Kelis Was Here
Kelis Was Here | ||||
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Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
Recorded | October 2004 – June 2006 | |||
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Cee-Lo Green | ||||
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Singles from Kelis Was Here | ||||
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Kelis Was Here is the fourth studio album by American singer
Release and promotion
The album's lead single, "
Due to the use of "I Don't Think So" in a promotional advertising for
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[1] |
The Guardian | [13] |
Los Angeles Times | [2] |
NME | 7/10[14] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10[15] |
Q | [16] |
Slant Magazine | [17] |
Spin | [18] |
Uncut | [19] |
Kelis Was Here received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on 23 reviews.[11] Ann Powers from the Los Angeles Times praised its eclectic music and said that it "mines a memory of R&B as the playground of category-dismantling individualists."[2] NME magazine wrote that it feels like "a wildly ambitious Warhol-esque art project."[14] Kelefa Sanneh from The New York Times described the album as "typically garish and glorious", with sounds that range from "space-age hip-hop ... to space-age guitar pop".[20] Q magazine said that the album is "chock-full of surreal soul diamonds."[16] Pitchfork's Tim Finney wrote that, like Wanderland, the album is "formally varied but feels consistent—even monochrome in parts."[15] In a review for The Observer, Peter Robinson commented that the album "occasionally misfires ... but there's still sass and creativity here."[21] MSN Music's Robert Christgau gave Kelis Was Here a one-star honorable mention,[22] indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like."[23] He cited "Blindfold Me" and "What's That Right There" as highlights, and quipped, "Good for sex and not much else, which in a fantasy object is plenty."[22]
In a mixed review,
The album was nominated for
Commercial performance
Kelis Was Here debuted at number 10 on the
The album debuted at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart,[28] selling 6,709 copies in its first week.[29] It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on September 29, 2006,[30] and by May 2010, it had sold 32,083 copies in the United Kingdom.[29]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:27 | ||
2. | "Bossy" (featuring Too Short) | 4:34 | ||
3. | "What's That Right There" | will.i.am | 4:17 | |
4. | "Till the Wheels Fall Off" |
| will.i.am | 4:13 |
5. | "Living Proof" |
| 3:41 | |
6. | "Blindfold Me" |
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| 3:48 |
7. | "Goodbyes" |
| Cool & Dre | 4:42 |
8. | "Trilogy" |
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| 3:56 |
9. | "Circus" |
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| 4:40 |
10. | "Weekend" (featuring will.i.am) |
| will.i.am | 4:42 |
11. | "Like You" |
| Knobody | 3:00 |
12. | "Aww Shit!" (featuring Smoke) |
| Crawford | 4:09 |
13. | "Lil Star" (featuring Cee-Lo) |
| Cee-Lo Green | 4:55 |
14. | "I Don't Think So" |
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| 3:02 |
15. | "Handful" |
| Crawford | 2:59 |
16. | "Appreciate Me" |
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| 4:02 |
17. | "Have a Nice Day" |
| Elliott | 6:33 |
18. | "Fuck Them Bitches" (hidden track) |
| will.i.am | 3:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:27 | ||
2. | "Blindfold Me" (featuring Nas) |
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| 4:19 |
3. | "Bossy" (featuring Too Short) |
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| 4:34 |
4. | "Fire" (featuring Spragga Benz) | Bloodshy & Avant | 3:31 | |
5. | "I Don't Think So" |
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| 3:02 |
6. | "Weekend" (featuring will.i.am) |
| will.i.am | 4:42 |
7. | "Trilogy" |
|
| 3:56 |
8. | "Appreciate Me" |
|
| 4:02 |
9. | "Till the Wheels Fall Off" |
| will.i.am | 4:13 |
10. | "Handful" |
| Crawford | 2:59 |
11. | "Aww Shit!" (featuring Smoke) |
| Crawford | 4:09 |
12. | "What's That Right There" |
| will.i.am | 4:17 |
13. | "Circus" |
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| 4:40 |
14. | "Lil Star" (featuring Cee-Lo) |
| Green | 4:55 |
15. | "Like You" |
| Knobody | 3:00 |
16. | "Living Proof" |
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| 3:41 |
17. | "Goodbyes" |
| Cool & Dre | 4:42 |
18. | "Have a Nice Day" |
| Elliott | 6:33 |
19. | "Fuck Them Bitches" (hidden track) |
| will.i.am | 3:49 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
Sample credits
- "What's That Right There" contains a sample from "(Not Just) Knee Deep", as performed by Funkadelic.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Kelis Was Here.[31]
Musicians
- Kelis – vocals
- Too Short – vocals (track 2)
- will.i.am – drum programming (tracks 3, 10); clavinet, Moog bass (track 3); synth, drums (track 4); vocals, keyboards (track 10)
- Keith Harris – keyboards (track 3); Rhodes guitar (tracks 4, 10); additional keyboards, Moog bass (track 10)
- Printz Board – trumpet (track 4)
- George Pajon Jr. – guitar (track 4)
- Chuck Prada – percussion (track 4)
- Raphael Saadiq – bass, guitar (tracks 5, 9)
- Bobby Ozuna – drums, turntables (tracks 5, 9); percussion (track 9)
