Back to Basics (Beenie Man album)

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Back to Basics
Studio album by
Beenie Man
Released13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)
GenreDancehall, reggae fusion
LabelVirgin
ProducerDave Kelly, Tony "CD" Kelly, Troyton Rami, Cordel "Scatta" Burrell, Donovan Vendetta Bennett, Patrick Roberts, Supa Dups, Timbaland, Steven "Lenky" Marsden, Boi-1da, Chad Simpson
Beenie Man chronology
Tropical Storm
(2002) 		Back to Basics
(2004) 		Hundred Dollar Bag
(2005)
Singles from Back to Basics
  1. "Dude"
    Released: 27 January 2004
  2. "King of the Dancehall"
    Released: 24 August 2004

Back to Basics is the sixteenth studio album by the

British
charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
The Guardian [4]

Back to Basics received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.

Track listing

Standard edition
Steven "Lenky" Marsden
3:41
14."If a Neva God" (featuring Kirk Davis)
  • Marsden
    		• Patrick Roberts5:04
    15."Back Against the Wall"
    • Davis
    • Chad Simpson
    • Donovan Thompson
    		Chad "Mr. G" Simpson3:50
    European bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    16."Row Like a Boat"3:11
    17."Pride & Joy" (featuring Ebon-E)3:32

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Chart (2004) Peak
    position
    US Billboard 200[6] 51
    US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 7
    US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

    Year-end charts

    Chart (2004) Position
    US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 96

    References

    1. ^ "Back to Basics by Beenie Man". Metacritic.
    2. AllMusic
    3. ^ Rolling Stone Review[dead link]
    4. ^ "CD: Beenie Man, Back to Basics". The Guardian. 2004-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03.
    5. ^ Back to Basics (booklet). Virgin. 2004.
    6. ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
    7. ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
    8. ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
    9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.


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