Scorpion (Eve album)

Scorpion
Studio album by Eve
Released March 20, 2001
Recorded 2000–2001
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, Eric McCaine
Eve chronology
Ruff Ryders' First Lady
(1999)Ruff Ryders' First Lady1999		 Scorpion
(2001)		 Eve-Olution
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Singles from Scorpion
  1. "Who's That Girl?"
    Released: February 20, 2001
  2. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
    Released: May 15, 2001

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.

The album's title is a reference to Eve's zodiac sign, Scorpio.

"Cowboy" was remixed by Fatboy Slim for the soundtrack to Blade II.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Eve Jeffers, Jay "Icepick" JacksonIcepick0:18
2."Cowboy"Jeffers, Kasseem Dean, Mashonda TifrereSwizz Beatz3:15
3."Who's That Girl?"Jeffers, Darrin Dean, Jackson, Sheldon "Teflon" HarrisTeflon4:42
4."Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani)Jeffers, Gwen Stefani, Andre Young, Scott Storch, Mike Elizondo, Steven JordanDr. Dre, Storch3:49
5."3 Way (Skit)" (featuring Erex & Stevie J)Jeffers, Eric "Erex" Simms, Jordan, JacksonIcepick0:41
6."You Had Me, You Lost Me"Jeffers, Jordan, James Calloway,Stevie J4:21
7."Got What You Need" (featuring Drag-On & Swizz Beatz)Jeffers, Mel Smalls, K. Dean, E. McCaineSwizz Beatz, Eric McCaine3:52
8."Frontin'" (Skit)Jeffers, JacksonIcepick0:43
9."Gangsta Bitches" (featuring Da Brat & Trina)Jeffers, Shauntae Harris, Katrina Taylor, K. DeanSwizz Beatz4:24
10."That's What It Is" (featuring Styles P)Jeffers, David Styles, YoungDr. Dre3:40
11."Scream Double R" (featuring DMX)Jeffers, Earl Simmons, Michael GomezDJ Shok3:41
12."Thug in the Street" (featuring Drag-On & The LOX)Jeffers, M. Smalls, Jason Phillips, Styles, Sean Jacobs, K. DeanSwizz Beatz5:02
13."No, No, No" (featuring Damian Marley & Stephen Marley)Jeffers, D. Marley, S. MarleyStephen Marley5:37
14."You Ain't Getting None"Jeffers, Damon BlackmanDame Grease4:14
15."Life Is So Hard" (featuring Teena Marie)Jeffers, Mary Brockert, S. Jordan, M. GomezDJ Shok, Stevie J (co.)4:55
16."Be Me" (featuring Mashonda)Jeffers, M. Tifrere, M. GomezDJ Shok4:09

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(70/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
LA Weekly(favorable)[6]
NME10/10[7]
PopMatters5/10[8][3]
Robert Christgau[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin7/10[3]
Wall of Sound70/100[11]
Yahoo! Music UK5/10[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

  1. ↑ "DMB Stays No. 1; Aerosmith, Eve Notch High Debuts".
  2. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA".
  3. 1 2 3 "Critic reviews for Scorpion". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. Scorpion - Eve at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 Browne, David (7 March 2001). "Scorpion Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. pp. 78–9. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  6. ↑ Wang, Oliver (28 March 2001). "New Music (Eve: Scorpion)". LA Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Sutherland, Steve (28 February 2001). "Eve : Scorpion". NME. London: IPC Magazines. p. 32. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Bottomley, Maurice (5 March 2001). "Eve: Scorpion". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Eve". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Reeves, Mosi. "Wall of Sound Review: Scorpion". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Poletti, James (5 March 2001). "EVE - 'Scorpion'". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  13. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Eve – Scorpion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Eve Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eve – Scorpion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eve – Scorpion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Eve | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Eve Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Eve Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

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