Lucy Pearl (album)

Lucy Pearl
Lucy Pearl
Studio album by Lucy Pearl
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	R&B; neo soul; hip hop; funk;
Length	55:28
Label	EMI; Virgin; Beyond;
Producer	Raphael Saadiq; Ali Shaheed Muhammad; Jake & The Phatman; DJ Battlecat;
Singles from Lucy Pearl
	"Dance Tonight"; Released: July 17, 2000; "Don't Mess with My Man"; Released: October 31, 2000; "Without You"; Released: July 17, 2001; "You"; Released: July 17, 2001;

Lucy Pearl is the only studio album by supergroup Lucy Pearl.^[11] It was released on May 23, 2000, by EMI Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC Music	(favorable)^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
PopMatters	(favorable)^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Spin	8/10^[7]
USA Today	^[8]
Vibe	(unfavorable)^[9]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)^[10]

Track listing

*Lucy Pearl* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucy Pearl's Way"	Raphael Saadiq Rokusuke Ei Hachidai Nakamura Christian Riley Kamaal Fareed Ali Shaheed Muhammad Malik Taylor Ronald Foster	Saadiq Muhammad	2:52
2.	"Trippin'"	Saadiq Dawn Robinson	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman	3:04
3.	"Dance Tonight"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman^[a]	3:41
4.	"LaLa"	Saadiq Robinson	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman	3:30
5.	"Everyday"	Saadiq	Saadiq	4:00
6.	"Can't Stand Your Mother"	Saadiq Robinson Conesha Owens	Saadiq Jake and the Phatman^[a]	3:43
7.	"Good Love"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad	Saadiq Muhammad Jake and the Phatman^[a]	4:10
8.	"Without You"	Saadiq Kelvin Wooten Alvie Wiggins	Saadiq Muhammad^[a]	3:57
9.	"Don't Mess with My Man"	Saadiq Robinson Owens	Saadiq Muhammad	3:37
10.	"Hollywood"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad Owens Allen Collins Gary Rossington Ronnie Van Zant	Saadiq Muhammad	3:51
11.	"Remember the Times"	Saadiq	Saadiq	3:06
12.	"They Can't"	Saadiq Robinson Muhammad Christopher Wallace Robert Diggs	Saadiq Muhammad	3:09
13.	"Do It for the People"	Saadiq	Saadiq Muhammad	2:32
14.	"You" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip)	Saadiq Calvin Broadus Kamaal Fareed Kevin Gilliam
Total length:				55:28

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[r]} signifies a remixer

Samples

"Lucy Pearl's Way" contains an interpolation of "Ask of You" by Raphael Saadiq and a sample from "Electric Relaxation" by A Tribe Called Quest.
"Hollywood" contains an interpolation of "Cry For The Bad Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
"They Can't" contains a sample from "Long Kiss Goodnight" by the Notorious B.I.G.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Lucy Pearl*
Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[12]	15
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[13]	13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[14]	7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	58
French Albums (SNEP)^[16]	58
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[17]	42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[18]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	88
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	82
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[22]	14
US Billboard 200^[23]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[24]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Lucy Pearl*
Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[25]	156
US Billboard 200^[26]	186
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[27]	62

Certifications

Certifications for *Lucy Pearl*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	Gold	100,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[29]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Lucy Pearl at AllMusic
^ Review: Lucy Pearl. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
^ Review: Lucy Pearl. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
^ Nichols, Natalie. Review: Lucy Pearl. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
^ Ross, Colin. Review: Lucy Pearl. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
^ Columnist. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Rolling Stone: 73. May 25, 2000.
^ Columnist. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Spin: 150–151. July 2000.
^ Jones, Steve. "Review: Lucy Pearl". USA Today: 04.D. May 16, 2000.
^ Lewis, Miles Marshall. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Vibe: 221. June 2000.
^ O'Quinn, Tanya. Review: Lucy Pearl. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 447.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7255". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. August 19, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ "Lucy Pearl Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Lucy Pearl Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". British Phonographic Industry. September 28, 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Recording Industry Association of America. August 30, 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

External links

Lucy Pearl at Discogs

[1] Lucy Pearl at AllMusic

[2] Review: Lucy Pearl. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.

[3] Review: Lucy Pearl. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.

[Nichols-4] Nichols, Natalie. Review: Lucy Pearl. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.

[Ross-5] Ross, Colin. Review: Lucy Pearl. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.

[RS-6] Columnist. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Rolling Stone: 73. May 25, 2000.

[Spin-7] Columnist. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Spin: 150–151. July 2000.

[Jones-8] Jones, Steve. "Review: Lucy Pearl". USA Today: 04.D. May 16, 2000.

[Lewis-9] Lewis, Miles Marshall. "Review: Lucy Pearl". Vibe: 221. June 2000.

[O'Quinn-10] O'Quinn, Tanya. Review: Lucy Pearl. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.

[11] The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 447.

[group=-12] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7255". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[13] "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. August 19, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

[ac_Denmark_Lucy_Pearl-14] "Danishcharts.dk – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Lucy_Pearl-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_France_Lucy_Pearl-16] "Lescharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Lucy_Pearl-17] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Lucy_Pearl-18] "Charts.nz – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Lucy_Pearl-19] "Swedishcharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Lucy_Pearl-20] "Swisscharts.com – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-21] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_UKR&B_-22] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Lucy_Pearl-23] "Lucy Pearl Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Lucy_Pearl-24] "Lucy Pearl Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[25] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[26] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[27] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

[United_KingdomLucy_PearlLucy_PearlalbumCertRef-28] "British album certifications – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". British Phonographic Industry. September 28, 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[United_StatesLucy_PearlLucy_PearlalbumCertRef-29] "American album certifications – Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl". Recording Industry Association of America. August 30, 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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Lucy Pearl

Studio album by Lucy Pearl
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	R&B neo soul hip hop funk
Length	55:28
Label	EMI Virgin Beyond
Producer	Raphael Saadiq Ali Shaheed Muhammad Jake & The Phatman DJ Battlecat

Singles from Lucy Pearl
"Dance Tonight" Released: July 17, 2000 "Don't Mess with My Man" Released: October 31, 2000 "Without You" Released: July 17, 2001 "You" Released: July 17, 2001