Life in 1472

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Life in 1472
Studio album by
Jermaine Dupri
ReleasedJuly 21, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
GenreHip hop
Length59:56
Label
Producer
Jermaine Dupri chronology
Life in 1472
(1998) 		Instructions
(2001)
Singles from Life in 1472
  1. "The Party Continues"
    Released: February 17, 1998
  2. "Money Ain't a Thang"
    Released: May 11, 1998
  3. "Sweetheart"
    Released: September 7, 1998
  4. "Going Home with Me"
    Released: November 23, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]
City Pages(unfavorable)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
SF Weekly(unfavorable)[6]
Vibe(favorable)[7]
Yahoo! Music(favorable)[8]

Life in 1472 is the debut

So So Def in the United States on July 21, 1998. 1472 refers to J (being the 10th letter of the alphabet) + D (representing the 4th letter of the alphabet), and 72 (the year of Dupri's birth, 1972). It produced the singles "Money Ain't a Thang" (US No. 52), "Sweetheart" (US No. 125), "The Party Continues" (US No. 29), and "Going Home with Me". Life In 1472 spent two weeks at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while breaking the top 5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 162,000 copies in its first week.[9]
The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 19, 1998. A platinum certification followed on September 2, 1998.

Release and promotion

Life in 1472 was released on July 21, 1998, in the United States.[10] In the United Kingdom, Columbia Records issued LPs and CDs on July 27.[11] Sony Music Japan followed on July 29,[12] and Sony Music Taiwan on August 5.[13]

Track listing

Life in 1472 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Turn It Out" (featuring
Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels
Dupri, Manuel Seal4:27
14."Three the Hard Way" (featuring Mr. Black & R.O.C.) DJ Quik4:17
Total length:59:56

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Life in 1472
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ City Pages review Archived February 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ SF Weekly review
  7. ^ Vibe review
  8. ^ Yahoo! Music review
  9. ^ "Rap Reigns On The Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  10. Newspapers.com
    .
  11. ^ "New Releases – Albums". Music Week. July 25, 1998. p. 30.
  12. ^ "ライフ・イン・1472" [Life in 1472] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022.
  13. Sony Music Taiwan. Archived
    from the original on November 13, 2022.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 88.
  15. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top 100 CDs". RPM. August 10, 1998. p. 14.
  17. Newspapers.com
    .
  18. ^ "Jermaine Dupri - Life in 1472" (in Dutch). DutchCharts.nl. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Jermaine Dupri". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022.
  20. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 04 October 1998 – 10 October 1998". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (The Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
  22. ^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year End 1998". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015.
  24. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. December 26, 1998. p. YE-50. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022 – via Google Books.
  25. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jermaine Dupri – Life in 1472". Music Canada.
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Jermaine Dupri – Jermaine Dupri Presents - Life In 1472". Recording Industry Association of America.
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