Lucy Pearl (album)

Lucy Pearl
Studio album by Lucy Pearl
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	R&B neo soul hip hop funk
Length	55:28
Label	EMI Virgin Beyond
Producer	Raphael Saadiq Ali Shaheed Muhammad Jake & The Phatman DJ Battlecat
Singles from Lucy Pearl
"Dance Tonight" Released: July 17, 2000 "Don't Mess with My Man" Released: October 31, 2000 "Without You" Released: July 17, 2001 "You" Released: July 17, 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	(favorable) [2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
PopMatters	(favorable) [5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Spin	8/10 [7]
USA Today	[8]
Vibe	(unfavorable) [9]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable) [10]

Lucy Pearl is the only studio album by supergroup Lucy Pearl. ^[11] It was released on May 23, 2000, by EMI Records.

Track listing

Lucy Pearl track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucy Pearl's Way"	Raphael Saadiq Rokusuke Ei Hachidai Nakamura Christian Riley Kamaal Fareed Ali Shaheed Muhammad Malik Taylor Ronald Foster	Saadiq Muhammad	2:52
2.	"Trippin'"	Saadiq Dawn Robinson	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman	3:04
3.	"Dance Tonight"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman [a]	3:41
4.	"LaLa"	Saadiq Robinson	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman	3:30
5.	"Everyday"	Saadiq	Saadiq	4:00
6.	"Can't Stand Your Mother"	Saadiq Robinson Conesha Owens	Saadiq Jake and the Phatman [a]	3:43
7.	"Good Love"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman [a]	4:10
8.	"Without You"	Saadiq Kelvin Wooten Alvie Wiggins	Saadiq Muhammad [a]	3:57
9.	"Don't Mess with My Man"	Saadiq Robinson Owens	Saadiq Muhammad	3:37
10.	"Hollywood"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad Owens Allen Collins Gary Rossington Ronnie Van Zant	Saadiq Muhammad	3:51
11.	"Remember the Times"	Saadiq	Saadiq	3:06
12.	"They Can't"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad Christopher Wallace Robert Diggs	Saadiq Muhammad	3:09
13.	"Do It for the People"	Saadiq	Saadiq Muhammad	2:32
14.	"You" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip)	Saadiq Calvin Broadus Kamaal Fareed Kevin Gilliam
Total length:				55:28

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[r]} signifies a remixer

Samples

• "Lucy Pearl's Way" contains an interpolation of "Ask of You" by Raphael Saadiq and a sample from "Electric Relaxation" by A Tribe Called Quest.
• "Hollywood" contains an interpolation of "Cry For The Bad Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
• "They Can't" contains a sample from "Long Kiss Goodnight" by the Notorious B.I.G.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Lucy Pearl Chart (2000) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [12] 15 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [13] 13 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [14] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 58 French Albums (SNEP) [16] 58 Irish Albums (IRMA) [17] 42 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 37 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 35 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 88 UK Albums (OCC) [21] 82 UK R&B Albums (OCC) [22] 14 US Billboard 200 [23] 26 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [24] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Lucy Pearl Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [25] 156 US Billboard 200 [26] 186 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [27] 62

Certifications

Certifications for Lucy Pearl

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28]	Gold	100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Lucy Pearl at AllMusic
2. Review: Lucy Pearl. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
3. Review: Lucy Pearl. Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
4. Nichols, Natalie. Review: Lucy Pearl. Los Angeles Times . Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
5. Ross, Colin. Review: Lucy Pearl. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
6. Columnist. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Rolling Stone : 73. May 25, 2000.
7. Columnist. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Spin : 150–151. July 2000.
8. Jones, Steve. "Review: Lucy Pearl". USA Today : 04.D. May 16, 2000.
9. Lewis, Miles Marshall (June 2000). "Review: Lucy Pearl". Vibe: 221.
10. O'Quinn, Tanya. Review: Lucy Pearl. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
11. The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 447.
12. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7255". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
13. "R&B : Top 50". Jam! . August 19, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
14. "Danishcharts.dk – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
16. "Lescharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
17. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
18. "Charts.nz – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
22. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
23. "Lucy Pearl Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
24. "Lucy Pearl Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
25. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam! . Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
26. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
27. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
28. "British album certifications – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". British Phonographic Industry. September 28, 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
29. "American album certifications – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Recording Industry Association of America. August 30, 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

External links

• Lucy Pearl at Discogs