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Track Listings
| 1. Jilltro | |||
| 2. Do You Remember | |||
| 3. Exclusively | |||
| 4. Gettin' In The Way | |||
| 5. A Long Walk | |||
| 6. I Think It's Better | |||
| 7. He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) | |||
| 8. It's Love | |||
| 9. The Way | |||
| 10. Honey Molasses | |||
| 11. Love Rain | |||
| 12. The Roots (Interlude) | |||
| 13. Slowly Surely | |||
| 14. One Is The Magic # | |||
| 15. Watching Me | |||
| 16. Brotha | |||
| 17. Show Me | |||
| 18. Silent | |||
| 19. Silent | |||
| 20. Silent | |||
See all 44 tracks on this disc
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Editorial Reviews
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
Product Description
17 tracks + bonus track #44. Stickered Who Is Jill Scott? Find Out Inside.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
90 of 93 people found the following review helpful
Format: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".
41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First of all, let me tell you that I would give this CD 10 stars if I could. When I put this CD in my stereo and gave it a quality listen, three CDs came to my mind right away. Adriana Evans' debut CD on Loud Records, Amel Larrieux's "Infinite Possibilities" and Erykah Badu's "Baduizm". Two amazon.com reviewers "Deldrick" and "Tony" told me to get this CD a long time ago and I just recently decided to follow their advice. This is the best CD of the year 2000. The album has a Roots vibe to it. The beats sound like something they would have put together but the production is primarily handled by Jazzy Jeff, (yes the same Jazzy Jeff of Fresh Prince fame), and other members of A Touch Of Jazz Productions. From there Jill Scott takes matters into her own hands. This is one of the most creative CDs I have ever heard. Jill Scott has an excellent way of presenting her vocals and her spoken word songs as well. She will remind a lot of people of Erykah Badu, which is a compliment, but Jill Scott does everything in her own way. The stand out tracks are "Do You Remember", "The Way", "He Loves Me" (Lyzel In E Flat) , "A Long Walk", "Slowly Surely", "Love Rain", etc. When this CD is in the stereo, you can ignore the fast forward button. If you haven't already, you should make it a point to buy this CD. The vibe will take you just like it did me. I recommend this CD to anyone that likes Erykah Badu, Eric Benet, D'Angelo or Chico DeBarge. This is the best current R&B CD out right now.
57 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Neon-Soul Movement is in high gear with the likes of folks Maxwell, Eric Benet, Macy Gray, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Jazzyfatnastess move over because here comes Ms. Jill Scott you can add her to the growing list of this movement which blends old school r&b, jazz and hip hop in to an infectious mix.. Ms Scott debut is nothing short of breathtaking every track on here is simply incredible.. Ms Scott has been around doing backing vocals for such hip hop acts The Roots, Will Smith
When she sings Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill will come to mind.. This CD hasnt left my CD player since i brought it .. Among the highlights : Do You Remember, Gettin In The Way, For my DC/MD/VA folks who may be reading this you all have to check out the track It's Love it has that sound we all know and love G0-GO the song is hot , Love Rain, Slowly Surely.. Are just some of the great songs on this great CD.. Pick this up you will love it .. Enjoy
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Jill Scott changed my life.
The first time I lost this album I was moving back to my home state after a bad breakup. The second time was moving from my apartment to the next. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L'Renee
Couldn't be better...
Amazon.com is the best! I am a thoroughly satisfied repeat customer who will continue to be a repeat customer. Great vendors. Great products. Great results...Always.
Published 7 months ago by mzj555
In Answer To The Album Title?We Know Now,Don't We?
Philadelphia has given a lot to the world of soul,funk,jazz and many prominent entertainers out of the black community over the years. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Andre S. Grindle
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The cd arrived on time. Booklet was a little damaged however the cd itself was in perfect condition. And cd played with no issuses.
Published 8 months ago by mssk000
Poetry in Music
When this album was first released she was one of the first that unleashed a different style of "neo-soul" (I'm not a fan of this label.). Read more
Published 11 months ago by Love2Learn
insipid lyrics. the first time was the last time I'll listen to this...
I heard a Jill Scott recording during an interview on NPR. She had a beautiful voice, and I was interested in hearing more. So I bought two of her CDs. Read more
Published 11 months ago by julie vecchitto
Poetic Justice
I wish I liked some of the other songs on the cd as much as I love "The Way" I could listen to that track all day, every day. Read more
Published 14 months ago by zooni
Who is Jill Scott?
Jill's first album and it came as a breath of fresh air. Not only has Jill Scott one of the most soulful voices i've heard in years but she has integrity and spirit. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Spider Monkey
About as good as her second album. 4.1 stars.
October 4th, 2010
Actually, if you went back through my writings quite a bit and found my review of Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds 2, you'd see that I also gave it... Read more
Actually, if you went back through my writings quite a bit and found my review of Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds 2, you'd see that I also gave it... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Adrian C.
Amazing
Ms. Jill Scott is such a great artist! How would have thought of mixing poetry and music that way? I know its been done before but not like this. Read more
Published on May 25, 2010 by A. Wilson
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