This is so AMAZING!! No words can describe what I feel when I listen to this. This is my song to my Hubby:-D I taped this the day it aired. Thank you for posting!
That song makes me smile everytime I hear it. Jill Scott is my favorite female singer at this point. She sings from her heart and her words are the truth.
i forgot all about this episode! she is so beautiful. looking back, she seems so much more youthful, now than before. more sure of who she is...i love jill!
I am so pleased to see this after all of these years. I was so impressed with Jill when I first saw her first on April She is so talented. Thank you for posting this gem.
who ever pushed the dislike button .... you must be kidding right?! this is jill scott ... she is the most soulful diva on this earth and I rate her the same way i'd rate aretha franklin x
This gives me goosebumps. Like someone mentioned it is just cool. A timeless live performance and song. Nobody does it like Jill. This is what a live performance should be like; taking a song people know and putting a fresh twist on it. Simply inspiring. This version on oprah sold me on Jill and i have been a fan ever since. Ms Jill please bring something new, the wait is killin me.
I love her. I can't believe no one said anything negative on the ttube about her. Thanks America you can just enjoy the music from the artist. Poor men artist they always want to know if they are gay are not.
So beautiful and talented. This is the perfect song to describe the person that is meant to be in someone's life. You would want someone to be all of these things to enhance your life.
Yes! I saw this when I was 11, and I didnt realize has long ago it was, it feels like yesterday, i k she still hasn't recieved the recognition for the lent and enius she is still...this is my favorite song by her and I hope to sing this song in some way to my man! Thank you Jill a true blessing to all of us!
Wow, it is amazing that this performance was 9 years ago and I remember it so vividly seeing it today. I loved everything about it, how her eyes twinkle with happiness, her voice which only competes with her soulfulness. In love, on Oprah, getting the recognition she deserves - you can just feel her heart glowing through this song.
@zsmith9032: Absolutely. Unlike so many singers with great flexibility, power, and range, Jill Scott never oversings. I just wish she had included the high, operatic notes in this performance. Other than that it was flawless.
Jill is fabulous I remember my first time seeing her was on the Chris Rock show performing Getting in the way and I knew to go right out and get her CD which was coming out the following week and she has not disappointed me ever since.
my 3 year old makes me put this song on repeat in the car when we are traveling, now she sings it word for word...jill is such a sweet spirit...even babies pick up on her soul...true gift from god...we need more people with soulful songs like she puts out...great job jill...keep it up.
I cannot add anything that hasn't already been said here. Even though I have heard this song a thousand times, saw the original performance on oprah and still after watching this clip, I have tears streaming down my cheeks.
She is one of the most beautiful women I've seen & heard. I'll bet she's an incredibly strong woman too. I saw this performance years ago when it was on TV & have loved her ever since. It's still my favourite, standout performance ever!
Her music is still beautiful but her current material doesn't have the carefree joy and innocence of her earlier music. Divorce I suppose will do that.
well i know after that divorce she eventually got engaged with one of her drummers and they had a baby boy together. althought i don't think they'er together anymore perhaps motherhood will be her inspiration next=)
@juaquino really? Well the divorce rate is about 60% these days. Nobody ever said love has to last forever -- or that you can live with the person you love... sad, but there it is.
i 4got vivian green started out as a background singer. two sistas reppin philly to the fullest. i love both of them. notice how some of our greatest singers started out a background singers: kelly price, luther vandross, vivian green and etc.... go jill does anyone have the episode of her with tyler perry and crew
I love how she commands her voice and changes the tempo like it's nothing. She shows her range and versital style and with beautiful poetry Gawd I LOVE IT:)
thank you soooooo much for uploading!! i remember rushing to get home by 4pm in DC just so i wouldn't miss this episode of oprah lol!! i remember alicia keys and india arie on this episode also and i've been looking for this vid for so long!! thank you thank you thank you!! i am probably one of jill's biggest fans!!! thank you so much!!
Listening to her music keeps me so calm , Love her.
monnai38 1 month ago
So Pure and Real!
FavoredIAm 2 months ago
"Idint that a trip?!" She's too funny.
AnnaMaeBullock 2 months ago
who ever disliked this should kill themself foreal man
acebpd 2 months ago
She has a gorgeous smile!!
Shawty453 2 months ago
what a beautiful beautiful song.....wowwwww
HalleJane 2 months ago
Her spirit is beautiful!!
nicoleahamilton 3 months ago
This is so AMAZING!! No words can describe what I feel when I listen to this. This is my song to my Hubby:-D I taped this the day it aired. Thank you for posting!
