Back to Basics (Beenie Man album)

Back to Basics
Studio album by
Beenie Man
Released13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)
GenreDancehall, reggae fusion
LabelVirgin
ProducerDave Kelly, Tony "CD" Kelly, Troyton Rami, Cordel "Scatta" Burrell, Donovan Vendetta Bennett, Patrick Roberts, Supa Dups, Timbaland, Steven "Lenky" Marsden, Boi-1da, Chad Simpson
Beenie Man chronology
Tropical Storm
(2002) 		Back to Basics
(2004) 		Hundred Dollar Bag
(2005)
Singles from Back to Basics
  1. "Dude"
    Released: 27 January 2004
  2. "King of the Dancehall"
    Released: 24 August 2004

Back to Basics is the sixteenth studio album by the reggae artist Beenie Man released on 13 July 2004. His single "Dude" reached #26 on the Billboard charts and #7 on the British charts.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
The Guardian [4]

Back to Basics received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.

Track listing

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Standard edition[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing)Dave KellyDave Kelly4:14
2."King of the Dancehall"
Tony "CD" Kelly3:35
3."Love All Girls"
  • Davis
  • Troyton Rami
Troyton Rami4:02
4."Dr. Know" (featuring Jimmy Cheeztrix)D. KellyDave Kelly3:40
5."Grindacologist" (featuring Kymberli)
Tony "CD" Kelly4:16
6."Get On Bad"
  • Davis
  • D. Kelly
Dave Kelly3:44
7."Good Woe"
  • Davis
  • Cordel Burrell
  • Cordel "Scatta" Burrell
  • Everton Burrell
3:33
8."Doctor Mi Rate Yu" (featuring Ms. Thing)
Donovan Vendetta Bennett3:33
9."Set Away"
  • Davis
  • Andrew Thomas
Patrick Roberts3:42
10."Eloh"
  • Dangazone Entertainment, Inc.
  • Danger Zone Entertainment
  • Supa Dups (co.)
3:27
11."All Girls Party"
Timbaland3:42
12."Pussy Language"
  • Davis
  • Campbell
  • Chin-Quee
  • Dangazone Entertainment, Inc.
  • Danger Zone Entertainment
  • Supa Dups (co.)
2:57
13."D-O or G-O" (featuring Ghost)
Steven "Lenky" Marsden3:41
14."If a Neva God" (featuring Kirk Davis)
Patrick Roberts5:04
15."Back Against the Wall"
  • Davis
  • Chad Simpson
  • Donovan Thompson
Chad "Mr. G" Simpson3:50
European bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Row Like a Boat"3:11
17."Pride & Joy" (featuring Ebon-E)3:32

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 51
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 7
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2004) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 96

References

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  1. ^ "Back to Basics by Beenie Man". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Back to Basics at AllMusic
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Review[dead link]
  4. ^ "CD: Beenie Man, Back to Basics". The Guardian. 2004-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03.
  5. ^ Back to Basics (booklet). Virgin. 2004.
  6. ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2020.


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