The Cookbook
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released	July 5, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Hip-Hop, Contemporary R&B
Length	63:13
Label	Goldmind/Atlantic
Producer	Missy 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, Pharrell
Professional reviews All Music Guide link HipHopDX.com link musicOMH.com link Pitchfork (6.8/10) link PopMatters link Rolling Stone link Stylus Magazine (A) link
Missy Elliott chronology
This Is Not a Test! (2003) The Cookbook (2005) Respect M.E. (2006)
Singles from The Cookbook
"Lose Control" Released: May 27, 2005 "Teary Eyed" Released: August 8, 2007 "We Run This" Released: February 21, 2006

The Cookbook is the sixth studio album by American rapper-songwriter Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records on July 5, 2005 (see 2005 in music in the United States. The album includes the hit lead single "Lose Control" (which samples "Clear" by Cybotron) featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop. The second single lifted off of the album, "Teary Eyed", never saw much success, hold a few appearances on TRL, peaking at number forty-seven on the U.S. R&B chart. The third single, "We Run This," was released in 2006 while its video was filmed in mid-December of 2005. The album's intro contains a "recipe" for the perfect album. Description: The music album cover for The Cookbook by hip hop music artist, Missy Elliott. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... 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The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard chart and was certified Gold by RIAA. It received positive reviews and was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2006 for Best Rap Album, though it lost to Kanye West's Late Registration. As of 2006 The Cookbook has received its certification of platinum status. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Singles from Late Registration Released: July 4, 2005 Released: October 10, 2005 Released: December 20, 2005 Released: April 24, 2006 Released: June, 2006 Late Registration is the second major label album release from Roc-A-Fella hip hop artist and producer Kanye West. ...

The Cookbook is notable for the fact that Timbaland, who produced the vast majority of material on Elliott's past albums, only produces two tracks here. Timothy Z. Mosley, who works under the performing name Timbaland (born March 10, 1971), is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer, composer, rapper, and singer. ...

Track listing

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Production

• Executive producers: Missy Elliott
• Vocal assistance: Tweet
• Engineers: Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Andrew Coleman, Michael Eleopoulos, Paul J. Falcone
• Assistant engineers: Marcella Araica, Chris Brown, Vadim Chislov, Hart Gunther, Eric Jensen, Patrick Magee, Rayshawn Woolard
• Coordination: Kimberly Mason, Larry Sims
• Mixing: Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Jimmy Douglass, Paul J. Falcone, Serban Ghenea
• Mastering: Chris Gehringer
• A&R: Jay Brown, Darrale Jones
• Design & Art Direction: Greg Gigendad Burke
• Photography: Saint Warwick

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Charts

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