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, 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 Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval.
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.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. Musicians Jill Scott - foot stomps (1), body percussion (1), vocal percussion, lead vocals, background vocals (7, 9, 15) James Poyser - vocal percussion (1), programming (8, 10), piano (8), keyboards (10) Omari Shabazz - all instruments (2) Anthony "Ant" Bell - instrumentation (3) Pete Kuzma - various instruments (4, 12, 16), piano (3), Raphael Saadiq - guitar (5) Kelvin Wooten - keyboards (5), bass (5), drum programming (5) Keith "Keshon" Pelzer - all instruments (6) Darren "Limitless" Henson - all instruments (6) Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - various instruments (7, 9) Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - voices Robert "PNutt" Frost - various instruments (11) Andre Harris - various instruments (13, 16), electric guitar (14), bass (15), guitar (15) Vidal Davis - various instruments (13, 16), bass (14), drums (15), bells (15), Harold Robinson - bass (3) Darrell Robinson - drums (3) Jimmy White - guitar (4) Larry Gold - string arrangements (12) Johnnie "Smurf" Smith - keyboards (7, 9) Frank "Vegas" Romano - guitar (7) Adam Blackstone - acoustic bass (8) George "Spanky" McCurdy - drums (8), congas (8) Kevin Hanson - guitar (8) Nicholas Payton - horn arrangements (8), trumpet (8) James Weber - trumpet (8) Leon Brown - trumpet (8) Clyde Kerr - trumpet (8) Rick Trolsen - trombone (8) Stephen Walker - trombone (8) Steve Suter - trombone (8) Darryl Reeves - saxophone (8) Brice Winston - saxophone (8), flute (8) Rex Gregory - saxophone (8), flute (8) Samir Zarif - saxophone (8) Allen L. Irvin - voices (9) Heavynn - voices (9) Andre Dandridge - voices (9) Ruscola - voices (9) Pino Palladino - bass (10, 16) Jeff Bradshaw - trombone (10) Matt Cappy - trumpet (10) Chris Farr - saxophone (10) Chris B - guitar (11) Omar Edwards - Rhodes (15) Jason Boyd a.k.a. Poo Bear - vocal arrangements (15), background vocals (15) Dave Manley - guitar (16)
Technical Kenny Gravillis - art direction, design John Hanes - additional engineer [Protools] Tim Roberts - assistant engineer Gordon Goss - assistant engineer James Tanksley - assistant engineer (5) John McGlinche - assistant engineer (16) Steve McKeever - executive producer, record executive, liner notes Jazzy Jeff Townes - executive producer Lyzel Williams - executive producer, production consultant, art direction Angela Pittman - manager Bill Brown - manager Șerban Ghenea - mixing (1-12) Herb "Pump" Powers - mastering engineer Keith Major - photography James Poyser - producer (1, 8, 10) Omari Shabazz - producer (2), recording engineer (2) Anthony "Ant" Bell - producer (3) Pete Kuzma - producer (4, 12, 16), recording engineer (4, 12, 16) Kelvin Wooten - producer (5) Raphael Saadiq - producer (5) Darren "Limitless" Henson - producer (6), recording engineer (6) Keith "Keshon" Pelzer - producer (6), recording engineer (6) Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - producer (7, 9) Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - producer (7, 9) Robert "PNutt" Frost - producer (11) Vidal Davis - producer (13-16), mixing (13-16) Andre Harris - producer (13-16), mixing (13-16) Anette Sharvit - production consultant (5) Ryan Moys - recording engineer (1, 8, 10) John Tanksley - recording engineer (5) Gerry "The Gov" Brown - recording engineer (5) Jimmy White - recording engineer (5) Jeff Chestek - recording engineer (5, 12) Frank "X" Sutton - recording engineer (7, 9), tracking engineer (7, 9) David Farrell - recording engineer (8) Tim Day - recording engineer (8, 10) John Smeltz - recording engineer (8, 15) Vincent Dilorenzo - recording engineer (13-16), mixing (13-16) Charles Whitfield - record executive Leterance Thatch - record executive Kiehl Owens - record executive
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 Chart (2004) PeakpositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)36Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)17
Year-end charts + 2004 year-end chart performance for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200 141 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 36
+ 2005 year-end chart performance for Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 Chart (2005) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 69
Certifications
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