The good news: a new 2-CD release arrives Tuesday.

The bad news: it's "collaborations."

Is anyone else disappointed by this? I love the woman and think she can SANG... but even the CD cover looks a little cheesey.

Why Jill? Why?!?!

I hate covers period.

purpleunderground said:

"A little" cheesy?! Look at it again: that hat is filled with cheese.

Now that I think of it, it's clearly an homage to Boy George:

"Don't Take My Mind on a Trip"

Stymie said:

It's a cover album too?! Double whammy.

Stymie said:

wait...is this a covers *and* collaboration album? cause some of them collaborations are with instrumentalist and producers...that i can live with...its not really a "duets" type set.

Eh, this is just an in-your-face version of the "Cross marketing" that would be used to sell the album anyway.

I don't think ALL of it are covers though,,,,,is it?

Harlepolis said:

I just saw the list of folks she was performing/collaborating with and assumed it was covers. I'm checking it out now.

Tracklist:

1. Love Rain (Head Nod Remix) - featuring Mos Def
2. Daydreamin' - featuring Lupe Fiasco
3. Good Morning Heartache - featuring Chris Botti
4. Said Enough - featuring The Isley Brothers
5. One Time - featuring Eric Roberson
6. Let Me - featuring Sergio Mendes & Will.I.Am
7. 8 Minutes To Sunrise - featuring Common
8. Funky For You - featuring Common & Bilal
9. Sometime I Wonder - featuring Darius Rucker
10. Slide - featuring Jeff Bradshaw
11. The Rain - featuring Will Smith
12. God Bless The Child - featuing Al Jarreau & George Benson
13. Kingdom Come - featuring Kirk Franklin
14. Love Rain (Coffee Shop Mix) - featuring Mos Def


I am officially not interested.

Stymie said:

Al Jarreau....

Stymie said:

oh it's mostly previously released collabs were SHE was the featured artist.

I heard that this is just something to hold us over, until her new CD comes out later this year.

Her duet with Ron Isley was beautiful,,,,but its from 2001

Harlepolis said:

All of those are previously released. I have most of that stuff. I guess they wanted to get all her collabs on one/two discs.

I thought it was just one disc and I swear I've seen that cover pic somewhere else before...
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ABeautifulOne said:

The tracklist on Amazon says it's one disc.

ABeautifulOne said:

You have seen that pic before. Wasn't it a picture inside her last album?

Something to keep the marketplace aware she still exists.

CinisterCee said:

Damn, it has been almost 3 yeears, hasn't it?

Stymie said:

2004



It seemed like yesterday when I saw my local store putting the new album's poster ad on the window.

CinisterCee said:

Ah yes, such is the life of a Neo Soulster in the land of Bullshit-Hop and crunk.

If they want to release her collabos, they should release the studio version of The Roots' "You Got Me" with her singing the hook, to which they ended up using Badu on vocals instead because she was more known at the time.

I love Jill Scott, but I'm tempted to give this one a miss. WILL SMITH!!!!

CosmicTalk said:

Oh that and because she sings it BETTER.

I won't be getting this one either even though I love me some Jilly.

Shapeshifter said:

Will Smith is annoying these days but he does deserve recognition and respect for his Fresh Prince days, and keep in mind he´s from Philly, just like Jill, and he´s doing more and more shows with DJ Jazzy Jeff again, even pondering upon reviving the Fresh Prince persona...that I can live with, it does make sense in a way, you know, the Philly thing, Hilltop , the Plateau, Steady B , Schooly D, the good old days...but WTF is Will I Am doing there ? I hate the Black Eyed Peas with a passion...Will Smith could not be more sellout and annoying than those guys in a 100 years.

badujunkie said:

Style-wise, yes, she does. But the overwhelming reason as to why they used Badu over Jill was because of the fame factor.

to the OP:
youre confused about what she is releasing, yes she is releasing a collabo album Tuesday but she is also releasing another NEW album in late Spring/Summer

mehogeni said:

Not confused. I just didn't get the memo.

Circuit City is advertising a 2-CD set with 14 songs on the first disc and 23 on the other -- including a couple of videos FOR $11.99! I do remember her doing an awesome performance with Moby and the Blue Man Group on TV a few years back. With the remixes included therein, I may be tempted to give this a go. And, fingers crossed, I will definitely pick-up her other later if she does put-out another release this year. Fingers crossed!

CinisterCee said:

i know. this disc is something i don't need. i've heard it all before...c'mon Jill... a new album will be suitable....