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Who Is Jill Scott? Words and sounds Vol. 1 -- CD
Jill Scott
2000 Hidden Beach Records
Amazon.com's Best of 2000
Jill Scott's debut, Who Is Jill Scott?, is a luscious portrait of the artist as a grown woman. In R&B, black femininity has often been reduced to two dimensions: sex and materialism. But Scott lives in 3-D, and it shows in her voluptuous songwriting. She combines a beautiful voice with an extreme generosity of spirit, making her music a dreamy, soulful delight. Lizz Mendez Berry
1. "Jilltro" (Andre Harris, Darren Henson) – 1:03
2. "Do You Remember" (Jill Scott, Harris) – 4:43
3. "Exclusively" (Scott, Jeff Townes) – 2:05
4. "Gettin' in the Way" (Scott, Vidal Davis) – 3:56
5. "A Long Walk" (Scott, Harris) – 4:41
6. "I Think It's Better" (Scott, Harris) – 1:42
7. "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" (Scott, Keith Pelzer) – 4:45
8. "It's Love" (Scott, Henson, Pelzer) – 5:54
9. "The Way" (Scott, Harris) – 4:16
10. "Honey Molasses" (Scott, Carvin Haggins) – 2:41
11. "Love Rain" (Scott, Davis) – 4:12
12. "The Roots (Interlude)" (Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Scott Storch, Scott) – 0:57
13. "Slowly Surely" (Scott, Henson, Don Thompson) – 4:35
14. "One Is the Magic #" (Scott, Davis) – 3:48
15. "Watching Me" (Scott, Ted Thomas, Jr., Rich Medina, Roy Ayers, William Allen) – 3:45
* Contains a sample of Roy Ayers' "No Stranger to Love" (Roy Ayers, William Allen)
16. "Brotha" (Scott, Pelzer, Allen Toussaint) – 3:25
17. "Show Me" (Scott, Davis) – 4:06
18. "Try"/"Love Rain" (Remix featuring Mos Def) ("Try": Scott, James Poyser) – 10:07
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I'm adding this review, as I think it is very accurate.....
Back Down Before You Get Smacked Down, August 12, 2000
By NappyGirl (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
This impressive debut CD guarantees that no one will be asking "Who is Jill Scott?" for much longer. A classic
mix of jazz, hip-hop, spoken word, and bluesy melodies makes this CD the best in it's genre to be released this year.
Comparisions to Erykah Badu and D'Angelo, while accurate, fail to convey the power of Scott's expressive voice which can sound sensual or deeply spiritual on one track and have an innocent childish quality on another.
This Philly native's sometimes poetic lyrics are refreshingly honest and unique. Although much of the CD is concerned with love, she brings to the listener that urban female perspective that is just now receving airplay again after a long hiatus.
Artists like Scott are redefining soul music for a new generation and proving that one doesn't need a crew of backup dancers, a flashy image or vulgar lyrics to entertain.
The CD also contains a few "hidden tracks" that will delight the listener. I highly recommend this disk and can't wait to see her live.
Best tracks: "Exclusively", "A Long Walk", "Honey Molasses", and "Love Rain".