Eve-Olution

Eve-Olution
Studio album by Eve
Released August 27, 2002
(see release history)
Recorded 2001–2002
Genre East Coast hip hop
Label Ruff Ryders, Interscope
Producer Swizz Beatz, Dr. Dre, Jay "Icepick" Jackson, Scott Storch, Irv Gotti, Teflon, Hot Runner, Poke & Tone, Neckbones, Staxx, Bink!, Mike Elizondo
Eve chronology
Scorpion
(2001)		 Eve-Olution
(2002)		 Lip Lock
(2011)
Singles from Eve-Olution
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'"
    Released: July 23, 2002
  2. "Satisfaction"
    Released: March 31, 2003

Eve-Olution is the third studio album by American rapper-songwriter Eve. It was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment on August 27, 2002, distributed through Interscope Records. Production was handled by frequent collaborators Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz and also Irv Gotti, among others. The album garnered the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia. The album itself managed to reach number one on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number six on Billboard 200. It reached the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the US and was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[2]
IGN [3]
Slant [4]

In a positive review, Entertainment Weekly writer said that Eve-Olution is a "more complex and sophisticated sound that dexterously mixes up moods and tones." He also stated that "instead of the record coming off like a pu-pu platter -- a little R&B from column A, a little pop from column B -- it maintains its focus, making it a wholly satisfying experience."[2] Hope Gonzalez of IGN called the album a "smorgasbord of beats" because it "dapples in soul, electronic, and even salsa music to create yet another opus of hip-pop jingles." She also said "Gangsta Lovin'" is "quite different" from most of the tracks on the album because it is "the most radio-friendly track on the album."[3]

Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani said "Eve fares better when the rhythms are sexy and the rhymes are slick".[4] Allmusic noted that the "focus here is less hip-hop and more contemporary R&B, with fewer rappers invited as guests". He dismissed the songs "What" and "Gangsta Lovin'" as "surprisingly mediocre", adding that the guest vocalists are "vamping over bland choruses and Eve contributing only a few good rhymes."[1] He compared the album to Eve's previous releases and claimed "Eve-Olution can't offer as much as either of her first two solid LPs."[1] In contrast, Cinquemani said that "Eve's Eve-Olution might not change the order of the hip-hop food chain as we know it but it's another tight record that will undoubtedly keep her, um, rydin' high."[4]

Singles

"Gangsta Lovin'" was released in September 2002 as the first single from the album. In the United States, it peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Eve's second highest charting song on the chart) and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts while it reached number four in Australia.[5][6] The song had moderate success in Austria, peaking at number forty-one.[7] It peaked inside the top twenty in most countries such as Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, the UK and Switzerland, among others.

"Satisfaction" was released as the second and final single from the album in late March 2003. It saw moderate success in the US, reaching at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number twenty-two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[8] It debuted inside the top twenty in the UK, and dropped off the cahrt after four weeks.[9] It was a minor hit in the Netherlands, only peaked at number eighty-seven.[10]

Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"       1:24
2. "What!" (featuring Truth Hurts) Eve Jeffers, Shari Watson, Andre Young Dr. Dre 3:19
3. "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys) Jonah Ellis, Lonnie Simmons, Alisa Yarbrough Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius 3:59
4. "Irresistible Chick"   Jeffers, Irving Lorenzo, Seven Aurelius Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius 3:34
5. "Party in the Rain" (featuring Mashonda) Jeffers, Mashonda Tiffrere, Kasseem Dean Swizz Beatz 4:10
6. "Argument" (Skit)     1:14
7. "Let This Go"   Jeffers, Terrance Lovelace, Robert Waller Hotrunner 4:12
8. "Hey Y'all" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg) Jeffers, Lovelace, Waller, Calvin Broadus, Nathanial Hale Hotrunner 4:04
9. "Figure You Out"   Jeffers, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Francisco Pimental Franky Pimental, Poke & Tone 3:14
10. "Stop Hatin'" (Skit)   Eve, Jay "Icepick" Jackson 1:43
11. "Satisfaction"   Jeffers, Young, Mike Elizondo Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo 4:18
12. "Neckbones"   Jeffers, Amon Flanagan, Jean Baptiste, Wade Warner Neckbones, Amon Flanagan 3:55
13. "Double R What" (featuring Jadakiss & Styles) Jeffers, Dean, David Styles, Jason Philips Swizz Beatz 3:56
14. "Ryde Away"   Jeffers, Roosevelt Harrell Bink! 3:44
15. "As I Grow"   Jeffers, Armique Wyche Staxx 3:49
16. "Eve-Olution"   Jeffers, Christian Ward Teflon 3:59

Personnel

  • Dee Dean – A&R, executive producer
  • Waah Dean – executive producer
  • Eve – producer, executive producer
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson – A&R, arranger, executive producer, producer
  • Steve Stout – production executive
  • Drew Fitzgerald – creative director
  • Larry Chatman – project coordinator
  • Ekaterina Kenney – creative assistance
  • Dr. Dre – producer, mixing
  • Mike Elizondo – producer, guitar, keyboard, bass
  • Irv Gotti – producer
  • Hot Runner – producer
  • Neckbones – producer
  • Poke & Tone – producer
  • Staxx – producer
  • Swizz Beatz – producer
  • Teflon – producer, additional vocals
  • Larry Phillabaum – guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Steve Baughman – mixing
  • Barry Goldstein – mixing
  • Rich Keller – mixing
  • Doug Wilson – mixing
  • Brian Springer – mixing
  • Gabe Chiesa – engineer
  • Carlisle Young – engineer, vocal engineer
  • Tom Rounds – assistant engineer
  • Sam Story – assistant engineer
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • Tracie Spencer – background vocals
  • Joe Zee – stylist
  • Alexander Allen – stylist
  • Michael Hart Thompson – photography
  • Richard Page – make-up

Charts

See also: Eve discography

Peak positions

Charts (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 36
Austrian Albums Chart[12] 42
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[13] 39
Begian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[14] 42
Canadian Albums Chart[15] 8
French Albums Chart[16] 15
Netherland Albums Chart[17] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[18] 23
Norwegian Albums Chart[19] 32
Swedish Albums Chart[20] 46
Swiss Albums Chart[21] 4
UK Albums Chart[22] 47
US Billboard 200[23] 6
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[24] 1

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United States Gold[25] 500,000+

Procession and succession

Preceded by
Lord Willin' by Clipse		 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album
September 14, 2002		 Succeeded by
The Eminem Show by Eminem

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog
United States[26] August 27, 2002 CD, digital download Interscope B00006FR68
Canada[27] Universal Music B00006FR68
United Kingdom[28] May 26, 2003 Spectrum B00006HCKB

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Eve
Studio albums
Singles
"What Ya'll Want" · "Gotta Man" · "Love Is Blind" · "Got It All" · "Who's That Girl?" · "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" · "Gangsta Lovin'" · "Satisfaction" · "Tambourine" · "Give It to You" · "Fantasy"
Featured singles
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" · "Remember Them Days" · "Ryde or Die, Bitch" · "Recognize" · "Caramel" · "4 My People" · "Not Today · "Rich Girl" · "Like This" · "Patron Tequila" · "Who's That Girl" · "Money in the Bank" · "Everyday (Coolin')"
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