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{{short description|2011 album by T-Pain}}
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = RevolveR
| Type = Studio
| name = Revolver
| Artist = [[T-Pain]]
| type = Studio
| Cover = Tpainrevolver.jpg
| artist = [[T-Pain]]
| cover = Tpainrevolver.jpg
| Released = {{start date|2011||}}
| alt =
| Recorded = 2009&ndash;present
| released = {{Start date|2011|12|6}}
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| recorded = 2009&ndash;11
| Label = [[Jive Records|Jive]], [[Zomba Label Group|Zomba]], [[Nappy Boy Entertainment|Nappy Boy]], [[Konvict Muzik|Konvict]]
| venue =
| Producer = [[T-Pain]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>, Young Fyre
| studio =
| Last album = ''[[Thr33 Ringz]]''<br />(2008)
| genre =
| This album = '''''RevolveR'''''<br />(2011)
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Next album =
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Misc = {{Singles
* [[electropop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/05/t-pain-revolver-review | title=T-Pain: REVOLVEr Review | date=5 December 2011 }}</ref>
| Name = RevolveR
| Type = Studio
| length = 52:53
| label = {{hlist|[[Konvict Muzik|Konvict]]|[[Nappy Boy Entertainment|Nappy Boy]]| [[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
| Single 1 = [[Best Love Song]]
| Single 1 date = March 22, 2011
| producer =
* [[Rocco Did It Again!]] <small>([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>
| Single 2 = [[Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)]]
* Michael Blumstein <small>(exec.)</small>
| Single 2 date = July 8, 2011
* T-Pain <small>(also exec.)</small>
| Single 3 = 5 O'Clock
* [[Young Fyre]]
| Single 3 date = September 8, 2011
* [[Detail (record producer)|Detail]]
}}}}
* [[Chuckie (DJ)|Chuckie]]
* [[Greg Kurstin]]
* [[John Shanks]]
* [[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]]
* [[Billboard (record producer)|Billboard]]
* [[Tha Bizness]]
* [[Dr. Luke]]
* [[Cirkut]]
* [[Fabian Lenssen]]
* Catalyst
* Get Cool
* David "Preach" Balfour
| prev_title = [[Prevolver|prEVOLVEr]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Stoic (mixtape)|Stoic]]
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Revolver
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Best Love Song]]
| single1date = March 22, 2011
| single2 = [[5 O'Clock (T-Pain song)|5 O'Clock]]
| single2date = September 27, 2011
| single3 = [[Turn All the Lights On]]
| single3date = January 17, 2012<ref name="Allaccess"/>
}}
}}


'''''RevolveR''''', alternately stylized as ''RevolveЯ'', is the upcoming fourth [[studio album]] by American recording artist [[T-Pain]], set to be released during 2011 on [[Nappy Boy Entertainment]], [[Konvict Muzik]], [[Jive Records]] and [[Zomba Label Group|Zomba]]. Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009-2011. The album is set to be T-Pain's last release for fellow singer [[Akon|Akon's]] record label [[Konvict Muzik]], as he has since agreed a deal to sign to [[Young Money Entertainment]].
'''''Revolver''''' (stylized as '''REVOLVEЯ'''), is the fourth [[studio album]] by American singer [[T-Pain]], released through [[Konvict Muzik]], [[RCA Records]] and his own label [[Nappy Boy Entertainment]] on December 6, 2011. It is his first album released after the dissolution of his previous label, [[Jive Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/revolver/id480084342 |title=iTunes - Music - rEVOLVEr by T-Pain |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-12-02 |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011. T-Pain stated that the two R's in the word, ''RevolveЯ'' have been capitalized so that in the middle, it says "evolve", indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist, and as a person in the period from ''Thr33 Ringz'' up till ''RevolveЯ''. He later stated that the R's were put to show how people can be deceived, and understand things incorrectly without looking at the inside of things and this is the scheme of the album.


T-Pain announced that the album would be released on December 6 in the United States in an interview with Lady Jade on the F.A.M.E. tour bus, coincidentally this is the same release date of his first album, ''[[Rappa Ternt Sanga]]'' back in 2005. The singles "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]", "[[Reverse Cowgirl (song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]" and "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Rick Ross]]) were released intended for inclusion on the album; however, due to poor chart performance, these songs would instead be re-dubbed as promotional singles.
Work began on the album, originally titled ''UBER'', during 2009, and the album was initially intended to be released during 2010. However, the album has suffered a series of delays; although T-Pain has claimed the album has been completed and mastered, he has rescheduled the album's release date, to reflect his displeasure at generally falling music sales. Despite this, however, he has since claimed that he will in fact release the album when his account on the social networking site ''[[Twitter]]'' reaches a million "followers". Also, although T-Pain initially denied that [[Jay-Z|Jay-Z's]] song "[[D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)]]" would put him off from using [[Auto-Tune]], the vocal pitch correcting technology he has frequently used throughout his previous work, on the album, he later confirmed that there would be a lesser presence of Auto-Tune on the album, and later revealed he had stopped using the technology permanently.

