Collectables by Ashanti

Collectables by Ashanti is a remix compilation album by American R&B-pop singer Ashanti, released in 2005. It is the last Murder Inc. release to be distributed by Def Jam, after Murder Inc.'s headquarters were raided by federal agents and Def Jam opted not to renew their contract with Murder Inc. because of this.

Collectables by Ashanti
Remix album by
Ashanti
ReleasedDecember 6, 2005
Recorded2003-2005
Genre
Length40:27
Label
Ashanti chronology
Concrete Rose
(2004)		 Collectables by Ashanti
(2005)		 Can't Stop
(2006)
Singles from Collectables
  1. "Still on It"
    Released: November 7, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

The album, which consists of six remixes of past singles and four new tracks. The album had a parental advisory,[2] but a "clean" version was also released.[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted and peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200.[4] The album also became Ashanti's fourth to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking at number 10.[5] "Still on It", the only single released from the album, was a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and failing to enter the Hot 100 altogether.[6]

Critical reception

The album elicited a mixed reaction from music critics upon its release. AllMusic's Andy Kellman was skeptical of the album, noting that it looks "illegit". He went on to call the album "a lukewarm scramble of some of her biggest singles", also commenting that casual fans would be disappointed by the record but awarding the album three stars nonetheless and commending "Still on It" for being "ruggedly sweet" and "I Love You" for being "drama-free".[1]

Track listing
  1. "Still on It" (featuring Paul Wall and Method Man) – 3:49
  2. "Only U" (Remix) (featuring Caddillac Tah, Merce, Ja Rule and Black Child) – 4:12
  3. "I Love You" – 4:22
  4. "Rain on Me" (Remix) (featuring Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore and Hussein Fatal) – 5:15
  5. "Still Down" (Remix) – 4:36
  6. "Show You" – 3:30
  7. "I Found It in You" – 3:36
  8. "Breakup 2 Makeup" (Remix) (featuring Black Child) – 3:44
  9. "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Remix) – 3:52
  10. "Focus" (Remix) (featuring Free) – 3:27

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 10

References
  1. Collectables by Ashanti at AllMusic
  2. ""Collectables" (explicit)". iTunes. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ""Collectables" (clean)". iTunes. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. "Ashanti Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. "Ashanti Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. "Ashanti Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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