Jill sings "Quick", "Boom", "Closer" and "Rolling Hills" from Light of The Sun live at Dominion NYC on 4/20/2011

Get an exclusive, first listen to Jill's new album on NPR.com:

http://www.npr.org/2011/0...n?ps=mh_fl

I am really loving this album! Definitely picking it up next week.

Just got my tix for August 6th @ Susquehanna Bank Arts Center in Camden, NJ!

silverchild said:

Get an exclusive, first listen to Jill's new album on NPR.com:

http://www.npr.org/2011/0...n?ps=mh_fl

I am really loving this album! Definitely picking it up next week.

someone should've said thanked you for the link, so I shall.

Thank you.

Ready for the return of Jill

silverchild said:

Get an exclusive, first listen to Jill's new album on NPR.com:

http://www.npr.org/2011/0...n?ps=mh_fl

I am really loving this album! Definitely picking it up next week.

Loving this joint.............I must BUY this ASAP!

waiting on the deluxe tracks to surface i have the full project... i like 50% off the project WB has her all over the place with this one....

shes doing Jones Beach and Chastain Park with Mint Condition and Anthony Hamilton along with Doug E Fresh and DJ Jazzy Jeff should be fun

My favs are Le Boom Vent Suite, Rolling Hills (Hidden Track # 2), Making You Wait

1. “Blessed”
2. “So in Love” feat. Anthony Hamilton
3. “Shame” feat. Eve and The A Group
4. “All Cried Out Redux” feat. Doug E. Fresh
5. “Le BOOM Vent Suite”
6. “So Gone (What My Mind Says)” feat. Paul Wall
7. “Hear My Call”
8. “Some Other Time”
9. “Making You Wait”
10. “Until Then (I Imagine)”
11. “Missing You”
12. “When I Wake Up”
13. “Womanifesto”
14. “Rolling Hills”
15. “The Light of the Sun”
16. “Love Soul Bounce” (Bonus)
17. “Quick” (Bonus)
18. “I Love You” (Bonus)

[Edited 6/9/11 9:40am]

the song list has been reorder Quick is not a bonus, Womanifesto and Rolling Hills are the 2 hidden Tracks, the Light of the sun is now a bonus track

Oh how I hate hidden tracks. I don't see the point of them.

I'm so excited about this album, though.

CD with bonus disc will retail for $12.99 @ Target. Standard for $9.99.

Identity said:

CD with bonus disc will retail for $12.99 @ Target. Standard for $9.99.

Thanks for the heads up! To Target I go on Tuesday for that deluxe edition.

getxxxx said:

waiting on the deluxe tracks to surface i have the full project... i like 50% off the project WB has her all over the place with this one....

shes doing Jones Beach and Chastain Park with Mint Condition and Anthony Hamilton along with Doug E Fresh and DJ Jazzy Jeff should be fun

My favs are Le Boom Vent Suite, Rolling Hills (Hidden Track # 2), Making You Wait

I think that her last project, The Real Thing was more all over the place than this one.

The Light of the Sun > The Real Thing

Identity said:

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Finally, it's here y'all!

^^ Mine should be on the porch when I get home, plus I got the mp3 download with my TM purchase to the August 6 show.

I spent the money I'd saved for it

Are you guys sure there is a deluxe version at Target? It's not even on their website. Don't want to drive over there for nothing...

thanks!

chocolate1 said:

^^ Mine should be on the porch when I get home, plus I got the mp3 download with my TM purchase to the August 6 show.

Got it!

Going to listen now...

MidniteMagnet said:

Are you guys sure there is a deluxe version at Target? It's not even on their website. Don't want to drive over there for nothing...

thanks!

This week's weekly ad shows that there is a deluxe edition exclusively at Target only for $12.99. So, yeah it is available at Target. There are also 2 different bonus tracks featured on the deluxe edition at Target from the 3 bonus tracks on the iTunes version.