At present, although there is no definitive release date for the album, the album will reportedly have been released by the end of 2011. At the end of 2009 and throughout the early part of 2010, several singles were released from the album; however, the poor chart performance of these songs caused them to re-dubbed as promotional singles, and whether or not any of them will feature on the album is, as of yet, unclear. The album has also been preceded by the singles "[[Best Love Song]]", featuring [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]], and "[[Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)]]", featuring Joey Galaxy, which have peaked at number thirty-two and forty-four on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] respectively.


== Background ==
== Background ==
Work began on the album, originally titled ''UBER'', during 2009, and the album was initially intended to be released during 2010. However, the album suffered a series of delays; although T-Pain claimed the album had been completed and mastered, he rescheduled the album's release date, to reflect his displeasure at generally falling music sales, which frustrated several fans. Despite this, he has since claimed that he would release the album when his account on the social networking site [[Twitter]] reaches a million "followers". T-Pain initially denied that [[Jay-Z|Jay-Z's]] song "[[D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)]]" put him off from using [[Auto-Tune]], the vocal pitch correcting technology he has frequently used throughout his previous work, he later confirmed that there would be a higher presence of Auto-Tune on the album, and later revealed he had stopped using the technology permanently and would rather use his own new version of it, called the T-Pain Effect, after leaving Antares Audio Technologies and signing with [[iZotope]] and using his very own "I Am T-Pain" microphone.
In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that the album had been completed and mastered, but that it will not be released until album sales increase.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ziegbe|first=Mawuse|title=T-Pain Says He Won't Release His New Album Until Record Sales Pick Up|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641749/tpain-wont-release-his-new-album-until-music-sales-pick-up.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]] ([[MTV Networks]])|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=16 June 2010}}</ref> T-Pain posted on [[Twitter]] stating he would release his ''[[PrEVOLVEr]]'' mixtape when he gets 500,000 followers and release his album ''RevolveR'' when he gets 1,000,000 followers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Najm|first=Faheem|title=Twitlonger - When you talk too much for Twitter|url=http://www.twitlonger.com/show/9a0fh4|publisher=TwitLonger|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=15 March 2011}}</ref>


He released his latest single for the album "[[Best Love Song]]" with [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] on March 22, 2011, after his three singles "[[Reverse Cowgirl (T-Pain song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]", "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]" and "[[Rap Song]]" featuring [[United States|American]] rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]] did not chart well, releasing them as promotional singles instead. T-Pain stated that after [[Jay-Z]] released "[[D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)]]", the first single from ''[[The Blueprint 3]]'', his 2009 album, he would still continue using [[autotune]] and release his new album ''UBER''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=T-Pain Will Still Use Auto-Tune On New Album Despite Backlash|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613762/tpain-will-still-use-autotune-on-new-album-despite-backlash.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]] ([[MTV Networks]])|accessdate=22 August 2011|coauthors=Jayson Rodriguez|date=11 June 2009}}</ref> In an interview with [[Ryan Seacrest]], T-Pain confirmed that he was working on a song with singer [[Kesha]] and rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] to be featured on the album.
In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that the album had been completed and mastered, but that it will not be released until album sales increase.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ziegbe|first=Mawuse|title=T-Pain Says He Won't Release His New Album Until Record Sales Pick Up|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641749/tpain-wont-release-his-new-album-until-music-sales-pick-up.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208214719/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641749/tpain-wont-release-his-new-album-until-music-sales-pick-up.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2011|publisher=[[MTV News]] ([[MTV Networks]])|access-date=22 August 2011|date=16 June 2010}}</ref> T-Pain posted on [[Twitter]] stating he would release his ''[[PrEVOLVEr]]'' mixtape when he gets 500,000 followers and release his album ''RevolveR'' when he gets 1,000,000 followers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Najm|first=Faheem|title=Twitlonger - When you talk too much for Twitter|url=http://www.twitlonger.com/show/9a0fh4|publisher=TwitLonger|access-date=22 August 2011|date=15 March 2011}}</ref> He released his first single for the album "[[Best Love Song]]" with [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]] on March 22, 2011, after his three singles "[[Reverse Cowgirl (T-Pain song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]", "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]" and "[[Rap Song]]" featuring [[United States|American]] rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]] did not chart well, releasing them as promotional singles instead. T-Pain stated that after [[Jay-Z]] released "[[D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)]]", the first single from ''[[The Blueprint 3]]'', his 2009 album, he would still continue using [[autotune]] and release his new album ''UBER''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=T-Pain Will Still Use Auto-Tune On New Album Despite Backlash|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613762/tpain-will-still-use-autotune-on-new-album-despite-backlash.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617184206/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613762/tpain-will-still-use-autotune-on-new-album-despite-backlash.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2011|publisher=[[MTV News]] ([[MTV Networks]])|access-date=22 August 2011|author2=Jayson Rodriguez |date=11 June 2009}}</ref>


