Scorpion (album)

Scorpion
Studio album by Eve
Released	March 6, 2001
Recorded	1999–2001
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:00
Label	Ruff Ryders, Interscope
Producer	Dee Dean (exec.), Waah Dean (exec.), Swizz Beatz (co-exec.), Jay "Icepick" Jackson, (co-exec.) Dame Grease, DJ Shok, Dr. Dre, Stevie J, Stephen Marley, Scott Storch, Teflon
Eve chronology
Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) Scorpion (2001) Eve-Olution (2002)
Singles from Scorpion
"Who's That Girl?" Released: February 8, 2001 "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" Released: May 15, 2001

Scorpion is the second studio album by American hip-hop artist Eve, released March 6, 2001 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album features the Grammy-winning hit single, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", a duet with Gwen Stefani, winning their first Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, a new category at the time.

Scorpion was a critical and commercial success, debuting at number four on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 162,000 copies and became her second consecutive number-one album on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[1] Scorpion was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 10, 2001, in excess sales exceeding in one million copies.^[2] Scorpion was also nominated for Best Rap Album at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Eve Jeffers, Jay "Icepick" Jackson	Icepick	0:18
2.	"Cowboy"	Jeffers, Kasseem Dean, Mashonda Tifrere	Swizz Beatz	3:15
3.	"Who's That Girl?"	Jeffers, Darrin Dean, Jackson, Sheldon "Teflon" Harris	Teflon	4:42
4.	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani)	Jeffers, Gwen Stefani, Andre Young, Scott Storch, Mike Elizondo, Steven Jordan	Dr. Dre, Storch	3:49
5.	"3 Way (Skit)" (featuring Erex & Stevie J)	Jeffers, Eric "Erex" Simms, Jordan, Jackson	Icepick	0:41
6.	"You Had Me, You Lost Me"	Jeffers, Jordan, James Calloway,	Stevie J	4:21
7.	"Got What You Need" (featuring Drag-On & Swizz Beatz)	Jeffers, Mel Smalls, K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	3:52
8.	"Frontin'" (Skit)	Jeffers, Jackson	Icepick	0:43
9.	"Gangsta Bitches" (featuring Da Brat & Trina)	Jeffers, Shauntae Harris, Katrina Taylor, K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:24
10.	"That's What It Is" (featuring Styles P)	Jeffers, David Styles, Young	Dr. Dre	3:40
11.	"Scream Double R" (featuring DMX)	Jeffers, Earl Simmons, Michael Gomez	DJ Shok	3:41
12.	"Thug in the Street" (featuring Drag-On & The LOX)	Jeffers, M. Smalls, Jason Phillips, Styles, Sean Jacobs, K. Dean	Swizz Beatz	5:02
13.	"No, No, No" (featuring Damian Marley & Stephen Marley)	Jeffers, D. Marley, S. Marley	Stephen Marley	5:37
14.	"You Ain't Getting One"	Jeffers, Damon Blackman	Dame Grease	4:41
15.	"Life Is So Hard" (featuring Teena Marie)	Jeffers, Mary Brockert, S. Jordan, M. Gomez	DJ Shok, Stevie J (co.)	4:55
16.	"Be Me" (featuring Mashonda)	Jeffers, M. Tifrere, M. Gomez	DJ Shok	4:09

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(70/100)[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A[5]
LA Weekly	(favorable)[6]
NME	10/10[7]
PopMatters	5/10[8][3]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	7/10[3]
Wall of Sound	70/100[11]
Yahoo! Music UK	5/10[12]

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A, stating, "More than just a dramatic improvement over its predecessor, Scorpion is the first female hip hop project that even attempts to fill the void left by The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."^[5]

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	92
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	73
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	20
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16]	34
French Albums (SNEP)[17]	37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	41
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	22
US Billboard 200[23]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[24]	1

References

1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80372/dmb-stays-no-1-aerosmith-eve-notch-high-debuts
3. "Critic reviews for Scorpion". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
4. Birchmeier, Jason. Scorpion - Eve at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
5. Browne, David (7 March 2001). "Scorpion Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. pp. 78–9. ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
6. Wang, Oliver (28 March 2001). "New Music (Eve: Scorpion)". LA Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
7. Sutherland, Steve (28 February 2001). "Eve : Scorpion". NME. London: IPC Magazines. p. 32. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
8. Bottomley, Maurice (5 March 2001). "Eve: Scorpion". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
9. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Eve". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
10. Berger, Arion (5 March 2001). "Eve: Scorpion". Rolling Stone (RS 865). Straight Arrow. p. 63. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008.
11. Reeves, Mosi. "Wall of Sound Review: Scorpion". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
12. Poletti, James (5 March 2001). "EVE - 'Scorpion'". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 16 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
13. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
14. "Austriancharts.at – Eve – Scorpion" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
15. "Eve – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Eve. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Eve – Scorpion" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
17. "Lescharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Eve – Scorpion" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
19. "Charts.org.nz – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
20. "Norwegiancharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Eve – Scorpion". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
22. "Eve | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 19, 2016.
23. "Eve – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Eve. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
24. "Eve – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Eve. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

• Scorpion at Discogs (list of releases)

External links

• Scorpion at Metacritic