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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Italic title= force
| italic_title = force
| Name = I Missed Us
| name = I Missed Us
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[SWV]]
| artist = [[SWV]]
| Cover = SWV_I_Missed_Us_album_cover.jpg
| cover = SWV_I_Missed_Us_album_cover.jpg
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|2012|04|17}}
| released = {{Start date|2012|4|17|mf=y}}
| Recorded = 2005–2012<br>Audio Vision Studios<br><small>[[Miami, Florida]]</small><br>The Hampton Studio<br>Wyatt Studio<br><small>[[New Jersey]]</small><br>Southside Studios<br>The Black Room<br><small>[[Atlanta, Georgia]]</small><br>Freedom Studios<br><small>[[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]</small>
| recorded = 2011–2012
| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]]
| Length = 48:58
| venue =
| studio = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|ubl=true|
| Label = [[Mass Appeal Entertainment|Mass Appeal]] / [[E1 Music]]
*Audio Vision Studios<br>{{small|([[Miami, Florida]])}}
| Producer = [[Cainon Lamb]], [[Bryan-Michael Cox]], [[Carvin & Ivan]], Michael "Big Mike" Clemons
*The Hampton Studio and Wyatt Studio<br>{{small|([[New Jersey]])}}
| Last album = ''[[A Special Christmas]]''<br />(1997)
*Southside Studios and The Black Room<br>{{small|([[Atlanta, Georgia]])}}
| This album = '''''I Missed Us'''''<br />(2012)
*Freedom Studios<br>{{small|([[Virginia Beach, Virginia]])}}
| Next album = ''[[Still (SWV album)|Still]]''<br />(2016)
}}
| Misc = {{Singles
| genre = <!--Do not add unsourced genres -->[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| Name = I Missed Us
| Type = Studio
| length = 48:58
| single 1 = [[Co-Sign (song)|Co-Sign]]
| label =
*Mass Appeal
| single 1 date = December 15, 2011
*[[Entertainment One Music|eOne]]
| single 2 = Love Unconditionally
| producer =
| single 2 date = May 8, 2012 (radio)
*[[Carvin & Ivan]]
| single 3 = All About You
*Michael "Big Mike" Clemons
| single 3 date = February 25, 2014
*[[Bryan-Michael Cox]]
}}}}
*[[Cainon Lamb]]

*Ray Ray
'''''I Missed Us''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[SWV]] released on April 17, 2012. This marks the group's first studio album since their disbandment in 1997. The album's lead single "[[Co-Sign (song)|Co-Sign]]" was released to radio stations December 15, 2011. The second single "Love Unconditionally" was released on May 8, 2012. The album's third single, "All About You" wasn't released until February 25, 2014,<ref name="All About You (single): iTunes">[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/all-about-you-single/id816440658] All About You - Single - SWV. Released: 25 Feb, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29</ref><ref name="All About You (single): Amazon">[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IOB0CNC/] All About You: SWV: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. Original release date: 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-06-29</ref> after their reality show ''SWV Reunited'' aired.
| prev_title = S.O.U.L.
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Still (SWV album)|Still]]
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = I Missed Us
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Co-Sign (song)|Co-Sign]]
| single1date = {{Start date|2011|12|15|mf=y}}
| single2 = Love Unconditionally
| single2date = {{Start date|2012|5|8|mf=y}}
| single3 = All About You
| single3date = {{Start date|2014|2|25|mf=y}}
}}
}}
'''''I Missed Us''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[SWV]]. It was released by Mass Appeal Entertainment and [[eOne Music]] on April 17, 2012. The album marked the trio's first studio album since their disbandment in 1997. [[Cainon Lamb]] worked with them on the majority of the record, while additional production was helmed by [[Carvin & Ivan]], Michael "Big Mike" Clemons, and [[Bryan-Michael Cox]]. ''I Missed Us'' was preceded by three singles, including lead single "[[Co-Sign (song)|Co-Sign]]." It also includes their cover of the [[Patti LaBelle]] classic, "[[If Only You Knew]]" which earned SWV a [[Grammy Award]] nomination in the [[Best Traditional R&B Performance]] category.


