The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book

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The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Studio album by Wyclef Jean

Publication
(s)

August 18, 2000

Label (s) Columbia Records

Format (s)

CD , LP , MC

Genre (s)

Hip-hop , reggae , reggae fusion

Title (number)

19/24

running time

73:49 / 93:08

production

  • Jerry Duplessis ( Executive Producer )
  • Wyclef Jean (Executive Producer)
  • Sedeck
  • Salaam Remi
chronology
The Carnival
(1997) 		The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Masquerade
(2002)
Single releases
July 31, 2000 It doesn't matter
September 2000 911
June 2001 Perfect gentleman
December 3, 2001 Wish You Were Here

The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book is the second studio album by Haitian hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean . It was released on August 18, 2000 on the Columbia Records label as a standard and special edition, including five bonus songs and three music videos .

production

Wyclef Jean himself and Jerry Duplessis acted as executive producers on the album and also created almost all of the instrumentals together , with the support of Sedeck as co-producer. Only the beat for the song Where Fugees At? was produced by Salaam Remi.

Cover design

The album cover of the standard edition shows Wyclef Jean, who is wearing blue overall and looking at the viewer. To the left and right of his torso there are black stripes and the words Wyclef Jean and The Ecleftic in black. The background is completely white. The cover of the special edition adorns the same motif, but here the background is beige and there is also the black lettering 2 Sides II a Book on the upper edge of the picture . On the left of the picture there is also the note Special Edition in red.

Guest Posts

In addition to Wyclef Jean, other artists appear on eleven or 15 tracks on the album. The singer Mary J. Blige can be heard on the song 911 , while Da Cypha is a collaboration with Marie Antoinette, Supreme C and Hope Harris, the latter is also featured on Perfect Gentleman . The band Earth, Wind and Fire and the R&B duo The Product G&B can be heard on Runaway . Youssou N'Dour and MB² support Wyclef Jean on Diallo , while The Rock and R&B duo Melky Sedeck have guest appearances on It Doesn't Matter . The track Low Income is a collaboration with Beast and the 718 crew, and Small World is featured on Thug Angels and Hollyhood to Hollywood . In Skits also include Kenny Rogers and Pharoahe Monch and Whitney Houston to hear.

The special edition also features the Refugee Allstars in the songs We Trying to Stay Alive and Guantanamera , while rapper Canibus has a guest contribution on Gone Till November (The Makin 'Runs Remix) . Perfect Gentleman (Remix Radio Edit) is a collaboration with rapper Xzibit and dancehall musician Yellowman .

Track list

# title Guest Posts producer length
1 Columbia Records 1:53
2 Where Fugees At? Salaam Remi 3:48
3 Kenny Rogers - Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate Kenny Rogers and Pharoahe Monch Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean 3:04
4th Thug Angels Small World Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 6:35
5 It doesn't matter The Rock and Melky Sedeck Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 3:57
6th 911 Mary J. Blige Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:19
7th Pullin 'me in Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck 4:38
8th Because Cypha Marie Antoinette, Supreme C and Hope Harris Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:27
9 Runaway Earth, Wind and Fire and The Product G&B Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:56
10 Red Light District 0:40
11 Perfect gentleman Hope Harris Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:09
12 Low income Beast and 718 crew Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:20
13 Whitney Houston Dub Plate Whitney Houston 1:42
14th However you want it Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 3:03
15th Hollyhood to Hollywood Small World Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:45
16 Diallo Youssou N'Dour and MB² Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 7:22
17th Something about Mary Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 5:20
18th Bus Search 0:47
19th Wish You Were Here Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Sedeck (Co) 4:06
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
  DE 20th 04.09.2000 (32 weeks)
  AT 17th 09/03/2000 (25 weeks)
  CH 10 09/03/2000 (37 weeks)
  UK 5 02.09.2000 (19 weeks)
  US 9 09.09.2000 (30 weeks)
Singles
It doesn't matter
  DE 47 08/14/2000 (9 weeks)
  CH 58 08/13/2000 (14 weeks)
  UK 3 09/16/2000 (11 weeks)
911
  DE 12 11/27/2000 (19 weeks)
  AT 21st 01/14/2001 (15 weeks)
  CH 9 11/26/2000 (25 weeks)
  UK 9 12/16/2000 (10 weeks)
  US 38 07.10.2000 (19 weeks)
Perfect gentleman
  DE 7th 07/02/2001 (15 weeks)
  AT 13 07/08/2001 (17 weeks)
  CH 17th 07/01/2001 (16 weeks)
  UK 4th 07/21/2001 (20 weeks)
Wish You Were Here
  DE 40 12/17/2001 (9 weeks)
  AT 51 01/20/2002 (8 weeks)
  CH 49 12/09/2001 (10 weeks)
  UK 28 12/08/2001 (9 weeks)

Bonus CD of the special edition:

# title Guest Posts producer length
1 Gone Till November Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean 3:29
2 Gone Till November (The Makin 'Runs Remix) Canibus 4:05
3 We Trying to Stay Alive Refugee Allstars Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel 3:12
4th Guantanamera Refugee Allstars Tommy LiPuma 4:31
5 Perfect Gentleman (Remix Radio Edit) Xzibit and Yellowman 4:01

+ Music videos of the songs Gone Till November , 911 and Perfect Gentleman

Chart successes and singles

The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book entered the German album charts at number 20 on September 4, 2000 and occupied positions 23, 29 and 39 in the following weeks. Overall, it stayed in the top 100 for 32 weeks with interruptions. In the USA, the album occupied position 9 in the charts and stayed in the top 200 for 30 weeks. The album also reached high chart positions in Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain.

Four songs from the album were released as singles . These were the songs It Doesn't Matter (DE # 47), 911 , Perfect Gentleman and Wish You Were Here .

Sales figures and awards

Professional reviews
Reviews
source rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book sold over 150,000 copies in Germany and thus received a gold record in 2002 . In the United States, the album was certified platinum for more than one million copies sold, while in the UK it was awarded a gold record for over 100,000 sales.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Album cover of the standard edition
  2. ↑ Album cover of the special edition
  3. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  4. ↑ Chart tracking The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book at officialcharts.de
  5. ↑ Rating: laut.de
  6. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone ( Memento from October 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
  8. ↑ Rating: RapReviews
  9. ↑ DE: Gold
  10. ↑ US: Platinum
  11. ↑ UK: Gold