19. Easy [Target Bonus]
20. Escape [Target Bonus]

MidniteMagnet said:

Are you guys sure there is a deluxe version at Target? It's not even on their website. Don't want to drive over there for nothing...

thanks!

It appears in the weekly ad. Also, I'd just like to clarify that the Target Exclusive is a single-disc release with 2 additional tracks.

silverchild said:

MidniteMagnet said:

Are you guys sure there is a deluxe version at Target? It's not even on their website. Don't want to drive over there for nothing...

thanks!

This week's weekly ad shows that there is a deluxe edition exclusively at Target only for $12.99. So, yeah it is available at Target. There are also 2 different bonus tracks featured on the deluxe edition at Target from the 3 bonus tracks on the iTunes version.

Ugh, I hate how they do that!!!!

Picked up my Target copy...gonna listen now!

I hope to listen to it in its entirety later tonight. It's the first Jill Scott album I've

picked up in ages.

What The Critics Are Saying

June 22, 2011

It’s been nearly four years since R&B singer Jill Scott graced us with a new album. Her fourth studio venture is finally here, and is garnering generally positive feedback from critics.

“The Light of the Sun” was released on Tuesday (June 21), rolling off the momentum of her noteworthy lead single featuring Anthony Hamilton, “So In Love.” The 15-track album also includes collaborations with Doug E. Fresh, Eve and Paul Wall, as well as that signature spoken-word we come to expect from Ms. Scott.

Jon Pareles of the New York Times observes that many of the tracks resulted from studio jam sessions, creating an improvisational feel in both rhythms and vocals. He also notes that similarly to her previous albums, the context as a whole feels proudly feminine with the track “Womanifesto” setting the tone.

Entertainment Weekly’s Mikael Wood grades Scott’s latest effort a B+, praising her strong return to music after an acting hiatus. “‘The Light of the Sun’ has a distinctly early-aughties vibe, recalling an era when tempos were slower and voices less Auto-Tuney. It’s a welcome flashback,” Wood writes.

The chanteuse appeared in Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too? in addition to starring in the Lifetime Movie, Sins of the Mother. She’s accumulated a few notable television credits over the years, as well.

Bestowing 3.5 out of 5 stars on the album, Jaymie Baxley of Slant Magazine describes Scott’s sound as “positively lackluster and dated on the album’s overwrought opener ‘Blessed.’” He later acknowledges approval of the third track “Shame” and the “terrific” “All Cried Out Redux.”

Sputnik Music’s Griff Fuller Jr. showers Scott with praise, grading the collection a 4.5 out of 5. He applauds her “confident” tone, describing the singer as “older” and “sexier,” arguing that the new album may be her best since the debut Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1.

“She has always been a shining example of creativity in urban music, and will remain to be the light in a music industry that grows darker and darker in quality and substance,” he writes.

http://www.hollywoodrepor...ews-203744

silverchild said:

getxxxx said:

waiting on the deluxe tracks to surface i have the full project... i like 50% off the project WB has her all over the place with this one....

shes doing Jones Beach and Chastain Park with Mint Condition and Anthony Hamilton along with Doug E Fresh and DJ Jazzy Jeff should be fun

My favs are Le Boom Vent Suite, Rolling Hills (Hidden Track # 2), Making You Wait

I think that her last project, The Real Thing was more all over the place than this one.

The Light of the Sun > The Real Thing

With the exception of the lead single on the Real Thing i thought it was a fairly

decent album but my favorite is Beautifully Human followed by her debut album.

I know i may be in the minority but i'm not really diggin this new album yet. Seems

like she's changing her sound somewhat.

phunkdaddy said:

silverchild said:

I think that her last project, The Real Thing was more all over the place than this one.

The Light of the Sun > The Real Thing

With the exception of the lead single on the Real Thing i thought it was a fairly

decent album but my favorite is Beautifully Human followed by her debut album.

I know i may be in the minority but i'm not really diggin this new album yet. Seems

like she's changing her sound somewhat.