TheDejelo 3 months ago
had this on tape!!!!!!!!!!!! MAN I LOVE YOUTUBE
rockae85 3 months ago
I love that oprah sings along
jerachin 3 months ago
she has a very pretty face : )
sarafranco100 4 months ago 6
@sarafranco100
sure, her smile is like a sunrise!
terence79ulrikson 3 months ago
Can't wait until someone makes me feel this way.
etrwilliams 4 months ago in playlist Liked 3
simply beautiful
OverXposedKC91 5 months ago
my future wife
MR24HRMANN 5 months ago
All Jill Scott has to do is smile and I'm all giddy inside! LOL!! Love this woman!
SEFYH 5 months ago
this woman is so crazily talented. i love her...
snootylittlecutie 6 months ago
I love Love LOVE this Im such a @missjillscott FAN call me a FANatic
Takenbuy1 6 months ago
i remember seeing this when it aired
kay77764 6 months ago
Jill Scott is phenomenal! That was one of the best live performances of all time!
ASU19992006 6 months ago
So raw, so natural, so beautiful and so kind. Not to mention, you just cannot beat that smile. I just adore Mama Jill's spirit.
iluvmyboba 6 months ago
That song makes me smile everytime I hear it. Jill Scott is my favorite female singer at this point. She sings from her heart and her words are the truth.
kmommy78 7 months ago
A noble soul,so pure,beautiful,pleasant,nice,good,phat,and on and on.....
Lagash1973 7 months ago
THIS is love
MsTania66 8 months ago
So lovely!
PrincessBanger1 8 months ago
RIP, I love You, Jill!
monikamae 8 months ago
@monikamae RIP? She's still alive...
maszlagma 7 months ago
@monikamae check out NPR's first listen of the new album
syckindahead 7 months ago
I remember this like yesterday......I soooooo psyched that day....remember rushing home to watch!
nysmiles2011 8 months ago
My my my I like her ackowledgement of God. Only beautiful music like this comes from him and then take on the expression of her man. Love it!
sozo67 8 months ago
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MsBeaStar3 8 months ago
this was almost 10 years ago! love it still!
krazeekool 8 months ago 11
Just noticed Vivian Green as a background singer. Wow. I love Jill!
IamUrsula 9 months ago
it was the 1st time I have ever heard of her - and I cried like a baby!! lol
kezp75 9 months ago
Haha! Oprah knew all them words. You betta sang Jill!
saxdrumbassmaster93 9 months ago
i forgot all about this episode! she is so beautiful. looking back, she seems so much more youthful, now than before. more sure of who she is...i love jill!
mizzsoulsista 9 months ago
WOW is all i can say WOW
TheBeloved1one 9 months ago
that was actually unreal she had me in tears!
tregordon1 10 months ago
Oprah? eh...but we love Jill Scott!
2tim149 10 months ago
I am so pleased to see this after all of these years. I was so impressed with Jill when I first saw her first on April She is so talented. Thank you for posting this gem.
lydee09 11 months ago
I LOVE YOU JILL.....YOU'RE THE BEST!!
smoton2 11 months ago
Go Jill Go Jill!! lol
She KNOW she's a beast!
she got oprah too hyphy!
keirstin08 11 months ago
who ever pushed the dislike button .... you must be kidding right?! this is jill scott ... she is the most soulful diva on this earth and I rate her the same way i'd rate aretha franklin x
lowflo1 11 months ago
that look like vivian greene singin background
FreedomFighter06 1 year ago
@FreedomFighter06 that is Vivian Green. Her first album is a gem
ssd2345 11 months ago
The two people who don't like this don't know real music!
MillicentDionne 1 year ago
lol! Ain't it a trip? Not really,you're amazing and beautiful! From your hair follicle to you toe nails. :-)
agriope23 1 year ago
This gives me goosebumps. Like someone mentioned it is just cool. A timeless live performance and song. Nobody does it like Jill. This is what a live performance should be like; taking a song people know and putting a fresh twist on it. Simply inspiring. This version on oprah sold me on Jill and i have been a fan ever since. Ms Jill please bring something new, the wait is killin me.
backlashza 1 year ago
It´s like someone draw her face and dreamed her music and she was created
Zarafraze 1 year ago
I love her. I can't believe no one said anything negative on the ttube about her. Thanks America you can just enjoy the music from the artist. Poor men artist they always want to know if they are gay are not.
geraldsurratt 1 year ago
beautiful most amazing woman stay true , i fell for your music from the start , keep it up jill we love u and may u continue to shine
ixchef 1 year ago
she is the best!
crayzieeechick 1 year ago
Me, too. Just totally fell in love with her.
