The Cookbook

The Cookbook
Studio album by
Missy Elliott
ReleasedJuly 4, 2005 (2005-07-04)
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length63:13
LabelAtlantic / Goldmind
ProducerMissy Elliott, Associates, The Avila Brothers, Bangladesh, Craig Brockman, Warryn Campbell, El Loco, Qur'an H. Goodman, Rich Harrison, Keith Lewis, Saint Nick, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Rhemario Webber, The Neptunes
Missy Elliott chronology
This Is Not a Test!
(2003) 		The Cookbook Respect M.E.
(2006)
Singles from The Cookbook
  1. "Lose Control"
    Released: May 27, 2005
  2. "Teary Eyed"
    Released: August 8, 2005
  3. "We Run This"
    Released: February 21, 2006

The Cookbook is the sixth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott. As of 2015 it is her newest studio album.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Joy" (featuring Mike Jones)
 4:49
2. "Partytime"  
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Seth Justman
  • James Calloway
  • Peter Wolf
  • Stephen Jo Bladd
  • John Geils
  • Richard Salwitz
  • Daniel Klein
  • L. Jackson
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
 3:04
3. "Irresistible Delicious" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Elliott
  • Ricky Walters
  • Craig Brockman
  • Eric Sadler
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Brockman
 4:15
4. "Lose Control" (featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop)
Elliott 3:47
5. "My Struggles" (featuring Mary J. Blige & Grand Puba)
  • Elliott
  • Blige
  • Al Cleveland
  • Jones
  • Willie Dixon
  • Tony Dofat
  • Leroy Bonner
  • A. Noland
  • G. Webster
  • Johnny Bristol
  • Clarence Satchell
  • Marvin Pierce
  • Ralph Middlebrooks
  • W. Robinson
  • W. Jeffrey
  • L. Peters
  • Qur'an H. Goodman
  • Norman Napier
  • Goodman
 2:52
6. "Meltdown"  
  • Elliott
  • Scott Storch
  • Storch
 4:16
7. "On & On"  
 4:45
8. "We Run This"  
  • Elliott
  • Jerry Lordan
  • Rhemario Webber
Webber 3:25
9. "Remember When"  
  • Elliott
  • Brockman
  • Nisan Stewart
  • Elliott
 4:18
10. "4 My Man" (featuring Fantasia)
  • Elliott
  • Bobby Ross Avila
  • Issiah J. Avila
  • The Avila Brothers
 5:10
11. "Can't Stop"  
  • Elliott
  • Rich Harrison
  • Harrison
 3:49
12. "Teary Eyed"  
  • Elliott
  • Warryn Campbell
  • Campbell
 3:49
13. "Mommy"  
  • Elliott
  • J. Pizzarro
  • T. Perez
  • Keith Lewis
  • Associates
  • Lewis
 2:58
14. "Click Clack"  
  • Elliott
  • Shondrae Crawford
  • Bangladesh
  • Lewis
 2:54
15. "Time And Time Again"  
  • Elliott
  • Melvin Coleman
  • Saint Nick
 3:49
16. "Bad Man" (featuring Vybez Cartel & M.I.A.)
  • Elliott
  • Brockman
  • Adidja Palmer
  • Demetrius Hubert
  • Mathangi Arulpragasam
  • Brockman
 5:12

Sample credits

  • "Partytime" contains a sample from "Whammer Jammer" by The J. Geils Band[1]
  • "Irresistible Delicious" contains a sample from "Lick the Balls" by Slick Rick[1]
  • "Lose Control" contains a sample from "Clear" by Cybotron[2] and "Body Work" by Hot Streak[3]
  • "My Struggles" contains a sample from "What's the 411?" by Mary J. Blige[4]
  • "We Run This" contains a sample from "Apache" by The Sugarhill Gang[5]

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date
Germany July 4, 2005
United Kingdom
France July 5, 2005
Japan
United States

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDermott, Leon (2005-07-03). "Missy makes a meal out of all she samples ROCK & POP CDS". FindArticles. Retrieved 2009-02-17. [dead link]
  2. ↑ "Single reviews - Missy Elliott - Lose Control". Virgin Media. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Missy Elliott - Lose Control / On & On". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  4. ↑ Myrie, Russell (2005-07-01). "Missy Elliott: Cooking up a storm". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-11-19.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Bush, John. "The Cookbook - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 "Missy Elliott - The Cookbook - Music Charts". αCharts. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Missy Elliott - The Cookbook (album)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  8. ↑ "The Billboard 200 - The Cookbook - Missy Elliott". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - The Cookbook - Missy Elliott". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  10. ↑ "Top Rap Albums - The Cookbook - Missy Elliott". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Elliott, Missy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-06-13.