In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

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In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Studio album by Jay-Z
Released	November 4, 1997 (US)
Recorded	N/A
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	57:59
Label	Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
Producer(s)	DJ Premier Teddy Riley Sean "Puffy" Combs Ski Buckwild Stevie J Poke and Tone Big Jaz Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool Anthony Dent Nashiem Myrick
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Jay-Z chronology
Reasonable Doubt (1996)	In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997)	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998)

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is the sophomore album of rapper Jay-Z, released on November 4, 1997 to mixed reviews. The album was considered by critics to be more commercialized than Jay-Z's debut release Reasonable Doubt and went on to achieve the RIAA certification of platinum, selling more than 1.2 million copies.

Producers for Reasonable Doubt such as DJ Premier and Ski contribute to some beats on this album, though the majority of beats are produced by beatmakers from Puff Daddy's Bad Boy label, giving the album a generally glossier sound than its predecessor.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Album Singles 4 Album Chart Positions 5 Singles Chart Positions

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Intro/A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More"	S. Carter, C. Martin	DJ Premier	Jay-Z, Pain In Da Ass
2	"The City Is Mine"	S. Carter, T. Riley, J. Tempchin, G. Frey, K. Gamble, L. Huff	Teddy Riley	Blackstreet, Jay-Z
3	"I Know What Girls Like"	S. Carter, S. Combs, K. Jones, R. Lawrence, R. Moore, C. Butler, Malloy, Shereff, Spradley, Stronman, Cooper	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean "Puffy" Combs	Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Sean "Puffy" Combs
4	"Imaginary Player"	S. Carter, D. Vanderpool, R. Moore, H. Chainey, A. Winbush	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool	Jay-Z
5	"Streets Is Watching"	S. Carter, D. Wills, L. Siffre	Ski	Jay-Z
6	"Friend Or Foe '98"	S. Carter, C. Martin	DJ Premier	Jay-Z
7	"Lucky Me"	S. Carter, K. Anderson, A. Best, S. Jordan	Buckwild, Stevie J	Jay-Z, Karen Anderson
8	"(Always Be My) Sunshine"	S. Carter, D. Vanderpool, J. Harris, T. Lewis, D. Barksdale, M. Robinson	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool	Babyface, Foxy Brown, Jay-Z
9	"Who You Wit II"	S. Carter, D. Wills, J. Lorber	Ski	Jay-Z
10	"Face Off"	S. Carter, T. Gaither, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, O. DiBango	Poke and Tone	Jay-Z, Sauce Money
11	"Real Niggaz"	S. Carter, T. Shaw, A. Dent	Anthony Dent	Jay-Z, Too Short
12	"Rap Game/Crack Game"	S. Carter, J. Burks, A. Benjamin, A. Patton, Organized Noize, N. Jones, C. Martin, L. Bonner, R. Middlebrooks, M. Jones, M. Pierce, W. Beck, J. Williams, C. Satchell	Big Jaz	Jay-Z
13	"Where I'm From"	S. Carter, D. Angelettie, R. Lawrence, N. Whitfield	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence	Jay-Z
14	"You Must Love Me"	S. Carter, N. Myrick, W. Sigler, R. Tyson	Nashiem Myrick	Jay-Z, Kelly Price

[edit] Samples

Intro/A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More

• "Let Me Go" by Latimore
• "Car Of Love" by Main Ingredient
• "Cause I Need It" by Dorothy Ashby

The City Is Mine

• "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" by The Jones Girls
• "You Belong To The City" by Glenn Frey

Imaginary Player

• "Imaginary Playmates" by Rene & Angela

Streets Is Watching

• "I Got The" by Labi Siffre

Friend Or Foe '98

• "Car Of Love" by Main Ingredient

(Always Be My) Sunshine

• "Rockin It" by Fearless Four
• "Sunshine" by Alexander O'Neal

Who You Wit II

• "Night Love" by Jeff Lorber Fusion

Face Off

• "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango

Rap Game/Crack Game

• "Fopp" by Ohio Players
• "Represent" by Nas
• "Myintrotoletuknow" by Outkast (vocals by Andre 3000)

Where I'm From

• "Let Your Hair Down" by The Tempations

You Must Love Me

• "What I'm Waiting For" by O'Jays

[edit] Album Singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Who You Wit" [Non Album Single] Released: May 20, 1997 B-side:
	"Sunshine" Released: September 16, 1997 B-side:
	"The City Is Mine" Released: February 3, 1998 B-side: "Face Off"

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1997	In My Lifetime, Vol. 1	#3	#2

[edit] Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1997	"Sunshine"	#95	#37	#16	#21
1998	"The City Is Mine"	#52	#37	#14	#13