ReneeDeborah 1 year ago
It was this performance on Oprah that turned me into a Jill Scott fan!
kneenee71 1 year ago
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thats one classy lady!!!...luv the music!!!!....
thicky520 1 year ago
thats one classy lady!!!...luv the music!!!!
thicky520 1 year ago
One of my favorite songs I can't live with out. Bangs hard with some 12's in the trunk.
TonyFlymingo 1 year ago
Her hair is amazing in this video!
teaberry73 1 year ago
still sends shivers down my spine. Beautiful beautiful beautiful
rumlovesme 1 year ago 13
@rumlovesme I agree. We also are blessed to see Vivian Green as her backup singer in the white t-shirt..
Grin4Jesus 1 year ago
My favorite song from this album, too. Go Jill!
Mrskmdumas12 1 year ago
jill+background = on point!
cust0mEditi0n 1 year ago 2
POWERFUL,REFRESHING,ABSOLUTLY INSPIRING!
MARCAURELIO2008 1 year ago 2
THiS iZ WHAT U CALL POETRY iN MOTiON...WHAT CHU KNOW ABOUT DAT? LOVE U JiLL...
MZDECATL 1 year ago
0:08 -0:14 I wish that was still the case :(
evilzlatan 1 year ago
I try to speak with a smile. It makes the conversation go so much easier : D
covnty 1 year ago
SHEEEE is timeless!!!
Dc3atl 1 year ago
Her book of poetry is not that bad either. Has some gems.
2tim149 1 year ago
big beauticul and marvelous her voice is amazing
BTW The BigO has come a long way. Trust me.... that woman has made 2 billion dollars Do your thing my black ladies
southernmama1 1 year ago
THAT'S VIVIAN GREEN IN THE WHITE TOP...AWESOME :)
bellecheriem1482 1 year ago
@bellecheriem1482 i was wonderinf if that was her lol
leplaq 1 year ago
@bellecheriem1482 It sure is! Cool
covnty 1 year ago
This was the first time I saw JIll Scott... an I have been in love ever since..!!!!
dpunero 1 year ago
Have Mercy I love this song!
MsKinkydiva 1 year ago
So beautiful and talented. This is the perfect song to describe the person that is meant to be in someone's life. You would want someone to be all of these things to enhance your life.
brownsugas28 1 year ago
She simply has that special light, an unmistakable voice that cannot be duplicated!!!
MicroTex23 1 year ago
FLOETRY AT IT' BEST !!!!
deppitup 1 year ago
She killed it at this Oprah show and gave life to it too!
FusiusDC 1 year ago
This is so beautiful. And she has just about the best teeth I've ever seen...lol
genalewis 1 year ago 3
Sends chills through me! Beautiful! This is definitely for the man who loves you!
elmorej13 1 year ago
i adore this song
llhk2 1 year ago
Chills!!
cocoa8872 1 year ago
I love watching her perform <3
BabyKhi 1 year ago 2
This beautiful lady sings with soooo much love..........love her..xxx
JADE48151 1 year ago
Yaw'll. I love her. She is so artistic. This is what an artist is.
sgelsey 1 year ago 2
something is simply elegant about the delivery
zsmith9032 1 year ago
Just....AMAZING!!!!!!!!
princesjas417 1 year ago
love her!!
taygirlify 1 year ago
There are few things in life that are as beautiful as sweet lil JIll Scott.....lovely..
sunnylilme 1 year ago
i love jill scott
2528439 1 year ago
Oh the chills run rimpling down my back and I can feeeeeeeeeellllll it! Go head Jill! BINGO! Bingo my sister bingo!
earthlycolorbrown 1 year ago
lol @ the background singer who is off beat with her snapping, love Ms. Jill!
psychmaj323 1 year ago
LoVE JiLL! When you on Oprah, you know you've made it! LoL <3 this performance.
P.S.: the background singer on the far right is singer: Vivian Green. :-)
jc6658 1 year ago
okay but the background singer was sooo off beat with the snaps! lol
emmanuel281502 1 year ago
that woman is beautiful!!!!
ezyccn30 1 year ago
She's soooooo humble n great! Jus reminds me of marnita billups!!!