==Background==
==Background==
''I Missed Us'' is SWV's first album release in over a decade, following 1997's ''[[A Special Christmas]]'' and their disbandment the following year "amid plenty of dissension, to pursue individual projects and focus on their families". Michael J. Feeney of ''[[NY Daily News]]'' wrote the "road to recording “I Missed Us” wasn’t easy". Whilst discussing the break-up, group member Leanne Lyons said; “there were times we weren’t speaking” because "we allowed people to tear us apart". In addition to this, she explained; "we tried to do our own thing individually, then we realized we’re much stronger together" and that they "had to go through a transition of maturity".<ref name="NY"/>
''I Missed Us'' is SWV's first album release in over a decade, following 1997's ''[[A Special Christmas]]'' and their disbandment the following year "amid plenty of dissension, to pursue individual projects and focus on their families". Michael J. Feeney of ''[[NY Daily News]]'' wrote the "road to recording “I Missed Us” wasn’t easy". Whilst discussing the break-up, group member Leanne Lyons said; “there were times we weren’t speaking” because "we allowed people to tear us apart". In addition to this, she explained; "we tried to do our own thing individually, then we realized we’re much stronger together" and that they "had to go through a transition of maturity".<ref name="NY"/>


After a failed reunion for a comeback album, the group reunited for a few performances, notably the 2008 [[BET Awards]] before commencing work on the album in 2011. Clemons said "it felt really good to be recording with my sisters again" and that "the title of the album, ‘I Missed Us’ says it all. We missed the fans, but we also really missed each other”. Lyons said, "we wanted to bring love back. We wanted to take people through the process of love,”. She described the album as having a “youthful feel, but very damn grown.”<ref name="NY">{{Cite web |last=J. Feeney|first=Michael|title=The ’90s trio SWV aims to bring back the love and R&B with new album ‘I Missed Us’ |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/90s-trio-swv-aims-bring-back-love-amp-b-album-i-missed-article-1.1061473 |work=[[NY Daily News]]|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
After a failed reunion for a comeback album, the group reunited for a few performances, notably the 2008 [[BET Awards]] before commencing work on the album in 2011. Clemons said "it felt really good to be recording with my sisters again" and that "the title of the album, ‘I Missed Us’ says it all. We missed the fans, but we also really missed each other”. Lyons said, "we wanted to bring love back. We wanted to take people through the process of love,”. She described the album as having a “youthful feel, but very damn grown.”<ref name="NY">{{Cite web |last=J. Feeney|first=Michael|title=The '90s trio SWV aims to bring back the love and R&B with new album 'I Missed Us' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/90s-trio-swv-aims-bring-back-love-amp-b-album-i-missed-article-1.1061473 |work=[[NY Daily News]]|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>

