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{{short description|2015 album by Rico Love}}
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
|Name = Turn the Lights On
| name = Turn the Lights On
|Type = Album
| type = Album
|Artist = [[Rico Love]]
| artist = [[Rico Love]]
|Cover = File:Rico_Love_TTLO.jpg
| cover = Rico_Love_TTLO.jpg
| alt =
|Released = 2015
|Recorded = 2014-2015
| released = May 18, 2015
| recorded = 2014–2015{{cn|date=September 2022}}
|Genre = {{flatlist|
| venue =
*[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| studio =
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[Pop music|pop]]<ref name=AM />}}
| length = 47:17
| label = {{hlist|Division 1|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|Rico Love {{small|(also [[Executive producer|exec]].)}}|MADE {{small|(exec.)}}|[[Benny Blanco]]|[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]|Diego Ave|[[DJ Dahi]]|DtownThaGreat|Earl & E|[[Jake One]]|[[Jim Jonsin]]|[[Finatik N Zac|FNZ]]|[[Jack Splash]]|[[Robopop]]|Tiago Carvalho}}
| prev_title = Discrete Luxury
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Turn the Lights On
| type = studio
| single1 = Somebody Else
| single1date = December 9, 2014
}}
}}
|Length = 47:17
| Label = {{flat list|
*Division 1
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
}}
}}
|Producer = {{flatlist|
* Rico Love
* [[Benny Blanco]]
* [[Danja]]
* [[Jack Splash]]
* [[DJ Dahi]]
}}
|Last album = ''Discrete Luxury'' <br /> (2013)
|This album = '''''Turn the Lights On''''' <br /> (2015)
|Next album = ''
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name =
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = Somebody Else
| Single 1 date = December 9, 2014
}}}}



'''Turn the Lights''' '''On''' is the second studio album by American recording singer-songwriter [[Rico Love]]. It was released on May 18, 2015, by [[Interscope Records|Interscope]].  The production on the album was handled primarily by Love,  [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], [[Jim Jonsin|Jim Jonson]], [[Jack Splash]], [[DJ Dahi]] and his own orchestra, TTLO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/rico-love-turn-the-lights-on-album-interview/|title=Rico Love Talks 'Turn the Lights On' Album, Shelving an Entire Brandy Project, Marriage in America & More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]|website=The Boombox|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref>
'''''Turn the Lights On''''' (also known under the acronym '''''TTLO''''') is the debut studio album by American record producer, songwriter, singer and rapper [[Rico Love]]. It was released on May 18, 2015, by [[Interscope Records|Interscope]].<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/turn-the-lights-on/id989951035|title=Turn the Lights On by Rico Love on Apple Music|date=18 May 2015 |publisher=[[Apple Music]]|accessdate=August 20, 2017}}</ref> The production on the album was handled primarily by Love, [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], [[Jim Jonsin|Jim Jonson]], [[Jack Splash]], [[DJ Dahi]] and his own orchestra, TTLO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/rico-love-turn-the-lights-on-album-interview/|title=Rico Love Talks 'Turn the Lights On' Album, Shelving an Entire Brandy Project, Marriage in America & More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]|website=The Boombox|date=30 March 2015 |access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Starting his career as rapper singed to [[Usher (singer)|Usher]]’s short stint record label, US Records. Love, being a successful songwriter and producer is stepping the forefront as an artist. Love got his start in the writing songs like “Throwback” and “Seduction” on Usher’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning album, ''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions]]''. Love continued success features Usher's "[[There Goes My Baby (Usher song)|There Goes My Baby]]", "[[Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)]]" and "[[Dive (Usher song)|Dive]]", Nelly's "[[Just a Dream (Nelly song)|Just a Dream]]" and "Gone", [[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]]' "[[Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé song)|Sweet Dreams]]", and [[Kelly Rowland|Kelly Rowland's]] "[[Motivation (Kelly Rowland song)|Motivation]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/05/rico-love-interview/|title=Rico Love Talks About Album 'Turn The Lights Out'|date=2015-05-22|website=Vibe|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref>
Starting his career as a rapper signed to [[Usher (singer)|Usher]]'s short-lived record label US Records, he began recording a studio album, which was later shelved. Love, being a successful songwriter and producer is stepping to the forefront as an artist. Love got his start in the writing songs like “Throwback” and “Seduction” on Usher's 2004 Grammy Award-winning album, ''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions]]''. Love continued success features Usher's "[[There Goes My Baby (Usher song)|There Goes My Baby]]", "[[Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)]]" and "[[Dive (Usher song)|Dive]]", Nelly's "[[Just a Dream (Nelly song)|Just a Dream]]" and "Gone", [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé song)|Sweet Dreams]]", and [[Kelly Rowland|Kelly Rowland's]] "[[Motivation (Kelly Rowland song)|Motivation]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/05/rico-love-interview/|title=Rico Love Talks About Album 'Turn The Lights Out'|date=2015-05-22|website=Vibe|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Turn the Lights On|type=CD liner notes|others=[[Rico Love]]|publisher=[[Interscope Records]]|year=2015}}</ref>