T-Pain has since renamed the album to ''RevolveR'' and expected to release his album in 2010. T-Pain stated that he had to cut many guest spots on the album, calling his last album from 2008, ''[[Thr33 Ringz]]'', a possible [[DJ Khaled]] album because of all the guest appearances.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper|first=Rosario|title=T-Pain On Cutting "RevolveR" Guest Spots, "It Was So Many People On The Last It Should Have Been A DJ Khaled Album"|url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/03/t-pain_on_cutting_revolver_guest_spots_i.html|work=SOHH|publisher=4Control Media, Inc|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=12 March 2010}}</ref> So far [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]], Chris Brown, [[Busta Rhymes]], Rick Ross and Joey Galaxy have been confirmed for the album, either from T-Pain or from the singles released. T-Pain released his highly anticipated prequel to RevolveR on May 4, 2011, with over 30 tracks entitled [[prEVOLVEr]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Adwiin|title=Mixtape: T-Pain - prEVOLVEr [ Single Track Downloads ]|url=http://adwiin-music.com/2011/05/05/mixtape-t-pain-prevolver-single-track-downloads/|publisher=Adwiin-Music|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=5 May 2011}}</ref>
In an interview with [[Ryan Seacrest]], T-Pain confirmed that he was working on a song with singer [[Kesha]] and rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] to be featured on the album. T-Pain later renamed the album ''RevolveR'' and expected to release his album in 2010. T-Pain stated that he had to cut many guest spots on the album, calling his last album from 2008, ''[[Thr33 Ringz]]'', a possible [[DJ Khaled]] album because of all the guest appearances.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper|first=Rosario|title=T-Pain On Cutting "RevolveR" Guest Spots, "It Was So Many People On The Last It Should Have Been A DJ Khaled Album"|url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/03/t-pain_on_cutting_revolver_guest_spots_i.html|work=SOHH|publisher=4Control Media, Inc|access-date=22 August 2011|date=12 March 2010}}</ref> [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Lily Allen]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[One Chance (group)|One Chance]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Detail (musician)|Detail]] and [[Ne-Yo]] have all been confirmed features for the album. T-Pain released his highly anticipated prequel to RevolveR on May 4, 2011, with over 30 tracks entitled [[prEVOLVEr]]. On October 7, [[RCA Music Group]] announced it was disbanding [[Jive Records]] along with [[Arista Records]] and [[J Records]]. With the shutdown, T-Pain would release ''RevolveЯ'' on the [[RCA Records]] brand.<ref>{{cite web|last=Christman |first=Ed |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=2011-08-23 |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |publisher=FMQB |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>

== Title ==
In terms of the album title, T-Pain has stated: "There's a lotta people who, when they first find out about T-Pain, judge me before they know what I got goin' on or what my music is all ABOUT... So the reason I chose "rEVOLVEr" as the title and spelt it the way I have, is basically to show how people can be deceived and misjudge something before they look at it PROPERLY. Like when people hear the word "revolver" they immediately think "violence" - which is what a lotta people think when they first see ME! Whereas when they look more closely at the title and they see the "r"s are faded out, they'll realise that in the middle it's actually saying "EVOLVE". Which in turn sheds a different light on the whole of the album... Because what it actually represents is how I've evolved as an artist and a person between my last album and THIS one."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/745/t-pain_the_pleasure_principle/ |title=T-Pain interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' January 2010 |publisher=Bluesandsoul.com |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>


== Singles ==
== Singles ==
On March 22, the first official single "[[Best Love Song]]" was released. The song features singer [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]]. It was produced by [[Young Fyre]]. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The music video was released on May 25 via YouTube.
In the beginning, T-Pain was originally given six consecutive singles for the album. The first single was supposed to be "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]", but was dubbed as a promotional single due to low charting. Another single, "[[Reverse Cowgirl (T-Pain song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]", was released, which originally featured rapper [[Young Jeezy]], and was dubbed as a promotional single also due to low charting. During a performance, T-Pain debuted yet another "supposed first single" entitled "[[Rap Song]]". The song features rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]. The song was the least successful single so far. "[[Best Love Song]]" was released as a [[Valentine Day]] single, which features singer [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]], and was produced by Young Fyre. The song peaked at number on the charts. The Song was never officially released as a single off the album but was released as the fourth promotional single. This was the highest charting promotional single off "rEVOLVEr." The album's fifth consecutive promotional single, "[[Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)]]", which features Joey Galaxy, and was produced by Young Fyre. The single was released on [[iTunes Store]] on July 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (feat. Joey Galaxy) - Single by T-Pain - Download Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (feat. Joey Galaxy) - Single on iTunes|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/booty-wurk-one-cheek-at-time/id447712000|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple Inc|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=8 July 2011}} T-Pain tweeted the first official single off the album was to feature rapper [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] but has not gotten a verse back. He also tweeted a club single with rapper [[Lil Wayne]] which he said was compared to his late single "[[I'm n Luv (Wit a Stripper)]]" In an Interview with Rap Up TV [[Noel "Detail" Fisher]] said, the "next" single off the album will be called "Bottles" and is produced by him.</ref>


On September 8th the first official single "5 O'Clock" was released. The song features [[Wiz Khalifa]] and a sample from [[Lily Allen]].
On September 8, the second official single "[[5 O'Clock (T-Pain song)|5 O'Clock]]", sampling "[[Who'd Have Known]]" by [[Lily Allen]], was released. The song features [[Wiz Khalifa]], and Lily Allen; it peaked in the United States at ten as well as charting worldwide. On September 30, T-Pain's birthday, the official music video for "5 O'Clock" was released via YouTube.


