Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2

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Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Studio album by
Jill Scott
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2002–2004
Studio
Various
    • Axis (Philadelphia)[a]
    • The Underground[b]
    • Blakeslee Recording Co. (North Hollywood, California)[c]
    • The Studio (Philadelphia)[d]
    • Sigma Sound (Philadelphia)[e]
    • Home Cookin' (Philadelphia)[f]
    • Ultrasonic (New Orleans)[g]
    • A Touch of Jazz (Philadelphia)[h]
    • 609 (Philadelphia)[i]
GenreNeo soul[1]
LabelHidden Beach
Producer
Jill Scott chronology
Experience: Jill Scott 826+
(2001)		 Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
(2004)		 Collaborations
(2007)
Singles from Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
  1. "Golden"
    Released: June 15, 2004
  2. "Whatever"
    Released: January 4, 2005
  3. "Cross My Mind"
    Released: March 29, 2005
  4. "The Fact Is (I Need You)"
    Released: February 7, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[5]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarHalf star[6]
NME8/10[7]
QStarStarStarStar[8]
UncutStarStarStarStar[9]
USA TodayStarStarStarStar[10]
Vibe4/5[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 is the second studio album by American singer Jill Scott, released on August 31, 2004, by Hidden Beach Recordings. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 193,000 copies,[13] earning Scott her first number-one album. The song "Cross My Mind" brought Scott her first Grammy Award, in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category in 2005.

"Golden" appears in the films Beauty Shop (2005) and Obsessed (2009), as well as on Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres used the song in the closing credits of her 2024 Netflix special Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Warm Up"
Poyser1:20
2."I'm Not Afraid"
  • Scott
  • Omari Shabazz
Shabazz3:26
3."Golden"
  • Scott
  • Anthony Bell
Anthony "Ant" Bell3:52
4."The Fact Is (I Need You)"
  • Scott
  • Pete Kuzma
Kuzma4:38
5."Spring Summer Feeling"
  • Saadiq
  • Wooten
4:49
6."Cross My Mind"
  • Scott
  • Keith Pelzer
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith "Keshon" Pelzer
  • Darren "Limitless" Henson
4:44
7."Bedda at Home"
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
4:22
8."Talk to Me"
  • Scott
  • Poyser
Poyser4:44
9."Family Reunion"
  • Scott
  • Barias
  • Haggins
  • George Kerr
  • Barias
  • Haggins
5:13
10."Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)"
  • Scott
  • Poyser
Poyser4:39
11."Whatever"
  • Scott
  • Ronald "PNutt" Frost
Frost4:26
12."Not Like Crazy"
  • Scott
  • Kuzma
Kuzma3:58
13."Nothing" (Interlude)
  • Harris
  • Davis
1:29
14."Rasool"
  • Harris
  • Davis
3:05
15."My Petition"
  • Scott
  • Harris
  • Davis
  • Harris
  • Davis
4:12
16."I Keep" / "Still Here"
  • Scott
  • Harris
  • Davis / Scott
  • Kuzma
  • Dave Manley
  • Harris
  • Davis / Kuzma
8:15
European and Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Bedda at Home" (acoustic version)
  • Scott
  • Barias
  • Haggins
  • Romano
  • Smith
  • Barias
  • Haggins
4:22