==Reception==


===Critical response===
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
{{expand section|date=November 2013}}
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
{{Album ratings
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="About.com">{{Cite web |last=Edward Nero |first=Mark |title=SWV - I Missed Us |url=http://randb.about.com/od/artistsnthroughz/fr/SWV-I-Missed-Us.htm |work=[[About.com]] |accessdate=30 May 2012 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121191654/http://randb.about.com/od/artistsnthroughz/fr/SWV-I-Missed-Us.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[About.com]]''
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="About.com">{{Cite web |last=Edward Nero |first=Mark |title=SWV - I Missed Us|url=http://randb.about.com/od/artistsnthroughz/fr/SWV-I-Missed-Us.htm |work=[[About.com]] |accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{Cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=I Missed Us - SWV: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=i-missed-us-mw0002320271|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{Cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=I Missed Us - SWV: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=i-missed-us-mw0002320271|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = (B+)<ref name="EW">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |title=Albums: April 13, 2012|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20593527,00.html |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=Apr 13, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev3Score = (B+)<ref name="EW">{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |title=Albums: April 13, 2012|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20593527,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122201508/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20593527,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=Apr 13, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Gawker Media|Gawker]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Gawker Media|Gawker]]''
| rev4Score = (Positive)<ref name="Gawker">{{Cite web|last=Juzwiak|first=Rich|title=Michelle Williams: Heart to Yours|url=http://gawker.com/5902797/i-missed-us-swvs-comeback-album-and-the-art-of-nostalgia|work=[[Gawker Media|Gawker]]|date=Apr 17, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev4Score = (positive)<ref name="Gawker">{{Cite web|last=Juzwiak |first=Rich |title=Michelle Williams: Heart to Yours |url=http://gawker.com/5902797/i-missed-us-swvs-comeback-album-and-the-art-of-nostalgia |work=[[Gawker Media|Gawker]] |date=Apr 17, 2012 |accessdate=30 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522102210/http://gawker.com/5902797/i-missed-us-swvs-comeback-album-and-the-art-of-nostalgia |archivedate=22 May 2012 }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[New York Times]]''
| rev5 = ''[[New York Times]]''
| rev5Score = (Positive)<ref name="NY Times">{{Cite web|last=Caramnica|first=Jon|title=Future, SWV and Kat Edmonson Release New Albums|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/arts/music/future-swv-and-kat-edmonson-release-new-albums.html|work=[[New York Times]]|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev5Score = (positive)<ref name="NY Times">{{Cite web|last=Caramnica|first=Jon|title=Future, SWV and Kat Edmonson Release New Albums|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/arts/music/future-swv-and-kat-edmonson-release-new-albums.html|work=[[New York Times]]|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name="Spin">{{Cite web|last=Walters|first=Barry|title=SWV, 'I Missed Us' (eOne)|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/swv-i-missed-us-eone|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=April 18, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev6Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name="Spin">{{Cite web|last=Walters|first=Barry|title=SWV, 'I Missed Us' (eOne)|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/swv-i-missed-us-eone|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=April 18, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev7 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="USA Today">{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Steve|title=Listen Up: Eric Hutchinson, SWV, Neon Trees, Jason Mraz|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/story/2012-04-16/listen-up-albums-jason-mraz-eric-hutchinson/54326312/1|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev7Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="USA Today">{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Steve|title=Listen Up: Eric Hutchinson, SWV, Neon Trees, Jason Mraz|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/story/2012-04-16/listen-up-albums-jason-mraz-eric-hutchinson/54326312/1|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[Allmusic]] editor Andy Kellman called ''I Missed Us'' "one of the best comeback albums of the last decade" and wrote that the album "doesn't sound like the work of a group that went 15 years without releasing a studio album [...] Lamb wrote and produced the album's first nine songs; he seems to have approached the women as if they don't have a history and have no expectations beyond delivering a high-quality 2012 R&B album [...] In fact, the only aspect that resembles the past is the women's voices [...] The four songs with other collaborators almost seem like bonus tracks, given the strength of the 34-minute Lamb portion, but they don't sound all that out of place."<ref name="Allmusic"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Mikael Wood felt that the "R&B hitmakers’ first album in 15 years probably won’t return them to the top of the charts [...] but ’90s-style cuts ”All About You” and the [[Chaka Khan]]-sampling ”Do Ya” still get us weak in the knees."<ref name="EW"/>


===Commercial performance===
==Commercial performance==
''I Missed Us'' debuted at number twenty-five on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=swv|chart=all}}|title=I Missed Us - SWV|work=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> and number six on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart with first week sales of 14,000 units. As of 2013 it has sold 61,000 <ref name="Chart Juice">{{cite web|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/46506/chart-juice-future-is-here-swv-returns|title=Chart Juice: Future Is Here, SWV Returns |work=[[Billboard.com]]|date=April 27, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>
''I Missed Us'' debuted at number twenty-five on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number six on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart with first week sales of 14,000 units.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=swv|chart=all}}|title=I Missed Us - SWV|work=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> As of 2013, it has sold 61,000 units.<ref name="Chart Juice">{{cite web|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/46506/chart-juice-future-is-here-swv-returns|title=Chart Juice: Future Is Here, SWV Returns |work=[[Billboard.com]]|date=April 27, 2012|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writing_credits = no
| total_length = 48:53
| total_length = 48:53

