Welcome to Our World
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{{Infobox album
| name = Welcome to Our World
| type = studio
| artist = Timbaland & Magoo
| cover = Welcome to Our World.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1997|11|11}}
| recorded = 1994–1997
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=14|s=20}}
| label = {{hlist|Blackground|Atlantic}}
| producer = {{hlist|Timbaland|Smoke E. Digglera}}
| next_title = Indecent Proposal
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Timbaland
| type = studio
| title = Welcome to Our World
| year = 1997
| next_title = Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Singles
| name = Welcome to Our World
| type = Studio
| single1 = Up Jumps da Boogie
| single1date = July 11, 1997
| single2 = Luv 2 Luv U
| single2date = 1997
| single3 = Clock Strikes
| single3date = April 14, 1998
}}
}}
Welcome to Our World is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Timbaland & Magoo. It was released on November 11, 1997, through Blackground Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Timbaland, except for the song "Joy", which was produced with Smoke E. Digglera. It features guest appearances from Playa, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Shaunta Montgomery, and Mad Skillz.
The album peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on May 12, 1998, for selling over a million copies. It spawned three singles: the official singles "Up Jumps da Boogie" and "Clock Strikes", and the promotional single "Luv 2 Luv Ya". Its lead single, "Up Jumps da Boogie", was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 26, 1997.
In August 2021, Blackground rebranded as Blackground 2.0, with Barry Hankerson remaining as founder. Blackground 2.0 signed a distribution deal with Empire Distribution, which will re-release the label's catalogue onto digital download sites and streaming services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/aaliyah-catalog-streaming-services-details.html|title = Aaliyah's Blackground Records Music Heads to Streaming Beginning August 20|date = 5 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58246480|title=Aaliyah albums streaming: 'Her influence is absolutely everywhere'|publisher=BBC|date=20 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aaliyahs-one-in-a-million-arrives-to-streaming-amid-dispute-between-label-and-estate/|title=Aaliyah's One in a Million Arrives to Streaming Amid Dispute Between Label and Estate|last=Minsker|first=Evan|publisher=Pitchfork|date=20 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-one-in-a-million-album-stream-hear-1214560/|title=Stream Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' Album|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=20 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021}} Welcome to Our World was re-released on August 27, 2021.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Stanley|first=Leo|title=Welcome to Our World - Timbaland & Magoo {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-our-world-mw0000595917|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=AllMusic|language=en}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|A-}}{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1585 |title=Timbaland & Magoo |website=Robert Christgau |date= |accessdate= }}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B{{Cite magazine|last=Weingarten|first=Marc|date=January 9, 1998|title=Welcome to Our World|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011191004/http://www.ew.com/article/1998/01/09/welcome-our-world|access-date=December 31, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}
| rev4 = Spin
| rev4score = 8/10{{Cite magazine|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=January 1998|year=1998|title=Reviews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_o5qLt04pz4C&dq=Timbaland+Magoo+Welcome+to+Our+World&pg=PA111|magazine=Spin|language=en|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|volume=14|issue=1|page=111|issn=0886-3032|access-date=December 31, 2021}}
}}
The Village Voice wrote that Timbaland & Magoo "bring hiphop back to its party-arty roots, creating something fun and fabulous in the hotel-motel-Holiday Inn tradition... These jesters aren't interested in keeping it real: They know much more creativity goes into making it surreal."{{cite news |last1=Walters |first1=Barry |title=Even better: The surreal thing |work=The Village Voice |volume=42 |issue=46 |date=18 Nov 1997 |page=97}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Beep Beep
| writer1 = {{hlist|Timothy Mosley|Melissa Elliott}}
| extra1 = Timbaland
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Feel It
| writer2 = Mosley
| extra2 = Timbaland
| length2 = 5:07
| title3 = Up Jumps da Boogie
| note3 = featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Aaliyah
| writer3 = {{hlist|Mosley|Melvin Barcliff|Elliott|Rod Temperton}}
| extra3 = Timbaland
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = Clock Strikes
| note4 =
| writer4 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff}}
| extra4 = Timbaland
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = 15 After Da Hour
| writer5 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff}}
| extra5 = Timbaland
| length5 = 4:08
| title6 = Ms. Parker (Interlude)
| note6 = featuring Love Jon
| writer6 = Mosley
| extra6 = Timbaland
| length6 = 0:44
| title7 = Luv 2 Luv U (Remix)
| note7 = featuring Shaunta Montgomery and Playa
| writer7 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Stephen Garrett}}
| extra7 = Timbaland
| length7 = 6:41
| title8 = Luv 2 Luv U
| note8 = featuring St. Nick and Playa
| writer8 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Garrett}}
| extra8 = Timbaland
| length8 = 4:27
| title9 = Smoke In Da Air
| note9 = featuring Playa
| writer9 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Garrett}}
| extra9 = Timbaland
| length9 = 4:17
| title10 = Intro Buddha (Interlude)
| note10 = featuring Buddha Brother, Big B and DJ Law
| writer10 = Mosley
| extra10 = Timbaland
| length10 = 1:49
| title11 = Peepin' My Style
| writer11 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff}}
| extra11 = Timbaland
| length11 = 4:54
| title12 = Writtin' Rhymes
| writer12 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Troy Mitchell}}
| extra12 = Timbaland
| length12 = 4:33
| title13 = Deep in Your Memory
| writer13 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff}}
| extra13 = Timbaland
| length13 = 3:35
| title14 = Clock Strikes
| note14 = Remix
| writer14 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Glen Larson|Stu Phillips}}
| extra14 = Timbaland
| length14 = 3:43
| title15 = Sex Beat (Interlude)
| writer15 = Mosley
| extra15 = Timbaland
| length15 = 1:45
| title16 = Man Undercover
| note16 = featuring Aaliyah
| writer16 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Elliott}}
| extra16 = Timbaland
| length16 = 4:41
| title17 = Joy
| note17 = featuring Ginuwine and Playa
| writer17 = {{hlist|Mosley|Barcliff|Jawaan Peacock|Garrett}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Timbaland|Smokey}}
| length17 = 4:55
| title18 = Up Jumps da Boogie (Remix)
| note18 = featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
| writer18 = {{hlist|Mosley|Elliott|Temperton}}
| extra18 = Timbaland
| length18 = 5:01
| total_length = 1:14:20
}}
;Sample credits
- Track 1 contains a sample of "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" by Melissa "Missy" Elliott
- Track 14 contains a sample of the Knight Rider theme by Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Welcome to Our World ! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|33|artist=Magoo|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|9|artist=Magoo|rowheader=true|access-date=December 31, 2021}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Timbaland and Magoo|title=Welcome To Our World|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|access-date=December 31, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|145882}}
{{Timbaland & Magoo}}
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