714steven 1 year ago
I have never seen someone smile this much while performing..she is so humble.
annettemint 1 year ago
Yes! I saw this when I was 11, and I didnt realize has long ago it was, it feels like yesterday, i k she still hasn't recieved the recognition for the lent and enius she is still...this is my favorite song by her and I hope to sing this song in some way to my man! Thank you Jill a true blessing to all of us!
tiggybear 1 year ago
she sounds so dam good .. she's beautiful and can croon .. oh my gosh .. the girl was truly blessed with a healthy set of pipes!
pekakez 1 year ago
Wow, it is amazing that this performance was 9 years ago and I remember it so vividly seeing it today. I loved everything about it, how her eyes twinkle with happiness, her voice which only competes with her soulfulness. In love, on Oprah, getting the recognition she deserves - you can just feel her heart glowing through this song.
2beenvied 1 year ago
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2beenvied 1 year ago
wow..beautiful...both voice and face..and her very essance is poetry
MagicalMemoir 1 year ago
the look on oprah's face is priceless! gotta love jill! there's no way you can't. Jill Scott is a beast case closed!
icecreamprincess09 1 year ago 3
SHE IS THA BOMB YOU GO GIRL
bluepop2004 1 year ago
Wow She is Great!!! My Favorite song by her!!!
djejb 1 year ago
Just had an out-of-body experience. Imagine if the video quality was better.
filya2 1 year ago
Ms. Jill Scott is AWESOME!!!!
Is that Vivian Green in the white tank top singing back up?
Finallyfree2beme 1 year ago 4
@Finallyfree2beme Yeah Vivian Green and V were back up singers for Jill...
sista005 1 year ago
i absolutely love her eyes in this video. they smile the whole video
Teinisha 1 year ago
man man man ....
Jill really knows how to use her instrument ...
she never gives too much or too little ...
I think that's what her sets her apart from other artists...
zsmith9032 1 year ago
@zsmith9032: Absolutely. Unlike so many singers with great flexibility, power, and range, Jill Scott never oversings. I just wish she had included the high, operatic notes in this performance. Other than that it was flawless.
spackar 1 year ago
Jill is fabulous I remember my first time seeing her was on the Chris Rock show performing Getting in the way and I knew to go right out and get her CD which was coming out the following week and she has not disappointed me ever since.
ComyaBee 1 year ago 2
DAWN.................smile
sheilaj1234 1 year ago
my 3 year old makes me put this song on repeat in the car when we are traveling, now she sings it word for word...jill is such a sweet spirit...even babies pick up on her soul...true gift from god...we need more people with soulful songs like she puts out...great job jill...keep it up.
llysa622 1 year ago 3
This has got to be my favorite Jill Scott performance...
MyFitz23 1 year ago
I love the posititive energy that Jill Scott brings, it's an ongoing thing that I am so grateful for.
1redgentleman 1 year ago
I am so blessed to have experienced "Who Is Jill Scott?" Bravo just bravo and brilliant.
earthlycolorbrown 1 year ago
she has such a sweet kind soul and it comes through in her music.
cutie21able 1 year ago 5
Do You Have Mary Mary singing Shackles on this Episode of Oprah!?!?!?!?!?!
watermelonhead17 1 year ago
There are few people like Jill Scott on this earth! A true gift from God!
MsTrizfactor 1 year ago 68
did anyone notice that vivian green is one of her background singers? vivian got her deal around this time
armanisilk 1 year ago 4
Damn!!! Ive been longing to see this performance ever since it debuted & i click on it & its not recorded loud enough,damn damn damn :(
iluvrachellef 2 years ago 26
@iluvrachellef i SOOOO AGREE! :-(
Dejeloga 1 year ago
I cannot add anything that hasn't already been said here. Even though I have heard this song a thousand times, saw the original performance on oprah and still after watching this clip, I have tears streaming down my cheeks.
Thank you Jill, god bless you for being you.
For some moments, there are no words.
Hideo007 2 years ago 4
@Hideo007 very will said!
dmens17 1 year ago
Just beautiful: her, her smile, her music, her soul. Keep doing what you do Jill
MAP051105 2 years ago 3
She is one of the most beautiful women I've seen & heard. I'll bet she's an incredibly strong woman too. I saw this performance years ago when it was on TV & have loved her ever since. It's still my favourite, standout performance ever!
aRoHaMaCk 2 years ago 4
This was the very first time I saw her with Alicia Keys' debut..
They have both exploded ever since!
1MISTRESSKAJUN 2 years ago
Simply amazing and her smile is gorgeous!
