"Kenny Rogers & Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate" features a guest appearance from
Kenny Rogers, contributing a variation of the chorus from his 1978 number-one hit "
The Gambler." Track 14 "However You Want It" is a response to
Canibus for the remarks he made about him on his album
2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus). Track 18, "Bus Search", is a spoken-word mini drama, in which Jean's tour bus is stopped by two Police officers, one of whom threatens to make them empty the bus' contents unless they play him something by
Pink Floyd. The following track is a cover of the latter's "
Wish You Were Here", overlaid with Jean rapping about the band.
Commercial performance
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book debuted at number nine on the US
Billboard 200 selling 95,400 copies in its first week.[12] The album also peaked at number three on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On August 31, 2001, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.
In the UK, the album peaked at number five on the
UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for denoting sales of 60,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[13]
Track listing
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book– Standard edition
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Columbia Records" (featuring
James Bean, Hiro Tahara, and Varshini Soobiah)