Three time Grammy-winning singer/actress Jill Scott triumphantly returns after a four year musical hiatus to mark her first #1 album in the country with The Light Of The Sun (Blues Babe/Warner Bros). With sales of over 135k, Scott bests Bon Iver and Adele -- who cites Jill as an inspiration -- for this week's top selling albums across all genres. Her debut single "So In Love," which made TIME Magazine's 2011 best of summer music list, also holds the #1 spot on Urban radio. Scott's successful return additionally comes with a string of number ones, gracing her first Billboard Magazine cover, as well as her first solo performance at the 2011 BET Awards which The Washington Post named as one of the night's greatest performances.
The Light Of The Sun has scored rave reviews across all the major critics including Entertainment Weekly, who remarked "Jill of all trades... she returns to R&B like she never left...it's a welcome flashback." The New York Times commented "Ms. Scott's songs are proudly and forthrightly feminine, and they set out to persuade and motivate..
Credit: market wire.
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