The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 is the third studio album by American singer Jill Scott, released on September 25, 2007, by Hidden Beach Recordings. It received positive reviews from music critics.
On certain editions of the album, recordings of live performances of "Golden" and "The Fact Is (I Need You)" are included as bonus tracks. A deluxe limited edition of The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 was also released, containing a bonus DVD. On March 17, 2009, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was Scott's last release on Hidden Beach Recordings before her departure from the label in 2010. This is also the final installment of the Words and Sounds series.
In an interview with HitQuarters, producer JR Hutson commented on the creation of the song "Whenever You're Around":
"I tried to take a real Quincy Jones approach to that record. I brought in a lot of musicians and we were just vibing to a few different things, and that was one of the tracks that stood out to me in the jam session that day. So I [...] tweaked and tweaked the track, edited it [...] and reformatted it, and then eventually ended up with that track."[2]
Commercial performanceedit
In the United States, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and number two on Billboard'sTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 148,000 copies in its first week,[3] Scott's second highest debut on both charts after 2004's Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 17, 2009,[4] and by April 2011, it had sold 663,000 copies in the US alone.[5] Elsewhere, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 charted at number 65 in the Netherlands,[6] number 75 in the United Kingdom,[7] and number 128 in France.[8]
Singlesedit
Lead single "Hate on Me" is an unusual song for Scott, stepping out of her soft and smooth soul style and into a bigger, jazzier, more sassy style. In the album sampler, Scott says it is addressed to a group of people she found online who were "hating on her".[9]Amber Riley's character Mercedes Jones performed the song on the Glee episode titled "Throwdown", aired October 14, 2009. "My Love" was released as the second single, for which a music video premiered on September 2, 2007. The third and final single was "Whenever You're Around" and features George Duke. While there was no video shot, the promotional single was successful at R&B radio stations, reaching number 56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 16 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart.[10][11]
The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 11 reviews.[12]Uncut magazine commended Scott's funky sensibilities and attempt to expand on the "tempo-and libido" of her 2004 album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2.[21]Mojo called the album "her most intense, but perhaps also her most pleasurable excursion yet."[16] In his review for MSN Music, Robert Christgau said that Scott substantiates the songs' sexual content through her phrasing, timbre, and lyrics about physical pleasure, and that the album is musically consistent because of "a contour and a groove that suits its well-inhabited breakup concept."[17]
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^. HitQuarters. May 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
^Hasty, Katie (October 3, 2007). "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
^ ab"American album certifications – Jill Scott – The Real Thing (Words and Sounds, Volume 3)". Recording Industry Association of America. March 17, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^Mitchell, Gail (April 5, 2011). "Hidden Beach Slates New Jill Scott Album for Spring". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
^ ab"Dutchcharts.nl – Jill Scott – The Real Thing - Words and Sounds Vol. 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
^ ab"Review: The Real Thing". Uncut. January 2008. p. 100.
