Collectables by Ashanti
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{{Infobox album
| name = Collectables by Ashanti
| type = Remix
| artist = Ashanti
| cover = Collectables By Ashanti album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 6, 2005
| recorded = 2003–2005
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length = 40:27
| label = {{hlist|Murder Inc.|Def Jam}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Concrete Rose
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Can't Stop
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Collectables
| type = compilation
| single1 = Still on It
| single1date = November 7, 2005
}}
}}
Collectables by Ashanti is a remix compilation album by American singer Ashanti. It was released by Murder Inc. and Def Jam on December 6, 2005. The album, which consists of six remixes of past singles and four new tracks, was the last Murder Inc. release to be distributed by Def Jam. Collectables by Ashanti had a parental advisory,{{cite web|title="Collectables" (explicit)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/collectables-by-ashanti-explicit-version/98131135|website=iTunes|access-date=29 April 2017}} but a "clean" version was also released.{{cite web|title="Collectables" (clean)|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/collectables-by-ashanti-edited/98131998|website=iTunes|access-date=29 April 2017}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|id=r811929}}
}}
Collectables by Ashanti elicited a mixed reaction from music critics upon its release. AllMusic editor Andy Kellman was skeptical of the album, noting that it looks "illegit". He went on to call the album "a lukewarm scramble of some of her biggest singles", also commenting that casual fans would be disappointed by the record but awarding the album three stars nonetheless and commending "Still on It" for being "ruggedly sweet" and "I Love You" for being "drama-free."
Commercial performance
The album debuted and peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard 200. It became Ashanti's fourth album to reach the Top 10 on Billboard{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking at number 10. "Still on It", the only single released from the album, was a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and failing to enter the Hot 100 altogether.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ashanti/chart-history/bsi/|title=Ashanti Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Collectables by Ashanti track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 40:27
| title1 = Still on It
| note1 = featuring Paul Wall and Method Man
| writer1 = {{hlist|Ashanti Douglas|Irving Lorenzo, Jr.|M. McGregor|Paul Slayton|Clifford Smith|Tyrone Kelse}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Irv Gotti|Arizona Slim}}
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Only U
| note2 = Remix featuring Caddillac Tah, Merce, Ja Rule and Black Child
| writer2 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Marcus Vest}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Gotti|Seven Aurelius}}
| length2 = 4:12
| title3 = I Love You
| writer3 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Kendred T. Smith|B. Attmore}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Gotti|Jimi Kendrix}}
| length3 = 4:22
| title4 = Rain on Me
| note4 = Remix featuring Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore and Hussein Fatal
| writer4 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Andre Parker|Jeffrey Atkins|Bruce Washington|Tiffany Lane Jarmon|Burt Bacharach|Hal David}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Gotti|Chink Santana}}
| length4 = 5:15
| title5 = Still Down
| note5 = Remix featuring Caddillac Tah
| writer5 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Tiheem Crocker|Samuel Barnes|Jean-Claude Olivier|Robin Mays|Nasir Jones|Malcolm Flythe|Inga D. Marchand|Dave Atkinson|Cory McKay|C. Harris|Anthony Cruz}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Gotti|Lil Rob}}
| length5 = 4:36
| title6 = Show You
| writer6 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Parker}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Gotti|Santana}}
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = I Found It in You
| writer7 = {{hlist|Brian P. George|Curtis T. Bedeau|Full Force|Gerard Charles|Hugh L. Clarke|Larry Troutman|Lucien J. George|Shelene Thomas|Sherrod Barnes|Shirley Murdock}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Gotti|Full Force}}
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Breakup 2 Makeup
| note8 = Remix featuring Black Child
| writer8 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Parker|James Brown|Christopher Wallace|Fred Wesley|Roy Charles Hammond}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Gotti|Santana}}
| length8 = 3:44
| title9 = Rock wit U (Awww Baby)
| note9 = Remix
| writer9 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Parker}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Gotti|Santana}}
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Focus
| note10 = Remix featuring Free
| writer10 = {{hlist|Douglas|Lorenzo|Vest|Marie Wright|Jerry Barnes|Selan Lerner}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Gotti|Seven Aurelius}}
| length10 = 3:27
}}
Samples credits
- "Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)" contains samples of "Hot Pants" by James Brown and "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers and an interpolation of "Just Playing" by The Notorious B.I.G.
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Collectables by Ashanti ! scope="col"|Chart (2005) ! scope="col"|Peak |
| scope=row|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/33215/ranking/cd_album/|title=アシャンティのランキング|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125100048/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/33215/rank/album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2016}}
| style="text-align:center;"|155 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|59|artist=Ashanti|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 21, 2019|refname=Billboard}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|10|artist=Ashanti|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 21, 2019|refname=R&B}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Collectables by Ashanti release history |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Various
| December 6, 2005 | {{hlist|CD|digital download}} | {{hlist|Murder Inc.|Def Jam}} |