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Turn the Lights On''<ref name=AM/>
| writing_credits = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = TTLO
| note1 =
| title1 = TTLO
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Rico Love]]|Earl Hood|Eric Goudy II|Dwayne Nesmith|Diego Avendaño|Thurston McCrea}}
| length1 = 3:34
| extra1 = {{hlist|Rico Love|Earl & E|DtownThaGreat|Diego Ave}}
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
| length1 = 3:34
* [[Rico Love]]

* Earl Hood
| title2 = Bad Attitude
* Thurston McCrea
| writer2 = {{hlist|Love|[[DJ Dahi|Dacoury Natche]]|[[Raekwon|Corey Woods]]|Armani Caesar|[[Adrian Younge]]|[[The Delfonics|William Hart]]}}
* Diego Ave
| extra2 = {{hlist|[[DJ Dahi]]|Love{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
* Dwayne Nesmith
| length2 = 4:08
}}

| extra1 = {{flatlist|
| title3 = Trifling
* Rico Love
| writer3 = {{hlist|Love|[[Danja (record producer)|Floyd Hills]]|[[Marcella Araica]]|McCrea}}
* DtownThaGreat
| extra3 = {{hlist|[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]|Love}}
* Earl & E
| length3 = 4:24
* Diego Ave

}}
| title4 = Ride
| title2 = Bad Attitude
| writer4 = {{hlist|Love|Hills|Araica|McCrea}}
| note2 = featuring Armani Caesar & Raekwon
| extra4 = Danja
| length2 = 4:08
| length4 = 3:10
| writer2 = {{flatlist|

* Love
| title5 = For the Kids
* Corey Woods
| length5 = 3:10
* Dacoury Natche
| writer5 = {{hlist|Love|[[Jim Jonsin|James Scheffer]]|[[Finatik N Zac|Michael Mule]]|[[Finatik N Zac|Isaac De Boni]]|Nikolas Marzouca|McCrea}}
* Thurston McCrea
| extra5 = {{hlist|[[Jim Jonsin]]|[[Finatik N Zac|FNZ]]|Love}}
* Jocelyn Clyburn

}}
| title6 = The Affair
| extra2 = {{flatlist|
| writer6 = {{hlist|Love|Scheffer|Mule|De Boni|[[Daedelus (musician)|Alfred Darlington]]|Amir Yaghmai}}
* DJ Dahi
| extra6 = {{hlist|Jim Jonsin|FNZ|Love}}
}}
| length6 = 3:48
| title3 = Triffling

| note3 =
| title7 = Days Go By
| length3 = 4:24
| writer7 = {{hlist|Love|Hills|Araica|McCrea}}
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
| extra7 = Danja
* Love
| length7 = 5:19
* Floyd Nathaniel Hills

* Marcella Araica
| title8 = Somebody Else
* Thurston McCrea
| writer8 = {{hlist|Love|[[Jake One|Jacob Dutton]]|[[Benny Blanco|Benjamin Levin]]|[[Robopop|Dan Omelio]]|Matt Corby}}
}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|[[Benny Blanco]]|[[Robopop]]|[[Jake One]]}}
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
| length8 = 4:44
* [[Danja]]

}}
| title9 = Run From Me
| title4 = Ride
| writer9 = {{hlist|Love|[[Jack Splash]]|McCrea}}
| note4 =
| extra9 = [[Jack Splash]]
| length4 = 3:10
| length9 = 2:30
| writer4 = {{flatlist|

* Love
| title10 = Happy Birthday
* Floyd Nathaniel Hills
| writer10 = {{hlist|Love|Hood|Goudy II|Nesmith|Avendaño|McCrea}}
* Marcella Araica
| extra10 = {{hlist|Love|Earl & E|DtownThaGreat}}
* Thurston McCrea
| length10 = 3:55
}}

| extra4 = [[Danja]]
| title11 = Amsterdam
| title5 = For The Kids
| writer11 = {{hlist|Love|Hood|Goudy II|Nesmith|Avendaño|McCrea}}
| note5 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Love|Earl & E|DtownThaGreat}}
| length5 = 3:10
| length11 = 4:08
| writer5 = {{flatlist|

