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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment.ie[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Slant[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
VIBE[8]

3D is the fourth studio album by American girl group TLC. It was released by Arista Records on November 12, 2002, in the United States, it was seven months after the death of TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, and at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[9] selling 143,000 copies sold in its first week of release and was met with positive reviews. The album nearly sold two million in the United States alone. 3D earned TLC two Grammy Award nominations, and the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2002.[10] 3D produced 4 singles. The only three singles to chart were "Girl Talk", peaking at 3 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; "Hands Up", which peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart; and "Damaged", which managed to peak at 19 on the US Mainstream Top 40.

Background information

During and after the release of FanMail, Lopes made it known to the press on multiple occasions that she felt that she was unable to fully express herself working with TLC and Austin. Her contributions to the songs had been reduced to periodic eight-bar raps, and studio session singers such as Debra Killings often took her place on the background vocals for the group's songs. In its November 28, 1999 issue, Entertainment Weekly ran a letter from Lopes that challenged her group mates to record solo albums and let the fans judge which of the three was the most talented:

"I challenge Tionne 'Player' Watkins (T-Boz) and Rozonda 'Hater' Thomas (Chilli) to an album entitled The Challenge... a 3-CD set that contains three solo albums. Each (album)... will be due to the record label by October 1, 2000... I also challenge producer Dallas 'The Manipulator' Austin to produce all of the material and do it at a fraction of his normal rate. As I think about it, I'm sure LaFace would not mind throwing in a $1.5 million dollar prize for the winner."[11]

T-Boz and Chilli declined to take up the "Challenge",[12] though Lopes always maintained it was a great idea. Things were heated between the ladies for some time, with Thomas speaking out against Lopes, calling her antics "selfish", "evil", and "heartless".[13] TLC then addressed these fights by saying that they were very much like sisters that have their disagreements every now and then; as Lisa stated, "It's deeper than a working relationship. We have feelings for each other, which is why we get so mad at each other. I usually say that you cannot hate someone unless you love them. So, we love each other. That's the problem." The ladies eventually settled the feud, and The Challenge was never followed through. After the conclusion of the successful FanMail tour, the ladies, however, took some time off and pursued personal interests. Lopes was the first to begin recording her solo album, Supernova, however it underperformed overseas, so it was cancelled, and was never released in the United States.

During this time period, it was stated by Thomas she had began working on a solo project and had realized that rumors of TLC's demise had taken over in the media. It was then that Thomas made a call to LaFace label-head L.A. Reid to discuss working on TLC's fourth studio album. After contacting Watkins, and soon after, Lopes, sessions for 3D had begun in the Fall of 2001. However, soon after recording had begun, sessions came to a halt, as Lopes began work on her second studio album, known as N.I.N.A (New Identity Non Applicable), and as Watkins was hospitalized in January 2002 due to complications stemming from her ongoing battle with sickle-cell anemia, Lopes eventually came to visit Watkins in the hospital and went back to the studio to record raps for 3D.[14] In April 2002, as Watkins' condition improved greatly, Lopes disappeared to Honduras to do missionary work.

On April 25, 2002, Lopes was killed in a car crash, leaving behind material that she had recorded for both N.I.N.A and 3D. She was only 30 years old.

Immediately after Lopes' funeral, Watkins and Thomas decided that they would complete the remainder of their fourth album, to be called 3D, which also featured production from Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Raphael Saadiq, Missy Elliott and Timbaland. The decision was also made that TLC would continue on as a duo after the release and promotion of 3D rather than replace Lopes, and they announced in 2009 that they would possibly begin recording a fifth studio album, but still refused to replace Lopes.[15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."3D (Intro)"Dallas AustinDallas Austin2:25
2."Quickie"Austin, Lisa Lopes, Tionne WatkinsDallas Austin4:19
3."Girl Talk"Edmund Clement, Kandi Burruss, Lopes, Anita McCloud, WatkinsEddie Hustle3:35
4."Turntable"Rodney Jerkins, Watkins, Fred Jerkins, Daniel Moore, LaShawn Daniels, Tomi MartinRodney Jerkins3:25
5."In Your Arms Tonight"Pharrell WilliamsThe Neptunes4:25
6."Over Me"R. Jerkins, Rozonda Thomas, Kenisha Pratt, Daniel Moore, Tyrell Bing, LopesRodney Jerkins4:17
7."Hands Up"Babyface, Daryl SimmonsBabyface, Daryl Simmons3:49
8."Damaged"Austin, WatkinsAustin3:51
9."Dirty Dirty" (featuring Missy Elliott)Missy Elliott, Tim MosleyTimbaland, Missy Elliott3:40
10."So So Dumb"Raphael Saadiq, Watkins, Glenn Standridge, Bobby OzunaSaadiq (co-produced by Jake & The Phatman)4:06
11."Good Love"Clement, BurrussHustle4:12
12."Hey Hey Hey Hey"R. Jerkins, Watkins, BurrussRodney Jerkins4:05
13."Give It to Me While It's Hot"Ray Murray, Rico Wade, Pat Brown, Marqueze Ethridge, Marvin Parkman, Stewart Jordan, Lopes, ThomasOrganized Noize Prod.3:28
Japanese imported bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Get Away"Ray Murray, WatkinsOrganized Noize Prod.4:14
European imported bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Who's It Gonna Be?"R. Jerkins, LopesRodney Jerkins4:00

