In the United States, Chapter II debuted at number one the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 326,000 units sold.
bite off." Robert Christgau gave Chapter II a "C" rating in his review for The Village Voice, calling it a "pathologically modest follow-up." PopMatters from Maurice Bottomley assured that " Chapter 2 is not going to feature as any scribe's R&B album of the year." Commercial performance They are the secret ingredients that make Chapter II good romantic mood music for the summer." Alexa Camp from Slant Magazine wrote that "the album's got some great tunes, but they'd be better suited for someone like Mary J. Ernest Hardy from Rolling Stone found that the "album is filled with the same beat-driven, slickly produced midtempo tracks and ballads that made up her debut the disc's best moments have a decidedly old-school feel to them Still, dullard schoolgirl insights into love and heartache dominate the album add some boring between-song skits about 'haters,' and Chapter II wears thin long before its halfway mark." While he complimented Ashanti for her writing credits on the album, Entertainment Weekly journalist Tom Sinclair felt that " Chapter II is too mired in tired R&B conventions to achieve true magnificence." Īllmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "the songs have about as much personality as Ashanti's voice, but that actually is a point in its favor, since it keeps everything on an even keel and makes Gotti and Santana's stylish production the star. Chapter II, which continues the same hip-hop soul theme as her self-titled debut, is the equivalent of a good beach read: It's easy, breezy listening that doesn't require much brainpower." īillboard wrote that Chapter II "doesn't stray too far from its predecessor" and complimented the autobiographical songs on the album. The New York Times writer Kelefa Sanneh remarked that Chapter II "isn't perfect, but once you edit out the skits (which are, without exception, excruciating), you're left with an album that's graceful, beguiling and above all, light, in the best sense of the word." People magazine noted that "the singer's sophomore CD, though, proves wrong those who thought she would be a one-hit-album wonder. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 51, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
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Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĬhapter II received mixed reviews from music critics. It served as the lead single from Ashanti's remix compilation album Collectables by Ashanti, released in 2005, reaching number 76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In 2004, a remix version of "Breakup 2 Makeup" featuring labelmate Black Child was released as a single. In 2004, "Rain on Me" earned Ashanti a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Elsewhere, it reached the top twenty in Belgium and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single " Rain on Me", was released on August 11, 2003. Internationally, it was a moderate success, reaching the top five in Canada and Japan, the top ten in the United Kingdom, top twenty in Australia, and the top forty in Ireland, New Zealand, and Switzerland. selected " Rock wit U (AIt peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, while reaching number four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Chapter II spawned three singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 number two song " Rock wit U (Awww Baby)", the R&B ballad " Rain on Me" and " Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)". At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, it earned Ashanti three nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. Chapter II was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in August 2003 and gained gold status in Japan and the United Kingdom. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Upon its release, the album debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 326,000 units. Critical reception towards the album was generally mixed, with critics commending the album's autobiographical lyrics, and its fun yet light nature, while other critics felt Chapter II lacked creativity and personality and relied too heavily on the formula of her debut album (2002). Chapter II features a guest appearance by rapper Ja Rule, Chink Santana, and Gunnz. head Irv Gotti and producer Chink Santana to work on the album.
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Chapter II is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Ashanti.
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