Jill Scott Albums - The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2, Experience: Jill Scott 826+, Collaborations. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 is the third studio album (fifth overall) by American R&B and soul singersongwriter Jill Scott, released in the United States on September 25, 2007 by Hidden Beach Recordings. On certain editions of the album, recordings of live performances of "Golden" and "The Fact Is (I Need You)" are available as bonus tracks. The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 is also available in a deluxe limited edition containing a bonus DVD. In an interview with HitQuarters, producer JR Hutson commented on the creation of the song "Whenever You're Around," "I tried to take a real Quincy Jones approach to that record. I brought in a lot of musicians and we were just vibing to a few different things, and that was one of the tracks that stood out to me in the jam session that day. I ... tweaked and tweaked the track, edited it ... reformatted it, and then eventually ended up with that track." Following its release, the album debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number two on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling about 148,000 copies in its first week, Scott's second highest debut on both charts after 2004's Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. The album was eventually certified gold by the RIAA on March 17, 2009, indicating sales of over 500,000 copies in the U.S, thus far selling 641,000 copies in the U.S. alone. "Hate on Me" was performed on the Glee episode entitled "Throwdown," as sung by Amber Riley's character Mercedes Jones. The lead s...http: //booksllc.net/?id=9175549