Chapter II

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Chapter II

Chapter II is the second album by American R&B singer Ashanti.The album sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. and took in over 3.8 million copies worldwide. It was produced by Irv Gotti, Chink Santana, 7 Aurelius, Jared Thomas and Reggie Wright.

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About

Chapter II is the second album that was released on August 5, 2003 under Murder Inc. Its first single, "Rock Wit U" became one of the summer's biggest hits, which showed Ashanti in a bikini on a beach, was nominated for a 2003 MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video. The second single and video, "Rain On Me", was released in the fall of 2003. Even with the help of a remix version of both the single and video, it was not able to reach "Rock Wit U" level of success on either pop or urban radio. In 2004, Ashanti released the third single from Chapter II, "Breakup 2 Makeup" it lack of video and radio airplay along with the flop of her 2003 Christmas album, Ashanti's Christmas, had some speculating that her career as a superstar singer might have run its course. Chapter II success has been somewhat eclipsed by all the negative drama surrounding the Murder Inc. camp at the time.

Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 Intro/Medley 1:18
2 Shany's World 3:05
3 Rock Wit U (Awww Baby) 3:29
4 What Are They Gonna Say Now (Skit) 0:31
5 Breakup 2 Makeup 3:41
6 I Found Lovin' 4:15
7 Rain on Me 4:57
8 Then Ya Gone 4:59
9 Living My Life 3:46
10 Black Child (Skit) 1:28
11 Feel So Good 4:31
12 Carry On 3:15
13 The Sugar Shack (Skit) 1:10
14 The Story of 2 4:33
15 Ohhh Ahhh 4:36
16 Shany Shia (Skit) 1:11
17 Sweet Baby 4:08
18 U Say, I Say 4:09
19 I Don't Mind 5:04
20 Outro 0:58

Awards & Certifications

Year Album Certification
2003 Chapter II Certified 2x Platinum in U.S.

Chart Toppers

Year Title Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Billboard Hot 100 Rhythmic Top 40
2003 Rock Wit U 4 2 2
2003 Rain on Me 2 7 11
2004 Breakup 2 Makeup 76

Credits

Performance Credits

Ashanti Primary Artist, Primary Artist

Robert Bacon Bass, Guitar

Demetrius McGhee Piano, Soloist

Technical Credits

Andy West Art Direction

Irv Gotti Producer, Executive Producer

Brian "Big Bass" Gardener Mastering

Ashanti Douglas Executive Producer

Milwaukee Buck Engineer

Chink Santana Producer

Trivia

  • The album debuted at #1 on the charts selling way over 326,000 copies in the first week.

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