- Charles Jones – piano, keyboards (tracks 5, 9)
- Meneradini "Bridge" Timothee – piano, keyboards (track 5)
- Cheryl Evans – background vocals (track 11)
- Smoke – vocals (track 12)
- Cee-Lo Green– vocals (track 13)
- Lukasz Gottwald – all instruments (track 14)
- Max Martin – all instruments (track 14)
- Teddy "Bear" – programming, keyboards (track 16)
- Joseph Edwards – choir (track 16)
- Sandra Riley – choir (track 16)
- Erika Schimdt – choir (track 16)
- Julio Hanson – choir (track 16)
- Jim Gilstrap – choir (track 16)
- Kerry Paxton – choir (track 16)
- Dawn Beckman – choir (track 16)
- John Patrick – choir (track 16)
- Jason Brown – choir (track 16)
- Renee Bowers – choir (track 16)
- Damon Elliott – arrangement (track 17)
- Grecco Burratto – co-arrangement (track 17)
- Renato Brasa – percussion (track 17)
Technical
- Bangladesh – production (tracks 2, 12, 15); recording (tracks 12, 15)
- Sean Garrett – co-production (track 2); production (track 6)
- Doug Wilson – recording (tracks 2, 6, 11)
- Charles McCrorey – recording (track 2)
- Too Short – recording (track 2)
- John Frye – mixing (track 2)
- will.i.am – production (tracks 3, 4, 10)
- Padraic Kerin – recording (tracks 3, 4, 10)
- Joe Peluso – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 10); mix engineering assistance (tracks 3, 4, 10)
- Ethan Willoughby – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 10)
- Raphael Saadiq – production (tracks 5, 9)
- Jake and the Phatman – co-production (tracks 5, 9)
- Danny Romero – recording, mixing (tracks 5, 9)
- John Tanksley – Pro Tools engineering (tracks 5, 9)
- James Tanksley – Pro Tools engineering assistance (tracks 5, 9)
- Wesley Morrow – production coordination (tracks 5, 9)
- Polow da Don – production (track 6)
- Brian Sumner – recording (tracks 6, 12, 14, 15)
- Brian Stanley – mixing (track 6)
- Mike Makowski – mixing assistance (track 6)
- Cool & Dre – production (track 7)
- Robert "Brizz" Brisbane – recording (track 7)
- Phil Tan – mixing (track 7)
- Josh Houghkirk – mixing assistance (track 7)
- Scott Storch – production (track 8)
- Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd – co-production (track 8)
- Conrad Golding – recording (track 8)
- Marc Lee – recording (track 8)
- Wayne "The Brain" Allison – recording (track 8)
- Vadim Chislov – recording assistance (track 8)
- James Roach – recording assistance (track 8)
- Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (track 8)
- Chad Jolley – mixing assistance (track 8)
- Knobody – production (track 11)
- Tatsuya Sato – recording (track 11)
- Kevin Crouse – recording (track 11)
- Neal Pogue – mixing (track 11)
- Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing (track 12)
- Colin Miller – mixing assistance (track 12)
- Cee-Lo Green – production (track 13)
- Ben H. Allen – recording (track 13)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 13, 14)
- John Hanes – Pro Tools engineering (track 13); additional Pro Tools engineering (track 14)
- Tim Roberts – Pro Tools engineering assistance (tracks 13, 14)
- Max Martin – production (track 14)
- Dr. Luke – production (track 14)
- Darien Gap – mixing (track 15)
- Damon Elliott – production (tracks 16, 17)
- Teddy "Bear" – co-production (track 16)
- Renson Mateo – recording (tracks 16, 17)
- Nathan Connelly – recording assistance (tracks 16, 17)
- Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado – mixing (tracks 16, 17)
- The Blitzburg Group – mixing assistance (tracks 16, 17)
- Dave Mattix – recording assistance (track 17)
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Kelis – executive production
- Mark Pitts – executive production
- J. Erving – executive production
Artwork
- Denise Trotman – art direction, design
- Markus Klinko – photography
- Indrani– photography
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[32] | 96 |
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[33] | 8 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[34] | 69 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] | 45 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] | 88 |
Nielsen SoundScan)[37]
|
60 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[38] | 82 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[39]
|
104 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[40] | 77 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[41] | 90 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[42] | 109 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[43] | 35 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[44] | 72 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[45] | 51 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] | 22 |
UK Albums (OCC)[47] | 41 |
5 | |
US Billboard 200[49] | 10 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[50] | 6 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
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Canada | August 22, 2006 | Sony BMG | [51] |
United States | Jive | [12] | |
Germany | September 8, 2006 | EMI | [52] |
Netherlands | [53] | ||
United Kingdom | September 11, 2006 | Virgin | [54] |
Sweden | September 13, 2006 | EMI | [55] |
Italy | September 15, 2006 | [56] | |
Australia | September 16, 2006 | [57] | |
Japan | September 29, 2006 | [58] |
Notes
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