Collaborations (Jill Scott album)

Collaborations
Compilation album by Jill Scott
Released	January 30, 2007
Genre	R&B soul neo soul alternative hip hop
Label	Hidden Beach
Producer	Junius Bervine Bobby Colomby Vidal Davis Andre Harris Darren Henson Jay Dee Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Craig Kallman James Poyser Soulquarians Jeff Townes will.i.am James "Big Jim" Wright
Jill Scott chronology
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (2004) Collaborations (2007) The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Dallas Observer	Mixed[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[5]
PopMatters	4/10[6]

Collaborations is a compilation album by American singer Jill Scott, released on January 30, 2007, by Hidden Beach Recordings. The album consists of past collaborations between Scott and other artists, in addition to two remixes of "Love Rain" featuring Mos Def. The CD release is accompanied by a Hidden Beach sampler including two Scott songs, "In Stereo" and the live version of "The Fact Is (I Need You)".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Love Rain" (Head Nod Remix) (featuring Mos Def)	Jill Scott Vidal Davis	Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, 2000	5:02
2.	"Daydreamin'" (featuring Lupe Fiasco)	Lupe Fiasco Craig Kallman Dave Mackay Sylvain Vanholme Raymond Vincent	Food & Liquor, 2006	3:47
3.	"Good Morning Heartache" (featuring Chris Botti)	Irene Higginbotham Ervin Drake Dan Fisher	To Love Again: The Duets, 2005	6:10
4.	"Said Enough" (featuring the Isley Brothers)	Scott Andre Harris	Eternal, 2001	5:02
5.	"One Time" (featuring Eric Roberson)	Scott Davis Roberson	Down to Earth, 2001	3:51
6.	"Let Me" (featuring Sérgio Mendes and will.i.am)	Baden Powell Norman Gimbel	Timeless, 2006	4:02
7.	"8 Minutes to Sunrise" (featuring Common)	Lonnie Lynn Scott Harris	Wild Wild West, 1999	4:26
8.	"Funky for You" (featuring Common and Bilal)	Lynn James Yancey James Poyser Bilal Oliver	Like Water for Chocolate, 2000	5:51
9.	"Sometimes I Wonder" (featuring Darius Rucker)	Scott Darius Rucker Harris Davis Aja Graydon	Back to Then, 2002	4:11
10.	"Slide" (featuring Jeff Bradshaw)	Scott Jeff Bradshaw Junius Bervine	Bone Deep, 2003	4:21
11.	"The Rain" (featuring Will Smith)	Deniece Williams William Neale Smith Lynn Scott Jeff Townes Darren Henson	Willennium, 1999	4:33
12.	"God Bless the Child" (featuring Al Jarreau and George Benson)	Billie Holiday Arthur Herzog Jr.	Givin' It Up, 2006	3:37
13.	"Kingdom Come" (featuring Kirk Franklin)	Franklin	Kingdom Come, 2001	4:28
14.	"Love Rain" (Coffee Shop Mix) (featuring Mos Def)	Scott Davis	Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1	4:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Collaborations.^[7]

• Jill Scott – vocals (all tracks)
• Vidal Davis – production (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 14); additional production (track 7)
• Craig Kallman – production (track 2)
• I Monster – additional production (track 2)
• Bobby Colomby – production (track 3)
• Andre Harris – production (tracks 4, 7, 9)
• will.i.am – production (track 6)
• Jay Dee – production (track 8)
• James Poyser – production (track 8)
• Junius Bervine – production (track 10)
• Jeff Townes – production (track 11)
• Darren "Limitless" Henson – production (track 11)
• John Burk – production (track 12)
• Kirk Franklin – production (track 13)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Collaborations Chart (2007) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Collaborations Chart (2007) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 79

References

1. Nero, Mark Edward. "Jill Scott – 'Collaborations'". About.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009.
2. Kellman, Andy. "Collaborations – Jill Scott". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
3. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Jill Scott". RobertChristgau.com.
4. Leroy, Dan (March 1, 2007). "Jill Scott: Collaborations". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
5. Endelman, Michael (February 23, 2007). "Collaborations". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
6. Sawdey, Evan (February 2, 2007). "Jill Scott: Collaborations". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
7. Collaborations (liner notes). Jill Scott. Hidden Beach Recordings. 2007.
8. "Jill Scott Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
9. "Jill Scott Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.