| title1 = [[Co-Sign (song)|Co-Sign]]
| title1 = [[Co-Sign (song)|Co-Sign]]
| note1 = Cainon Lamb, Taurian Osborn
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Cainon Lamb]]|Taurian Osborn}}
| extra1 = Lamb
| length1 = 3:43
| length1 = 3:43

| title2 = All About You
| title2 = All About You
| note2 = Cainon Lamb, Tami L. August, Taurian Osborn
| writer2 = {{hlist|Lamb|Tami L. August|Osborn}}
| extra2 = Lamb
| length2 = 3:41
| length2 = 3:41

| title3 = Show Off (featuring A.X.)
| title3 = Show Off
| note3 = Cainon Lamb, Taurian Osborn, Raymond Gorden, Alexander Gardner
| note3 = featuring A.X.
| writer3 = {{hlist|Lamb|Osborn|Raymond Gordon|Alexander Gardner}}
| extra3 = Lamb
| length3 = 3:45
| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Everything I Love
| title4 = Everything I Love
| note4 = Cainon Lamb, Raymond Gorden
| writer4 = {{hlist|Lamb|Gordon}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Lamb|Ray Ray}}
| length4 = 3:33
| length4 = 3:33

| title5 = Do Ya
| title5 = Do Ya
| extra5 = featuring [[Brianna Perry]]
| note5 = featuring [[Brianna Perry]]
| note5 = Cainon Lamb, Shonie Sharell Osumanu, Brianna Perry
| writer5 = {{hlist|Lamb|Shonie Sharell Osumanu|Brianna Perry}}
| extra5 = Lamb
| length5 = 3:30
| length5 = 3:30

| title6 = The Best Years
| title6 = The Best Years
| note6 = Cainon Lamb, Anthony Randolph, Atozzio Towns
| writer6 = {{hlist|Lamb|Anthony Randolp|Atozzio Towns}}
| extra6 = Lamb
| length6 = 4:56
| length6 = 4:56

| title7 = I Missed Us
| title7 = I Missed Us
| note7 = Cainon Lamb, Taurian Osborn
| writer7 = {{hlist|Lamb|Osborn}}
| extra7 = Lamb
| length7 = 3:34
| length7 = 3:34

| title8 = Better Than I
| title8 = Better Than I
| note8 = Cainon Lamb, Taurian Osborn, Anthony Randolph, Zorenzo Smith, Nehemie Celestin
| writer8 = {{hlist|Lamb|Osborn|Randolph|Zorenzo Smith|Nehemie Celestin}}
| extra8 = Lamb
| length8 = 3:36
| length8 = 3:36

| title9 = Keep You Home
| title9 = Keep You Home
| note9 = Cainon Lamb, Raymond Gorden
| writer9 = {{hlist|Lamb|Osborn}}
| extra9 = Lamb
| length9 = 3:36
| length9 = 3:36

| title10 = Time To Go
| note10 = Bryan-Michael Cox, Kevin Ross
| title10 = Time to Go
| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Bryan-Michael Cox]]|[[Kevin Ross (musician)|Kevin Ross]]}}
| extra10 = Cox
| length10 = 2:44
| length10 = 2:44

| title11 = Use Me
| note11 = Bryan-Michael Cox, Kevin Ross
| title11 = Use Me
| writer11 = {{hlist|Cox|Ross}}
| extra11 = Cox
| length11 = 3:07
| length11 = 3:07

| title12 = Love Unconditionally
| title12 = Love Unconditionally
| note12 = Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, [[Zhane|Jean Baylor]], Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Leonard Stephens
| writer12 = {{hlist|[[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin "Ransum" Haggins]]|[[Zhane|Jean Baylor]]|[[Carvin & Ivan|Ivan "Orthodox" Barias]]|Leonard Stephens}}
| length12 = 3:58
| title13 = [[If Only You Knew]]
| extra12 = [[Carvin & Ivan]]
| length12 = 3:58
| note13 = [[Philadelphia International Records|Cynthia Biggs]], [[Kenneth Gamble]], [[Dexter Wansel]]

