Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant

Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
Studio album by Wyclef Jean
Released	December 4, 2007
Recorded	2006-2007
Genre	Hip hop, reggae, pop, R&B, reggae fusion, rock
Label	Columbia
Producer	Akon, will.i.am, Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Aadesh Shrivastava (co-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
"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" Released: August 14, 2007 "Fast Car" Released: May 20, 2008[1] "Touch Your Button (Carnival Jam)" Released: November 9, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[3]
Okayplayer	[4]
RapReviews	(9/10)[5]
Pop Matters	(7/10)[6]
Metacritic	(72/100)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
USA Today	[9]

Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant is the sixth studio album by former Fugees member and rapper 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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Featured guest(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:26
2.	"Riot"	Serj Tankian & Sizzla	5:15
3.	"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"	Akon, Lil Wayne & introducing Niia	3:59
4.	"Welcome To The East"	Sizzla	4:18
5.	"Slow Down"	T.I.	5:17
6.	"King & Queen"	Shakira	3:23
7.	"Fast Car"	Paul Simon	4:03
8.	"What About The Baby"	Mary J. Blige	3:36
9.	"Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration)"	Chamillionaire & Aadesh Shrivastava	4:52
10.	"Any Other Day"	Norah Jones	4:11
11.	"Heaven’s In New York"		4:47
12.	"Selena"	Melissa Jiménez	4:04
13.	"Touch Your Button Carnival Jam"	will.i.am, Melissa Jiménez, Machel Montano, Daniela Mercury, Black Alex, Shabba & Djakout Mizik	13:29
14.	"Outro"		0:23

UK bonus tracks
No.	Title	Featured guest(s)	Length
15.	"On Tour"	Lucina	3:43
16.	"China Wine"	Sun, Elephant Man & Tony Matterhorn	3:15

European bonus tracks[11]
No.	Title	Featured guest(s)	Length
15.	"On Tour"	Lucina	3:43
16.	"China Wine"	Sun, Elephant Man & Tony Matterhorn	3:15
17.	"Paris On Fire"	Kid Cudi	4:05

Deluxe edition bonus disc[12]
No.	Title	Featured guest(s)	Length
1.	"Million Voices"	African Children's Choir	4:22
2.	"Emmanuelle"		3:38
3.	"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Remix)	Akon, Lil Wayne, Raekwon & Niia	3:52
4.	"China Wine"	Sun, Elephant Man & Tony Matterhorn	3:16
5.	"On Tour"	Lucina	3:43
6.	"Enhanced Section" (Includes "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)", "Slow Down" and "President" Performed Live For Rhapsody Originals)

References

1. FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
2. "Allmusic review".
3. "Entertainment Weekly review". December 10, 2007.
4. "Okayplayer review".
5. "RapReviews.com review".
6. "Pop Matters review".
7. "Metacritic review".
8. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21.
9. "USA Today review". Archived from the original on December 3, 2009.
10. Wycelf Jean interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2008
11. "Carnival Vol.II: Memoirs of An Immi: Wyclef Jean: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
12. "Carnival II: Memoirs of An Immigrant: Wyclef Jean: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-03-13.