MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

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MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 cover
Live album by Lauryn Hill
Released 7 May 2002
Genre Urban contemporary/soul
Label Ruffhouse Records
Producer(s) Lauryn Hill & Alex Coletti
Lauryn Hill chronology
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
(1998)		 MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
(2002)		 Greatest Hits'


MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 is a live album by American hip hop/soul artist Lauryn Hill. The performances came from her 2002 MTV Unplugged special that she recorded for/at MTV in July 2001.

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[edit] Chart performance

MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 peaked at #2 on Billboard magazine's Billboard 200 chart, and peaked at #3 on the magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] In the UK, it charted at #50. The album was certified platinum in June of 2002, well below the eight times platinum mark achieved by its predecessor, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

[edit] Critical response

Some critics have called this album career suicide and the Rolling Stone article, "The Mystery of Lauryn Hill," [1] said that few would buy it. The album however went platinum.[2] Some considered the recording to be a sign of a breakdown, others as a sign of Hill's genius. Many critics have praised her honesty. Montreal film journal said "She’s growing as an artist and as a person, and watching it happen is inspiring."

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Mr. Intentional"
  3. "Adam Lives in Theory"
  4. "Interlude 1"
  5. "Oh Jerusalem"
  6. "Interlude 2"
  7. "Freedom Time"
  8. "Interlude 3"
  9. "I Find It Hard to Say"
  10. "Just Like Water"
  11. "Interlude 4"
  12. "Just Want You Around"
  13. "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind"

[edit] Disc two

  1. "Interlude 5"
  2. "Mystery of Iniquity"
  3. "Interlude 6"
  4. "I Get Out"
  5. "Interlude 7"
  6. "I Remember"
  7. "So Much Things to Say"
  8. "The Conquering Lion"
  9. "Outro"

[edit] Album

Year Chart Peak Position
2002 The Billboard 200 (U.S.) 3
2002 Top R&B/hip Hop Albums 1

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "The Mystery of Lauryn Hill" Rolling Stone, October 30, 2003. Retrieved July 29, 2006.
  2. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp

[edit] See also

The Fugees
Members
Lauryn Hill | Wyclef Jean | Pras Michel
Studio albums
Blunted on Reality (1994) | The Score (1996) | Refugee Camp - Bootleg Versions (1996) | The Carnival (1997) | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) | Ghetto Supastar (1998) | The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000) | MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 (2002) | Masquerade (2002) | Greatest Hits (2003) | The Preacher's Son (2003) | Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 (2004) | Win Lose or Draw (2005) | Reconciliation (2007) 



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