Scorpion (album)
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| Studio album by Eve | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:00 | |||
| Label | Ruff Ryders, Interscope | |||
| Producer | Dee Dean (exec.), Waah Dean (exec.), Swizz Beatz (co-exec.), Jay "Icepick" Jackson, (co-exec.) Dame Grease, DJ Shok, Dr. Dre, Stevie J, Stephen Marley, Scott Storch, Teflon | |||
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Scorpion is the second studio album by American hip-hop artist Eve, released March 6, 2001 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album features the Grammy-winning hit single, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", a duet with Gwen Stefani, winning their first Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, a new category at the time.
Scorpion was a critical and commercial success, debuting at number four on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 162,000 copies and became her second consecutive number-one album on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] Scorpion was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 10, 2001, in excess sales exceeding in one million copies.[2] Scorpion was also nominated for Best Rap Album at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Eve Jeffers, Jay "Icepick" Jackson | Icepick | 0:18 |
| 2. | "Cowboy" | Jeffers, Kasseem Dean, Mashonda Tifrere | Swizz Beatz | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Who's That Girl?" | Jeffers, Darrin Dean, Jackson, Sheldon "Teflon" Harris | Teflon | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani) | Jeffers, Gwen Stefani, Andre Young, Scott Storch, Mike Elizondo, Steven Jordan | Dr. Dre, Storch | 3:49 |
| 5. | "3 Way (Skit)" (featuring Erex & Stevie J) | Jeffers, Eric "Erex" Simms, Jordan, Jackson | Icepick | 0:41 |
| 6. | "You Had Me, You Lost Me" | Jeffers, Jordan, James Calloway, | Stevie J | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Got What You Need" (featuring Drag-On & Swizz Beatz) | Jeffers, Mel Smalls, K. Dean | Swizz Beatz | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Frontin'" (Skit) | Jeffers, Jackson | Icepick | 0:43 |
| 9. | "Gangsta Bitches" (featuring Da Brat & Trina) | Jeffers, Shauntae Harris, Katrina Taylor, K. Dean | Swizz Beatz | 4:24 |
| 10. | "That's What It Is" (featuring Styles P) | Jeffers, David Styles, Young | Dr. Dre | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Scream Double R" (featuring DMX) | Jeffers, Earl Simmons, Michael Gomez | DJ Shok | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Thug in the Street" (featuring Drag-On & The LOX) | Jeffers, M. Smalls, Jason Phillips, Styles, Sean Jacobs, K. Dean | Swizz Beatz | 5:02 |
| 13. | "No, No, No" (featuring Damian Marley & Stephen Marley) | Jeffers, D. Marley, S. Marley | Stephen Marley | 5:37 |
| 14. | "You Ain't Getting One" | Jeffers, Damon Blackman | Dame Grease | 4:41 |
| 15. | "Life Is So Hard" (featuring Teena Marie) | Jeffers, Mary Brockert, S. Jordan, M. Gomez | DJ Shok, Stevie J (co.) | 4:55 |
| 16. | "Be Me" (featuring Mashonda) | Jeffers, M. Tifrere, M. Gomez | DJ Shok | 4:09 |
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (70/100)[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[5] |
| LA Weekly | (favorable)[6] |
| NME | 10/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[8][3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Spin | 7/10[3] |
| Wall of Sound | 70/100[11] |
| Yahoo! Music UK | 5/10[12] |
David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A, stating, "More than just a dramatic improvement over its predecessor, Scorpion is the first female hip hop project that even attempts to fill the void left by The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."[5]
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 92 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 73 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 20 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] | 34 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 37 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 32 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] | 15 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 41 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 22 |
| US Billboard 200[23] | 4 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24] | 1 |
References
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80372/dmb-stays-no-1-aerosmith-eve-notch-high-debuts
- ↑
- 1 2 3 "Critic reviews for Scorpion". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Scorpion - Eve at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- 1 2 Browne, David (7 March 2001). "Scorpion Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. pp. 78–9. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ Wang, Oliver (28 March 2001). "New Music (Eve: Scorpion)". LA Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Sutherland, Steve (28 February 2001). "Eve : Scorpion". NME. London: IPC Magazines. p. 32. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ Bottomley, Maurice (5 March 2001). "Eve: Scorpion". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Eve". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Berger, Arion (5 March 2001). "Eve: Scorpion". Rolling Stone (RS 865). Straight Arrow. p. 63. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008.
- ↑ Reeves, Mosi. "Wall of Sound Review: Scorpion". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Poletti, James (5 March 2001). "EVE - 'Scorpion'". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Eve – Scorpion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Eve – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Eve. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eve – Scorpion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eve – Scorpion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Eve | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Eve – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Eve. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Eve – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Eve. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
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