Ultimate Aaliyah

Ultimate Aaliyah is the second and final compilation album dedicated to late R&B singer Aaliyah. It was released on May 10, 2005, in the UK, Australia, and Japan (as Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals). It includes two CDs and one DVD.[1]

Ultimate Aaliyah
Compilation album by
Aaliyah
ReleasedMay 10, 2005
Recorded1993 – March 9, 2001
Genre
LabelBlackground (US)/Believe Music and Recall (UK)/Snapper (Netherlands)/Avex Trax (Japan)[1]
ProducerR. Kelly, Timbaland, Bud'da, Rockstar, Rapture, E. Seats
Aaliyah chronology
I Care 4 U
(2002)		 Ultimate Aaliyah
(2005)
Singles from Ultimate Aaliyah
  1. "Are You Feelin' Me?"
    Released: 2005

The first compact disc is a greatest hits collection, including all of Aaliyah's significant US hits (in their LP versions) and two of her minor UK hits. The second disc is entitled Are You Feelin' Me? It contains material from soundtracks and from studio albums by labelmate Timbaland. The title track was released as a single in the UK to promote the album but failed to chart. Are You Feelin' Me? was also made available as a standalone download, allowing purchasers to obtain the rarities without duplicating the Greatest Hits.

The bonus DVD runs for sixty minutes, and features The Aaliyah Story – a documentary compiled of promo clips, interviews, and special features, including MTV special, MTV News Now: The Life of Aaliyah, a Tribute to Aaliyah, Aaliyah's VH1 Behind the Music installment, and her E! True Hollywood Story episode.

Ultimate Aaliyah debuted at #32 on the UK Albums Chart, with 20,000 copies sold.[1] It has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.[2]

In October 2011, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), which indicated sales in excess of 75,000 copies throughout Europe.[3]

Special Edition: Rare Tracks and Visuals was released two months later, and included the songs "Are You Feelin' Me?" and "Messed Up" as its first two tracks – as on the second disc of Ultimate Aaliyah – plus remixes of "Rock the Boat", "More Than a Woman", and "Try Again". The DVD contains the same documentary as Ultimate Aaliyah.

In 2017, a company with the name of Craze Productions leaked the album on streaming services for 18 hours, and within minutes, Ultimate Aaliyah skyrocketed to the fourth position on the iTunes charts. Hours later, the album was taken down off sites by Aaliyah's manager Barry Hankerson, and a lawsuit to Craze Productions was filed.[4][5] The same company earlier issued her previous compilation album I Care 4 U digitally, for which was sued by Reservoir Media Management, the last company that managed the catalog of Blackground Records.

Track listing

Disc 1: Greatest Hits
  1. "One in a Million"2 (Missy Elliott, Timbaland) – 4:30
  2. "If Your Girl Only Knew"2 (Missy Elliott, Timbaland) – 4:50
  3. "Hot Like Fire"2 (Missy Elliott, Timbaland)– 4:23
  4. "The One I Gave My Heart To"2 (Diane Warren) – 4:30
  5. "Got to Give It Up"2 (featuring Slick Rick) – 4:41
  6. "4 Page Letter"2 (Missy Elliott, Timbaland)– 4:52
  7. "We Need a Resolution"5 (featuring Timbaland) (Stephen "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) – 4:02
  8. "Rock the Boat"5 (Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Stephen "Static" Garrett) – 4:35
  9. "More Than a Woman"5 (Stephen "Static" Garrett, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) – 3:49
  10. "I Care 4 U"5 (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley) – 4:33
  11. "Try Again"4 (Tim Mosley, Stephen "Static" Garrett) – 4:44
  12. "Back & Forth"1 (R. Kelly) – 3:51
  13. "Are You That Somebody?"3 (featuring Timbaland) (Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, Stephen "Static" Garrett) – 4:30
  14. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"6 (Salah El Sharnobi, Omar Batiesha, Tim Mosley, Stephen "Static" Garrett) – 5:01
  15. "Miss You"6 (Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Ginuwine) – 4:05
  16. "At Your Best (You Are Love)"1 (R. Kelly, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper) – 4:52
Notes
  • 1 denotes track from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
  • 2 denotes track from One in a Million
  • 3 denotes track from Dr. Dolittle soundtrack
  • 4 denotes track from Romeo Must Die soundtrack
  • 5 denotes track from Aaliyah
  • 6 denotes track from I Care 4 U

Disc 2: Are You Feelin' Me?
#TitleInfoLength
1."Are You Feelin' Me?"from Romeo Must Die soundtrack3:12
2."Messed Up"hidden track included on U.S. version of Aaliyah3:36
3."Come Back in One Piece" (featuring DMX)from Romeo Must Die soundtrack4:20
4."I Don't Wanna"from Next Friday and Romeo Must Die soundtrack4:17
5."Man Undercover" (with Timbaland)from Timbaland & Magoo album Welcome to Our World4:44
6."John Blaze" (with Missy Elliott)from Timbaland album Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment4:02
7."I Am Music" (with Timbaland and Static Major) from Timbaland & Magoo album Indecent Proposal4:02
8."More Than a Woman" (Bump N Flex Club Mix)from "More Than a Woman" CD single5:30
9."Hold On" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Wyclef Jean)a tribute included on Timbaland & Magoo album Under Construction, Part II5:05

DVD
  1. The Aaliyah Story (1:00:00)
  2. Photo gallery (Slide - 15:04)

CD: Rare Tracks
  1. "Are You Feelin' Me?"
  2. "Messed Up"
  3. "Rock the Boat" [Club Mix by Mixzo]
  4. "Rock the Boat" [Club Mix by Doug Lazy]
  5. "More Than a Woman" [12" version]
  6. "More Than a Woman" [Bump N Flex Club Mix]
  7. "More Than a Woman" [MAW Main Mix]
  8. "Try Again" [Timbaland Remix]
  9. "Try Again" [D'Jam Hassan Remix]
  10. "Try Again" [Krunchie Remix 30/11/04]
  11. "More Than a Woman" [Krunchie Remix 30/11/04]

DVD: Rare Visuals
  1. Interviews
  2. TV performance
  3. Promotional videos:
    • "Don't Know What to Tell Ya"
    • "More Than a Woman"
    • "I Care 4 U"
    • "One in a Million"
    • "Hot Like Fire"
    • "If Your Girl Only Knew"
    • "Come Back in One Piece"
    • "Try Again"
    • "Are You That Somebody?"
    • "We Need a Resolution"
    • "More Than a Woman"
    • "Rock the Boat"
    • "Miss You"
  4. Photo gallery

Charts
Chart (2005–06) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 82
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 32
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] 13

Notes
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p44722/discography/compilations
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "As Adele hits thirteen times platinum across Europe, over 60 artists pick up IMPALA Sales Awards, including Manel, Bon Iver, Miossec, dEUS, Agnes Obel and The Horrors". Independent Music Companies Association. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. Minsker, Evan. "Aaliyah's Hits Removed From Apple Music After Brief Appearance". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  5. "HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - AALIYAH GOES UP, COMES DOWN AT ITUNES". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  7. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/35848/products/release/p/1/
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  10. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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