Description
Lauryn Hill – MTV Unplugged 2.0 / Columbia 2x Audio CD 2002
UPC 5099750800324
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 is a live album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill. The performance comes from her 2002 MTV Unplugged special recorded on July 21, 2001 at MTV Studios in Times Square, New York City. Hill abandoned the hip hop sounds of her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) in favor of folk and soul songs she performed with an acoustic guitar. The songs were interspersed with spoken interludes about her personal and artistic struggles.
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 was met with mixed reviews and modest sales. Most critics found Hill's performances self-indulgent and repetitive, while some appreciated the album as a bold and sincere change in artistic direction. The album has since received retrospective acclaim by critics who have praised the album for being unique and bold. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, having shipped one million copies in the United States. The song "Mystery of Iniquity" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rap Solo Performance and was famously sampled by Kanye West on his 2004 song "All Falls Down".
| Label: | Columbia – 508003 2 |
|---|---|
| Series: | MTV Unplugged № 2.0 |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | 2002 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop |
| Style: | Pop Rap, Acoustic |
Tracklist:
| 1-01 | Intro | 2:28 | |
| 1-02 | Mr. Intentional | 6:58 | |
| 1-03 | Adam Lives In Theory | 7:26 | |
| 1-04 | Interlude 1 | 1:56 | |
| 1-05 | Oh Jerusalem | 8:54 | |
| 1-06 | Interlude 2 | 1:21 | |
| 1-07 | Freedom Time | 4:59 | |
| 1-08 | Interlude 3 | 3:18 | |
| 1-09 | I Find It Hard To Say (Rebel) |
6:50 | |
| 1-10 | Just Like Water | 6:09 | |
| 1-11 | Interlude 4 | 1:40 | |
| 1-12 | Just Want You Around | 4:36 | |
| 1-13 | I Gotta Find Peace Of Mind | 9:18 | |
| 2-01 | Interlude 5 | 12:12 | |
| 2-02 | Mystery Of Iniquity | 5:10 | |
| 2-03 | Interlude 6 | 1:42 | |
| 2-04 | I Get Out | 5:17 | |
| 2-05 | Interlude 7 | 0:20 | |
| 2-06 | I Remember | 3:46 | |
| 2-07 | So Much Things To Say |
|
5:59 |
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| 2-08 | The Conquering Lion |
|
3:19 |
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| 2-09 | Outro |
2:56 |
- Art Direction –Julian Alexander
- Edited By [Audio Post Editing] – Christopher Koch
- Executive-Producer [MTV Show] – Van Toffler
- Film Director [MTV Show Directed By] – Joe De Maio
- Mastered By – Herb Powers
- Mixed By [Audio Post Mixing] – Sue Pelino
- Mixed By, Edited By, Film Producer [MTV Show Producer] – Alex Coletti
- Music By, Lyrics By – Lauryn Hill (tracks: 1-01 to 2-06, 2-09)
- Photography By – Image Direct, Scott Gries
- Producer, Guitar, Vocals – Lauryn Hill
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Max Feldman
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Adam Blackburn
- Technician [Guitar] – Mel Papaterpou
