Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2

Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 is the second studio album (third overall) by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Jill Scott, released in the United States on August 31, 2004, by Hidden Beach Recordings. It entered the charts 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. Also, the song "Cross My Mind" brought Scott her first Grammy Award, under the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category in 2005.

Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Studio album by
Jill Scott
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Blakeslee Recording Company
(North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Axis Studio, Home Cookin', Sigma Sound Studios, The Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreNeo soul[1]
LabelHidden Beach
ProducerDre & Vidal, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Raphael Saadiq, Kelvin Wooten, James Poyser, Anthony Bell, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer, Pete Kuzma, Jimmy White, Ronald "PNutt" Frost, Omari Shabazz
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
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME8/10[7]
Q[8]
Uncut[9]
USA Today[10]
Vibe4/5[11]
The Village VoiceA−[12]

"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.

"Bedda at Home" is used as the website background music for the Hotel Missoni.[14]


Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Warm Up"Jill Scott, James Poyser1:20
2."I'm Not Afraid"Scott, Omari Shabazz3:26
3."Golden"Scott, Anthony Bell3:52
4."The Fact Is (I Need You)"Scott, Pete Kuzma4:38
5."Spring Summer Feeling"Scott, Raphael Saadiq, Kelvin Wooten4:49
6."Cross My Mind"Scott, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer4:44
7."Bedda at Home"Scott, Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Frank Romano, Johnnie Smith4:22
8."Talk to Me"Scott, Poyser4:44
9."Family Reunion"Scott, Haggins, Barias, George Kerr5:13
10."Can't Explain (42nd Street Happenstance)"Scott, Poyser4:39
11."Whatever"Scott, Ronald "PNutt" Frost4:26
12."Not Like Crazy"Scott, Kuzma3:58
13."Nothing" (Interlude)Scott, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis1:29
14."Rasool" (Contains a sample of Barry White's "Mellow Mood")Scott, Harris, Davis, Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor3:05
15."My Petition"Scott, Harris, Davis, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd4:12
16."I Keep"/"Still Here"Scott, Harris, Davis/Scott, Kuzma, Dave Manley8:45
European and Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
17."Bedda at Home" (Acoustic Version)4:22


Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 880,000[30]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  4. Fiore, Raymond (September 3, 2004). "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 24, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (August 27, 2004). "Jill Scott, Beautifully Human". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. Hilburn, Robert (September 5, 2004). "A soulful tour de force". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". NME: 55. September 11, 2004.
  8. "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Q (219): 55. October 2004.
  9. "Red Hot Philly". Uncut (89): 108. October 2004. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  10. Jones, Steve (August 31, 2004). "Scott shows why she is 'Beautifully Human'". USA Today.
  11. Marrero, Letisha (September 2004). "Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2". Vibe. 12 (9): 231–32. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  12. Christgau, Robert (October 12, 2004). "Consumer Guide: Tonic for Americans". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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  14. "Luxury Hotels | Unique Design Hotels | Hotel Missoni | A unique concept". Hotel Missoni. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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  28. "British album certifications – Jill Scott – Beautifully Human - Words & Sounds Vol 2". British Phonographic Industry. June 28, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Beautifully Human - Words & Sounds Vol 2 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  29. "American album certifications – Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Volume 2". Recording Industry Association of America. October 12, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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