^"Top 100 Albums in Canada". Jam!. October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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^"Jill Scott Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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April 12, 2024
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The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 is the third studio album by American singer Jill Scott released on September 25 2007 by Hidden Beach Recordings It received positive reviews from music critics The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3Studio album by Jill ScottReleasedSeptember 25 2007 2007 09 25 Recorded2005 2007StudioVarious The House That Quest Built a The Studio Philadelphia b 609 Philadelphia c Sigma Sound Philadelphia d Keswick Reseda California e Glenwood Place Glendale California f Atlantis Hollywood California g Kush Miami Beach Florida h Bazz i Currie House Maplewood Minnesota j Headquarters Philadelphia k The Cosmic Dust Recorders Los Angeles l GenreNeo soul 1 Length50 39LabelHidden BeachProducerAbduology Adam Blackstone Randy Bowland Vidal Davis Andre Harris Shafiq Husayn JR Hutson Om Mas Keith Khari Mateen Steve McKie Jesse Owenz Jill Scott Omari Shabazz Stokley Scott StorchJill Scott chronologyCollaborations 2007 The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 2007 Live in Paris 2008 Alternative coverDeluxe limited edition coverSingles from The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 Hate on Me Released August 2007 My Love Released November 2007 Whenever You re Around Released 2008On certain editions of the album recordings of live performances of Golden and The Fact Is I Need You are included as bonus tracks A deluxe limited edition of The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 was also released containing a bonus DVD On March 17 2009 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA It was Scott s last release on Hidden Beach Recordings before her departure from the label in 2010 This is also the final installment of the Words and Sounds series Contents 1 Background 2 Commercial performance 3 Singles 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 5 1 Notes 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Notes 9 ReferencesBackground editIn an interview with HitQuarters producer JR Hutson commented on the creation of the song Whenever You re Around I tried to take a real Quincy Jones approach to that record I brought in a lot of musicians and we were just vibing to a few different things and that was one of the tracks that stood out to me in the jam session that day So I tweaked and tweaked the track edited it and reformatted it and then eventually ended up with that track 2 Commercial performance editIn the United States the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and number two on Billboard s Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums chart selling 148 000 copies in its first week 3 Scott s second highest debut on both charts after 2004 s Beautifully Human Words and Sounds Vol 2 The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA on March 17 2009 4 and by April 2011 it had sold 663 000 copies in the US alone 5 Elsewhere The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 charted at number 65 in the Netherlands 6 number 75 in the United Kingdom 7 and number 128 in France 8 Singles editLead single Hate on Me is an unusual song for Scott stepping out of her soft and smooth soul style and into a bigger jazzier more sassy style In the album sampler Scott says it is addressed to a group of people she found online who were hating on her 9 Amber Riley s character Mercedes Jones performed the song on the Glee episode titled Throwdown aired October 14 2009 My Love was released as the second single for which a music video premiered on September 2 2007 The third and final single was Whenever You re Around and features George Duke While there was no video shot the promotional single was successful at R amp B radio stations reaching number 56 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart and number 16 on the Hot Adult R amp B Airplay chart 10 11 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic79 100 12 Review scoresSourceRatingAbout com nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 MSN Music Consumer Guide A 17 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 Sputnikmusic3 5 5 20 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 79 based on 11 reviews 12 Uncut magazine commended Scott s funky sensibilities and attempt to expand on the tempo and libido of her 2004 album Beautifully Human Words and Sounds Vol 2 21 Mojo called the album her most intense but perhaps also her most pleasurable excursion yet 16 In his review for MSN Music Robert Christgau said that Scott substantiates the songs sexual content through her phrasing timbre and lyrics about physical pleasure and that the album is musically consistent because of a contour and a groove that suits its well inhabited breakup concept 17 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Let It Be Jill ScottKhari MateenMateen1 502 The Real Thing ScottAndre HarrisVidal DavisRyan TobyHarrisDavis3 253 Hate on Me ScottAdam BlackstoneSteve