Left Eye voice samples

  • "3D (Intro)"
  • "Girl Talk"
  • "Quickie" – contains voice samples from "Left Pimpin" (from N.I.N.A)
  • "Over Me" – uses newly re-recorded verse originally from "I Believe in Me" (from Supernova)
  • "Give It to Me While It's Hot" – reuses second verse from "Friends" (from the Japanese edition of Supernova)
  • "Who's It Gonna Be" – first verse later re-used on "Through the Pain" (from Eye Legacy)
  • "Whoop De Woo" – leftover track, uses verses from "I Need That" (Internet exclusive track from FanMail) and "Gimme Some" (performed by Toni Braxton featuring Left Eye). This track was later included on the compilation Now and Forever: The Hits.

Credits and personnel

Musicians

  • Shorty B. – bass
  • Sigurdur "Siggy" Birkis – drums
  • Tom Knight – drums
  • Tomi Martin – guitar
  • Danny O'Donoghue – guitar
  • Tony Reyes – guitar
  • Colin Wolfe – bass
  • Kelvin Wooten – keyboards

Production

  • Executive producers: Antonio M. Reid, Dallas Austin, TLC
  • Producers: Dallas Austin, Babyface, Missy Elliott, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Organized Noize, Raphael Saadiq, Daryl Simmons, Timbaland
  • Vocal producer: Rodney Jerkins
  • Vocal assistance: Jasper Cameron, Missy Elliott, Tavia Ivey, Marde Johnson, Debra Killings, Mark Pitts
  • Engineers: Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Paul Boutin, Leslie Brathwaite, Josh Butler, Andrew Coleman, Sean Davis, John Frye, Morgan Garcia, Brian Garten, Carlton Lynn, Fabian Marasciullo, Rick Sheppard
  • Assistant engineers: Cedric Anderson, Steve Fisher, Tim Lauber, Victor McCoy, Christine Sirois, Rob Skipworth, Craig "Niteman" Taylor
  • Mixing: Gerry "The Gov" Brown, Kevin "KD" Davis, Jimmy Douglas, Jean-Marie Horvat, Rodney Jerkins, Phil Tan, Timbaland
  • Mixing assistance: John Horesco IV, Dion Peters, Tim Roberts, John Tanksely
  • Mastering: Herb Powers
  • A&R: Mark Pitts, Theresa Wilson
  • Design, art direction: Jeffrey Schulz
  • Photography: Guy Aroch, Seb Janiak

Outtakes/Leftover tracks

  • "I Want Some of That"
  • "Whoop De Woo"
  • "Rainy Dayz"
    • Offered to TLC, but they rejected it. It was later handed to Mary J. Blige for her fifth album No More Drama.[17] T-Boz later commented on this, saying "It wasn't that I didn't like the song, it was more so that I've already been there and done that."
  • "Wishful Thinking"/"Long Ago"/"Us"/"Watch the World"
    • The real title is unknown; it was scrapped and completely replaced with "Turntable". A snippet of the first verse was leaked on a studio B-roll recorded in June 2002.[18]
  • "It's On"
    • Unreleased and unheard; the original Left Eye rap was heard on ABC's Primetime during a TLC interview on November 7, 2002.[19]

Release history

Region Date Label
Europe and Japan October 10, 2002 Arista
United States November 12, 2002

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Billboard 200 6
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4
Canadian Albums Chart 31
UK Albums Chart 45
New Zealand Albums Chart 45
German Albums Chart 46
Swiss Albums Chart 47
Dutch Albums Chart 62
Australian Albums Chart 73

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries

References

  1. ^ "3D Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "3D: TLC". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  3. ^ Lynskey, Dorian. "TLC: 3D". Blender Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-30. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Lynch, Andrew. "TLC - 3D". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  5. ^ Browne, David (2002-11-11). "3D (2002): TLC". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  6. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "TLC: 3D". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  7. ^ Walters, Barry (2002-11-04). "TLC: 3D". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-11-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri. "TLC - 3D (Arista)". VIBE. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  9. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p26086/charts-awards
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  11. ^ Sinclair, Tom (1999-11-26). "Three To Tangle". ew.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Sinclair, Tom (2000-11-27). "Left Field". ew.com. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  13. ^ Sinclair, Tom (1999-10-29). "Unpretty Situation". ew.com. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  14. ^ Tameka L. Hicks (2008). "T-Boz: Fighting against the odds". USA WEEKEND. Retrieved 2008-02-15. [dead link‍]
  15. ^ Vena, Jocelyn; Elias, Matt (2009-10-09). "TLC Ready To 'Change People's Lives' With New Music". mtv.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "TLC-I Want Some Of That". YouTube. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  17. ^ Gale, Alex. "Ja Rule Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 8/5/2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ "TLC 3D Studio B-Roll". YouTube. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  19. ^ "Primetime: TLC". YouTube. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – TLC – TLC"3D"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

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