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Released | September 4, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 1997–2005 | |||
Length | 68:27 | |||
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Respect M.E. (short for Respect Missy Elliott) is the first greatest hits album by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was released by Atlantic Records on September 4, 2006, in Europe, Asia and Australia. The album includes a collection of the singles from across all six of her studio albums, released between 1997 and 2005, most of which were produced by Elliott along with Timbaland, with "We Run This," the third single from her 2005 album The Cookbook also serving as Respect M.E.'s lead single.
Upon release, the album earned favorable reviews from music critics who ranked it among the best hip hop compilations be released in the early to mid-2000s. A moderate commercial success, it became Elliott's second top ten album on the UK Albums Chart and her highest-charting album to date, peaking at number seven. Respect M.E. also reached the top in New Zealand and was later certified Gold in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.