Album by The Black Eyed Peas
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 where they are credited as Black Eyed Peas, until the release of Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 in 2018.
The album had three official singles: "BEP Empire/Get Original", "Weekends" and "Request + Line", the last featuring Macy Gray. The song "Weekends" was later remixed and renamed "Another Weekend" for the Deluxe Edition of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.
Singer Kim Hill was deeply involved in making the album, but left the group after it was released.
The album received favorable reviews, and holds a score of 74 on Metacritic.[6]
Track listing
Personnel
- will.i.am – vocals, art direction, composer[9]
- apl.de.ap – vocals, composer
- Taboo – vocals, composer
- Kim Hill – vocals, composer
- George Pajon – guitar
- Printz Board – trumpet, bass, keyboards
- Rhett Lawrence – composer, producer
- Roberto Cani – strings
- Suzanna Giordono – strings
- Susan Chatman – horn section, strings
- Chali 2na – featured artist
- De La Soul – featured artist
- Esthero – featured artist
- Macy Gray – featured artist
- Wyclef Jean – featured artist
- Mos Def – featured artist
- Les Nubians – featured artist
- Ian Alexander – art direction, executive producer
- Dave Pensado – mix engineer
- Dylan Dresdo – mix engineer
- Dejuana Richardson – engineer
- Eddie Sancho – engineer
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Seth Friedman – package design
- Tatiana Litvin – art coordinator
Charts
Certifications
References
- ^ a b "Black Eyed Peas: Bridging the Gap". The A.V. Club.
- ^ a b Bridging the Gap at AllMusic
- ^ "BEP Empire [Vinyl]: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ "Weekends [Vinyl]: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ "Request Line: Black Eyed Peas: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b "Bridging the Gap Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and more at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved on May 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews from Metacritic". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Black Eyed Peas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 77. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Bridging the Gap - the Black Eyed Peas | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 5th February 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (571): 16. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Black Eyed Peas – Bridging the Gap". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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