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'''''Eve-Olution''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]]. It was released by [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment]] on August 27, 2002, distributed through [[Interscope Records]]. Production was handled by frequent collaborators [[Dr. Dre]], [[Swizz Beatz]] and also [[Irv Gotti]], among others. The album garnered the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia. The album debuted at number six on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales 133,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140420145333/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |archive-date=2014-04-20 }}</ref> It reached the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. The album has sold over 600,000 copies in the US and was certified gold in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).
'''''Eve-Olution''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American rapper [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]], released by [[Ruff Ryders Entertainment]] on August 27, 2002 and distributed through [[Interscope Records]]. Production was handled by frequent collaborators [[Dr. Dre]], [[Swizz Beatz]] and also [[Irv Gotti]], among others. The album spawned the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia, and debuted at number six on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 133,000 copies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |title=HITS Daily Double: Previous Album Sales Chart |access-date=2014-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140420145333/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht809 |archive-date=2014-04-20 }}</ref> while also reaching the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. For selling over 600,000 copies in the US, it was certified gold in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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| rev3score = B+<ref name=metacritic/>
| rev3score = B+<ref name=metacritic/>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B+<ref name="weingarten" />
| rev4score = B+<ref name="EW" />
| rev5 = [[IGN]]
| rev5 = [[IGN]]
| rev5score = 8.5/10<ref name="ign" />
| rev5score = 8.5/10<ref name="ign" />
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/eve/6651|title=Album Reviews - Eve : Eve-Olution|last=Segal|first=Victoria|magazine=[[NME]]|date=2002-08-20|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/eve/6651|title=Eve : Eve-Olution|last=Segal|first=Victoria|website=NME|date=2002-08-20|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev7 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev7score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=eve|title=CG: Eve|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>
| rev7score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=eve|title=CG: Eve|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>
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In a positive review, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writer said that Eve-Olution is a "more complex and sophisticated sound that dexterously mixes up moods and tones." He also stated that "instead of the record coming off like a pu-pu platter -- a little R&B from column A, a little pop from column B -- it maintains its focus, making it a wholly satisfying experience."<ref name="weingarten">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345714,00.html|title=Eve-olution Review|last=Weingarten|first=Marc|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2002-09-06|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref> Hope Gonzalez of [[IGN]] called the album a "smorgasbord of beats" because it "dapples in soul, electronic, and even salsa music to create yet another opus of hip-pop jingles." She also said "Gangsta Lovin'" is "quite different" from most of the tracks on the album because it is "the most radio-friendly track on the album."<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/03/eve-olution|title=Eve-Olution|last=Gonzalez|first=Hope|website=[[IGN]]|date=2002-10-03|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>
In a positive review, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' writer said that ''Eve-Olution'' is a "more complex and sophisticated sound that dexterously mixes up moods and tones." He also stated that "instead of the record coming off like a pu-pu platter -- a little R&B from column A, a little pop from column B -- it maintains its focus, making it a wholly satisfying experience."<ref name="EW" /> Hope Gonzalez of [[IGN]] called the album a "smorgasbord of beats" because it "dapples in soul, electronic, and even salsa music to create yet another opus of hip-pop jingles." She also said "Gangsta Lovin'" is "quite different" from most of the tracks on the album because it is "the most radio-friendly track on the album."<ref name="ign" />


