Aaliyah | ||||
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Released | July 7, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1998 – March 2001 | |||
Studio | Manhattan Center Studios, Soundtracks Studios, Sony Studios (New York City, New York) Magic Mix Studios, Music Grinder Studios, Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California) Sing Sing Studios (Melbourne, Australia) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 61:10 | |||
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Aaliyah chronology | ||||
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Aaliyah is the third and final studio album by American R&B recording artist Aaliyah. It was released on July 7, 2001, by Blackground Records and Virgin Records. It was Aaliyah's last album to have been released during her lifetime. She had died in a plane crash the August of the same year.
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
NME | 7/10[5] |
Q | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | 8/10[10] |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland) | Stephen Garrett | Timothy Mosley | Timbaland | 4:02 |
2. | "Loose Rap" (featuring Static) | Garrett | Eric Seats, Rapture Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 3:50 |
3. | "Rock the Boat" | Garrett | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 4:34 |
4. | "More Than a Woman" | Garrett | Mosley | Timbaland | 3:49 |
5. | "Never No More" | Garrett | Stephen Anderson | Bud'da | 3:56 |
6. | "I Care 4 U" | Melissa Elliott | Mosley | Timbaland | 4:33 |
7. | "Extra Smooth" | Garrett | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 3:55 |
8. | "Read Between the Lines" | Garrett | Anderson | Bud'da | 4:20 |
9. | "U Got Nerve" | Benjamin Bush | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 3:43 |
10. | "I Refuse" | Garrett | Jeffrey Walker | J. Dub | 5:57 |
11. | "It's Whatever" | Garrett | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 4:08 |
12. | "I Can Be" | Durrell Babbs | Anderson | Bud'da | 2:59 |
13. | "Those Were the Days" | Garrett | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 3:24 |
14. | "What If" | Babbs | Walker | J. Dub | 4:24 |
15. | "Messed Up" (hidden track) | Bush | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 3:34 |
Total length: |
61:10 |
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length | ||||
15. | "Try Again" | Garrett | Mosley | Timbaland | 4:43 | ||||
Total length: |
62:19 |
Remastered edition | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length | ||||
15. | "Try Again" | Garrett | Mosley | Timbaland | 4:45 | ||||
16. | "Miss You" | Johntá Austin | Teddy Bishop | Teddy Bishop | 4:06 | ||||
17. | "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" | Garrett | Mosley | Timbaland | 5:02 | ||||
18. | "Erica Kane" | Garrett | Seats, Stewart | Eric Seats, Rapture | 4:36 | ||||
Total length: |
76:05 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]
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Weekly charts[change | change source]
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Year-end charts[change | change source]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[25] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[26] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[27] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[28] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[31] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Format |
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Japan[14] | July 7, 2001 | Standard edition |
Germany[32] | July 13, 2001 | |
United Kingdom[30] | July 16, 2001 | |
United States[31] | July 17, 2001 | |
France[27] | July 24, 2001 | |
Europe[33] | March 9, 2004 | Remastered edition |
Worldwide[34] | October 8, 2007 | |
United States[35] | October 16, 2007 |
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