  Jill was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best New Artist, Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("Gettin' In The
Way"), and Best R&B Album (Who
Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1).
Who
Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1 was certified
platinum.
 Jill hit the Top 40 with "A Long Walk."
from
the LP Who
Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1
ARC chart run: 38 - off
Jill was nominated for
a MTV Video Music
Award for Best R&B Video ("Getting In The
Way").
Jill topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female (singles
& albums).
Jill was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("A Long Walk").
 Jill was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("He Loves Me (Lyzel In E
Flat) (Movements I, II, III)").
Who
Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1 was certified 2x
platinum.
Beautifully
Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2 was certified
gold.
Jill topped the Billboard Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart for a week with Beautifully
Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2.
Jill won a Grammy Award for Best Urban / Alternative
Performance ("Cross My Mind") and
was nominated for Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("Whatever") and Best R&B Album (Beautifully
Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2).
Jill hit the dance club chart
with the remix of "Whatever."
 Jill could be
heard on Sergio Mendes' Timeless.
Jill could be heard on the Lupe Fiasco LP Lupe
Fiasco's Food & Liquor on the track
"Daydreamin'."
Jill released Jill
Scott Collaborations (Billboard peak: # 12).
 Jill won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal
Performance ("God Bless The
Child" with George Benson and Al Jarreau).
Jill released The
Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3 (Billboard peak: # 4 - Rolling Stone:  ).
Live
In Paris was released.
 Jill won a Grammy Award for Best Urban / Alternative
Performance ("Daydreamin'"
with Lupe Fiasco), and was nominated
for Best R&B Vocal
Performance - Female ("Hate On Me"), Best R&B Album (The
Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3).
The
Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3 was certified gold.
 Jill released The
Light Of The Sun.
Jill topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with The
Light Of The Sun. The LP sold over
135,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
 June 16: Scott released Golden Moments.
Tracks:
"Jilltro" - "Golden"
- "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E
Flat)" - "Crown Royal" -
"Slowly Surely" - "My
Love" - "It's Love" -
"Hate On Me" -
"Whatever" - "Cross My
Mind" - "The Way" -
"The Fact Is (I Need You)" -
"A Long Walk" - "Comes To
Light (Everything)" - "I Adore
You" - "Gettin' In The
Way"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
July 25: Scott released Woman.
Tracks: "Wild
Cookie" - "Prepared" -
"Run Run Run" - "Can't
Wait" - "Lighthouse" -
"Fool's Gold" -
"Willing" (Interlude) -
"Cruisin" - "Say Thank
You" - "Back Together" -
"Coming To You" -
"Jahraymecofasola" -
"Beautiful Love"
 Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 1
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
August 7: Scott could be
heard on the Dr. Dre LP Compton on the
track "For The Love Of Money."
August 15: Scott topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart, Digital Albums
chart, and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
with Woman.
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