I thought it was just me...

I LOVE Jill Scott, but I'm having a hard time getting into this one.

I don't hate it, but it's not catching me. I loved "Shame" as soon as I heard it, but I was a little disappointed when I played the whole album. (I resisted previews because I wanted to sit down with my new CD when it came).

I'm sure it'll grow on me; it just hasn't grabbed me yet.

phunkdaddy said:

silverchild said:

I think that her last project, The Real Thing was more all over the place than this one.

The Light of the Sun > The Real Thing

With the exception of the lead single on the Real Thing i thought it was a fairly

decent album but my favorite is Beautifully Human followed by her debut album.

I know i may be in the minority but i'm not really diggin this new album yet. Seems

like she's changing her sound somewhat.

I personally feel that The Light of the Sun is her best overall record since Beautifully Human. The Real Thing was a good album, but it felt disjointed, too erotic and dark at times. I think she has come up with songs that have once again suited her and they go together. Beautifully Human is my favorite Jill album as well and LOTS perfectly compliments that particular album. Her debut album remains unmatched though.

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For Jill Scott, The 'Light' Finally Clicked

June 23, 2011

Jill Scott had plenty to talk about on The Light of the Sun, her first album in four years, but whenever she would pick up a pen, the words just wouldn't come. So Scott, who concedes she labors over lyrics and writes so hard that the imprint goes through several pages, found freedom in a fresh approach.

She called several friends — musicians and MCs (including The Roots' Black Thought) — into the studio without any set idea about what she wanted to say or do, but the relaxed freestyle process produced several songs.

Executive producer "J.R. Hutson played some break beats and some instrumentals, and things just started coming out," says Scott, 39. "I was like, 'Ohhhh! Maybe I'm not tied to a paper and pen. This is fun.'"

That sense of fun permeates her new Light, even as Scott reveals her feelings about love, heartbreak, motherhood, life's blessings and self-empowerment — everything she has experienced since 2007's The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3. Singles So in Love(featuring Anthony Hamilton) and Shame (featuring Eve and The A Group) increased anticipation for her return to music.

"Jill Scott is a creative force, and she's better than ever," says Cori Murray, Essence magazine's entertainment director. "This album is a perfect combination of what we've always loved about her: her live performances, the lyrics, her message.

"Fans love her so much because she has always been like, 'This is who I am. I am passionate about what I do, and I'm going to give it to you.' She seems in a really great place in her life right now."

She'll certainly be busy in coming weeks. Scott, who read poetry at the White House in May, performs an outdoor concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday and at the BET Awards Sunday. She'll also co-headline the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 2. Her 18-city Summer Block Party tour starts July 28 in New York.

The new album is the first on her Warner Bros.-distributed Blues Babe Records. Her old label, Hidden Beach, will put out an album of unreleased material, Just Before the Dawn: Jill Scott From the Vault, Vol.1, later this summer.

She's also adjusting to life as a single parent, as she juggles the care of Jett, her 2-year-old son with her ex-fiancé and former drummer, Lil' John Roberts. The couple split two months after Jett was born. She says the toddler doesn't travel well, so she sets her schedule so that they spend plenty of time together.

"I've learned about myself and I've gained more patience than I've ever had," says Scott. "I'm in love with this little person. He is the best gift I could ever get. But being a working mother, it gets a little crazy. When I see his little face and put him in my arms, I'm just (wistful sigh) …"

Scott has been building her acting résumé, but that's on hold while she promotes the album. She's most often asked about her 2008 series, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, based on the books by Alexander McCall Smith. Scott says it's likely that HBOwill produce two new Ladies movies, and she'd love to return to Botswana to reprise the role of Precious Ramotswe.

"Precious is beloved," says Scott, who immersed herself in local culture for the part. "I wanted to become Botswanan, so when I walk the streets, they wouldn't say, 'That's Jill Scott.'"

http://www.usatoday.com/l...-sun_n.htm