2000 Watts

the second studio album of Tyrese the Michael Jackson song of the same name Invincible (Michael Jackson album) the vision for energy consumption 2000-watt society May 2025 2000 Watts Studio Tyrese Tyrese - 2000 Watts.jpg May 22, 2001 R&B, hip hop 58:28 RCA Babyface Battlecat Jermaine Dupri Tim & Bob Jake and Trev Christopher Stewart Rodney Jerkins Tyrese The Underdogs Tyrese 1998 I Wanna Go There 2002 2000 Watts studio I Like Them Girls April 20, 2001 What Am I Gonna Do May 22, 2001 Just a Baby Boy June 19, 2001 2000 Watts is the second studio album by American recording artist Tyrese. It was released by RCA Records on May 22, 2001 in the United States. Titled in homage to the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles, his home town, Tyrese worked with a variety of musicians on the album, including Babyface, Battlecat, Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob, Jake and Trev, Tricky Stewart, Rodney Jerkins, and The Underdogs. The album received generally positive reviews. It debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200, making it Tyrese's first top 10 album, and also debuted at number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. 2000 Watts was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and produced three singles, including lead single "I Like Them Girls" as well as follow-ups "What Am I Gonna Do" and "Just a Baby Boy." 2000 Wattss front cover features the Watts Towers. Promotion The album was preceded by its first single, "I Like Them Girls", released on March 20, 2001 in the United States. The song peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated June 9, 2001, becoming the album's most successful single.https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2001-06-09 Billboard Hot 100 – June 9, 2001 Billboard March 1, 2020 2000 Wattss second single, "What Am I Gonna Do" was released on March 22, 2001. It peaked at number 71 on the chart dated October 6, 2001.https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2001-10-06 Billboard Hot 100 – October 6, 2001 Billboard March 1, 2020 The album's third and final single, "Just a Baby Boy," performed along with Snoop Dogg and Mr. Tan, was released on June 19, 2001 and peaked at number 90 on the chart dated July 21, 2001.https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2001-07-21 Billboard Hot 100 – July 21, 2001 Billboard March 1, 2020 Critical reception 70/100http://www.metacritic.com/music/2000-watts/tyrese/critic-reviews Critic Reviews for 2000 Watts Metacritic October 11, 2012 AllMusic 4 5album r532507 E! Online B+http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2317,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030103082614/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2317,00.html January 3, 2003 Reviews: Tyrese, 2000 Watts E! Online July 24, 2025 Entertainment Weekly B+Cheo Tyehimba https://ew.com/article/2001/05/21/2000-watts/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081210075046/https://ew.com/article/2001/05/21/2000-watts/ live December 10, 2008 2000 Watts Entertainment Weekly May 21, 2001 August 27, 2024 Q 3 5 USA Today 3 4Steve Jones https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-tyrese-review/206087113/ Newspapers.com Tyrese shines with '2000 Watts'; forget synthetic 'Sarina Paris' USA Today 6D May 22, 2001 September 16, 2026 Vibe 2.5 5King, Jason June 2001 Vibe Review – 2000 Watts https://books.google.com/books?id=fSYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA152 Vibe 9 6 152 Google BooksSeptember 2026 2000 Watts was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 70, based on five reviews. AllMusic editor Jon Azpiri found that "listening to 2000 Watts, even the most cynical of R&B fans would have to admit that Tyrese has real talent. Flanked by a series of heavyweight producers [...] Tyrese delivers a series of ballads and uptempo numbers that are bound to appeal to fans of BET and TRL, respectively [...] After a relative successful debut album, 2000 Watts demonstrates that Tyrese is a legitimate R&B talent with a lot more skills than a lot of people expected." Natasha Washington, writing for The Oklahoman felt that with the album "Tyrese again offers a rare, intimate glimpse inside his heart with fun rhythm and blues jams, midtempo grooves and soaring ballads. 