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'''''Eve-Olution''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]]. It was released by [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment]] on August 27, 2002, distributed through [[Interscope Records]]. Production was handled by frequent collaborators [[Dr. Dre]], [[Swizz Beatz]] and also [[Irv Gotti]], among others. The album garnered the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia. The album debuted at number six on ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales 133,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140420145333/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |archive-date=2014-04-20 }}</ref> It reached the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the US and was certified gold in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).
'''''Eve-Olution''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]]. It was released by [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment]] on August 27, 2002, distributed through [[Interscope Records]]. Production was handled by frequent collaborators [[Dr. Dre]], [[Swizz Beatz]] and also [[Irv Gotti]], among others. The album garnered the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia. The album debuted at number six on ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales 133,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140420145333/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |archive-date=2014-04-20 }}</ref> It reached the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. The album has sold over 600,000 copies in the US and was certified gold in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==

Revision as of 02:52, 11 May 2021

Eve-Olution
Studio album by
Eve
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreHip hop
Length54:45
Label
Producer
Eve chronology
Scorpion
(2001) 		Eve-Olution
(2002) 		Lip Lock
(2013)
Singles from Eve-Olution
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'"
    Released: July 23, 2002
  2. "Satisfaction"
    Released: February 25, 2003

Eve-Olution is the third studio album by American rapper Eve. It was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment on August 27, 2002, distributed through Interscope Records. Production was handled by frequent collaborators Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz and also Irv Gotti, among others. The album garnered the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia. The album debuted at number six on Billboard 200 with first-week sales 133,000 copies.[1] It reached the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. The album has sold over 600,000 copies in the US and was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[2]
E! OnlineB+[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
IGN8.5/10[5]
NME7/10[6]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant[9]

In a positive review, Entertainment Weekly writer said that Eve-Olution is a "more complex and sophisticated sound that dexterously mixes up moods and tones." He also stated that "instead of the record coming off like a pu-pu platter -- a little R&B from column A, a little pop from column B -- it maintains its focus, making it a wholly satisfying experience."[4] Hope Gonzalez of IGN called the album a "smorgasbord of beats" because it "dapples in soul, electronic, and even salsa music to create yet another opus of hip-pop jingles." She also said "Gangsta Lovin'" is "quite different" from most of the tracks on the album because it is "the most radio-friendly track on the album."[5]

Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani said "Eve fares better when the rhythms are sexy and the rhymes are slick".[9] AllMusic noted that the "focus here is less hip-hop and more contemporary R&B, with fewer rappers invited as guests". He dismissed the songs "What" and "Gangsta Lovin'" as "surprisingly mediocre", adding that the guest vocalists are "vamping over bland choruses and Eve contributing only a few good rhymes."[3] He compared the album to Eve's previous releases and claimed "Eve-Olution can't offer as much as either of her first two solid LPs."[3] In contrast, Cinquemani said that "Eve's Eve-Olution might not change the order of the hip-hop food chain as we know it but it's another tight record that will undoubtedly keep her, um, rydin' high."[9]

Singles

"Gangsta Lovin'" was released in September 2002 as the first single from the album. In the United States, it peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Eve's second highest charting song on the chart) and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts while it reached number four in Australia.[10][11] The song had moderate success in Austria, peaking at number forty-one.[12] It peaked inside the top twenty in most countries such as Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, the UK and Switzerland, among others.

"Satisfaction" was released as the second and final single from the album in late March 2003. It saw moderate success in the US, reaching at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number twenty-two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[13] It debuted inside the top twenty in the UK, and dropped off the chart after four weeks.[14] It was a minor hit in the Netherlands, only peaked at number eighty-seven.[15]

Track listing

Eve-Olution track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:24
2."What!" (featuring Truth Hurts)
Dr. Dre3:19
3."Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys)
  • Jonah Ellis
  • Lonnie Simmons
  • Alisa Yarbrough
3:59
4."Irresistible Chick"
  • Gotti
  • Channel 7
3:34
5."Party in the Rain" (featuring Mashonda)
Swizz Beatz4:10
6."Argument" (Skit) 
  • Eve
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson
1:14
7."Let This Go"
  • Jeffers
  • Terrance Lovelace
  • Robert Waller
Hotrunner4:12
8."Hey Y'all" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg)
Hotrunner4:04
9."Figure You Out"
3:14
10."Stop Hatin'" (Skit) 
  • Eve
  • Jackson
1:43
11."Satisfaction"
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:18
12."Neckbones"
  • Jeffers
  • Amon Flanagan
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Wade Warner
  • Neckbones
  • Flanagan
3:55
13."Double R What" (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P)
Swizz Beatz3:56
14."Ryde Away" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Bink!3:44
15."As I Grow"
  • Jeffers
  • Armique Wyche
Staxx3:49
16."Eve-Olution"
  • Jeffers
  • Christian Ward
Teflon3:59

Sample credits

  • "Gangsta Lovin'" contains elements from "Don't Stop the Music" as written by Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, an Lonnie Simmons.
  • "Double R What" contains a sample of "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" as written by Jesse Weaver, Jr.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Eve-Olution
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Eve-Olution
Region Date Format Label Catalog
United States[35] August 27, 2002 CD, digital download Interscope B00006FR68
Canada[36] Universal Music B00006FR68
United Kingdom[37] May 26, 2003 Spectrum B00006HCKB

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  3. ^ a b c Bush, John. "Eve-Olution - Eve". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. ^ a b Weingarten, Marc (2002-09-06). "Eve-olution Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  5. ^ a b Gonzalez, Hope (2002-10-03). "Eve-Olution". IGN. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  6. ^ Segal, Victoria (2002-08-20). "Album Reviews - Eve : Eve-Olution". NME. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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