Scott had first worked with Hutson on her previous album The Real Thing. Scott worked with producers Terry Lewis, JR Hutson and Justice League for the album. The album was recorded at several recording studios, including Fever Recording Studios in North Hollywood, 9th Street Studios and Threshold Sound & Vision in Santa Monica, Studio 609 and The Studio in Philadelphia, The Boom Boom Room in Burbank and The Village Studios in West Los Angeles. Scott co-headlined a national, 20-date arena tour with the recording artist Maxwell, called Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour, in 2010.
In a strategy to re-establish Scott's presence with fans, she signed a multi-tour deal with Live Nation/Haymon Ventures to expand her concert touring. Records signed Scott to a deal that gave her direct control over her marketing and promotion. 1 in August, the first in a planned album series of Scott's previously unreleased recordings. The lawsuit was settled in 2011, with Hidden Beach planning to release the compilation album The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. During the album's recording, she was sued by Hidden Beach, which claimed she had left without fulfilling a six-album contract. In 2009, Scott left her former record label Hidden Beach Recordings. Scott subsequently began sessions for The Light of the Sun. During her break, she divorced her husband of six years Lyzel Williams in 2007, became engaged to the former drummer Lil' John Roberts in 2008, gave birth to their son Jett Hamilton in 2009, and broke up with Roberts. She undertook acting roles in the movies Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? and Hounddog, and she had a starring role in the television series The No.
3, Scott took a break from recording music. Scott also promoted the album with her Summer Block Party concert tour.įollowing her 2007 album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. It was promoted with three singles: " So in Love", " So Gone (What My Mind Says)", and " Blessed". The album became Scott's first American number-one record, and as of March 2015, it had sold 478,000 copies in the US. It received positive reviews from most critics and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, where it sold 135,000 copies in its first week. The Light of the Sun was released on June 21, 2011, by Scott's imprint label, Blue Babe Records.
Music journalists noted The Light of the Sun for its neo soul sound, element of improvisation, and Scott's themes of emotion and womanhood. The Light of the Sun was recorded at several studios and produced primarily by Scott and JR Hutson, a songwriter and producer who had previously worked on her 2007 record The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. It was recorded after Scott's four-year break from her music career and departure from her former label, Hidden Beach Recordings. The Light of the Sun is the fourth studio album by American singer Jill Scott.
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