On January 17, 2012, "[[Turn All the Lights On]]" was solicited to urban radio as the album's third single.<ref name="Allaccess">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |title=Urban/AUC Future Releases (January 17, 2012) |work=Allaccess.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228030554/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream|archive-date=December 28, 2011|url-status=live |access-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> The song features singer [[Ne-Yo]].
== Recorded songs ==

* "5 O'Clock" (featuring [[Wiz Khalifa]] & [[Lily Allen]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Adwiin|title=New Music: T-Pain - 5 O'Clock (Feat. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen) |url=http://adwiin-music.com/2011/09/08/new-music-t-pain-5-oclock-feat-wiz-khalifa-lily-allen/|publisher=Adwiin-Music|accessdate=10 September 2011|date=8 Ssptember 2011}}</ref>
=== Other songs ===
* "[[Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)]]" (featuring Joey Galaxy; produced by Young Fyre)<ref>{{cite web|last=Slavik|first=Nathan|title=T-Pain ft. Joey Galaxy - Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/t-pain-booty-wurk|work=DJBooth|publisher=The DJ Booth LLC|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=30 March 2011}}</ref>
In the beginning, T-Pain was originally given six consecutive singles for the album. The first single was supposed to be "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]", but was dubbed as a promotional single due to low charting. Another single, "[[Reverse Cowgirl (T-Pain song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]", was released, which originally featured rapper [[Young Jeezy]], and was dubbed as a promotional single also due to low charting. During a performance, T-Pain debuted yet another "supposed first single" entitled "[[Rap Song]]". The song, which features rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], was the least successful single so far. "[[Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)]]", which features Joey Galaxy and was produced by [[Young Fyre]], was solicited to radio as a single on June 7, 2011 and was released to the [[iTunes Store]] on July 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (feat. Joey Galaxy) - Single by T-Pain - Download Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (feat. Joey Galaxy) - Single on iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/booty-wurk-one-cheek-at-time/id447712000|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=22 August 2011|date=8 July 2011}} It peaked at number forty-four on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. T-Pain tweeted the first official single off the album was to feature rapper [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] but has not gotten a verse back. He also tweeted a club single with rapper [[Lil Wayne]] which he said was compared to his late single "[[I'm n Luv (Wit a Stripper)]]" In an Interview with Rap Up TV [[Noel "Detail" Fisher]] said, the "next" single off the album will be called "Bottles" and is produced by him.</ref>
* "[[Best Love Song]]" (featuring [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]]; produced by Young Fyre)<ref>{{cite web|last=Adwiin|title=VIDEO: T-Pain - Best Love Song (Feat. Chris Brown)|url=http://adwiin-music.com/2011/05/25/video-t-pain-best-love-song-feat-chris-brown/|publisher=Adwiin-Music|accessdate=22 August 2011|date=25 May 2011}}</ref>

* "Bottles" (featuring [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]])
The official remix for "Bang Bang Pow Pow" was released in early 2012 and features American rapper [[Nelly]].
* "Drowning Again"

* "Jungle Booty" (featuring [[Akon]] & [[Busta Rhymes]]; produced by Young Fyre)
== Reception ==
* "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]; produced by Young Fyre)

