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' Released: September 28, 1998 Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival is the debut album released by Haitian musician. The album was released on June 24, 1997, Wyclef Jean also served as the album's executive producer. The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching number sixteen on the US chart, and peaked at number four on the US chart and garnered Jean two nominations at the, including one for.
The other for his top 10 hit ' earned Jean a nomination for at the in 1999. Contents. Music and lyrics The album encompasses many musical genres, including,. The album features guest appearances from, and Jean's bandmates from,. 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. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating A 8/10 8.0/10 8/10 A− The album received Universal Acclaim.
In a contemporary review for, music critic found the album more R&B than the 'diasporan flavors' it uses as 'half decoration, half concept', and remarked that Jean uses the for 'one-dimensional tunes' that showcase his 'well-articulated morality tales and popwise carnivalesque.' In his review for, Christgau asserted that the album is more likely than any other well-meaning hip hop to impact the demographic it aims at and also works as an attempt to prove Jean is equally worthy of the attention given to. Stephen Thompson of, in a favorable review, called The Carnival 'a stunning solo album that's light years beyond The Score'. He also wrote 'In his universalist embrace of music of all forms, Wyclef Jean makes a more powerful call for peace and unity than a thousand East Coast-West Coast 'Stop the violence, y'all' intros put together.' The Carnival was voted the sixteenth best album of the year in The Village Voice 's annual critics poll for 1997. Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it twentieth on his own list.
In 2011, ranked The Carnival the 69th best album of the 1990s. Commercial performance The Carnival debuted at number sixteen on the US, selling 52,000 copies in it first week. It also debuted at number four on the US chart.
The album spawned the singles ', ', ' and 'To All the Girls'. On December 16, 1998, the album was certified by the (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States. The album also sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Track listing The Carnival – Standard edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. 'Court Clef' (Intro).
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Killing Me Softly This song is by Fugees and appears on the album The Score (1996) and on the compilation Knuffelrock 8 (1996). 'Nappy Heads' is a song performed by Fugees, issued as the second single from the group's debut album Blunted on Reality. The song was co-produced.
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'We Trying to Stay Alive' by featuring and from the album 'Anything Can Happen' Released May 27, 1997 Format, Recorded 1996, Length 3: 11 ///// Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, featuring and singles chronology ' We Trying to Stay Alive' (1997) ' (1997) ' We Trying to Stay Alive' is the first single released from 's debut solo album,. The song features raps by and (of ) and samples the 1977 hit ' and 's ' (1987). In the US, it reached number 45 on the chart. Additionally, it reached number three in the chart and number 14 in the US. The track reached number 87 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of all time.
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'We Trying To Stay Alive' (LP Version). 'We Trying To Stay Alive' (Instrumental). 'Anything Can Happen' (LP Version). 'Anything Can Happen' (Instrumental) UK CD2 (664681 5). 'We Trying To Stay Alive' (LP Version). 'We Trying To Stay Alive' (Salaam Remi Remix).
'Imagino' (Creole Version). 'Flavor From The Carnival' (LP Snippets) Chart performance We Trying to Stay Alive peaked at number 45 on the US chart and spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart.
It also peaked at number 14 on the and number three on the. In the UK, the song peaked at number 13 on the and spent a total of 5 weeks on the chart.