The Collection (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album)
The Collection | ||||
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Compilation album series by | ||||
Released | November 24, 1998 (Volume One) November 14, 2000 (Volume Two) | |||
Recorded | 1993–1998 & 1994–2000 | |||
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Label | Ruthless | |||
Producer | Volume one:Volume Two: | |||
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony chronology | ||||
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Volume Two | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Q | [3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The Collection is an album series by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Volume One, consisting of hit songs between 1994 and 1998, was released on November 24, 1998, by Ruthless Records. Volume Two was released on November 14, 2000.
"B.N.K" is a remake of a song by Eazy-E entitled "Black Nigga Killa". The original version, with 3 verses by Eazy-E and none by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, can be found on Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary: Decade of Game.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Foe Tha Love Of $" (featuring Eazy-E & Shatasha Williams) | DJ Yella | 9:05 |
2. | "1st Of Tha Month" | DJ U-Neek | 5:12 |
3. | "Shoot 'Em Up" | DJ U-Neek | 5:15 |
4. | "Days Of Our Livez" | DJ U-Neek | 5:49 |
5. | "Breakdown (Mo Thugs Remix)" (with Mariah Carey) | Mariah Carey, Stevie J, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 4:57 |
6. | "Notorious Thugs" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | Stevie J, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 6:02 |
7. | "B.N.K." (featuring Eazy-E) | LT Hutton | 5:00 |
8. | "War (Battlecry Remix)" | E-A-Ski & CMT | 3:26 |
9. | "Crossroad (Original Mix)" | DJ U-Neek | 3:32 |
10. | "Body Rott" | DJ U-Neek | 5:01 |
11. | "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" (featuring Shatasha Williams) | DJ U-Neek | 4:40 |
12. | "Fuck Tha Police (Remix)" | Krayzie Bone | 5:01 |
13. | "P.O.D." (Bonus track) | DJ U-Neek | 4:26 |
14. | "If I Could Teach The World (D.J. U-Neek Remix)" (European bonus track) | DJ U-Neek | 4:54 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "C Land I.A." (Bizzy Bone & Flesh-N-Bone) | LT Hutton | 4:31 |
2. | "Don't Hate On Me" (Krayzie Bone featuring Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat) | Jermaine Dupri | 4:13 |
3. | "Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac) | DJ U-Neek | 5:07 |
4. | "Hook It Up" (featuring Master P & Silkk The Shocker) | KLC & Craig B | 2:51 |
5. | "2 Glocks (U-Neek's Remix)" | DJ U-Neek | 4:35 |
6. | "Look Into My Eyes (Atlantis Remix)" | DJ U-Neek | 4:49 |
7. | "All Good" (Krayzie Bone featuring Felecia) | "Disco" Rick Taylor | 3:56 |
8. | "Weedman" (Bizzy Bone featuring Blulight) | DJ U-Neek | 3:56 |
9. | "Frontline Warriors" (Bizzy Bone & Layzie Bone featuring Big B) | LT Hutton | 4:08 |
10. | "Change The World (U-Neek's Remix)" (featuring Big B) | DJ U-Neek | 5:19 |
11. | "Can't Give It Up (Rock Remix)" | LT Hutton | 5:10 |
12. | "Ghetto Cowboy" (Krayzie Bone & Layzie Bone featuring Powder P, Thug Queen & Felecia) | Krayzie Bone | 5:24 |
13. | "Sleepwalkers" (featuring Eazy-E) | DJ U-Neek | 3:32 |
Reception
[edit]"A fine introduction to the harmonious outfit's strangely smooth, yet sweary sound." – Tom Doyle, Q.[3]
DVD Easter egg
[edit]In the DVD special features section, go to "Change the World" (extended version) and press the right arrow button; this will take you to six Bone Thugs-n-Harmony commercials.
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r382277
- ^ "The Collection, Volume 1 | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25.
- ^ a b Q, February 1999
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bone thugs-n-harmony".
- ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r507388
- ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – The Collection: Volume One". Recording Industry Association of America.