Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 explained

Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jill Scott
Cover:	Jill Scott - Beautifully Human.jpg
Released:	August 31, 2004
Recorded:	2002–2004
Genre:	Neo soul^[1]
Label:	Hidden Beach
Producer:	Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Anthony "Ant" Bell Vidal Davis Ronald "PNutt" Frost Carvin "Ransum" Haggins Andre Harris Darren "Limitless" Henson Pete Kuzma Keith "Keshon" Pelzer James Poyser Raphael Saadiq Omari Shabazz Jimmy White Kelvin Wooten
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Collaborations
Next Year:	2007

Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 is the second studio album by American singer Jill Scott, released on August 31, 2004, by Hidden Beach Recordings. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 193,000 copies,^[2] earning Scott her first number-one album. The song "Cross My Mind" brought Scott her first Grammy Award, in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category in 2005.

"Golden" appears in the films Beauty Shop (2005) and Obsessed (2009), as well as on Grand Theft Auto IV fictional soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres used the song in the closing credits of her 2024 Netflix special .

Track listing

Sample credits

"Family Reunion" contains elements of "Look Over Your Shoulder" by the Escorts.
"Rasool" contains a sample of "Mellow Mood Pt. 1" by Barry White.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2*
Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	36
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	17

Year-end charts

2004 year-end chart performance for *Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2*
Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	141
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	36

Notes and References

News: Lustig . Jay . December 26, 2009 . Best of the decade in music, Fountains of Wayne and Kanye West among top picks . . Newark . March 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718014536/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/12/best_of_the_decade_in_music_fo.html . July 18, 2014 . live.
Whitmire . Margo . McGraw Lives Large At No. 1 . . September 8, 2004 . November 1, 2008.
Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. September 23, 2004. April 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041210205955/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_092304_ALBUMS.html. December 10, 2004.
Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. October 7, 2004. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072643/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. October 10, 2004.
Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004 . Billboard . January 26, 2020.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004 . Billboard . January 26, 2020.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005 . Billboard . January 26, 2020.