| Back to Basics | ||||
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| Released | 13 July 2004 | |||
| Genre | Dancehall, reggae fusion | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Dave Kelly, Tony "CD" Kelly, Troyton Rami, Cordel "Scatta" Burrell, Donovan Vendetta Bennett, Patrick Roberts, Supa Dups, Timbaland, Steven "Lenky" Marsden, Boi-1da, Chad Simpson | |||
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Back to Basics is the sixteenth studio album by the reggae artist Beenie Man released on 13 July 2004. His single "Dude" reached #26 on the Billboard charts and #7 on the British charts.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
Back to Basics received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 13 reviews.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing) | Dave Kelly | Dave Kelly | 4:14 |
| 2. | "King of the Dancehall" |
| Tony "CD" Kelly | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Love All Girls" |
| Troyton Rami | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Dr. Know" (featuring Jimmy Cheeztrix) | D. Kelly | Dave Kelly | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Grindacologist" (featuring Kymberli) |
| Tony "CD" Kelly | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Get On Bad" |
| Dave Kelly | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Good Woe" |
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| 3:33 |
| 8. | "Doctor Mi Rate Yu" (featuring Ms. Thing) |
| Donovan Vendetta Bennett | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Set Away" |
| Patrick Roberts | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Eloh" |
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| 3:27 |
| 11. | "All Girls Party" |
| Timbaland | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Pussy Language" |
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| 2:57 |
| 13. | "D-O or G-O" (featuring Ghost) |
| Steven "Lenky" Marsden | 3:41 |
| 14. | "If a Neva God" (featuring Kirk Davis) |
| Patrick Roberts | 5:04 |
| 15. | "Back Against the Wall" |
| Chad "Mr. G" Simpson | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Row Like a Boat" | 3:11 |
| 17. | "Pride & Joy" (featuring Ebon-E) | 3:32 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 51 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 7 |
| US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 96 |
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