* "[[Reverse Cowgirl]]"
=== Critical response ===
* "Separated"
{{Music ratings
* "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]"
|MC=56/100<ref name="CBS Interactive">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/revolver|title=RevolveЯ Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref>
* "TBA" (featuring [[Kesha]] & [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]])
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
* "Kiss Her"
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Jeffries"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = (B+)<ref name="Wood"/>
| rev3 = [[The A.V. Club]]
| rev3score = C−<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/t-pain-revolver-1798170809|title = T-Pain: REVOLVEr| website=[[The A.V. Club]] }}</ref>
| rev4 = [[IGN]]
| rev4score = (7.5/10)<ref>{{cite web|last=Grischow|first=Chad|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/121/1214038p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309020418/http://music.ign.com/articles/121/1214038p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2012|title=T-Pain: rEVOLVEr Review - Music Review at IGN|publisher=IGN|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=2011-12-26}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
| rev5Score = (mixed)<ref name="Caramanica"/>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Catucci|first=Nick|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/revolver-20111213|title=rEVOLVEr – Album Reviews |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Wenner Media]]|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=2011-12-26}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Cataldo"/>
| rev8 = ''[[Toronto Star]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Rayner|first=Ben|url=http://www.toronto.com/article/706316--albums-winehouse-s-so-so-snippets-black-keys-earworms|title=Albums: Winehouse's so-so snippets, Black Keys' earworms|work=[[Toronto Star]]|publisher=[[Torstar Media Group Television|Torstar Media Group]]|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=2011-12-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912213530/http://www.toronto.com/article/706316--albums-winehouse-s-so-so-snippets-black-keys-earworms|archive-date=September 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="CBS Interactive"/>
| rev10 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-t-pain-12522-304799|title = Album Review: T-Pain - 'rEVOLVEr'| website=[[NME]] |date = 2 December 2011}}</ref>
}}
''RevolveЯ'' received mixed reviews from [[music criticism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 56, based on thirteen reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="CBS Interactive">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/revolver|title=RevolveЯ Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref> [[Slant Magazine]]'s Jesse Cataldo staded that it lacked "spark, life, or individual charm" and noted a "complete absence of evolution" by T-Pain.<ref name="Cataldo">{{cite web|last=Cataldo|first=Jesse|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/t-pain-revolver/2702|title=T-Pain: rEVOLVEr|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref> Mikael Wood of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' stated that "gorgeous robo-soul ballads like "Rock Bottom" and the Twitter romance "Default Picture" feel as intimate as the work of any bedroom troubadour".<ref name="Wood">{{cite magazine|last=Wood|first=Mikael|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/12/02/revolver-review-t-pain/|title=rEVOLVEr review - T-Pain Review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=2011-12-10|archive-date=2014-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061550/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20549761,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor David Jeffries noted that the album was "entirely less conceptual than his previous effort", but T-Pain's "gigantic producer hat remains off save a handful of cuts", and the album "still feels like a circus".<ref name="Jeffries">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/revolver-r2333299/review|title=rEVOLVEr - T-Pain|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|at=Review|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref> Jon Caramanica of ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented that the album "lacks sui generis charm and shock", and stated, "There aren’t many obvious envelopes left to push in hip-hop and R&B, but T-Pain is still seeking out untrammeled ground".<ref name="Caramanica">{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/arts/music/from-amy-winehouses-archives-lioness-new-music.html|title=Chipper Remnants of a Life Turned Sour|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=2011-12-10}}</ref>

=== Commercial performance ===
The album debuted at #28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with 35,000 copies sold in its first week. As of June 2012, the album has sold 110,076 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Allen |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17960/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-11-2011 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/11/2011 &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-12-14 |access-date=2012-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415085357/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17960/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-11-2011 |archive-date=2012-04-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also entered at number seven on ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and at number nine on its [[Top Digital Albums|Digital Albums]] chart.<ref name="R&B">[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-12-24/r-b-hip-hop-albums R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Week of December 24, 2011]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.</ref><ref name="Digital">[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-12-24/digital-albums Digital Albums – Week of December 24, 2011]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 52:53

| title1 = Bang Bang Pow Pow
| note1 = featuring [[Lil Wayne]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[T-Pain|Faheem Najm]]|Tyler Williams|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter, Jr.]]}}
| extra1 = [[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]]
| length1 = 3:41

| title2 = Bottlez
| note2 = featuring [[Detail (musician)|Detail]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Najm|Mitch Cohn|[[Detail (musician)|Noel Fisher]]}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Catalyst|[[Detail (musician)|Detail]] {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length2 = 3:06

| title3 = It's Not You (It's Me)
| note3 = T-Pain vs. [[Chuckie (DJ)|Chuckie]] featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Najm|[[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Perez]]|[[Chuckie (DJ)|Clyde Narain]]|Fabian Lenssen}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|[[Chuckie (DJ)|DJ Chuckie]]|Fabian Lenssen|T-Pain {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length3 = 3:38

| title4 = Default Picture
| writer4 = {{hlist|Najm|Tramaine Winfrey|Jon Gordon|Michael Aaron Gordon|Donald Cook, Jr.}}
| extra4 = [[Young Fyre]]
| length4 = 3:06

| title5 = [[5 O'Clock (T-Pain song)|5 O'Clock]]
| note5 = featuring [[Lily Allen]] and [[Wiz Khalifa]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Najm|[[Wiz Khalifa|Cameron Thomaz]]|[[Lily Allen]]|[[Gary Barlow]]|[[Howard Donald]]|[[Greg Kurstin]]|[[Jason Orange]]|[[Mark Owen]]|[[Steve Robson|Stephen Robson]]}}
| extra5 = T-Pain
| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = Sho-Time (Pleasure Thang)
| writer6 = {{hlist|Najm|David Balfour}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|T-Pain|David "Preach" Bal4 {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length6 = 3:52

| title7 = Rock Bottom
| writer7 = {{hlist|Najm|Balfour}}
| extra7 = T-Pain
| length7 = 4:25

| title8 = Look at Her Go
| note8 = featuring [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Najm|Mathieu Jomphe|[[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Christopher Brown]]}}
| extra8 = Billboard
| length8 = 2:59

