Woman (Jill Scott album)

Woman
Studio album by Jill Scott
Released	July 24, 2015
Genre	Neo soul, Contemporary R&B
Length	57:48
Label	Blues Babe, Atlantic
Producer	Jill Scott, Andre Harris (also exec.), 9th Wonder, David Banner, Aaron Pearce, Warryn Campbell, Terry "Tru" Sneed, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Donovan Knight, Adam Blackstone
Jill Scott chronology
The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1 (2011) Woman (2015)
Singles from Woman
"Fool's Gold" Released: May 4, 2015 "Back Together" Released: July 23, 2015

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
ABC News	[2]
AL	[3]
Allmusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Idolator	[6]
Pitchfork Media	7.1/10 [7]

Woman is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Jill Scott, which was released on July 24, 2015, by Blues Babe Records and Atlantic Records.^[8]

Track listing

^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild Cookie"	Jill Scott, Warryn Campbell	Warryn Campbell	1:49
2.	"Prepared"	Scott, Andre Harris, Sir Darryl Farris	Andre Harris	5:18
3.	"Run Run Run"	Aaron Pearce, Harold Lilly, Elvis Williams, Demario Bridges	Aaron Pearce	2:27
4.	"Can't Wait"	Scott, Harris, Farris	Andre Harris	4:31
5.	"Lighthouse"	Ronald "Flippa" Colson, Corte Ellis, Aaron Pearce, Jameel Roberts, Scott, Andrew "Pop" Wansel	Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Jameel "JProof" Roberts, Ronald "Flippa" Colson	5:58
6.	"Fool's Gold"	Scott, Harris, Farris, Donovan Knight, Joseph Macklin, Carlos Yutaka Del Rosario	Andre Harris, Donovan Knight	3:24
7.	"Willing (Interlude)"	Scott, Sneed, Pearce, Ellis	Terry "Tru" Sneed	1:17
8.	"Closure"	Banner, Larry Graham, A. Harris, Curtis Mayfield, Scott	David Banner, Andre Harris	3:16
9.	"You Don't Know"	Jerry Ragovoy	Adam Blackstone, Steve McKie	3:49
10.	"Pause (Interlude)"	Pearce, Scott	Pearce	1:23
11.	"Cruisin"	Corte Harris, Roberts, Scott, Wansel, Artoro Whitfield	Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Artoro "Toro" Whitfield, Jameel "JProof" Roberts	3:55
12.	"Say Thank You"	A. Harris, Scott	Harris	4:26
13.	"Back Together"	Pearce, Scott	Pearce	4:08
14.	"Coming To You"	Pearce, Scott	Pearce	3:40
15.	"Jahraymecofasola"	A. Harris, Scott	Harris	4:41
16.	"Beautiful Love" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)	Patrick Douthit, C. Harris, Scott, Bryan Sledge	9th Wonder	3:40

Target bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Ur Gonna Know"
18.	"Fool's Gold" (featuring Pusha T)	Scott, Harris, Farris, Donovan Knight, Joseph Macklin, Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton, Carlos Yutaka Del Rosario	Harris, D.K. the Punisher

Samples

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[10]

• "Lighthouse" contains a sample of "Ready Set Loop", as performed by SBTRKT
• "Fool's Gold" contains a sample of "Evening Star", as performed by Yutaka Yokokura
• "Closure" contains a sample of "Get Down", as performed by Curtis Mayfield and "The Jam", as performed by Graham Central Station

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	147
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13]	28
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	119
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	79
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	54
US Billboard 200[17]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18]	1

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 58,000 copies in the United States

References

1. "Woman Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
2. ABC News. "Jill Scott, Prince Royce, Eleni Mandell, Lea DeLaria and More Music Reviews". ABC News.
3. "Jill Scott's 'Woman' review: A portrait of womanhood, flaws and all". AL.com.
4. Allmusic review
5. Paul Mardles. "Jill Scott: Woman review – impressive by turns, but too few standouts". the Guardian.
6. "Jill Scott’s ‘Woman': Album Review - Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com.
7. "Jill Scott". Pitchfork.
8. Jill Scott Returns With New Album, Woman.billboard.com
9. Woman - Jill Scott Album.amazon.com
10. Jill Scott - Woman (CD liner notes). Blues Babe/Atlantic Records. 550752-2
11. Ryan, Gavin (August 1, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Sydney's Northlane Debut At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
12. "Ultratop.be – Jill Scott – Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jill Scott – Woman" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
14. "Lescharts.com – Jill Scott – Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Jill Scott – Woman". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
17. "Jill Scott – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jill Scott. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
18. "Jill Scott – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Jill Scott. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

External links

• Official website