The Score — второй студийный альбом американской хип-хоп-группы Fugees, изданный 13 февраля 1996 года на лейблах Ruffhouse Records и Columbia Records. Диск достиг позиции № 1 в американском хит-параде Billboard 200 (и 4 недели удерживал первое место), был удостоен 6-кр. платинового статуса RIAA[11]. Включён в список 500 величайших альбомов всех времён по версии журнала Rolling Stone.
Большой успех в Великобритании имел первый сингл с альбома — кавер-версия «Killing Me Softly» Роберты Флэк — он семь недель удерживал первое место в Соединённом королевстве. Альбом получил положительные отзывы музыкальной критики и интернет-изданий, например, Allmusic[1], Christgau’s Consumer Guide[3], Entertainment Weekly[4], Los Angeles Times[5], Q[6], Rolling Stone[7], The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8], Spin[10].
В 1996 году The Score получил две премии Grammy Awards[12].
Автор |
Продюсеры |
1. |
«Red Intro» (при участии DJ Red Alert и Ras Baraka) |
Fred Krute, Ras Baraka |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
1:51 |
2. |
«How Many Mics» |
Wyclef Jean, Лорен Хилл, Pras Michel |
Fugees, Shawn King, Jerry Duplessis |
4:28 |
3. |
«Ready or Not» |
Jean, Хилл, Michel, William Hart, Thom Bell |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
3:46 |
4. |
«Zealots» |
Jean, Хилл, Michel |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
4:20 |
5. |
«The Beast» |
Jean, Хилл, Michel |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
5:37 |
6. |
«Fu-Gee-La» |
Jean, Хилл, Michel, Salaam Remi, Allen McGrier, Teena Marie |
Salaam Remi |
4:20 |
7. |
«Family Business» (при участии John Forté и Omega) |
Jean, Хилл, Michel, John Forté, Omega |
Fugees, John Forté, Jerry Duplessis |
5:43 |
8. |
«Killing Me Softly with His Song» |
Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox, Jean, Hill |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
4:58 |
9. |
«The Score» (при участии Diamond D) |
Jean, Хилл, Michel, Joseph Kirkland |
Diamond D, Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
5:01 |
10. |
«The Mask» |
Jean, Хилл, Michel |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
4:50 |
11. |
«Cowboys» (при участии Pacewon, Rah Digga, Young Zee и John Forté) |
Jean, Hill, Michel, Forté, Dewayne Battle, Rashia Fisher, Jerome Hinds |
Fugees, John Forté, Jerry Duplessis |
5:23 |
12. |
«No Woman, No Cry» |
Vincent Ford, Jean |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
4:32 |
13. |
«Manifest” / “Outro» |
Jean, Хилл, Michel |
Fugees, Jerry Duplessis |
5:59 |
60:52 |
- по данным Acclaimedmusic.net[38]
- (*) Список без указания ранга
Публикация |
Страна |
Список |
Год |
Ранг |
About.com |
United States |
100 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums[39] |
2008 |
18 |
Best Rap Albums of 1996[40] |
2008 |
5 |
BigO |
Singapore |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
34 |
Blender |
United States |
500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die |
2003 |
* |
Ego Trip |
Hip Hop’s 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980-98 |
1999 |
5 |
Elvis Costello |
United Kingdom |
500 Albums You Need |
2000 |
* |
Expressen |
Sweden |
The 100 Best Records Ever |
1999 |
100 |
Eye Weekly |
Canada |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
15 |
Face |
United kingdom |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
1 |
Helsingin Sanomat |
Finland |
50th Anniversary of Rock |
2004 |
* |
Hip-Hop Connection |
United Kingdom |
The 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995—2005 |
2005 |
15 |
Juice |
Australia |
The 100 (+34) Greatest Albums of the 90s |
1999 |
64 |
Mixmag |
United kingdom |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
2 |
Mojo |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
15 |
The Mojo Collection (3rd and/or 4th Edition) |
03/07 |
* |
Muzik |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
3 |
The New Nation |
Top 100 Albums by Black Artists |
2005 |
34 |
NME |
United States |
1996 Crits Poll |
1996 |
22 |
United Kingdom |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
22 |
Nude as the News |
United States |
The 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s |
1999 |
97 |
OOR |
Netherlands |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
38 |
Pause & Play |
United States |
The 90s Top 100 Essential Albums |
1999 |
11 |
Plásticos y Decibelios |
Spain |
The 80 Best Albums of All Time |
2000 |
68 |
Pop |
Sweden |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
1 |
Pure Pop |
Mexico |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
10 |
Q |
United Kingdom |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
* |
90 best Albums of the 90s |
1999 |
* |
Record Collector |
10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century |
2000 |
* |
Robert Dimery |
United States |
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die[41] |
2005 |
* |
Rock Sound |
France |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
24 |
Rolling Stone |
United States |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
10 |
The Essential Recordings of the 90s |
1999 |
* |
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |
2003 |
477 |
100 Best Albums of the Nineties[42] |
2011 |
44 |
The Source |
100 Best Rap Albums[43] |
1998 |
* |
The Critics Top 100 Black Music Albums of All Time[44] |
2006 |
34 |
Spex |
Germany |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
41 |
Spin |
United States |
20 Best Albums of ’96 |
1996 |
2 |
Top 90 Albums of the 90s |
1999 |
17 |
Tom Moon |
1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die[45] |
2008 |
* |
Various Writers |
Albums: 50 Years of Great Recordings |
2005 |
* |
Vibe |
100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century |
1999 |
* |
The Village Voice |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
2 |
Vox |
United Kingdom |
Albums of the Year |
1996 |
15 |
VPRO |
Netherlands |
299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time |
2006 |
* |
Yediot Ahonot |
Israel |
Top 99 Albums of All Time |
1999 |
74 |
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