for I Care 4 U
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [103] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [104] Gold100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [105] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [106] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [107] Platinum1,600,000 [60]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for I Care 4 U
RegionDateEdition(s)Format(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesDecember 10, 2002
  • Standard
  • limited
[108] [109]
CanadaDecember 17, 2002 Universal Music [110]
GermanyJanuary 31, 2003 [111]
AustraliaFebruary 3, 2003 [112] [113]
France [114]
United Kingdom Independiente [115] [116]
JapanMarch 26, 2003 Avex Trax [117] [118]
VariousOctober 8, 2021Reissue
[119]
September 16, 2022 Vinyl [120] [121]

See also

Notes

  1. "Miss You" was made available for streaming on October 28, 2002; [19] it was serviced to contemporary hit radio, rhythmic contemporary, urban adult contemporary and urban contemporary radio as I Care 4 U's lead single on November 16. [20] [25] [26] [27]
  2. 1 2 3 4 "I Care 4 U" contains a sample from "(Too Little in Common to Be Lovers) Too Much Going to Say Goodbye" by The Newcomers. Homer Banks and Carl Hampton, who wrote "(Too Little in Common to Be Lovers) Too Much Going to Say Goodbye", were uncredited prior to the 2021 reissue of I Care 4 U.
  3. 1 2 "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" contains a sample from "Batwannis Beek" by Warda Al-Jazairia. Salah El Sharnouby, who composed the music for "Batwanes Beek", was uncredited prior to the 2021 reissue of I Care 4 U.

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