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

Musicians

  • Jill Scott - foot stomps (1), body percussion (1), vocal percussion, lead vocals, background vocals (7, 9, 15)
  • James Poyser - vocal percussion (1), programming (8, 10), piano (8), keyboards (10)
  • Omari Shabazz - all instruments (2)
  • Anthony "Ant" Bell - instrumentation (3)
  • Pete Kuzma - various instruments (4, 12, 16), piano (3),
  • Raphael Saadiq - guitar (5)
  • Kelvin Wooten - keyboards (5), bass (5), drum programming (5)
  • Keith "Keshon" Pelzer - all instruments (6)
  • Darren "Limitless" Henson - all instruments (6)
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - various instruments (7, 9)
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - voices
  • Robert "PNutt" Frost - various instruments (11)
  • Andre Harris - various instruments (13, 16), electric guitar (14), bass (15), guitar (15)
  • Vidal Davis - various instruments (13, 16), bass (14), drums (15), bells (15),
  • Harold Robinson - bass (3)
  • Darrell Robinson - drums (3)
  • Jimmy White - guitar (4)
  • Larry Gold - string arrangements (12)
  • Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - keyboards (7, 9)
  • Frank "Vegas" Romano - guitar (7)
  • Adam Blackstone - acoustic bass (8)
  • George "Spanky" McCurdy - drums (8), congas (8)
  • Kevin Hanson - guitar (8)
  • Nicholas Payton - horn arrangements (8), trumpet (8)
  • James Weber - trumpet (8)
  • Leon Brown - trumpet (8)
  • Clyde Kerr - trumpet (8)
  • Rick Trolsen - trombone (8)
  • Stephen Walker - trombone (8)
  • Steve Suter - trombone (8)
  • Darryl Reeves - saxophone (8)
  • Brice Winston - saxophone (8), flute (8)
  • Rex Gregory - saxophone (8), flute (8)
  • Samir Zarif - saxophone (8)
  • Allen L. Irvin - voices (9)
  • Heavynn - voices (9)
  • Andre Dandridge - voices (9)
  • Ruscola - voices (9)
  • Pino Palladino - bass (10, 16)
  • Jeff Bradshaw - trombone (10)
  • Matt Cappy - trumpet (10)
  • Chris Farr - saxophone (10)
  • Chris B - guitar (11)
  • Omar Edwards - Rhodes (15)
  • Jason Boyd a.k.a. Poo Bear - vocal arrangements (15), background vocals (15)
  • Dave Manley - guitar (16)

Technical

  • Kenny Gravillis - art direction, design
  • John Hanes - additional engineer [Protools]
  • Tim Roberts - assistant engineer
  • Gordon Goss - assistant engineer
  • James Tanksley - assistant engineer (5)
  • John McGlinche - assistant engineer (16)
  • Steve McKeever - executive producer, record executive, liner notes
  • Jazzy Jeff Townes - executive producer
  • Lyzel Williams - executive producer, production consultant, art direction
  • Angela Pittman - manager
  • Bill Brown - manager
  • Șerban Ghenea - mixing (1-12)
  • Herb "Pump" Powers - mastering engineer
  • Keith Major - photography
  • James Poyser - producer (1, 8, 10)
  • Omari Shabazz - producer (2), recording engineer (2)
  • Anthony "Ant" Bell - producer (3)
  • Pete Kuzma - producer (4, 12, 16), recording engineer (4, 12, 16)
  • Kelvin Wooten - producer (5)
  • Raphael Saadiq - producer (5)
  • Darren "Limitless" Henson - producer (6), recording engineer (6)
  • Keith "Keshon" Pelzer - producer (6), recording engineer (6)
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - producer (7, 9)
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - producer (7, 9)
  • Robert "PNutt" Frost - producer (11)
  • Vidal Davis - producer (13-16), mixing (13-16)
  • Andre Harris - producer (13-16), mixing (13-16)
  • Anette Sharvit - production consultant (5)
  • Ryan Moys - recording engineer (1, 8, 10)
  • John Tanksley - recording engineer (5)
  • Gerry "The Gov" Brown - recording engineer (5)
  • Jimmy White - recording engineer (5)
  • Jeff Chestek - recording engineer (5, 12)
  • Frank "X" Sutton - recording engineer (7, 9), tracking engineer (7, 9)
  • David Farrell - recording engineer (8)
  • Tim Day - recording engineer (8, 10)
  • John Smeltz - recording engineer (8, 15)
  • Vincent Dilorenzo - recording engineer (13-16), mixing (13-16)
  • Charles Whitfield - record executive
  • Leterance Thatch - record executive
  • Kiehl Owens - record executive

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 55
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[17] 36
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[18] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 31
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 56
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 49
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 27
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[24] 5
US Billboard 200[25] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 1

Year-end charts

2004 year-end chart performance for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard 200[27] 141
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 36
2005 year-end chart performance for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Chart (2005) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 69

Certifications

Certifications for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[31] Gold 880,000[32]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. Tracks 1, 8 and 10
  2. Tracks 2, 4, 10, 12 and "Still Here"
  3. Track 5
  4. Tracks 8, 13, 15 and "I Keep"; strings on tracks 5 and 12
  5. Track 6
  6. Tracks 7, 9 and 17
  7. Track 8
  8. Track 11
  9. Tracks 14 and 15

References

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  18. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. October 7, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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  22. "Swedishcharts.com – Jill Scott – Beautifully Human - Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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