Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1

R&B / Soul · 2000 · 18 tracks

Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1

Organic soul and spoken-word poetry collide in this Philadelphia landmark. Warm, conversational, and brimming with hyper-specific stories of love and life.

July 10, 2000 · Epic

A warm, self-assured embrace that finds the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks

01

Jilltro

1:03

02

Do You Remember

4:43

03

Exclusively

2:05

04

Gettin’ in the Way

3:56

05

A Long Walk

4:41

06

I Think It’s Better

1:42

07

He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)

4:46

08

It’s Love

5:54

09

The Way

4:16

10

Honey Molasses

2:42

11

Love Rain

4:12

12

The Roots (interlude)

0:57

13

Slowly Surely

4:36

14

One Is the Magic #

3:50

15

Watching Me

3:48

16

Brotha

3:28

17

Show Me

4:12

18

Try / Love Rain (remix)

10:08

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from spoken-word intimacy to the soaring, operatic climax of He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat).

The tactile, rhythmic listing of a morning routine over a bouncy bassline on The Way.

The sharp, confrontational storytelling and neighborhood drama captured in the verses of Gettin' in the Way.

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Where This Album Departs

How does Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 sound next to the rest of Jill Scott's catalogue?

Storytelling+1.2σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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