In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Information & In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Links at HealthHaven.com

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Studio album by Jay-Z
Released	November 4, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	58:00
Label	Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam
Producer	Jay-Z (exec.), Damon Dash (co-executive), Kareem "Biggs" Burke (Co-Executive), The Hitmen, DJ Premier, Teddy Riley, Ski, Buckwild, Poke and Tone, Big Jaz, Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Entertainment Weekly (B+) link; IGN (6.4/10) link; Q link; RapReviews (9.0/10) link; Rhapsody (mixed) link; Rolling Stone link; The Source link; Yahoo! Music (favorable) link;
Jay-Z chronology
Singles from In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
	"Who You Wit"; Released: May 20, 1997; "(Always Be My) Sunshine"; Released: September 16, 1997; "The City Is Mine"; Released: February 3, 1998; "Wishing on a Star"; Released: 1998;

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 is the second studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on November 4, 1997. The album received positive reviews from critics but fans were not embracing Jay-Z's commercialized new image. The album features a much more pop oriented sound than his debut release Reasonable Doubt and went on to receive a Platinum certification from the RIAA, selling more than 1.2 million copies in the U.S.

Producers for Reasonable Doubt such as DJ Premier and Ski contribute to a limited number of beats on this album, though the majority of the production is handled by beatmakers from Puff Daddy's Bad Boy label, giving the album a generally glossier sound than its predecessor. It displayed a shift from the mafioso rap themes of his first effort to the so called "jiggy" era of late 90's hip-hop, often credited to videos and albums from Puff Daddy and his Bad Boy record label's roster of artists including Notorious B.I.G. (the first two singles from his second album were both huge pop hits) and Mase.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Time
1	"Intro: A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More"	DJ Premier	3:21
2	"The City Is Mine" (feat. Blackstreet)	Teddy Riley & Chad Hugo	4:02
3	"I Know What Girls Like" (feat. Lil' Kim & Puff Daddy)	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	4:50
4	"Imaginary Player"	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool for The Hitmen	3:57
5	"Streets Is Watching"	Ski	3:58
6	"Friend or Foe '98"	DJ Premier	2:09
7	"Lucky Me"	Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen, Buckwild	4:59
8	"(Always Be My) Sunshine" (feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface)	Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool for The Hitmen	4:43
9	"Who You Wit II"	Ski	4:29
10	"Face Off" (feat. Sauce Money)	Poke and Tone	3:31
11	"Real Niggaz" (feat. Too Short)	Anthony Dent	5:07
12	"Rap Game/Crack Game"	Big Jaz	2:40
13	"Where I'm From"	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence for The Hitmen	4:26
14	"You Must Love Me"(feat. Kelly Price)	Nashiem Myrick for The Hitmen	5:47

The Track "Streets is Watching" is edited on both the Explicit and Edited Versions of the Album.

The UK/Europe version of the album features two additional tracks, both a version of the song "Wishing On A Star". Track 15 is a D'Influence remix. Track 16 is a remix from the original producers, the Trackmasters.

[edit] Samples

Intro/A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More

"One In A Million" by Aaliyah
"Let Me Go" by Latimore
"Car Of Love" by Main Ingredient
"Cause I Need It" by Dorothy Ashby
"Suspense Approaching & Landing" by John Cacavas

The City Is Mine

"You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" by The Jones Girls
"You Belong To The City" by Glenn Frey

I Know What Girls Like

"I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses
"Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox
"A Fly Girl" by Boogie Boys

Imaginary Player

"Imaginary Playmates" by Rene & Angela

Streets Is Watching

"I Got The" by Labi Siffre
Dialogue from Sleepers

Friend Or Foe '98

"Car Of Love" by Main Ingredient

(Always Be My) Sunshine

"Sunshine" by Alexander O'Neal
"Man Machine" by Kraftwerk

Who You Wit II

"Night Love" by Jeff Lorber Fusion

Face Off

"Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango

Rap Game/Crack Game

"Fopp" by Ohio Players
"Represent" by Nas
"Myintrotoletuknow" by Outkast (vocals by Andre 3000)
"Koyaanisqatsi" by Phillip Glass

Where I'm From

"Let Your Hair Down" by The Temptations
"Let Your Hair Down" by Yvonne Fair
"Bad Bad Man" by Fat Joe
"Young G's" by P. Diddy (vocals by Jay-Z)
"Me & My Bitch" by The Notorious B.I.G. (in the post-song "interview" skit, B.I.G. says "Brooklyn" in response to being asked where he's from)

You Must Love Me

"What Am I Waiting For" by The O'Jays

[edit] Charts

Album

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	2

Singles

Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1997	"Who You Wit"	#84	#25	#18
1997	"(Always Be My) Sunshine"	#95	#37	#16
1998	"The City Is Mine"	#52	#37	#14

[edit] External links

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 at Discogs

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Samples

[edit] Charts

[edit] External links