''[[Slant Magazine]]''{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani said "Eve fares better when the rhythms are sexy and the rhymes are slick".<ref name="slant">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/eve-eve-olution/206|title=Eve: Eve-Olution|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=2002-08-27|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] noted that the "focus here is less hip-hop and more contemporary R&B, with fewer rappers invited as guests". He dismissed the songs "What" and "Gangsta Lovin'" as "surprisingly mediocre", adding that the guest vocalists are "vamping over bland choruses and Eve contributing only a few good rhymes."<ref name="bush">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eve-olution-mw0000226872|title=Eve-Olution - Eve|last=Bush|first=John|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref> He compared the album to Eve's previous releases and claimed "''Eve-Olution'' can't offer as much as either of her first two solid LPs."<ref name="bush" /> In contrast, Cinquemani said that "Eve's Eve-Olution might not change the order of the hip-hop food chain as we know it but it's another tight record that will undoubtedly keep her, um, rydin' high."<ref name="slant" />
''[[Slant Magazine]]''{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani said "Eve fares better when the rhythms are sexy and the rhymes are slick".<ref name="slant" /> [[AllMusic]] noted that the "focus here is less hip-hop and more contemporary R&B, with fewer rappers invited as guests". He dismissed the songs "What" and "Gangsta Lovin'" as "surprisingly mediocre", adding that the guest vocalists are "vamping over bland choruses and Eve contributing only a few good rhymes."<ref name="bush" /> He compared the album to Eve's previous releases and claimed "''Eve-Olution'' can't offer as much as either of her first two solid LPs."<ref name="bush" /> In contrast, Cinquemani said that "Eve's ''Eve-Olution'' might not change the order of the hip-hop food chain as we know it but it's another tight record that will undoubtedly keep her, um, rydin' high."<ref name="slant" />


==Singles==
==Singles==
"[[Gangsta Lovin']]" was released in September 2002 as the first single from the album. In the United States, it peaked at number two on both the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (becoming Eve's second highest-charting song on the chart) and [[R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts while it reached number four in Australia.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/eve-olution-r604376/charts-awards/billboard-single Eve - Eve-Olution - Billboard singles] Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eve+feat.+Alicia+Keys&titel=Gangsta+Lovin'&cat=s australian-charts.com - Eve feat. Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'] Hung Medien.</ref> The song had moderate success in Austria, peaking at number forty-one.<ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eve+feat.+Alicia+Keys&titel=Gangsta+Lovin'&cat=sb austrianchart.at - Eve feat. Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'] Hung Medien.</ref> It peaked inside the top twenty in most countries such as Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, the UK and Switzerland, among others.
"[[Gangsta Lovin']]" was released in September 2002 as the first single from the album. In the United States, it peaked at number two on both the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (becoming Eve's second highest-charting song on the chart) and [[R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/eve-olution-r604376/charts-awards/billboard-single Eve - Eve-Olution - Billboard singles] Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2011.</ref> Internationally, it peaked inside the top twenty in most countries such as Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, the UK and Switzerland, among others, except for Austria, where it peaked at forty-one.<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eve+feat.+Alicia+Keys&titel=Gangsta+Lovin'&cat=s australian-charts.com - Eve feat. Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'] Hung Medien.</ref><ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eve+feat.+Alicia+Keys&titel=Gangsta+Lovin'&cat=sb austrianchart.at - Eve feat. Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'] Hung Medien.</ref>


"[[Satisfaction (Eve song)|Satisfaction]]" was released as the second and final single from the album in late March 2003. It saw moderate success in the US, reaching at number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number twenty-two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eve|chart=all}} Satisfaction - Eve | Billboard.com] Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2011.</ref> It debuted inside the top twenty in the UK, and dropped off the chart after four weeks.<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/After%20All%20ft%20Jael "Eve - Satisfaction".] Chart Stats. Retrieved January 4, 2011.</ref> It was a minor hit in the Netherlands, only peaked at number eighty-seven.<ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eve&titel=Satisfaction&cat=s dutchcharts.nl - Eve - Satisfaction] Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved January 4, 2011.</ref>
"[[Satisfaction (Eve song)|Satisfaction]]" was released as the second and final single from the album in late March 2003. It saw moderate success in the US, reaching at number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number twenty-two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eve|chart=all}} Satisfaction - Eve | Billboard.com] Nielson Business Media, Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2011.</ref> It debuted inside the top twenty in the UK, and dropped off the chart after four weeks.<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/After%20All%20ft%20Jael "Eve - Satisfaction".] Chart Stats. Retrieved January 4, 2011.</ref> It was a minor hit in the Netherlands, where it only peaked at number eighty-seven.<ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eve&titel=Satisfaction&cat=s dutchcharts.nl - Eve - Satisfaction] Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved January 4, 2011.</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title3 = [[Gangsta Lovin']]
| title3 = [[Gangsta Lovin'|Gangsta Lovin{{'-}}]]
| note3 = featuring [[Alicia Keys]]
| note3 = featuring [[Alicia Keys]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Jonah Ellis|Lonnie Simmons|Alisa Yarbrough}}
| writer3 = {{hlist|Jonah Ellis|Lonnie Simmons|Alisa Yarbrough}}
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| title7 = Let This Go
| title7 = Let This Go
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jeffers|Terrance Lovelace|Robert Waller}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jeffers|Terrance Lovelace|[[Robert Waller (musician)|Robert Waller]]}}
| extra7 = Hotrunner
| extra7 = Hotrunner
| length7 = 4:12
| length7 = 4:12
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| length9 = 3:14


