Bridging the Gap (Black Eyed Peas album)

Bridging the Gap is the second studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, released on September 26, 2000. This is their last album where they are credited as Black Eyed Peas, until the release of Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 in 2018.

The album had three official singles: "BEP Empire/Get Original", "Weekends" and "Request Line", the last featuring Macy Gray. The song "Weekends" was later remixed and renamed "Another Weekend" for the deluxe edition of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D.

Singer Kim Hill was deeply involved in making the album, but left the group after it was released.

The album received favorable reviews, and holds a score of 74 on Metacritic.

Track listing

Notes

• "On My Own" is no longer available on digital releases of the album
• A bonus track titled "Magic" appears before "Empire Strikes Back" on UK editions of the album.

Personnel

• will.i.am – vocals, art direction, composer
• apl.de.ap – vocals, composer
• Taboo – vocals, composer
• Kim Hill – vocals, composer
• George Pajon – guitar
• Printz Board – trumpet, bass, keyboards
• Rhett Lawrence – composer, producer
• Roberto Cani – strings
• Suzanna Giordono – strings
• Susan Chatman – horn section, strings
• Chali 2na – featured artist
• De La Soul – featured artist
• Esthero – featured artist
• Macy Gray – featured artist
• Wyclef Jean – featured artist
• Mos Def – featured artist
• Les Nubians – featured artist
• Ian Alexander – art direction, executive producer
• Dave Pensado – mix engineer
• Dylan Dresdo – mix engineer
• Dejuana Richardson – engineer
• Eddie Sancho – engineer
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Seth Friedman – package design
• Tatiana Litvin – art coordinator

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