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Willennium
Sign in to saveWillennium is the second studio album by American actor and rapper Will Smith. Recorded with a range of producers, including Poke & Tone and frequent collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, it was released on November 16, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album reached number 5 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA, making this Smith's second top ten album and second multi-platinum album following Big Willie Style in 1997. The album also reached the top ten on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified multi-platinum in that region and in other regions. "Wild Wild West", "Will 2K"
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Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Will Smith
- First released
- 1999-11-16
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 10
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- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- East Coast hip-hop
- Performer
- Will Smith
- Record label
- Columbia Records
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
- form of creative work
- studio album
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- Recording and production
- Promotion and release
- Composition
- Lyrics
- Music
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Accolades and awards
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- References
- External links
Willennium is the second studio album by American actor and rapper Will Smith. Recorded with a range of producers, including Poke & Tone and frequent collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff, it was released on November 16, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album reached number 5 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA, making this Smith's second top ten album and second multi-platinum album following Big Willie Style in 1997. The album also reached the top ten on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified multi-platinum in that region and in other regions. "Wild Wild West", "Will 2K" and "Freakin' It" were released as singles.
==Recording and production== Much of the recording for Willennium took place at producer DJ Jazzy Jeff's A Touch of Jazz Studios in their hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where nine songs were tracked. Additional recording took place in Los Angeles, California at The Hacienda and The Mix Room, and in New York City, New York at The Hit Factory, Right Track Studios, Quad Studios.
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