| title10 = Stop Hatin'
| title10 = Stop Hatin{{'-}}
| note10 = Skit
| note10 = Skit
| extra10 = {{hlist|Eve|Jackson}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Eve|Jackson}}
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| extra16 = Teflon
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| length16 = 3:59
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'''Sample credits'''
'''Sample credits'''
*"Gangsta Lovin'" contains elements from "Don't Stop the Music" as written by Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, an Lonnie Simmons.
*"Gangsta Lovin'" contains elements from "Don't Stop the Music" as written by Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, and Lonnie Simmons.
*"Double R What" contains a sample of "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" as written by Jesse Weaver, Jr.
*"Double R What" contains a sample of "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" as written by Jesse Weaver, Jr.


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*Dee Dean –, [[executive producer]]
*Dee Dean – [[executive producer]]
*Waah Dean – executive producer
*Waah Dean – executive producer
*Eve – producer, executive producer
*Eve – producer, executive producer
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===Year-end charts===
=== Year-end charts ===
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|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Eve-Olution''
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Eve-Olution''
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002|work=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref>
|30
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! scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002|work=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref>
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|84
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Eve-Olution''}}
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Eve-Olution''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United Kingdom|artist=Eve |title=Eve-Olution |award=Silver|certyear=2013 |relyear=2002 |certmonth=7|id=10708-3238-2|access-date=March 3, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Eve |title=Eve-Olution |award=Gold |certyear=2002 |relyear=2002 |access-date=September 28, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Eve |title=Eve-Olution |award=Gold |certyear=2002 |relyear=2002 |access-date=September 28, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}


==Release history==
==Release history==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="bush">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eve-olution-mw0000226872|title=Eve-Olution - Eve|last=Bush|first=John|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>

<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/09/06/eve-olution/|title=Eve-olution Review|last=Weingarten|first=Marc|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2002-09-06|access-date=2023-08-29}}</ref>

<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/03/eve-olution|title=Eve-Olution|last=Gonzalez|first=Hope|website=[[IGN]]|date=2002-10-03|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>

<ref name="slant">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/eve-eve-olution/206|title=Eve: Eve-Olution|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=2002-08-27|access-date=2012-12-30}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 19:16, 9 June 2024

Eve-Olution
Studio album by
Eve
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002
Recorded2001–2002
GenreHip hop
Length54:45
Label
Producer
Eve chronology
Scorpion
(2001) 		Eve-Olution
(2002) 		Lip Lock
(2013)
Singles from Eve-Olution
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'"
    Released: July 23, 2002
  2. "Satisfaction"
    Released: February 25, 2003

Eve-Olution is the third studio album by American rapper Eve, released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment on August 27, 2002 and distributed through Interscope Records. Production was handled by frequent collaborators Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz and also Irv Gotti, among others. The album spawned the internationally successful single "Gangsta Lovin'", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop song charts as well as number four in Australia, and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 133,000 copies[1] while also reaching the top twenty in Canada, France, and Switzerland. For selling over 600,000 copies in the US, it was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[2]
E! OnlineB+[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
IGN8.5/10[5]
NME[6]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant[9]

