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1997 studio album by Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival The Carnival hip hop musician Wyclef Jean . The album was released on 24 June 1997. Wyclef Jean also served as the album's executive producer. The album features guest appearances from Celia Cruz and The Neville Brothers and multiple appearances from Jean's former Fugees bandmates, Lauryn Hill and Pras .
The album was released to critical acclaim. While commercially it peaked at number sixteen on the US Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, it garnered Jean three Grammy Award nominations, including two nominations at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards , for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Guantanamera ", and Best Rap Solo Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999, for his top-ten hit "Gone till November ".[3]
Music and lyrics [ edit ]
The album encompasses many musical genres, including hip hop , reggae , folk , disco , soul , Son Cubano Haitian music . The album features guest appearances from Celia Cruz , The Neville Brothers , John Forté , Jeni Fujita, and Jean's bandmates from The Fugees , Lauryn Hill and Pras , among others. It also features skits between many of its songs, most of them set in a fictional trial for Wyclef Jean, in which he is accused of being "a player" and a "bad influence". The final three songs on the album are sung in Haitian Creole .
Critical reception [ edit ]
The Carnival was released to critical acclaim.[14] The Village Voice Robert Christgau found the album more R&B than the "diasporan flavors" it uses as "half decoration, half concept", and remarked that Jean uses the sampler for "one-dimensional tunes" that showcase his "well-articulated morality tales and popwise carnivalesque."[13] Playboy Lauryn Hill .[15]
Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club The Carnival "a stunning solo album that's light years beyond The Score [16] [16] The Carnival was voted the sixteenth best album of the year in The Village Voice ' s annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for 1997.[17] [18]
In 2011, Rolling Stone The Carnival the 69th best album of the 1990s.[19]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
The Carnival debuted at number sixteen on the US Billboard 200[20] Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned the singles "Gone Till November ", "We Trying to Stay Alive ", "Guantanamera " and "To All the Girls". On 16 December 1998, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and sold approximately two million copies worldwide.[21]
Track listing [ edit ]
The Carnival – Bonus tracks Title Writer(s ) Producer(s ) 25. "Imagino (Creole version)" Jean 26. "Bubblegoose (Bakin' Cake Mix)"
Remi
Salaam Remi 3:30 27. "No Airplay (Men in Blue)" (featuring Youssou N'Dour ) Jean 4:46 28. "Cheated (To All the Girls) (R&B Remix) " (featuring Queen Pen )
Remi
Hammond
David
Salaam Remi 4:05 29. "What's Clef?" (featuring Naomi Campbell )
Remi
Salaam Remi 4:17 30. "Chickenhead (Icerider Remix)" (featuring Spragga Benz )
Remi
Hammond
David
Salaam Remi 4:31
Personnel [ edit ]
Rita Marley – background vocals
Judy Mowatt – background vocals
Marcia Griffiths – background vocals
Sonny Kompanek – arranger
Salaam Remi – producer, engineer, mixing
Warren Riker – mastering, mixing
Rudy – assistant engineer
DJ Skribble – scratching
Funkmaster Flex – scratching
Crazy Sam & Da Verbal Assassins – performer
Manuel Lecuona – mastering
Rawle Gittens – mixing assistant
Tony Gonzales – assistant engineer
Lauryn Hill – arranger, performer, executive producer
Jerry Duplessis – guitar, bass, producer
Alex Olsson – mixing assistant
John Forté – performer
Jay Nicholas – mixing assistant
Pras – performer, executive producer
Melky Sedeck – performer
New York Philharmonic Orchestra – performer
Tomas Muscionico – photography
Mike Roach – mixing assistant
Storm Jefferson – mixing assistant
Paul Epworth – assistant engineer
Brian Dozoretz – engineer, mixing assistant
Jocelyne Béroard – performer
Sweet Micky – performer
The Neville Brothers – performer
Celia Cruz – performer
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "All Music Label" . AllMusic . Retrieved 4 May 2016 .
^ "Awards Nominations & Winners" . GRAMMY.com . 30 April 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2020 .
^ Stanley, Leo. "Presents the Carnival – Wyclef Jean" . AllMusic . Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
^ Kot, Greg (27 June 1997). "Wyclef Jean: Wyclef Jean presents the Carnival featuring Refugee Allstars (Ruffhouse)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 5 April 2020 .
^ Bernstein, Jonathan (18 July 1997). "The Carnival" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 27 October 2021 .
^ Sullivan, Caroline (4 July 1997). "Wyclef Jean: Presents the Carnival Featuring Refugee Allstars (Sony)". The Guardian
^ Johnson, Connie (21 June 1997). "Presenting a Daring Solo 'Carnival' Ride" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 19 August 2016 .
^ Batey, Angus (21 June 1997). "Wyclef Jean Featuring Refugee Allstars – The Carnival" . NME the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2016 .
^ Zeichner, Naomi (8 October 2017). "Wyclef Jean: The Carnival" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 8 October 2017 .
^ Morales, Ed (26 June 1997). "Wyclef Jean: The Carnival" . Rolling Stone the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
^ Michel, Sia (August 1997). "Wyclef Jean: Presents the Carnival featuring Refugee Allstars" . Spin 13 5 ): 111. Retrieved 23 July 2016 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (23 September 1997). "Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
^ Morgan, Joan (2018). She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill . Simon & Schuster . ISBN 978-1-5082-6878-9
^ Christgau, Robert (July 1997). "Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton, Wyclef Jean, Strip Jointz" . Playboy . Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
^ a b Thompson, Stephen (29 March 2002). "Jean ventures far beyond the places he knows" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 4 May 2016 .
^ "The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . New York. 28 February 1998. Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
^ "Pazz & Jop 1997: Dean's List" . The Village Voice . New York. 28 February 1998. Retrieved 22 July 2013 .
^ "100 Best Album of the Nineties" . Rolling Stone . 16 May 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2017 .[dead link
^ Harris, Chris (12 December 2007). "Josh Groban Rules Billboard Chart For Third Straight Week: Blake Lewis Barely Cracks Top 10" . MTV . Retrieved 1 June 2017 .
^ Mitchell, Gail (24 November 2007). Billboard
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2171" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars – Presents The Carnival" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars – Presents The Carnival" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Charts.nz – Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars – Presents The Carnival" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars – Presents The Carnival" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars – Presents The Carnival" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Wyclef Jean feat. Refugee Allstars – Presents The Carnival" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 18, 2024.
^ "Wyclef Jean Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Wyclef Jean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Billboard 200: Year End 1998" . Billboard . Retrieved 18 June 2024 .{{cite magazine }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1997" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^ "Billboard 200: Year End 1998" . Billboard the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1998" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Wyclef Jean – The Carnival" . Music Canada .
^ "British album certifications – Wyclef Jean – The Carnival" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 March 2023 .
^ "American album certifications – Wyclef Jean – The Carnival" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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