| title9 = Mix'd Girl
| writer9 = {{hlist|Najm|[[Tha Bizness|Christopher Whitacre]]|[[Tha Bizness|Justin Henderson]]}}
| extra9 = [[Tha Bizness]]
| length9 = 4:10

| title10 = I Don't Give a Fuk
| writer10 = {{hlist|Najm|Winfrey|J. Gordon|M. A. Gordon|Cook}}
| extra10 = Young Fyre
| length10 = 3:45

| title11 = Drowning Again
| note11 = featuring [[One Chance (group)|One Chance]]
| writer11 = Najm
| extra11 = T-Pain
| length11 = 5:23

| title12 = When I Come Home
| writer12 = {{hlist|Najm|Balfour}}
| extra12 = T-Pain
| length12 = 3:16

| title13 = [[Best Love Song]]
| note13 = featuring Chris Brown
| writer13 = {{hlist|Najm|Winfrey|Brown}}
| extra13 = Young Fyre
| length13 = 3:16

| title14 = [[Turn All the Lights On]]
| note14 = featuring [[Ne-Yo]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Najm|[[Dr. Luke|Lukasz Gottwald]]|[[Ne-Yo|Shaffer Smith]]|[[Cirkut|Henry Walter]]}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|[[Dr. Luke]]|[[Cirkut]]}}
| length14 = 3:37
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =

| title15 = Center of the Stage
| note15 = featuring [[R. Kelly]] and [[Bei Maejor]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Najm|Willie Poole|[[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]|[[Bei Maejor|Brandon Green]]}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Get Cool|T-Pain}}
| length15 = 3:48

| title16 = Regular Girl
| writer16 = Najm
| extra16 = T-Pain
| length16 = 3:12

| title17 = Nuthin'
| note17 = featuring [[E-40]] and Detail
| writer17 = {{hlist|Najm|Winfrey|Fisher|[[E-40|Earl Stevens]]}}
| extra17 = Young Fyre
| length17 = 3:25
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Expanded edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =

| title18 = Turn All the Lights On (Bakaboyz Remix)
| note18 = featuring Ne-Yo
| writer18 = {{hlist|Najm|Gottwald|Smith|Walter}}
| extra18 = Bakaboyz
| length18 = 4:06

| title19 = 5 O'Clock (Remix)
| note19 = featuring Lily Allen and [[Wisin & Yandel]]
| writer19 = {{hlist|Najm|Thomaz|Allen|Barlow|Donald|Kurstin|Orange|Owen|Robson}}
| extra19 = T-Pain
| length19 = 4:21

| title20 = [[Rap Song]]
| note20 = featuring [[Rick Ross]]
| writer20 = {{hlist|Najm|Carter|[[Rick Ross|William Roberts]]|Winfrey}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Young Fyre|T-Pain {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length20 = 3:58
}}

'''Sample credits'''
* "5 O'Clock" contains a sample from "[[Who'd Have Known]]", as performed by [[Lily Allen]]; written by Lily Allen, [[Gary Barlow]], [[Howard Donald]], [[Greg Kurstin]], [[Jason Orange]], [[Mark Owen]], and [[Steve Robson|Stephen Robson]].

==Chart positions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2011)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|[[Australian Albums Chart|Australian Urban Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB |title=Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association |publisher=Ariacharts.com.au |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|21
|-
|align="left"|[[German Albums Chart|German Newcomers Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gfk-entertainment.com/news/starpianist-yiruma-stuermt-newcomer-charts.html |title=Starpianist Yiruma stürmt Newcomer-Charts - media control |publisher=Media-control.de |date=2011-12-14 |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/376628/ranking/cd_album/|title=T-PAINのCDアルバムランキング、T-PAINのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |access-date=2013-04-27}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|49
|-
|align="left"|[[UK R&B Chart|UK R&B Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ |title=R&B Albums Top 40 - 14 July 2012 |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|26
|-
| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-12-24/billboard-200?begin=21&order=position |title=Billboard 200 - Week of December 24, 2011 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=2011-12-17}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|28
|-
| US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]<ref name="R&B" />
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 11 December 2024

Revolver
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
Recorded2009–11
Genre
Length52:53
Label
Producer
T-Pain chronology
prEVOLVEr
(2011)
Revolver
(2011)
Stoic
(2012)
Singles from Revolver
  1. "Best Love Song"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  2. "5 O'Clock"
    Released: September 27, 2011
  3. "Turn All the Lights On"
    Released: January 17, 2012[2]

Revolver (stylized as REVOLVEЯ), is the fourth studio album by American singer T-Pain, released through Konvict Muzik, RCA Records and his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment on December 6, 2011. It is his first album released after the dissolution of his previous label, Jive Records.[3] Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011. T-Pain stated that the two R's in the word, RevolveЯ have been capitalized so that in the middle, it says "evolve", indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist, and as a person in the period from Thr33 Ringz up till RevolveЯ. He later stated that the R's were put to show how people can be deceived, and understand things incorrectly without looking at the inside of things and this is the scheme of the album.