* Love
| title12 = The Proposal
* M. Mule
| writer12 = {{hlist|Love|Natche|Tiago Carvalho|McCrea}}
* I. De Boni
| extra12 = {{hlist|DJ Dahi|Tiago Carvalho}}
* J. Scheffer
| length12 = 3:49
* T. McCrea
* N. Marzouca
}}
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* J. Scheffer
* M. Mule
* Isaac De Boni
* N. Marzouca
* T. McCrea
}}
| title6 = The Affair
| note6 =
| length6 = 3:48
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* J. Scheffer
* A. Darlington
* M. Mule
* Isaac De Boni
* A. Yaghmai
* T. McCrea
}}
| extra6 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* FNZ
* Jim Jonsin
}}
| title7 = Days Go By
| note7 =
| length7 = 5:19
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* N. Hills
* M. Araica
* N. Hills
}}
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
* [[Danja]]
}}
| title8 = Somebody Else
| note8 =
| length8 = 4:44
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* J Dutton
* D. Omelio
* M. Corby
B. Levin
}}
| extra8 = [[Benny Blanco]]
| title9 = Run From Me
| note9 =
| length9 = 2:30
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
* J. Splash
* Love
* T. McCrea
}}
| extra9 = {{flatlist|
* Jack Splash
}}
| title10 = Happy Birthday
| note10 =
| length10 = 3:55
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* Carter
* T. McCrea
* D. Ave
* E. Goudy II
* D. Nesmith
* E. Hood
}}
| extra10 = DtownThaGreat
| title11 = Amsterdam
| note11 =
| length11 = 4:08
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* D. Ave
* E. Goudy II
* D. Nesmith
* E. Hood
* T. McCrea
}}
| extra11 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* Goudy II
* Nesmith
* Hood
* McCrea
* D. Ave
}}
| title12 = The Proposal
| note12 =
| length12 = 3:49
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* Dacoity Natche
* M. Dean
* Thurston McCrea
* Tiago Carvalho
}}
| extra12 = {{flatlist|
* Love
* Carvalho
* McCrae
*Natche
}}
}}
}}

'''Notes'''
* {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional [[Record producer|producer]].
* "TTLO" features additional vocals from [[Waka Flocka Flame]]
* "Bad Attitude" features additional vocals from [[Raekwon]], [[Armani Caesar]] and Dyrana Mcintosh
* "Somebody Else" features additional vocals from [[Tiara Thomas]] and Ginette Claudette
* "Happy Birthday" features additional vocals from Salome Berrebi

'''Sample credits'''
* "Bad Attitude" contains excerpts from "Stop and Look (And You Have Found Love)", written by [[Adrian Younge]] and [[The Delfonics|William Hart]] and performed by [[The Delfonics]]
* "The Affair" contains excerpts from "Onward", written by [[Daedelus (musician)|Alfred Darlington]] and Amir Yaghmai and performed by [[Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus]]
* "Somebody Else" contains portions of "[[Brother (Matt Corby song)|Brother]]", written by [[Matt Corby]]


==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
*Primary Artist - Rico Love
*Primary Artist - Rico Love
*[[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - Rico Love
*[[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - Rico Love
*[[Record production|Production]] - [[Jim Jonsin]], Rico Love, Danja, DJ Dahi, Benny Blanco
*[[Record production|Production]] - [[Jim Jonsin]], Rico Love, [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], DJ Dahi, Benny Blanco
*Composers – Adrian Younge, Alfred Darlington, Amir Yaghmai, Armani Caesar, Benjamin Levin, Corey Woods, Dacoity Natche, Dan Omelio, Diego Ave, Dwayne Nesmith, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy II, Flloyd Nataniel Hills, Isaac de Boni, Jack Splash Jacob Dutton, James Scheffer, Marceilia Araica, Matt Corby, Michael Mule, Nokolas Marzouca, Rico Love, Thurston McCrea, Tiago Carvalho, William Hurt.
*Composers – Adrian Younge, Alfred Darlington, Amir Yaghmai, Armani Caesar, Benjamin Levin, Corey Woods, Dacoity Natche, Dan Omelio, Diego Ave, Dwayne Nesmith, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy II, Flloyd Nataniel Hills, Isaac de Boni, Jack Splash Jacob Dutton, James Scheffer, Marceilia Araica, Matt Corby, Michael Mule, Nokolas Marzouca, Rico Love, Thurston McCrea, Tiago Carvalho, William Hurt.
*Featured Artist - Raekwon, Armani Caesar
*Featured Artist - Raekwon, Armani Caesar
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Rico Love]]
[[Category:2015 debut albums]]
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[[Category:Interscope Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Rico Love]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jake One]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jim Jonsin]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Benny Blanco]]