In a positive review, Entertainment Weekly writer said that Eve-Olution is a "more complex and sophisticated sound that dexterously mixes up moods and tones." He also stated that "instead of the record coming off like a pu-pu platter -- a little R&B from column A, a little pop from column B -- it maintains its focus, making it a wholly satisfying experience."[4] Hope Gonzalez of IGN called the album a "smorgasbord of beats" because it "dapples in soul, electronic, and even salsa music to create yet another opus of hip-pop jingles." She also said "Gangsta Lovin'" is "quite different" from most of the tracks on the album because it is "the most radio-friendly track on the album."[5]

Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani said "Eve fares better when the rhythms are sexy and the rhymes are slick".[9] AllMusic noted that the "focus here is less hip-hop and more contemporary R&B, with fewer rappers invited as guests". He dismissed the songs "What" and "Gangsta Lovin'" as "surprisingly mediocre", adding that the guest vocalists are "vamping over bland choruses and Eve contributing only a few good rhymes."[3] He compared the album to Eve's previous releases and claimed "Eve-Olution can't offer as much as either of her first two solid LPs."[3] In contrast, Cinquemani said that "Eve's Eve-Olution might not change the order of the hip-hop food chain as we know it but it's another tight record that will undoubtedly keep her, um, rydin' high."[9]

Singles

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"Gangsta Lovin'" was released in September 2002 as the first single from the album. In the United States, it peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Eve's second highest-charting song on the chart) and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[10] Internationally, it peaked inside the top twenty in most countries such as Norway, New Zealand, Belgium, the UK and Switzerland, among others, except for Austria, where it peaked at forty-one.[11][12]

"Satisfaction" was released as the second and final single from the album in late March 2003. It saw moderate success in the US, reaching at number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number twenty-two on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[13] It debuted inside the top twenty in the UK, and dropped off the chart after four weeks.[14] It was a minor hit in the Netherlands, where it only peaked at number eighty-seven.[15]

Track listing

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Eve-Olution track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:24
2."What!" (featuring Truth Hurts)
Dr. Dre3:19
3."Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys)
  • Jonah Ellis
  • Lonnie Simmons
  • Alisa Yarbrough
3:59
4."Irresistible Chick"
  • Gotti
  • Channel 7
3:34
5."Party in the Rain" (featuring Mashonda)
Swizz Beatz4:10
6."Argument" (Skit) 
  • Eve
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson
1:14
7."Let This Go"
Hotrunner4:12
8."Hey Y'all" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg)
Hotrunner4:04
9."Figure You Out"
3:14
10."Stop Hatin'" (Skit) 
  • Eve
  • Jackson
1:43
11."Satisfaction"
  • Dr. Dre
  • Elizondo
4:18
12."Neckbones"
  • Jeffers
  • Amon Flanagan
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Wade Warner
  • Neckbones
  • Flanagan
3:55
13."Double R What" (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P)
Swizz Beatz3:56
14."Ryde Away" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Bink!3:44
15."As I Grow"
  • Jeffers
  • Armique Wyche
Staxx3:49
16."Eve-Olution"
  • Jeffers
  • Christian Ward
Teflon3:59
Total length:54:45

Sample credits

  • "Gangsta Lovin'" contains elements from "Don't Stop the Music" as written by Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, and Lonnie Simmons.
  • "Double R What" contains a sample of "P.S.K. What Does It Mean" as written by Jesse Weaver, Jr.

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Eve-Olution
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 60,000*
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for Eve-Olution
Region Date Format Label Catalog
United States[44] August 27, 2002 CD, digital download Interscope B00006FR68
Canada[45] Universal Music B00006FR68
United Kingdom[46] May 26, 2003 Spectrum B00006HCKB

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