Make It Hot | ||||
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Released | August 25, 1998 | |||
Genre | R&B [1] | |||
Length | 58:30 | |||
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Make It Hot is the debut studio album by American singer Nicole Wray. The album was released in August 1998 through Missy Elliott's Elektra-distributed vanity label, The Goldmind. The album was produced by Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Some editions of the release credit Nicole as Nicole Ray, [2] an artist name she only used here and on her single "I Can't See".
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Michael Gallucci from AllMusic gave Make It Hot "is virtually a textbook primer on Elliott's stylistic touch and influence on end-of-the-millennium hip-hop (she raps on, writes songs for, produces, and executive produces Make It Hot – and it's on her custom label). Along with pal Timbaland, Elliott transforms young Nicole's somewhat standard bow into a stuttering slab of post-rap R&B that's as sleekly modern as it is customarily cold." [1] Entertainment Weekly journalist Rob Brunner gave the album a B rating and concluded: "Even if the distinctive Missy-Timbaland sound is getting a little old, Hot proves the formula hasn’t gone cold just yet." [3]
Make It Hot reached number forty-two on the US Billboard 200 and number nineteen on the R&B album chart. [6] [7] The first single, " Make It Hot", reached number five on the Hot 100 chart, [8] number two on the R&B singles chart, [9] and was certified gold. [10] The second single, " I Can't See", reached number thirty-six on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. [11] In 1999, the third and final single from the album, " Eyes Better Not Wander", reached number seventy-one on the R&B singles chart. [12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Time Is Now (Intro)" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Missy Elliott | Anthony Dent | 1:39 |
2. | "Seventeen" | Elliott |
| 4:53 |
3. | "In da Street" (featuring Mocha & Missy Elliott) |
|
| 4:02 |
4. | "Traffic Jam (Interlude)" | Wray | Dent | 1:22 |
5. | "Curiosity" (featuring Lil' Mo & Dent) |
|
| 4:12 |
6. | " Make It Hot" (featuring Mocha & Missy Elliott) |
| Timbaland | 4:27 |
7. | "Prelude (I Can't See)" |
| Brian Alexander Morgan | 0:44 |
8. | "I Can't See" |
| Morgan | 4:46 |
9. | "Nervous" (featuring Lil' Mo) |
|
| 3:34 |
10. | "Pressure (Interlude)" | Wray |
| 1:14 |
11. | "Boy You Should Listen" |
|
| 4:47 |
12. | "Eyes Better Not Wander" |
| Smokey | 4:33 |
13. | "Radio DJ (Interlude)" |
|
| 1:04 |
14. | "Silly Love Song" |
|
| 4:39 |
15. | "Raise Your Frown" |
| Smokey | 4:10 |
16. | "Borrowed Time" |
|
| 5:01 |
17. | "Testing Our Love (Suga)" |
| Smokey | 3:36 |
1 Denotes demo version
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. [13]
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Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [14] | 42 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 19 |
Region | Date | Label |
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Japan | August 20, 1998 [16] | |
United Kingdom | August 24, 1998 | |
United States | August 25, 1998 | |
Germany | September 14, 1998 |
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