Latest revision as of 12:23, 3 July 2024

Turn the Lights On
Studio album by
Rico Love
ReleasedMay 18, 2015
Recorded2014–2015[citation needed]
Genre
Length47:17
Label
Producer
Rico Love chronology
Discrete Luxury
(2013) 		Turn the Lights On
(2015)
Singles from Turn the Lights On
  1. "Somebody Else"
    Released: December 9, 2014

Turn the Lights On (also known under the acronym TTLO) is the debut studio album by American record producer, songwriter, singer and rapper Rico Love. It was released on May 18, 2015, by Interscope.[1] The production on the album was handled primarily by Love, Danja, Jim Jonson, Jack Splash, DJ Dahi and his own orchestra, TTLO.[2]

Background

[edit]

Starting his career as a rapper signed to Usher's short-lived record label US Records, he began recording a studio album, which was later shelved. Love, being a successful songwriter and producer is stepping to the forefront as an artist. Love got his start in the writing songs like “Throwback” and “Seduction” on Usher's 2004 Grammy Award-winning album, Confessions. Love continued success features Usher's "There Goes My Baby", "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" and "Dive", Nelly's "Just a Dream" and "Gone", Beyoncé's "Sweet Dreams", and Kelly Rowland's "Motivation".[3]

Track listing

[edit]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Turn the Lights On[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."TTLO"
  • Rico Love
  • Earl Hood
  • Eric Goudy II
  • Dwayne Nesmith
  • Diego Avendaño
  • Thurston McCrea
  • Rico Love
  • Earl & E
  • DtownThaGreat
  • Diego Ave
3:34
2."Bad Attitude"
4:08
3."Trifling"
4:24
4."Ride"
  • Love
  • Hills
  • Araica
  • McCrea
Danja3:10
5."For the Kids"
3:10
6."The Affair"
  • Jim Jonsin
  • FNZ
  • Love
3:48
7."Days Go By"
  • Love
  • Hills
  • Araica
  • McCrea
Danja5:19
8."Somebody Else"
4:44
9."Run From Me"
Jack Splash2:30
10."Happy Birthday"
  • Love
  • Hood
  • Goudy II
  • Nesmith
  • Avendaño
  • McCrea
  • Love
  • Earl & E
  • DtownThaGreat
3:55
11."Amsterdam"
  • Love
  • Hood
  • Goudy II
  • Nesmith
  • Avendaño
  • McCrea
  • Love
  • Earl & E
  • DtownThaGreat
4:08
12."The Proposal"
  • Love
  • Natche
  • Tiago Carvalho
  • McCrea
  • DJ Dahi
  • Tiago Carvalho
3:49

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • "TTLO" features additional vocals from Waka Flocka Flame
  • "Bad Attitude" features additional vocals from Raekwon, Armani Caesar and Dyrana Mcintosh
  • "Somebody Else" features additional vocals from Tiara Thomas and Ginette Claudette
  • "Happy Birthday" features additional vocals from Salome Berrebi

Sample credits

Credits and personnel

[edit]
  • Primary Artist - Rico Love
  • Executive Producer - Rico Love
  • Production - Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Danja, DJ Dahi, Benny Blanco
  • Composers – Adrian Younge, Alfred Darlington, Amir Yaghmai, Armani Caesar, Benjamin Levin, Corey Woods, Dacoity Natche, Dan Omelio, Diego Ave, Dwayne Nesmith, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy II, Flloyd Nataniel Hills, Isaac de Boni, Jack Splash Jacob Dutton, James Scheffer, Marceilia Araica, Matt Corby, Michael Mule, Nokolas Marzouca, Rico Love, Thurston McCrea, Tiago Carvalho, William Hurt.
  • Featured Artist - Raekwon, Armani Caesar
  • A&R - Shawn Suggs, Alicia Caesar

Source [5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Turn the Lights On by Rico Love on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 May 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rico Love Talks 'Turn the Lights On' Album, Shelving an Entire Brandy Project, Marriage in America & More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]". The Boombox. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  3. ^ "Rico Love Talks About Album 'Turn The Lights Out'". Vibe. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. ^ Turn the Lights On (CD liner notes). Rico Love. Interscope Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Rico Love TTLO". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
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