The Cookbook

The Cookbook
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released	July 4, 2005 (2005-07-04)
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Hip hop soul R&B
Length	63:13
Label	Atlantic / Goldmind
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, The Neptunes
Missy Elliott chronology
This Is Not a Test! (2003) The Cookbook Respect M.E. (2006)
Singles from The Cookbook
"Lose Control" Released: May 27, 2005 "Teary Eyed" Released: August 8, 2005 "We Run This" Released: February 21, 2006

The Cookbook is the sixth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott. As of 2015 it is her newest studio album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Joy" (featuring Mike Jones)	Melissa Elliott Jones Timothy Mosley	Elliott Timbaland	4:49
2.	"Partytime"	Elliott Mosley Seth Justman James Calloway Peter Wolf Stephen Jo Bladd John Geils Richard Salwitz Daniel Klein L. Jackson	Elliott Timbaland	3:04
3.	"Irresistible Delicious" (featuring Slick Rick)	Elliott Ricky Walters Craig Brockman Eric Sadler Hank Shocklee	Brockman	4:15
4.	"Lose Control" (featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop)	Elliott Jeffrey Atkins Richard Davis Isaac Freeman Ciara Harris Curtis Hudson	Elliott	3:47
5.	"My Struggles" (featuring Mary J. Blige & Grand Puba)	Elliott Blige Al Cleveland Jones Willie Dixon Tony Dofat Leroy Bonner A. Noland G. Webster Johnny Bristol Clarence Satchell Marvin Pierce Ralph Middlebrooks W. Robinson W. Jeffrey L. Peters Qur'an H. Goodman Norman Napier	Goodman	2:52
6.	"Meltdown"	Elliott Scott Storch	Storch	4:16
7.	"On & On"	Elliott Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Walters Douglas David	The Neptunes	4:45
8.	"We Run This"	Elliott Jerry Lordan Rhemario Webber	Webber	3:25
9.	"Remember When"	Elliott Brockman Nisan Stewart	Elliott	4:18
10.	"4 My Man" (featuring Fantasia)	Elliott Bobby Ross Avila Issiah J. Avila	The Avila Brothers	5:10
11.	"Can't Stop"	Elliott Rich Harrison	Harrison	3:49
12.	"Teary Eyed"	Elliott Warryn Campbell	Campbell	3:49
13.	"Mommy"	Elliott J. Pizzarro T. Perez Keith Lewis	Associates Lewis	2:58
14.	"Click Clack"	Elliott Shondrae Crawford	Bangladesh Lewis	2:54
15.	"Time And Time Again"	Elliott Melvin Coleman	Saint Nick	3:49
16.	"Bad Man" (featuring Vybez Cartel & M.I.A.)	Elliott Brockman Adidja Palmer Demetrius Hubert Mathangi Arulpragasam	Brockman	5:12

Sample credits

• "Partytime" contains a sample from "Whammer Jammer" by The J. Geils Band^[1]
• "Irresistible Delicious" contains a sample from "Lick the Balls" by Slick Rick^[1]
• "Lose Control" contains a sample from "Clear" by Cybotron^[2] and "Body Work" by Hot Streak^[3]
• "My Struggles" contains a sample from "What's the 411?" by Mary J. Blige^[4]
• "We Run This" contains a sample from "Apache" by The Sugarhill Gang^[5]

Personnel

June Ambrose – stylist Marcella Araica – assistant engineer Chris Brown – assistant engineer Jay Brown – A&R Greg Gigendad Burke – art direction, design Warryn Campbell – producer Vadim Chislov – assistant engineer Andrew Coleman – engineer Wyatt Coleman – engineer Shondrae "Mister Bangladesh" Crawford – producer Jimmy Douglass – mixing Michael Eleopoulos – engineer Missy Elliott – producer, executive producer Paul J. Falcone – engineer, mixing Gloria Elias Foeillet – make-up Chris Gehringer – mastering Serban Ghenea – mixing Hart Gunther – assistant

Rich Harrison – producer Iz – instrumentation Eric Jensen – assistant engineer Darrale Jones – A&R Charlene "Tweet" Keys – background vocals Keith Lewis – producer Patrick Magee – assistant engineer Kimberly Mason – coordination The Neptunes – producer Saint Nick – producer Larry Sims – coordination Southwest DeKalb – drums Scott Storch – producer Timbaland – producer Saint Warwick – photography Rhemario Webber – producer Rayshawn Woolard – assistant engineer

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australian ARIA Albums Chart[6] 19 Austrian Albums Chart[6] 34 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[7] 20 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[7] 22 Dutch Albums Chart[6] 21 European Top 100 Albums 26 French Albums Chart[6] 54 German Albums Chart[6] 19 Irish Albums Chart[6] 60 New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[6] 20 Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 23 Swedish Albums Chart[6] 41 Swiss Albums Chart[6] 8 UK Albums Chart[6] 33 U.S. Billboard 200[8] 2 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[9] 2 U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums[10] 1

Certifications Country Certification United States (RIAA) Gold[11]

Release history

Region	Date
Germany	July 4, 2005
United Kingdom
France	July 5, 2005
Japan
United States

References

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