Aaliyah (album)

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ΛΛLIYΛH

Studio album by Aaliyah
Released	July 17, 2001 2004 (Special Edition)
Recorded	1996 (I Care 4 U) 1996 - 2001
Genre	R&B, Pop, Hip hop, Neo-soul, Crunk, Latin
Length	65:55
Label	Blackground/Virgin
Producer(s)	Timbaland, Bud'da, Rockstar, Rapture, E. Seats, Static
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Aaliyah chronology
One in a Million (1996)	Aaliyah (2001)	I Care 4 U (2002)
Alternate cover
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Aaliyah 2004 Special Edition alternate cover
Alternate cover

Aaliyah DVD

Aaliyah is the self-titled third and final studio album by the deceased American R&B singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground and Virgin Records on July 17, 2001 (see 2001 in music). Primarily produced by Timbaland, the album debuted in the top five of the U.S. Billboard 200, but quickly jumped to number one following her death from a plane crash in August 2001. The album went on to go sell over 2.5 million in the US and 4 million worldwide.

Aaliyah was hailed as the singer's most mature project. Nearly all of its tracks were written by Steve "Static" Garrett, with Missy Elliott contributing the album's fourth single, "I Care 4 U". Written and demoed by Elliott and Timbaland for One in a Million, although Aaliyah did not record the song for that album (it was determined that there was no room for it), and instead recorded the song for this album. The album was also nominated at the Grammy's for Best R&B Album but lost to Alicia Keys.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 DVD
2 Personnel
3 Production
4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Duration
1.	"We Need a Resolution" (featuring Timbaland)	4:02
2.	"Loose Rap" (featuring Static)	3:50
3.	"Rock the Boat"	4:34
4.	"More Than A Woman"	3:49
5.	"Never No More"	3:58
6.	"I Care 4 U"	4:33
7.	"Extra Smooth"	3:55
8.	"Read Between the Lines"	4:20
9.	"U Got Nerve"	3:43
10.	"I Refuse"	5:57
11.	"It's Whatever"	4:08
12.	"I Can Be"	2:59
13.	"Those Were the Days"	3:24
14.	"What If"	4:24
15.	"Messed Up" (Limited edition bonus track)	3:34
16.	"Try Again" (EU bonus track)	4:44
17.	"Miss You" (2004 Special Edition)	4:05
18.	"Don't Know What to Tell Ya" (2004 Special Edition)	5:01
19.	"Erica Kane" (2004 Special Edition)	4:38

[edit] DVD

#	Title
1.	"Untitled"
2.	"Aaliyah Introduction"
3.	"One in a Million [Video] [Multimedia Track]"
4.	"Are You That Somebody [Video] [Multimedia Track]"
5.	"Try Again [Video] [Multimedia Track]"
6.	"We Need a Resolution [Video] [Multimedia Track]"
7.	"Aaliyah [Behind the Scenes]"

[edit] Personnel

Stevie Blacke - strings
Ron Blake - horn
Sean Cruse - guitar

[edit] Production

Executive producers: Aaliyah, Barry Hankerson
Producer: Bud'da, Timbaland, Rockstar, Static
Engineers: Michael Conrader, Jimmy Douglass, Rockstar, Scott Wolfe
Assistant engineers: Chandler Bridges, Tim Olmstead, Steve Penny
Mixing: Bud'da, Jimmy Douglass, Ben Garrison, Timbaland, Scott Wolfe
Mastering: Bernie Grundman
A&R: Gemma Corfield
Photography: Jonathan Mannion, Albert Watson

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard 200	2
2002	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

Singles

Cover	Information
	We Need A Resolution Released: April 2001 Writers: Tim Mosley, Static Producer: Timbaland Director: Paul Hunter Chart positions: #59 (US) Sales: 86,000
	Rock The Boat Released: July 2001 Writers: Steve "Static" Garrett, R. Stewart, E. Seats Producer: Keybeats Director: Hype Williams Chart positions: #14 (US) Sales: 275,000
	More Than A Woman Released: January 2002 Writers: Tim Mosley, Steve "Static" Garrett Producer: Timbaland Director: Dave Meyers Chart positions: #25 (US) Sales: 172,000 (Gold)
	I Care 4 U Released: June 2002 Writers: Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, Missy Elliott Producer: Timbaland Director: Little X Chart positions: #16 U.S., Sales: 126,000 copies (Gold)