The Cookbook

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The Cookbook
The Cookbook cover
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released July 5, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded 2004-2005
Genre Hip-Hop, R&B
Length 63:13
Label Goldmind/Atlantic
Producer Missy Elliott, Associates, The Avila Brothers, Bangladesh, Craig Brockman, Warryn Campbell, El Loco, Qur'an H. Goodman, Rich Harrison, Keith Lewis, Saint Nick, Scott Storch, Timbaland , Rhemario Webber, The Neptunes
Professional reviews
Missy Elliott chronology
This Is Not a Test!
(2003)		 The Cookbook
(2005)		 Respect M.E.
(2006)
Singles from The Cookbook
  1. "Lose Control"
    Released: May 27, 2005
  2. "Teary Eyed"
    Released: August 8, 2007
  3. "We Run This"
    Released: February 21, 2006

The Cookbook is the sixth studio album by American rapper-songwriter Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records on July 5, 2005 (see 2005 in music in the United States. The album includes the hit lead single "Lose Control" (which samples "Clear" by Cybotron) featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop. The second single lifted off of the album, "Teary Eyed", never saw much success, hold a few appearances on TRL, peaking at number forty-seven on the U.S. R&B chart. The third single, "We Run This," was released in 2006 while its video was filmed in mid-December of 2005. The album's intro contains a "recipe" for the perfect album.

The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard chart and was certified Gold by RIAA with 645,000 copies sold in the U.S. to date. It received positive reviews and was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2006 for Best Rap Album, though it lost to Kanye West's Late Registration. As of 2006 The Cookbook has received its certification of platinum status.

The Cookbook is notable for the fact that Timbaland, who produced the vast majority of material on Elliott's past albums, only produces two tracks here.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title
1. "Joy" (featuring Mike Jones) 4:49
2. "Partytime" 3:04
3. "Irresistible Delicious" (featuring Slick Rick) 4:15
4. "Lose Control" (featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop) 3:47
5. "My Struggles" (featuring Mary J. Blige & Grand Puba) 2:52
6. "Meltdown" 4:16
7. "On & On" 4:45
8. "We Run This" 3:25
9. "Remember When" 4:19
10. "4 My Man" (featuring Fantasia) 4:12
11. "Can't Stop" 3:49
12. "Teary Eyed" 3:50
13. "Mommy" 2:58
14. "Click Clack" 2:54
15. "Time & Time Again" 3:45
16. "Bad Man" (featuring Vybz Kartel & M.I.A.) 5:12

[edit] Production

  • Executive producers: Missy Elliott
  • Vocal assistance: Tweet
  • Engineers: Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Andrew Coleman, Michael Eleopoulos, Paul J. Falcone
  • Assistant engineers: Marcella Araica, Chris Brown, Vadim Chislov, Hart Gunther, Eric Jensen, Patrick Magee, Rayshawn Woolard
  • Coordination: Kimberly Mason, Larry Sims
  • Mixing: Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Jimmy Douglass, Paul J. Falcone, Serban Ghenea
  • Mastering: Chris Gehringer
  • A&R: Jay Brown, Darrale Jones
  • Design & Art Direction: Greg Gigendad Burke
  • Photography: Saint Warwick

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart [1] 19
French Albums Chart [1] 54
German Albums Chart [1] 19
New Zealand Albums Chart [1] 20
Norwegian Albums Chart [1] 23
Swedish Albums Chart [1] 41
Swiss Albums Chart [1] 8
UK Albums Chart 33
U.S. Billboard 200 [2] 2
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [2] 2
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums [2] 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Chart History. Swiss Charts. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c AMG: Billboard Albums. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
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