T-Pain announced that the album would be released on December 6 in the United States in an interview with Lady Jade on the F.A.M.E. tour bus, coincidentally this is the same release date of his first album, Rappa Ternt Sanga back in 2005. The singles "Take Your Shirt Off", "Reverse Cowgirl" and "Rap Song" (featuring Rick Ross) were released intended for inclusion on the album; however, due to poor chart performance, these songs would instead be re-dubbed as promotional singles.

Background

[edit]

Work began on the album, originally titled UBER, during 2009, and the album was initially intended to be released during 2010. However, the album suffered a series of delays; although T-Pain claimed the album had been completed and mastered, he rescheduled the album's release date, to reflect his displeasure at generally falling music sales, which frustrated several fans. Despite this, he has since claimed that he would release the album when his account on the social networking site Twitter reaches a million "followers". T-Pain initially denied that Jay-Z's song "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)" put him off from using Auto-Tune, the vocal pitch correcting technology he has frequently used throughout his previous work, he later confirmed that there would be a higher presence of Auto-Tune on the album, and later revealed he had stopped using the technology permanently and would rather use his own new version of it, called the T-Pain Effect, after leaving Antares Audio Technologies and signing with iZotope and using his very own "I Am T-Pain" microphone.

In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that the album had been completed and mastered, but that it will not be released until album sales increase.[4] T-Pain posted on Twitter stating he would release his PrEVOLVEr mixtape when he gets 500,000 followers and release his album RevolveR when he gets 1,000,000 followers.[5] He released his first single for the album "Best Love Song" with Chris Brown on March 22, 2011, after his three singles "Reverse Cowgirl", "Take Your Shirt Off" and "Rap Song" featuring American rapper Rick Ross did not chart well, releasing them as promotional singles instead. T-Pain stated that after Jay-Z released "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", the first single from The Blueprint 3, his 2009 album, he would still continue using autotune and release his new album UBER.[6]

In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, T-Pain confirmed that he was working on a song with singer Kesha and rapper Pitbull to be featured on the album. T-Pain later renamed the album RevolveR and expected to release his album in 2010. T-Pain stated that he had to cut many guest spots on the album, calling his last album from 2008, Thr33 Ringz, a possible DJ Khaled album because of all the guest appearances.[7] Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Lily Allen, Pitbull, One Chance, Lil Wayne, Detail and Ne-Yo have all been confirmed features for the album. T-Pain released his highly anticipated prequel to RevolveR on May 4, 2011, with over 30 tracks entitled prEVOLVEr. On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, T-Pain would release RevolveЯ on the RCA Records brand.[8][9]

Title

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In terms of the album title, T-Pain has stated: "There's a lotta people who, when they first find out about T-Pain, judge me before they know what I got goin' on or what my music is all ABOUT... So the reason I chose "rEVOLVEr" as the title and spelt it the way I have, is basically to show how people can be deceived and misjudge something before they look at it PROPERLY. Like when people hear the word "revolver" they immediately think "violence" - which is what a lotta people think when they first see ME! Whereas when they look more closely at the title and they see the "r"s are faded out, they'll realise that in the middle it's actually saying "EVOLVE". Which in turn sheds a different light on the whole of the album... Because what it actually represents is how I've evolved as an artist and a person between my last album and THIS one."[10]

Singles

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On March 22, the first official single "Best Love Song" was released. The song features singer Chris Brown. It was produced by Young Fyre. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video was released on May 25 via YouTube.

On September 8, the second official single "5 O'Clock", sampling "Who'd Have Known" by Lily Allen, was released. The song features Wiz Khalifa, and Lily Allen; it peaked in the United States at ten as well as charting worldwide. On September 30, T-Pain's birthday, the official music video for "5 O'Clock" was released via YouTube.

On January 17, 2012, "Turn All the Lights On" was solicited to urban radio as the album's third single.[2] The song features singer Ne-Yo.

Other songs

[edit]

In the beginning, T-Pain was originally given six consecutive singles for the album. The first single was supposed to be "Take Your Shirt Off", but was dubbed as a promotional single due to low charting. Another single, "Reverse Cowgirl", was released, which originally featured rapper Young Jeezy, and was dubbed as a promotional single also due to low charting. During a performance, T-Pain debuted yet another "supposed first single" entitled "Rap Song". The song, which features rapper Rick Ross, was the least successful single so far. "Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)", which features Joey Galaxy and was produced by Young Fyre, was solicited to radio as a single on June 7, 2011 and was released to the iTunes Store on July 8, 2011.[11]

The official remix for "Bang Bang Pow Pow" was released in early 2012 and features American rapper Nelly.