2000 Watts presents a successful oldies mind-set."Natasha Washington https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/news/2001/06/01/cd-reviews/62144445007/ CD REVIEWS The Oklahoman October 11, 2012 Gail Mitchell from Billboard wrote that 2000 Watts "shines as bright as its title." She concluded that apart from "the formulaic "I Ain't the One"," Tyrese "proves he's definitely in this game (of music) for the long haul – and that should please fans of quality R&B.Gail Mitchell https://books.google.com/books?id=DRQEAAAAMBAJ Ask Billboard Billboard June 2, 2001 July 24, 2025 Cheo Tyehimba of Entertainment Weekly praised 2000 Watts. He stated that "if most artists experience a sophomore slump, someone forgot to tell Tyrese [because] what distinguishes 2000 Watts is its pure pop appeal." Tyehimba gave the album a B+ rating. Less impressed, E! Online noted that most "of the disc glides along on that same smooth, if lightweight style, with Tyrese serving as little more than a hot conduit for top-notch producers and writers like Babyface, Jermaine Dupree and Diane Warren. Luckily, Tyrese can sing." Vibe declared the album a "dim sophomore effort [that] suggests that he needs to spend a lot more time on his tunes," while Q found that "sadly, there's also a depressing quantity of mush and devotion, totally at odds with his grinding best." Commercial performance 2000 Watts debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 91,000 copies in its first week.https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=104561&page=1 Chart Watch: Final Episode Anders Wright ABC News May 20, 2017 August 30, 2017 This became Tyrese's first US top-ten debut on the chart. The album also debuted at number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2001-06-09 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - June 9, 2001 Billboard March 1, 2020 2000 Watt also spent a total of 24 weeks on the chart.https://www.billboard.com/artist/tyrese/chart-history/tlp/ Tyrese Billboard 200 Chart History Billboard March 1, 2020 On August 14, 2001, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. In October 2003, Billboard reported that the album had sold 617,000 units, domestically.Keith Caulfield https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-216-68544/ Ask Billboard Billboard October 22, 2003 July 24, 2025 Track listing 2000 Watts track listing 2000 Watts 2001 booklet RCA Producer(s) 58:28 I Like Them Girls Harvey Mason Jr. Damon Thomas Phillip White J. Valentine The Underdogs 4:24 I Ain't the One Tyrese Gibson Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins LaShawn Daniels Fred Jerkins III R. Jerkins 4:17 Just a Baby Boy performed by Snoop Dogg featuring Tyrese and Mr. Tan Gibson Kevin Gilliam Calvin Broadus Olan Thompson Battlecat 4:15 Make Up Your Mind Gibson Jake Carter Trevor Job Jake and Trev 4:22 There for Me (Baby) Thomas Kenneth Edmonds Babyface Thomas 3:45 Interlude – Lord You Control Me Gibson Thomas The Underdogs 1:29 I'm Sorry Gibson Tim Kelley Tim & Bob 4:42 What Am I Gonna Do Gibson Carter Job Jake and Trev 4:42 Fling Carter Job Frank Jordan Jake and Trev 4:07 Off the Heezy featuring Jermaine Dupri Gibson Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Dupri Coxa [a] 3:03 Get Up On It featuring Solé Gibson Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Traci Hale Thabiso Nkhereanye Orenthal Harper Tonya Johnston Stewart 3:50 Housekeepin Gibson Carter Job Jordan Jake and Trev 4:24 Interlude – I Wrote a Song About It Gibson Tyrese 1:24 For Always Gibson Thomas Kenny Greene The Underdogs 4:19 Bring You Back My Way Gibson Thomas The Underdogs 5:18 Notes a [a] denotes co-producer(s) Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for 2000 WattsChart (2001)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_061401_ALBUMS.html Albums : Top 100 Jam! June 14, 2001 April 17, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20041210193405/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_061401_ALBUMS.html December 10, 200443Billboard200 10 Tyrese "US200" trueBillboardRandBHipHop 4 Tyrese "USR&BAl" true Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for 2000 Watts Chart (2001) PositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000500/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html January 8, 2002 November 22, 2002 http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001 Jam! January 22, 202386 US Billboard 200https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001 Billboard August 3, 2020170 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2001 Billboard https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums July 9, 201884 Certifications Certifications for 2000 Watts United States album 2000 Watts Tyrese Gold 2001 2001 "RIAA" 617,000 References External links Category:2001 albums Category:Albums produced by Tim & Bob Category:Albums produced by Battlecat (producer) Category:Albums produced by Bryan-Michael Cox Category:Albums produced by Rodney Jerkins Category:Albums produced by the Underdogs (production team) Category:Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri Category:Tyrese Gibson albums Category:RCA Records albums Category:Albums produced by Babyface (musician) Category:Albums produced by Tricky Stewart Category:Albums produced by Harvey Mason Jr. Category:Pop albums by American artists