101Musicology 2 years ago 4
This is the song and the performance that got me into Neo-Soul.
Pelojo909 2 years ago 3
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Oh, please Oprah. Lip synching in the audience. Who loves you, baby? other than them dogs you got?
jonwiley 2 years ago
Great talent!!! And she's so humble!!! She can really put on a shoe!!!!!
DebonairGent1989 2 years ago 2
does anyone know who the backup singers are?
babbybob 2 years ago
the one in the white is Vivian Green. She went on to release Emotional Rollercoaster
khamikins 2 years ago
sorry didnt mean to press the thumbs down. I was over excited and button happy
kiapar15 2 years ago
All I got to say...BAD!
gottaBcha 2 years ago 2
brrrrrrrrrr... goose bumps....
reinaaaa 2 years ago 4
she's God's gift to da world
patz810 2 years ago 3
In singing about love it doesn't get more honest than this - that's why we feel a connection
hechoenjap 2 years ago
Sad that Jill is now divorced...
Her music is still beautiful but her current material doesn't have the carefree joy and innocence of her earlier music. Divorce I suppose will do that.
juaquino 2 years ago
well i know after that divorce she eventually got engaged with one of her drummers and they had a baby boy together. althought i don't think they'er together anymore perhaps motherhood will be her inspiration next=)
dmens17 2 years ago
@juaquino really? Well the divorce rate is about 60% these days. Nobody ever said love has to last forever -- or that you can live with the person you love... sad, but there it is.
jonwiley 2 years ago
love it!!!!!!!!!!!
trinklern 2 years ago 2
LOVE HERRRR! This song is BEAUTIFUL!
A90baby 2 years ago 2
Jill is so beautiful!!
nancydrew5 2 years ago 4
absolutely wonderful
did yall catch that...
the man that God gave her... yes!
dmndimn 2 years ago
i <3 her so much
monsweet16 2 years ago
Simply divine!
Pfalzgreven 2 years ago
That's Vivian Green - backing singer on the right
VickyVictoria79 2 years ago
true beauty and art.
emailryan 2 years ago 2
i like how oprah knew the song lol jill is soooo amazing
lemonlime1192 2 years ago
i love this live version better than the recording!!
hotties3v3n 2 years ago 6
amen to that!!
engieo 2 years ago
I know what you mean! When I saw this on Oprah I was like, I wish this version was on the c.d.
hollaatchaboii 2 years ago
Jill. is. amazing !
JBreezzie41109 2 years ago 4
stunning
scmmacon2009 2 years ago 2
i 4got vivian green started out as a background singer. two sistas reppin philly to the fullest. i love both of them. notice how some of our greatest singers started out a background singers: kelly price, luther vandross, vivian green and etc.... go jill does anyone have the episode of her with tyler perry and crew
daniel1987545 2 years ago
Vivian Green in the house!! Background singer.
GETFUNKYWITIT 2 years ago 3
Wow JIll Killed it, I really love her as an artist, she truly is one of the greast I have seen in my short 31 years
Ahmad1X 2 years ago
DAMN
scmmacon2009 2 years ago
i love jilly from philly
IKnoUWanna 2 years ago 4
i remember seeing this...it was the first time i had seen her perform. she knows exactly who she is...she's beautiful! bravo!!
sagittariusrising74 2 years ago
I remember seeing this.
She served it up.
What a show-woman. ;)
proteanview 2 years ago
I love how she commands her voice and changes the tempo like it's nothing. She shows her range and versital style and with beautiful poetry Gawd I LOVE IT:)
dmens17 3 years ago
Oprah look so GOod
and Not Fake. :)
hollywoodsbesttalent 3 years ago
Jill is truly beautiful inside and out!!!!!!!!
iluvmyboba 3 years ago 5
thank you soooooo much for uploading!! i remember rushing to get home by 4pm in DC just so i wouldn't miss this episode of oprah lol!! i remember alicia keys and india arie on this episode also and i've been looking for this vid for so long!! thank you thank you thank you!! i am probably one of jill's biggest fans!!! thank you so much!!
xxDallas69 3 years ago
Simply divine..!
Pfalzgreven 3 years ago 3
one of her most beautiful perfomances of this song... she's such a outstanding artist.... luv luv luv her...
also saw this show and i thought it was the best of the show that day, although i really enjoyed alicia keys and india.arie
marinus030 3 years ago 3
i remember seeing this!!! Alicia Keys first came out on the Oprah show too in the same episode!!!
omie55 3 years ago