Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)
Bridging the Gap is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album as Black Eyed Peas, before they changed their name to "The Black Eyed Peas" and the last album with Kim Hill as a member.
Bridging the Gap | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 62:50 | |||
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Producer | ||||
Black Eyed Peas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bridging the Gap | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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1. | "BEP Empire" |
| DJ Premier | 4:39 |
2. | "Weekends" (featuring Esthero) |
| will.i.am | 4:46 |
3. | "Get Original" (featuring Chali2na) |
| will.i.am | 2:52 |
4. | "Hot" (featuring Kim Hill) |
| apl.de.ap | 4:04 |
5. | "Cali to New York" (featuring De La Soul) |
| will.i.am | 4:47 |
6. | "Lil' Lil'" |
| will.i.am | 4:10 |
7. | "On My Own" (featuring Les Nubians and Mos Def) |
| will.i.am | 3:52 |
8. | "Release" |
| apl.de.ap | 5:07 |
9. | "Bridging the Gaps" |
| apl.de.ap | 4:56 |
10. | "Go Go" |
| will.i.am | 4:53 |
11. | "Rap Song" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
| Jean | 3:33 |
12. | "Bringing It Back" |
| will.i.am | 3:36 |
13. | "Tell Your Mama Come" |
| will.i.am | 3:14 |
14. | "Request + Line" (featuring Macy Gray) (Hidden track "Empire Strikes Back" begins at 4:52) |
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9:21 |
UK edition | |||||||||
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15. | "Magic" | 3:45 |
Collector's edition | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
16. | "Bridging the Gaps" (Version 2) | 4:45 |
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | (favorable)[3] |
Dotmusic | link |
HipHopDX.com | link |
Q | [1] |
RapReviews.com | 2000 |
Robert Christgau | B− link |
Rolling Stone | link |
Spin | (5/10)[1] |
Wall of Sound | (68/100) link |
Chart positions
Album
Chart (2000–01) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 37 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 82 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] | 18 |
US Billboard 200[7] | 67 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
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US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
2000 | "BEP Empire" | — | — | 44 | |
"Weekends" | — | 73 | 34 | ||
2001 | "Request + Line" | 63 | 51 | 2 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Critic Reviews from Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album) at Allmusic
- ↑ "Black Eyed Peas: Bridging the Gap". The A.V. Club. 26 September 2000.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2016.