Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant

Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant is the sixth studio album by Haitian rapper and former Fugees member Wyclef Jean, released in 2007 as the sequel to his first solo album, The Carnival. Speaking to noted urban writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul in September 2007, Wyclef explained his thinking behind the album: "Titling it The Carnival 2 was down to The Carnival back in '97 being my first multi-cultural CD. It had rhythms from all over the world, and in that way this new record is the sequel. You know, there's a revolution of culture going on around the world today where the United Nations is everywhere! You go into a room, and everybody's from a different country. It's like we're ALL immigrants! Some of these people may be listening to bhangra, some to hip hop, some to rock... And, when you put that fusion together, it unites people through music."[10]

Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
Studio album by
Wyclef Jean
ReleasedNovember 26, 2007[1]
Length62:03
LabelColumbia
Producer
Wyclef Jean chronology
Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101
(2004)		 Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
(2007)		 From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion
(2009)
Singles from Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
  1. "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
    Released: August 14, 2007
  2. "Fast Car"
    Released: May 20, 2008[2]
  3. "Let Me Touch Your Button"
    Released: November 9, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
Okayplayer[6]
RapReviews(9/10)[7]
Pop Matters(7/10)[1]
Rolling Stone[8]
USA Today[9]

Track listing
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis0:26
2."Riot" (featuring Serj Tankian and Sizzla)
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis5:15
3."Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia)
Devon Golder, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:59
4."Welcome to the East" (featuring Sizzla)
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis4:18
5."Slow Down" (featuring T.I.)
Devon Golder, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis5:17
6."King & Queen" (featuring Shakira)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Golder
  • Coleman
  • Anthony Leggett
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:23
7."Fast Car" (featuring Paul Simon)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Golder
  • Coleman
  • Paul Simon
  • Farel Jean
  • Keith Duplessis
Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis, Sedeck, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis4:03
8."What About the Baby" (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Keith "Lil Wonda" Duplessis, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:36
9."Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration)" (featuring Chamillionaire and Aadesh Shrivastava)
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis4:52
10."Any Other Day" (featuring Norah Jones)
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis4:11
11."Heaven’s In New York"
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis4:47
12."Selena" (featuring Melissa Jiménez)
Sedeck, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis4:04
13."Touch Your Button (Carnival Jam)" (featuring will.i.am, Melissa Jiménez, Machel Montano, Daniela Mercury, Black Alex, Shabba and Djakout Mizik)
will.i.am, Djakout Mizik, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis13:29
14."Outro"
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis0:23
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant – Walmart edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Slow Down" (Live at Wal-Mart Soundcheck)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Harris, Jr.
  • Sedeck
  • Golder
  • Coleman
Devon Golder, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis 
16."Selena" (Live at Wal-Mart Soundcheck)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Astudillo
  • Quintanilla
Sedeck, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis 
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Rhapsody Originals Version)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Thiam
  • Smith
  • Woods
  • Porter
  • Coles
  • Carter
  • Grice
  • Hayes
  • Hunter
  • Lancaster
  • Hawkes
  • Diggs
  • Jones
Devon Golder, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis 
16."Slow Down" (Rhapsody Originals Version)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Harris, Jr.
  • Sedeck
  • Golder
  • Coleman
Devon Golder, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis 
17."President" (Rhapsody Originals Version)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis 
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant – Deluxe edition bonus disc[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Million Voices" (featuring the African Children's Choir)  4:22
2."Emmanuelle"  3:38
3."Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) (Remix)" (featuring Akon, Lil Wayne, Raekwon & Niia)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Thiam
  • Smith
  • Woods
  • Porter
  • Coles
  • Carter
  • Grice
  • Hayes
  • Hunter
  • Lancaster
  • Hawkes
  • Diggs
  • Jones
Devon Golder, Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:52
4."China Wine" (featuring Sun, Elephant Man and Tony Matterhorn)
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:16
5."On Tour" (featuring Lucina)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
Guy Manoukian, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:43
Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant – European edition[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."On Tour" (featuring Lucina)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
Guy Manoukian, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:43
16."China Wine" (featuring Sun, Elephant Man and Tony Matterhorn)
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
  • Matterhorn
  • Bryan
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis3:16
17."Paris on Fire" (featuring Passi)  4:05

Charts

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  2. FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
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  4. "Allmusic review".
  5. "Entertainment Weekly review". December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  6. "Okayplayer review".
  7. "RapReviews.com review".
  8. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on August 21, 2008.
  9. "USA Today review". Archived from the original on December 3, 2009.
  10. Wycelf Jean interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2008
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