| length13 = 5:10
| title13 = [[If Only You Knew]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|[[Philadelphia International Records|Cynthia Biggs]]|[[Kenneth Gamble]]|[[Dexter Wansel]]}}
| extra13 = Michael "Big Mike" Clemons
| length13 = 5:10
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = [[Target Corporation|Target]] deluxe edition<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/SWV-I-Missed-Us/release/3953115|title = SWV – I Missed Us (2012, CD)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
| headline = Target Deluxe Edition
| collapsed = yes
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writing_credits = no
| total_length = 1:01:52
| total_length = 1:01:52

| title14 = There'll Never Be
| note14 =
| title14 = They'll Never Be
| writer14 = [[Robert DeBarge]]
| extra14 = Clemons
| length14 = 4:23
| length14 = 4:23

| title15 = Free You
| note15 =
| title15 = Free You
| writer15 = {{hlist|Lamb|Osborn|Gordon}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Lamb|Ray Ray}}
| length15 = 4:07
| length15 = 4:07

| title16 = Co-Sign (Remix Featuring Lambo)
| note16 =
| title16 = Co-Sign (Remix)
| note16 = featuring [[Cainon Lamb|Lambo]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Lamb|Osborn}}
| extra16 = Lamb
| length16 = 4:29
| length16 = 4:29
}}
}}
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}
!Chart (2012)

!Peak<br />position
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|align="center"|25
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}
|US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|5|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}
|US [[Independent Albums]]<ref name="Billboard"/>
|-
|align="center"|5
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|6|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 29, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|90
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
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I Missed Us
Studio album by
SWV
ReleasedApril 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)
Recorded2011–2012
Studio
Various
GenreR&B[1]
Length48:58
Label
Producer
SWV chronology
S.O.U.L.
(2011) 		I Missed Us
(2012) 		Still
(2016)
Singles from I Missed Us
  1. "Co-Sign"
    Released: December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)
  2. "Love Unconditionally"
    Released: May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
  3. "All About You"
    Released: February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)

I Missed Us is the fifth studio album by American R&B group SWV. It was released by Mass Appeal Entertainment and eOne Music on April 17, 2012. The album marked the trio's first studio album since their disbandment in 1997. Cainon Lamb worked with them on the majority of the record, while additional production was helmed by Carvin & Ivan, Michael "Big Mike" Clemons, and Bryan-Michael Cox. I Missed Us was preceded by three singles, including lead single "Co-Sign." It also includes their cover of the Patti LaBelle classic, "If Only You Knew" which earned SWV a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category.

Background

[edit]

I Missed Us is SWV's first album release in over a decade, following 1997's A Special Christmas and their disbandment the following year "amid plenty of dissension, to pursue individual projects and focus on their families". Michael J. Feeney of NY Daily News wrote the "road to recording “I Missed Us” wasn’t easy". Whilst discussing the break-up, group member Leanne Lyons said; “there were times we weren’t speaking” because "we allowed people to tear us apart". In addition to this, she explained; "we tried to do our own thing individually, then we realized we’re much stronger together" and that they "had to go through a transition of maturity".[2]

