X (K-Ci & JoJo album)
{{Infobox album
| name = X
| type = Studio
| artist = K-Ci & JoJo
| cover = X (K-Ci and JoJo album).jpg
| alt =
| released = December 5, 2000
| recorded = 1999–2000
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length = 59:26
| label = MCA
| producer = {{hlist|Emanuel Officer|Joel "JoJo" Hailey|Rory Bennett|Craig Brockman|Tim Owens|Teddy Riley|Darrell "Delite" Allamby|Johnny J|Eric Hernandez|Brian Morgan|Roy "Royalty" Hamilton|Mike Smoov|DeVante Swing|Timbaland|Christopher Troy|Babyface|Ralph Stacy|Rose Griffin|Static Major}}
| prev_title = It's Real
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Emotional
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = X
| type = studio
| single1 = Crazy
| single1date = March 2, 2001
| single2 = Wanna Do You Right
| single2date = May 15, 2001
}}
}}
X is the third studio album by American R&B duo and brothers K-Ci & JoJo, released December 5, 2000 on MCA. Recording sessions took place during 1999–2000. Production was handled by various producers, including Mike Smoov, Rory Bennett, and DeVante Swing. The album peaked at number twenty on the US Billboard 200. It achieved acceptable international charting and produced two singles that had minor success charting. The lead single "Crazy" would peak at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Upon its release, X received average reviews from music critics. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Critical response
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score= {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web | url=http://allmusic.com/album/x-r506302/review | title=X – K-Ci & JoJo > Review | publisher=AllMusic | author=Henderson, Alex | access-date=August 12, 2011}}
| rev2 = Rolling Stone
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kcijojo/albums/album/321940/review/6068016/x | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725123257/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kcijojo/albums/album/321940/review/6068016/x | archive-date=July 25, 2008 | title=Album Reviews: K-Ci & JoJo: X | magazine=Rolling Stone | publisher=Wenner Media | author=Griffin, J.R. | date=December 5, 2000 | url-status=dead | access-date=August 12, 2011}}
| rev3 = Vibe
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite journal|author=Gardner, Elysa|title=K-Ci and JoJo 'X'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA140|access-date=November 13, 2016|volume=9|issue=11|date=Jan 2001|journal=Vibe|publisher=Vibe Media|page=140|issn=1070-4701}}
}}
X has received average reviews from music critics.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column=Producer(s)
| title1 = Honest Lover
| length1 = 5:43
| title2 = Wanna Do You Right
| extra2 = Roy "Royalty" Hamilton
| length2 = 4:28
| title3 = Get Back
| extra3 = DeVante Swing
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Crazy
| extra4 = Darrell Delite
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = Game Face
| extra5 = Static Major, Timbaland
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = Thug N U Thug N Me
| note6 = featuring 2Pac
| extra6 = Johnny J
| length6 = 4:02
| title7 = If It's Going to Work
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = All the Things I Should Have Known
| extra8 = Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
| length8 = 5:28
| title9 = I Can't Find the Words
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Something Inside of Me
| length10 = 4:33
| title11 = One Last Time
| length11 = 3:59
| title12 = Suicide/Slip & Fall
| extra12 = DeVante Swing, Eric Hernandez
| length12 = 8:09
| title13 = Ooh Yeah
| length13 = 3:26
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus Tracks
| title13 = Slip & Fall
| length13 = 3:26
| title14 = Ooh Yeah
| length14 = 3:29
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan Bonus Tracks
| title14 = I Just Can't Leave
| length14 = 4:49
| title15 = Crazy
| note15 = Remix
| length15 = 4:06
}}
Personnel
Credits for X adapted from liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=X |others=K-Ci & JoJo |year=2000 |type=CD liner |publisher=MCA Records |id=112398 }}
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! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Track ! scope="col" | Credits |
| scope="row" | "Honest Lover"
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Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2000–2001)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Netherlands|88|artist=K-Ci & JoJo|album=X|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|30|artist=K-Ci & JoJo|album=X|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|20|artist=K-Ci & JoJo|album=X|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=K-Ci & JoJo|album=X|rowheader=true|access-date=June 26, 2021}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=K-Ci & JoJo|title=X|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2001}}
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References
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{{K-Ci & JoJo}}
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