The Score (album)

The Score se dezyèm albòm  R&B/hip-hop pa The Fugees, pibliye pou tou lemonn entye sou 13 fevriye 1996, albòm vini aprè premye albòm ki sòti an 1994 ak ki rele Blunted on Reality.  

Albòm nan te dispoze anpil aspè de hip hop altènatif on fòm mizik ki vini pou li domine sèn nan ane 1990 yo. Pami chanson ki nan albòm nan se ragga avèk soul enflyanse pa voka fanm na ki rele Lauryn Hill ak pawòl "consien" ki pale de pwoblèm sosyal nou wè chak nan Etazini ke te fè de "mizik gangsta" ki te gwo nan tan sa. Pwodiksyon te kontole an sitou pa memb Fugees yo avèk Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, ak tradisyonal prodicktsyon de Salaam Remi, John Forté, Shawn King, é Diamond D. Anpi te genyen rapè yo envite pou fè kèk trak nan albòm nan, yo se Outsidaz' kèk manm nan Rah Digga, Young Zee avèk Pacewon ansi tou Omega, John Forté, ak Diamond D. Nan 2001, yo re lage albòm ankò yo re-rele li  The Complete Score, on Kolèksyon de orijinal albòm nan ansanm avèk Version Bootleg la, yon konpilasyon ki sèvi a de bò bò-B ak kèk chanson yo pa te mete deyò deja.

 Prezantasyon 

Kritik albòm The Score la aplodi pou li. Yon kritik ki rele Steve Huey ki travay pou Allmusic di, "li balanse entèlijans é aksèsibilite avèk asirans fasil, e li nan yon klas pami albòm hip-hop sa yo plis rekonèt nan epok sa."allmusic ((( The Score > Prezentasyon ))) Kritik sa avèk kèk lòt yo, kritike li de jan yo elektrifye albòm, de jan yo rape ansanm ak bon kimi e Konsyans sosyal, ke tout moun nan tout ka asosye avèk li. 

Nan pami chante yo ki standout nan albòm The Score se Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song" ak Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry. Chanson sa yo te pefòme ak updated liriks pa Wyclef Jean kom omaj pou Haiti'l lan zansêt nou yo, é lòt chante se prèke on solo pèfòmans pa Lauryn Hill. Lòt "hit singles" se "Ready Or Not" ak "Fu-Gee-La".

Nan lane 1998, yo nonmen albòm nan youn nan 100 plis milye albòm rap yo The Source. Nan 2003, yo palnifye albòm lan, nan nimewo 477 nan Rolling Stone lis magazin la the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Albòm te setifye 6X Platinum sou 3 oktòb 1997.

Albòm nan genyen twa bonis trak ajoute sou li: de rimix de "Fu-Gee-La" ak "Mista Mista", Wyclef Jean fè on ti trak solo la dan li.
 Pwodiksyon 
The Score te pwodui pa anpil prodiktè e de chak manm ki na gwoup Fugees lanDiamond D, Salaam Remi ak Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis. Paske tout trak yo base an sampled melodi, enstrimentasyon Live avèk DJ enkòpore yo an pakèt trak. Wyclef Jean jwe gita a nan "Family Business," an menm tou DJ Scribble scratches on "Manifest/Outro," e chanson an"Fu-Gee-La (Sly & Robbie Remix)" li entyèmen enstrimental. Tou jou, chantyon plis domina ak pwodiksyon nan albòm. "Fu-Gee-La" gen yon chantyon de pa Teena Marie"Ooh La La La,". "Ready or Not" egalman kontene yon chantyon --"Ready or Not (Here I Come)" pa The Delfonics. Nan albòm genyen vokal sa a plis nan albòm lan ke lòt. "Manifest/Outro" contains a sample from "Rock Dis Funky Joint" by Poor Righteous Teachers, while the title track contains vocal samples from every track on the entire album. The wide array of samples and instrumentation on the Fugees' second album attributes to a diverse set of music.

