Order in the Court

Order in the Court is the fourth studio album by American rapper and actress Queen Latifah.[5] It was released on June 16, 1998, by Motown Records. The album is in part dedicated to The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. It is Latifah's first album to have a Parental Advisory warning on it, although it did not receive one in Japan.

Order in the Court
Studio album by
Queen Latifah
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
GenreHip hop, R&B
Length55:17
LabelFlavor Unit / Motown Records
ProducerMarcus "DL" Siskind, Big Jaz, Clark Kent, Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott, Kay Gee, Pras & Jerry Wonda, Queen Latifah, Divine Styler, Martin "Kendu" Issacs, Darryl "Big Baby" McClary & Mike "Suga" Allen, Diamond D
Queen Latifah chronology
Black Reign
(1993)		 Order in the Court
(1998)		 She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing
  1. "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (featuring Apache) – 4:00
  2. "Court Is in Session" – 3:52
  3. "No/Yes" (skit) – 0:45
  4. "No/Yes" – 4:50
  5. "Turn You On" – 4:21
  6. "Black on Black Love" (featuring Antonique Smith and Next) – 5:05
  7. "Parlay" (featuring Markita) – 4:52
  8. "Paper" – 4:00
  9. "What Ya Gonna Do" (featuring Inaya Jafan) – 4:33
  10. "It's Alright" (featuring Faith Evans, Lil' Mo) – 3:45
  11. "Phone Call (Skit)" – 0:34
  12. "Brownsville" (featuring Le Fem Markita, Scarlet and Nikki D) – 4:40
  13. "I Don't Know" (featuring Sisqó) – 4:29
  14. "Life" – 5:42

European edition
  1. "Let Her Live" (featuring Next)

Japanese edition
  1. "Let Her Live" (featuring Next)
  2. "Keep Your Head to the Sky"

Album notes
  • Singer Inaya Day is featured on the album, credited as Inaya Jafan
  • Latifah performed the track "Life" at the Lilith Fair in 1998. The live song also appears on the CD and cassette release Lilith Fair Volume 2
  • "Turn You On" Samples and Interpolates "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" By Cherelle
  • "Let Her Live" Samples and Interpolates "That Girl" by Stevie Wonder
  • "Keep Your Head to the Sky" Samples and Interpolates "Saturday Love" By Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal
  • "Life" Samples "You're Not the Man" by Sade
  • "Paper" interpolates "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
  • "Black on Black Love" Samples "Make Me Say It Again, Girl" by The Isley Brothers
  • "Court is in Session" Samples "What Am I Missing" by Rufus & Chaka Khan
  • "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call)" samples vocals from "Fu-Gee-La" by The Fugees
  • "It's Alright" samples "I Want to Thank You" by Alicia Myers

References
  1. "Order in the Court - Queen Latifah | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. Weingarten, Marc (June 19, 1998). "Order in the Court Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 74. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. Christgau, Robert (November 3, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Village Voice Media. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. "Queen Latifah: Order In The Court : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. October 1, 2007.
  5. "CNN - When Latifah reigns, she pours it on - September 2, 1998". www.cnn.com.


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