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Woman (Jill Scott album)

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Woman
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2015
Length57:48
Label
Producer
Jill Scott chronology
Golden Moments
(2015)
Woman
(2015)
Singles from Woman
  1. "Fool's Gold"
    Released: May 4, 2015
  2. "Back Together"
    Released: July 23, 2015

Woman is the fifth studio album by American singer Jill Scott. It was released on July 24, 2015 via Blues Babe and Atlantic Records.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Idolator [6]
Pitchfork7.1/10[7]
Spin8/10[8]

Woman received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on seven reviews.[2] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman remarked that the album was "so varied that it resembles a compilation itself, albeit one that's scattered in both sound and quality. More than any other Jill Scott album, its impact would likely deepen with some trimming and resequencing. Nonetheless, there's enough high-quality content to sustain Scott's status as one of the most unique and powerful voices in R&B."[3] Colin McGuire from PopMatters felt that on Woman, Scott "wrestles with doubt and anger and what it actually takes to establish a new beginning in one’s life. On her other records, achieving as much seemed as simple as accruing strength. Here, however, she’s confronted with the reality of how difficult pressing the reset button can be. There’s no posturing. It’s just humanity. And with humanity comes complications and clarity, hope and hopelessness, regrets and rebuilding."[9]

Exclaim! editor Ryan B. Patrick noted that "whatever Scott has gone through on an emotional level, Woman finds her at a life stage where she seemingly maintains a balance between optimism and pragmatism, a worldly perspective that informs one of her strongest full-length efforts in a minute.[4] Safy-Hallan Farah from Pitchfork called the album "good but underwhelming." She found that "Scott's fifth studio album is slow in the way that the familiar is slow: we already know what to expect. With Scott, it's mom-and-pop, all-you-can-eat R&B; sexy fun for grown folk over the age of 40, like speed dating at church."[7] Washington Post critic Macy Freeman described the album as "a collection of songs that continues her tradition of celebrating feminine strength."[10] Paul Mardles from The Guardian compared the album with Scott's debut album Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (2000) and wrote: "The understated beauty of her first LP [is] replaced by largely formulaic Philly soul on which she hollers and chastises former beaux. There’s no doubting the quality of her voice but Woman only shines on the moodier songs when Scott lingers over every syllable and puts the vocal acrobatics on hold." He found that "too many tracks are unworthy of a woman who once appeared to represent R&B’s future."[5]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 62,000 copies, 58,500 of which were physical sales.[11] It marked her second album to reach the top spot.[11]

Track listing

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Woman track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wild Cookie"
Campbell1:49
2."Prepared"A. Harris5:18
3."Run Run Run"
Pearce2:27
4."Can't Wait"
  • Scott
  • A. Harris
  • Farris
A. Harris4:31
5."Lighthouse"
5:58
6."Fool's Gold"
  • Scott
  • A. Harris
  • Farris
  • Donovan Knight
  • Joseph Macklin
  • Carlos Yutaka Del Rosario
  • A. Harris
  • D.K. the Punisher
3:24
7."Willing Interlude"
  • Scott
  • Terry "Tru" Sneed
  • Pearce
  • Ellis
Sneed1:17
8."Closure"
  • Banner
  • A. Harris
3:16
9."You Don't Know"Jerry Ragovoy
3:49
10."Pause Interlude"
  • Scott
  • Pearce
Pearce1:23
11."Cruisin"
  • Scott
  • Corte Harris
  • Roberts
  • Wansel
  • Artoro "Toro" Whitfield
  • Wansel
  • Whitfield
  • Roberts
3:55
12."Say Thank You"
  • Scott
  • A. Harris
Harris4:26
13."Back Together"
  • Scott
  • Pearce
Pearce4:08
14."Coming to You"
  • Scott
  • Pearce
Pearce3:40
15."Jahraymecofasola"
  • Scott
  • A. Harris
A. Harris4:41
16."Beautiful Love" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)9th Wonder3:40
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Ur Gonna Know"
  • Scott
  • Pearce
Pearce3:58
18."Fool's Gold" (featuring Pusha T)
  • A. Harris
  • D.K. the Punisher
3:24

Samples credits[12]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Gail (June 16, 2015). "Jill Scott Returns With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Woman Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Woman: Jill Scott". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Patrick, Ryan B. (July 24, 2015). "Jill Scott: Woman". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mardles, Paul (July 26, 2015). "Jill Scott: Woman review – impressive by turns, but too few standouts". The Guardian. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Landoli, Kathy (July 27, 2015). "Jill Scott's 'Woman': Album Review". Idolator.
  7. ^ a b Farah, Safy-Hallan (August 5, 2015). "Woman: Jill Scott". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Weiss, Dan (September 18, 2015). "SPIN Overlooked Albums Report: Tenement's Sprawling Half-Time Punk, Matana Roberts' Free Sax Collages". Spin. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  9. ^ McGuire, Colin (August 26, 2015). "Jill Scott: Woman". PopMatters. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Freeman, Macy (July 30, 2015). "Jill Scott's 'Woman' sustains her celebration of feminine strength". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  11. ^ a b McIntyre, Hugh (August 4, 2015). "Jill Scott's New Album Debuts At Number One, Future Down To Second Place". Forbes.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Jill Scott - Woman (CD liner notes). Blues Babe/Atlantic Records. 550752-2
  13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (August 1, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Sydney's Northlane Debut At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  14. ^ "ARIA Urban Albums Chart – Week Commencing 3rd August 2015" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1327. August 3, 2015. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jill Scott – Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jill Scott – Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Jill Scott – Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jill Scott – Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  20. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jill Scott Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  22. ^ "Jill Scott Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  23. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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