McKieBlackstone3 294 Come See Me ScottLee Hutson Jr JR Hutson4 595 Crown Royal ScottHutsonHutson1 486 Epiphany ScottScott StorchStorch2 317 My Love ScottBlackstoneMcKieBlackstoneMcKie a 3 508 Insomnia ScottOmari ShabazzShabazz3 559 How It Make You Feel ScottStokley WilliamsStokley4 3210 Only You ScottTyrone Goldstein IIAbduologyJesse OwenzC Harris a C Spaun Reeves a J Gold a 3 3511 Whenever You re Around featuring George Duke ScottHutsonHutson4 0712 Celibacy Blues ScottBlackstoneRandy BowlandScottBlackstoneBowland2 1513 All I ScottBlackstoneBlackstone4 5614 Wanna Be Loved ScottHutsonHutson3 2215 Breathe ScottOm Mas KeithShafiq HusaynKeithHusayn2 06 Best Buy edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length16 The Way live in Paris ScottHarris8 1917 Whatever live in Paris ScottRonald PNutt Frost7 32 iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length16 Imagination Crown Royal Suite ScottHutson5 5017 Rightness Scott3 4018 Golden live ScottAnthony Bell10 0819 The Fact Is I Need You live ScottPete Kuzma6 40 French edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length16 Golden live ScottBell10 0817 The Fact Is I Need You live ScottKuzma6 40 Japanese edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length16 Imagination Crown Royal Suite ScottHutson5 5017 Rightness Scott3 4018 Bedda at Home live in Paris ScottIvan BariasCarvin HagginsFrank RomanoJohnnie Smith8 3219 Hate on Me music video Deluxe limited edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length16 Imagination Crown Royal Suite ScottHutson5 4817 Rightness ScottHarrisDavis3 40 Deluxe limited edition bonus DVDNo TitleLength1 A Long Walk music video 4 132 Golden music video 3 483 Cross My Mind music video 4 444 Hate on Me music video 3 315 My Love music video 4 156 The Reel from the Real Jill Scott An Intimate Conversation with Jill 15 12 Notes edit a signifies a co producerCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 Chart 2007 PeakpositionCanadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 22 99Dutch Albums Album Top 100 6 65French Albums SNEP 8 128UK Albums OCC 7 79UK R amp B Albums OCC 23 10US Billboard 200 24 4US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 25 2 Year end charts edit 2007 year end chart performance for The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 Chart 2007 PositionUS Billboard 200 26 148US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 27 342008 year end chart performance for The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 Chart 2008 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 28 34Certifications editCertifications for The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 4 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Notes edit Track 1 Track 12 vocals on track 1 Track 2 Tracks 3 7 and 13 Tracks 4 11 and 14 Additional recording on track 4 Tracks 5 and 11 Track 6 Track 8 Track 9 Track 10 Track 15References edit Abram Malcolm X October 21 2007 Singer has love and sex on mind Akron Beacon Journal p E5 E Retrieved March 16 2013 Interview With JR Hutson HitQuarters May 10 2010 Archived from the original on July 13 2010 Retrieved May 12 2010 Hasty Katie October 3 2007 Rascal Flatts Races To No 1 In Debut Heavy Week Billboard Retrieved October 4 2007 a b American album certifications Jill Scott The Real Thing Words and Sounds Volume 3 Recording Industry Association of America March 17 2009 Retrieved January 26 2020 Mitchell Gail April 5 2011 Hidden Beach Slates New Jill Scott Album for Spring Billboard Retrieved April 6 2011 a b Dutchcharts nl Jill Scott The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved October 26 2011 a b Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 26 2020 a b Lescharts com Jill Scott The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 Hung Medien Retrieved October 26 2011 The Real Thing In Stores September 25 2007 JillScott com Archived from the original on August 18 2007 Retrieved September 3 2007 Jill Scott Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 29 2021 Jill Scott Chart History Adult R amp B Airplay Billboard Retrieved September 29 2021 a b c Metacritic About com review Allmusic review CD Jill Scott The Real Thing Words amp Sounds Vol 3 The Guardian 2007 10 18 Archived from the original on 2019 04 20 a b Review The Real Thing Mojo January 2008 p 104 a b Christgau Robert February 2008 Consumer Guide MSN Music Retrieved November 23 2013 Rolling Stone review Slant Magazine review Sputnikmusic review a b Review The Real Thing Uncut January 2008 p 100 Top 100 Albums in Canada Jam October 4 2007 Archived from the original on October 10 2007 Retrieved September 29 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 26 2020 Jill Scott Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved January 26 2020 Jill Scott Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved January 26 2020 Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved January 26 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved January 26 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2008 Billboard Retrieved January 26 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Real Thing Words and Sounds Vol 3 amp oldid 1201953452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
