2002 studio album by Wyclef Jean
Masquerade is the third studio album released by Haitian hip hop musician Wyclef Jean . The album was released on June 18, 2002. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it Jean's highest-charting album.
Singles
The album features the singles "Two Wrongs ", "Pussycat " and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". Tom Jones makes a guest appearance on the album, singing his rendition of "Pussycat".
Commercial performance
Masquerade debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 82,000 copies in its first week of release.[5] This became Jean’s second US top-ten album on the chart.[6]
The album also debuted at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. As of May 2003, the album has sold 357,000 copies in the United States.[7]
Track listing
Masquerade – Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Message to the Streets (Intro)" (performed by Eric Edwards , Felipe Luciano , and Raymond Duplessis) 0:58 2. "Peace God" (featuring Prolific) 3:51 3. "PJ's" (featuring Governor and Prolific) 3:59 4. "80 Bars" Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 4:30 5. "Masquerade" (featuring M.O.P. , Bumpy Knuckles , and Miri ) Sedeck Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 3:59 6. "1-800-Henchman (Interlude)" (performed by Jimmy Henchman ) 0:11 7. "You Say Keep It Gangsta" (featuring Butch Cassidy and Sharissa) W. Jean Duplessis Neftali Santiago Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 3:58 8. "Party Like I Party" W. Jean Duplessis Teflon Darryl Radcliff Teflon Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 3:46 9. "Oh What a Night" Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 4:01 10. "Hot 93.1 (Interlude)" (performed by Eric Edwards) 0:04 11. "Pussycat " (featuring Tom Jones ) Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis Shea Taylor 3:48 12. "Midnight Lovers (Interlude)" (performed by Eric Edwards) 0:07 13. "Two Wrongs " (featuring Claudette Ortiz ) 3:49 14. "Instant Request (Interlude)" (performed by Big E) 0:19 15. "Thug Like Me" Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 4:44 16. "Daddy" W. Jean Duplessis Jennifer Hamady Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 3:30 17. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door " Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 4:01 18. "The Eulogy (Interlude)" (performed by Felipe Luciano) 0:40 19. "War No More" Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 3:59 20. "The Mix Show" (featuring Prolific, FAMS, G.O.D., and D.G.) W. Jean Duplessis Errol Sistrunk Hakim Bey Scott Damon Leigh Eugene Alfonso Ed Roc Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 4:06
Masquerade – Bonus tracks Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 21. "MVP Kompa" (featuring Melky) Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 5:09 22. "Ghetto Racine (PJ's Creole Mix)" (featuring Ja Rah Rah) Wyclef Jean Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 5:26
Masquerade – Japan bonus track Title Producer(s) 23. "Africa" Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis 6:46
Sample credits
"Peace God" contains elements from:
"Masquerade" contains replayed elements from "Apache ", written by Jerry Lordan .
"You Say Keep It Gangsta" contains elements from "Two Sisters of Mystery", written by Neftali Santiago, and performed by Mandrill .
"Oh What a Night" contains replayed elements from:
"Pussycat" contains elements from "What's New Pussycat? ", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David , and performed by Tom Jones .
"The Mix Show" contains elements from:
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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