 Track listing 
 # Tit Longè Pwodiktè Pèfòmè 1 "Red Intro" 1:52Pèfòme pa DJ Red Alert & Ras Baraka 2 "How Many Mics" 4:29 Wyclef Jean, Shawn King, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisIntro & chorus: Wyclef Jean & Lauryn Hill
1st vès: Lauryn Hill
2nd vès: Wyclef Jean
3rd vès: Pras 3 "Ready or Not" 3:47 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisChorus: Lauryn Hill
1st vès: Wyclef Jean
2nd vès: Lauryn Hill
3rd vès: Pras 4 "Zealots" 4:21 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisChorus & 1st vès: Wyclef Jean
2nd vès: Lauryn Hill
3rd vès: Wyclef Jean
katryèm vès:Pras 5 "The Beast" 5:37 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisPremye vès: Lauryn Hill
Sekond, Twoyzyèm & Cinkièm vès: Wyclef Jean
Fourth verse: Lauryn Hill
Sixth verse: Wyclef Jean
Seventh verse: Pras 6 "Fu-Gee-La" 4:20 Salaam RemiFirst verse: Wyclef Jean
Chorus & Second verse: Lauryn Hill
Third verse: Pras
Fourth verse: Wyclef Jean 7 "Family Business" 5:44 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, John Forté, Pras, Jerry DuplessisFirst verse & Chorus: Omega
Second & Third verses: Wyclef Jean
Fourth & Fifth verses: Lauryn Hill
Sixth verse: John Forté
Outro: Wyclef Jean & Lauryn Hill 8 "Killing Me Softly" 4:59 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisIntro: Wyclef Jean & Lauryn Hill
Performed by Lauryn Hill 9 "The Score" 5:02 Diamond D, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisFirst & Second verses: Wyclef Jean
Third verse: Pras
Fourth verse: Lauryn Hill
Fifth verse: Diamond D 10 "The Mask" 4:51 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisChorus: Fugees
First verse: Wyclef Jean
Second verse: Lauryn Hill
Third verse: Pras 11 "Cowboys" 5:24 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, John Forté, Pras, Jerry DuplessisChorus: Wyclef Jean
First verse: Pacewon & Wyclef Jean
Second verse: Lauryn Hill & Rah Digga
Third verse: Pras & Young Zee
Fourth verse: John Forté 12 "No Woman, No Cry" 4:33 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisPerformed by Wyclef Jean 13 "Manifest/Outro" 6:00 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry DuplessisFirst verse: Wyclef Jean
Second verse: Lauryn Hill
Third verse: Pras
Voice: DJ Red Alert 14 "Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp remix) 4:24 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry Duplessis John Forté, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Wyclef Jean 15 "Fu-Gee-La" (Sly & Robbie remix) 5:28 Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Jerry Duplessis John Forté, Lauryn Hill, Pras, Wyclef Jean, Akon 16 "Mista Mista" 2:42 Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean 17 "Fu-Gee-La" (Refugee Camp Global mix) (bonus track) 4:20

Samples 
The following lists songs and sounds sampled on The Score.

" How Many Mics"
"Twilight Time" by The Moody Blues; written by Ray Thomas

"Ready or Not"
"Boadicea" by Enya; written by Enya and Roma Ryan
"Django" by Modern Jazz Quartet; written by John Lewis
"Ready or Not, Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" by The Delfonics; written by Thom Bell and William Hart
"God Made Me Funky" by The Headhunters; written by Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Bennie Maupin, Blackbyrd McKnight and Bill Summers

"Zealots"
"I Only Have Eyes for You" by The Flamingos; written by Warren Dubin

"Fu-Gee-La" 
"Ooo La La La" by Teena Marie; written by Allen McGrier and Teena Marie
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" by Ramsey Lewis; written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson

"Family Business"
"Je Vais T'Aimer" by Michel Sardou; written by Michel Sardou, Jacques Revaux and Gilles Thibaut

"Killing Me Softly With His Song"
"Fool Yourself" by Little Feat; written by Fred Tackett
"Memory Band" by Rotary Connection; written by Robert Rudolph and Charles Stephney
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack; written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
"The Day Begins" by The Moody Blues; written by Peter Knight

"The Score"
"Dove" by Cymande; written by Cymande
"My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim; written by Eric B. & Rakim
"Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa; written by R. Allen, Arthur Baker, J. Miller, John Robie, and Alonzo Williams
Multiple songs on The Score such as "No Woman, No Cry" and "Ready or Not"

"The Mask"
"Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues; written by Justin Hayward

"Cowboys"
"Something 'Bout Love" by The Main Ingredient; written by Stevie Wonder

"No Woman, No Cry"
"No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley & The Wailers; written by Vincent Ford and Bob Marley

"Manifest/Outro"
"Rock Dis Funky Joint" by Poor Righteous Teachers

Singles
 Single information "Fu-Gee-La"
Released: January 9, 1996
B-side: "How Many Mics" "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Europe only release)
Released: June 10, 1996
B-side: "Cowboys", "Nappy Heads" (Remix) "Ready or Not"
Released: September 2, 1996
B-side: "Cowboys" "No Woman, No Cry" (Europe only release)
Released: November 1, 1996
B-side: "Don't Cry, Dry Your Eyes"

Chart positions
Album
 Year Album Chart positions Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1996 The Score #1 #1

Singles
 Year Song Chart positions Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Rhythmic Top 40 1995 "Fu-Gee-La" #29 #13 #1 #26 1996 "Killing Me Softly With His Song" #2 (Airplay) #1 (Airplay) - #1 1996 "Ready or Not" #69 (Airplay) #22 (Airplay) - #34

 Sètifikasyon 
PeyiSètifikasyonVantOtrichPlatinum20,000IFPI Austria - Verband der Ã–sterreichischen MusikwirtschaftKanada5x Platinum500,000Ewop5x Platinum5,000,000 Frans1x Diamond1,000,000AlmayPlatinum500,000Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin-DatenbankUK4x Platinum1,200,000The BpiEtazini6x Platinum6,000,000RIAA

 Referans 

 Lyen deyò 
 The Score sou Acclaimed Music
 Album Review sou BBC Music