Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
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Artist: Jill ScottBrand: SCOTT,JILL
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-01-03
Music Label: Hidden Beach
Soundtracks:
- Jilltro
- Do You Remember
- Exclusively
- Gettin' In The Way
- A Long Walk
- I Think It's Better
- He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
- It's Love
- The Way
- Honey Molasses
- Love Rain
- The Roots (Interlude)
- Slowly Surely
- One Is The Magic #
- Watching Me
- Brotha
- Show Me
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- Try
Music reviews of Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
Music Review: Inspiration And Education From The Queen Of Neo-Soul
Rating: 5 Stars
On a recent trip to London, I saw the debut album from Jill Scott on sale in a record store and bought it without hesitation. I have wanted this album for months and I now finally own it. I expected something good, but I didn't expect to be blown away by the genius, talent and immense artistry that Jill Scott displays on "Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1." I remember hearing Scott's debut single back in 2000 and have heard nothing of her since, but my recent dive into an ocean of musical styles and sounds had prompted me to purchase this modern neo-soul classic. As I grow as a man I feel a desire to know more and a longer, more passionate and mature dedication to music which is my life exclusively. I think I can safely add Jill Scott to the array of real artists that bowl me over every time I pop their albums in my CD player.
"Who Is Jill Scott?" was released in the summer of 2000 and quickly floated towards the upper-end of the charts, swiftly garnering mass public respect and positive critical response selling 2 million copies. The album on the whole is just a beautiful and emotional experience of love. Everything that is in this album is sung exotically from the heart. Crammed with love and desire, Scott expresses her deepest, inner-most feelings in remarkable honestly and astonishing professionalism.
The album opens with "Jilltro," which is a fantastic intro to open such an accomplished album. She introduces herself with haunting vocals and echoing beats, before moving into "Do You Remember?" which is a classy and seductive slow-jam ballad. This is a vivid and soothing song that sets the standard for the rest of the album, as Jill's thick vocals slide over the heavenly beats. "Exclusively" follows this up, and is a humorous insight into Jill's personality and how in love she is with her man. The song only lasts for little over two minutes, but is an album highlight for sure. You don't hear many female artists singing with such honesty like this, so prepare to be stunned. The album's lead single and Jill's debut "Gettin' In The Way" is up next and is a classic straight off the bat! I once heard a remix of this song, sped up for radio to make it sound more accessible, but this is the real version that you want to be hearing! The second single "A Long Walk" is up next and is almost as good as the last track. The video to this song was amazing and this is another lush and deep song about true love. "I Think It's Better" is a slow and haunting interlude that serves as an intro to the next song.
That next song is "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)" and is a true album highlight for sure! The percussion in the background is mid-tempo and funky in its approach, working in perfect harmony to Scott's loved-up lyrics and chorus-cooing. When I first heard "It's Love," I was left thinking that I had heard this somewhere before, and I had! Some poor UK-based dance act had ripped this song off and turned it into a boring trance track. This is where it *really* is! At almost six minutes, this is a funky and upbeat track with a deep and close bass that swings through the entire composition. "The Way" is another album highlight and a firm fan favourite. Once more, Scott sings of indescribable and powerful loving, but what makes it so cute is the daily-life tasks that pepper the verses, such as getting a shower and making breakfast. "Honey Molasses" is a beautiful and haunting beat-riddled track that drips like syrup. Scott's answer-machine message is beautiful and inspiring. "Love Rain" is a song that took me a bit of getting used to. I didn't like it very much to begin with, but after a few listens, I really started to dig it. This is a beautiful song because of Scott's slow-rapping and the sweet violins in the background.
"The Roots (Interlude)" is a short interlude which is followed by the superb "Slowly Surely," which has to posses one of the most gorgeous and appetising basses I have ever heard! The way it rises and falls is just stunning and makes my heart ache because of its beauty. Sometimes I forget Scott is singing when I focus on the bass because it's just so hypnotic! "One Is The Magic #" opens differently to most of the other songs, with a Spanish/Flamenco-sounding trumpet and beat. Scott sings of multiplying and subtracting, dividing and adding which is all well and good, but it all boils down to her, which is precisely why 1 is the magic number! "Watching Me" continues the trend of chilled out grooves and sultry beats with a repetitive but catchy chorus. The sounds and background-vocals are superb and make this another album stand out! "Brotha" is a good song, but I don't listen to it very much. I often get caught up in the other tracks on the album, but it does have a very funky beat! "Show Me" is yet another seductive and beautiful song, which closes the album perfectly.
OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
The album also includes a fantastic bonus track, "Try." Jill Scott simply created a masterpiece with this debut album. That she possesses so much love and passion in her music, poetry and lyrics is an inspiration not only to women, but to men who experience similar feelings. This album is so amazing that it almost gives Lauryn Hill's "Miseducation" a run for it's money as the best R'n'B album I own! Jill's sophomore album "Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2" has just been released this week, and I am definitely buying it if it's anything (and I've heard it's even better) like this classic debut album.
Description of Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1
17 tracks + bonus track #44. Stickered Who Is Jill Scott? Find Out Inside.Jill Scott's debut, Who Is Jill Scott?, is a luscious portrait of the artist as a grown woman. In R&B, black femininity has often been reduced to two dimensions: sex and materialism. But Scott lives in 3-D, and it shows in her voluptuous songwriting. She combines a beautiful voice with an extreme generosity of spirit, making her music a dreamy, soulful delight. Lizz Mendez Berry
Jill Scott is the singer-songwriter who wrote the unforgettable hook on the Roots' "You Got Me." Jill Scott is a better singer than the garble-mouthed Erykah Badu, who mangled those lines (albeit prettily) on the Roots' single. If Scott had sung them (which she does, and marvelously so, on the group's live album, The Roots Come Alive), we would have known what the hell the words were. Thankfully, Jill Scott has put out her own album, which exceeds all hook-derived expectations. She is, in fact, a wonder--a magically soulful tunesmith who writes tunes like "The Way" and "Watching Me" that feel as comfortable, warm, and sexy as Al Green on a cold day. And then she rips into the songs' haunting melodies with a gorgeous honey-crisp alto that'll leave you wanting more. --Sylvia W. Chan
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