Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)

Bridging the Gap is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album recorded as a trio and where they are credited as Black Eyed Peas, until the release of Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 in 2018.

Bridging the Gap
Studio album by
Black Eyed Peas
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2000
GenreHip hop[1][2]
Length62:50
Label
Producer
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Behind the Front
(1998)		 Bridging the Gap
(2000)		 Elephunk
(2003)
Singles from Bridging the Gap
  1. "BEP Empire"/"Get Original"
    Released: August 8, 2000[3]
  2. "Weekends"
    Released: October 3, 2000[4]
  3. "Request + Line"
    Released: February 26, 2001[5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Club(favorable)[1]
Dotmusic link
HipHopDX.com link
Q[6]
RapReviews.com 2000
Robert ChristgauB− link
Rolling Stone link
Spin(5/10)[6]
Wall of Sound(68/100) link

The album had three official singles: "BEP Empire/Get Original", "Weekends" and "Request + Line", the last featuring Macy Gray. The song "Weekends" was later remixed and renamed "Another Weekend" for the Deluxe Edition of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. Singer Kim Hill left the group during the year of this album but she is featured on the song "Hot", seen in the "Weekends" video and is the background singer in "Tell Your Mama Come". The album received favorable reviews, and holds a score of 74 on Metacritic.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."BEP Empire"William Adams, Allan Pineda, C. Martin, Jaime GomezDJ Premier4:39
2."Weekends" (featuring Esthero)Adams, Pineda, Gomez, Tony Butler, Sylvester Stewartwill.i.am4:46
3."Get Original" (featuring Chali2na)Adams, Pineda, George Pajon, Jr., Chali 2na, Clifford Smith, Aldane Brownewill.i.am2:52
4."Hot" (featuring Kim Hill)Adams, Pinedaapl.de.ap4:04
5."Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul)Adams, Kelvin Mercer, Dave Jolicoeur, Daisey Age, George Pajon, Jr.will.i.am4:47
6."Lil' Lil'"Adams, Pineda, George Pajon, Jr., Michael Fratantunowill.i.am4:10
7."On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def)Adams, Pineda, Helene & Celia Faussart, Dante Smith, Kim Hillwill.i.am3:52
8."Release"Adams, Pineda, Gomezapl.de.ap5:07
9."Bridging the Gaps"Adams, Pineda, George Pajon, Jr., John Collins, Bill Withersapl.de.ap4:56
10."Go Go"Adams, Pineda, Fratantuno, Arthur Baker, John Robie, Kevin Donovan, Robert Allen, Ellis Williams, Ralf Hütter, Emil Schultwill.i.am4:53
11."Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean)Adams, Pineda, Wyclef Jean, Gomez, James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Bob ByrdWyclef Jean3:33
12."Bringing It Back"Adams, Pinedawill.i.am3:36
13."Tell Your Mama Come"Adams, Pineda, Gomez, George Pajon, Jr.will.i.am3:14
14."Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52)Adams, Pineda, Fratantuno, George Pajon, Jr., Rhett Lawrence, Natalie HindsRhett Lawrence, will.i.am9:21

Personnel
  • will.i.am – vocals, art direction, composer[7]
  • apl.de.ap – vocals, composer
  • Taboo – vocals, composer
  • Kim Hill – vocals, composer
  • Printz Board – trumpet, bass, keyboards
  • DJ Motiv8 – turntables
  • Rhett Lawrence – composer, producer
  • DJ Premier - composer, producer
  • Roberto Cani – strings
  • Suzanna Giordono – strings
  • Susan Chatman – horn section, strings
  • Chali 2na – featured artist
  • De La Soul – featured artist
  • Esthero – featured artist
  • Macy Gray – featured artist
  • Wyclef Jean – featured artist
  • Mos Def – featured artist
  • Les Nubians – featured artist
  • Ian Alexander – art direction, executive producer
  • Dave Pensado – mix engineer
  • Dylan Dresdo – mix engineer
  • Dejuana Richardson – engineer
  • Eddie Sancho – engineer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Seth Friedman – package design
  • Tatiana Litvin – art coordinator

Charts
Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 82
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 18
US Billboard 200[11] 67

References
  2. Bridging the Gap at AllMusic
  3. "BEP Empire [Vinyl]: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  4. "Weekends [Vinyl]: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  5. "Request Line: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  6. Critic Reviews from Metacritic
  7. https://www.allmusic.com/album/bridging-the-gap-mw0000619517/credits
  8. "Australiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  10. "Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  11. "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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