Reception

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Critical response

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[14]
The A.V. ClubC−[15]
IGN(7.5/10)[16]
The New York Times(mixed)[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Slant Magazine[19]
Toronto Star[20]
musicOMH[12]
NME[21]

RevolveЯ received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 56, based on thirteen reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[12] Slant Magazine's Jesse Cataldo staded that it lacked "spark, life, or individual charm" and noted a "complete absence of evolution" by T-Pain.[19] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly stated that "gorgeous robo-soul ballads like "Rock Bottom" and the Twitter romance "Default Picture" feel as intimate as the work of any bedroom troubadour".[14] AllMusic editor David Jeffries noted that the album was "entirely less conceptual than his previous effort", but T-Pain's "gigantic producer hat remains off save a handful of cuts", and the album "still feels like a circus".[13] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times commented that the album "lacks sui generis charm and shock", and stated, "There aren’t many obvious envelopes left to push in hip-hop and R&B, but T-Pain is still seeking out untrammeled ground".[17]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200 with 35,000 copies sold in its first week. As of June 2012, the album has sold 110,076 copies.[22] It also entered at number seven on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number nine on its Digital Albums chart.[23][24]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bang Bang Pow Pow" (featuring Lil Wayne)T-Minus3:41
2."Bottlez" (featuring Detail)
3:06
3."It's Not You (It's Me)" (T-Pain vs. Chuckie featuring Pitbull)
3:38
4."Default Picture"
  • Najm
  • Tramaine Winfrey
  • Jon Gordon
  • Michael Aaron Gordon
  • Donald Cook, Jr.
Young Fyre3:06
5."5 O'Clock" (featuring Lily Allen and Wiz Khalifa)T-Pain4:41
6."Sho-Time (Pleasure Thang)"
  • Najm
  • David Balfour
  • T-Pain
  • David "Preach" Bal4 (co.)
3:52
7."Rock Bottom"
  • Najm
  • Balfour
T-Pain4:25
8."Look at Her Go" (featuring Chris Brown)
Billboard2:59
9."Mix'd Girl"Tha Bizness4:10
10."I Don't Give a Fuk"
  • Najm
  • Winfrey
  • J. Gordon
  • M. A. Gordon
  • Cook
Young Fyre3:45
11."Drowning Again" (featuring One Chance)NajmT-Pain5:23
12."When I Come Home"
  • Najm
  • Balfour
T-Pain3:16
13."Best Love Song" (featuring Chris Brown)
  • Najm
  • Winfrey
  • Brown
Young Fyre3:16
14."Turn All the Lights On" (featuring Ne-Yo)3:37
Total length:52:53
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Center of the Stage" (featuring R. Kelly and Bei Maejor)
  • Get Cool
  • T-Pain
3:48
16."Regular Girl"NajmT-Pain3:12
17."Nuthin'" (featuring E-40 and Detail)
Young Fyre3:25
Expanded edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Turn All the Lights On (Bakaboyz Remix)" (featuring Ne-Yo)
  • Najm
  • Gottwald
  • Smith
  • Walter
Bakaboyz4:06
19."5 O'Clock (Remix)" (featuring Lily Allen and Wisin & Yandel)
  • Najm
  • Thomaz
  • Allen
  • Barlow
  • Donald
  • Kurstin
  • Orange
  • Owen
  • Robson
T-Pain4:21
20."Rap Song" (featuring Rick Ross)
  • Young Fyre
  • T-Pain (co.)
3:58

Sample credits

Chart positions

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Urban Albums Chart[25] 21
German Newcomers Chart[26] 5
Japanese Albums Chart[27] 49
UK R&B Albums Chart[28] 26
US Billboard 200[29] 28
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[23] 7

References

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  2. ^ a b "Urban/AUC Future Releases (January 17, 2012)". Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "iTunes - Music - rEVOLVEr by T-Pain". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  4. ^ Ziegbe, Mawuse (16 June 2010). "T-Pain Says He Won't Release His New Album Until Record Sales Pick Up". MTV News (MTV Networks). Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  5. ^ Najm, Faheem (15 March 2011). "Twitlonger - When you talk too much for Twitter". TwitLonger. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  6. ^ Reid, Shaheem; Jayson Rodriguez (11 June 2009). "T-Pain Will Still Use Auto-Tune On New Album Despite Backlash". MTV News (MTV Networks). Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  7. ^ Harper, Rosario (12 March 2010). "T-Pain On Cutting "RevolveR" Guest Spots, "It Was So Many People On The Last It Should Have Been A DJ Khaled Album"". SOHH. 4Control Media, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  8. ^ Christman, Ed (2011-08-23). "RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update)". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  9. ^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  10. ^ "T-Pain interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' January 2010". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  11. ^ "Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (feat. Joey Galaxy) - Single by T-Pain - Download Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (feat. Joey Galaxy) - Single on iTunes". iTunes. Apple Inc. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011. It peaked at number forty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100. T-Pain tweeted the first official single off the album was to feature rapper Drake but has not gotten a verse back. He also tweeted a club single with rapper Lil Wayne which he said was compared to his late single "I'm n Luv (Wit a Stripper)" In an Interview with Rap Up TV Noel "Detail" Fisher said, the "next" single off the album will be called "Bottles" and is produced by him.
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