Bootleg Versions is a remix album released by R&B and Reggae Fusion group The Fugees. The album was released on November 26, 1996. The album features only eight tracks, including seven remixes, and one new recording. The album along with their previous album, The Score, was later re-issued in 2001, as a double album, "The Complete Score" and in 2011, the two albums along with their first, Blunted on Reality was released as a 3-CD box set, "Original Album Classics". The album peaked at #127 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
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| Released | November 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1996 | |||
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| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse/Columbia | |||
| Producer | Clark Kent, Prakazrel, Salaam Remi, Lauryn Hill, Steve Marley, Te-Bass Productions, Phil Nicolo, Wyclef Jean | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Ready or Not" (Clark Kent/Django Remix) (Hill, Jean, Michel, Lewis) – 5:17
- "Nappy Heads" (Mad Spider Mix) (Hill, Jean, Michel) – 4:27
- "Don't Cry Dry Your Eyes" (Hill, Jean, Michel) – 4:15
- "Vocab" (Salaam's Remix) (Hill, Jean, Michel) – 7:00
- "Ready or Not" (Salaam's Ready For The Show Remix) (Hill, Jean, Michel) – 4:42
- "Killing Me Softly" (Live At The Brixton Academy) (Fox, Gimbel) – 2:41
- "No Woman, No Cry" (Stephen Marley Remix) (Ford, Marley) – 5:27
- "Vocab" (Refugees Hip Hop Remix) (Hill, Jean, Michel) – 4:38
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 55 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[3] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 127 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 50 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ↑ Stanley, Leo Bootleg Versions – Fugees. Allmusic.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 1/12/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart on 1/12/1996 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Fugees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Fugees Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Fugees – Bootleg Versions". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 23, 2020. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Bootleg Versions Fugees in the "Search:" field.