After a failed reunion for a comeback album, the group reunited for a few performances, notably the 2008 BET Awards before commencing work on the album in 2011. Clemons said "it felt really good to be recording with my sisters again" and that "the title of the album, ‘I Missed Us’ says it all. We missed the fans, but we also really missed each other”. Lyons said, "we wanted to bring love back. We wanted to take people through the process of love,”. She described the album as having a “youthful feel, but very damn grown.”[2]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[4]
Gawker(positive)[5]
New York Times(positive)[6]
Spin[7]
USA Today[8]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman called I Missed Us "one of the best comeback albums of the last decade" and wrote that the album "doesn't sound like the work of a group that went 15 years without releasing a studio album [...] Lamb wrote and produced the album's first nine songs; he seems to have approached the women as if they don't have a history and have no expectations beyond delivering a high-quality 2012 R&B album [...] In fact, the only aspect that resembles the past is the women's voices [...] The four songs with other collaborators almost seem like bonus tracks, given the strength of the 34-minute Lamb portion, but they don't sound all that out of place."[1] Entertainment Weekly's Mikael Wood felt that the "R&B hitmakers’ first album in 15 years probably won’t return them to the top of the charts [...] but ’90s-style cuts ”All About You” and the Chaka Khan-sampling ”Do Ya” still get us weak in the knees."[4]

Commercial performance

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I Missed Us debuted at number twenty-five on the US Billboard 200 and number six on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with first week sales of 14,000 units.[9] As of 2013, it has sold 61,000 units.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Co-Sign"
Lamb3:43
2."All About You"
  • Lamb
  • Tami L. August
  • Osborn
Lamb3:41
3."Show Off" (featuring A.X.)
  • Lamb
  • Osborn
  • Raymond Gordon
  • Alexander Gardner
Lamb3:45
4."Everything I Love"
  • Lamb
  • Gordon
  • Lamb
  • Ray Ray
3:33
5."Do Ya" (featuring Brianna Perry)
  • Lamb
  • Shonie Sharell Osumanu
  • Brianna Perry
Lamb3:30
6."The Best Years"
  • Lamb
  • Anthony Randolp
  • Atozzio Towns
Lamb4:56
7."I Missed Us"
  • Lamb
  • Osborn
Lamb3:34
8."Better Than I"
  • Lamb
  • Osborn
  • Randolph
  • Zorenzo Smith
  • Nehemie Celestin
Lamb3:36
9."Keep You Home"
  • Lamb
  • Osborn
Lamb3:36
10."Time to Go"
Cox2:44
11."Use Me"
  • Cox
  • Ross
Cox3:07
12."Love Unconditionally"
Carvin & Ivan3:58
13."If Only You Knew"
Michael "Big Mike" Clemons5:10
Total length:48:53
Target deluxe edition[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."They'll Never Be"Robert DeBargeClemons4:23
15."Free You"
  • Lamb
  • Osborn
  • Gordon
  • Lamb
  • Ray Ray
4:07
16."Co-Sign (Remix)" (featuring Lambo)
  • Lamb
  • Osborn
Lamb4:29
Total length:1:01:52

Personnel

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  • Drums and programming: Cainon Lamb, Bryan-Michael Cox, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Michael "Big Mike" Clemons
  • Keyboards: Cainon Lamb, Bryan-Michael Cox, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Raymond Gorden, Taurian "TJ" Osborn, Arthur "Buddy" Strong, Leonard Stephens, Anthony Randolph
  • Bass: Tadarius McCombs, Taurian "TJ" Osborn, Nathan Clemons
  • Guitar: Anthony Randolph, Kendall Gilder
  • Background vocals: SWV, Kevin Ross, Jean Baylor, Allen Irvin
  • Recording engineer: Andrew Thielk, Miguel Castro, Richard Reale, Sam Thomas, Bryan-Michael Cox, Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Loren Barton
  • Mixing: James Zaner, Marcus "DL" Siskind, Jason Goldstein, Ken Lewis, Sam Thomas, Bryan-Michael Cox, Loren Barton
  • Mastering: Tony Dawsey
  • Photography: Derek Blanks
  • Art direction & design: Sean Marlowe

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "I Missed Us - SWV: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b J. Feeney, Michael (April 16, 2012). "The '90s trio SWV aims to bring back the love and R&B with new album 'I Missed Us'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ Edward Nero, Mark. "SWV - I Missed Us". About.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b Wood, Mikael (Apr 13, 2012). "Albums: April 13, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. ^ Juzwiak, Rich (Apr 17, 2012). "Michelle Williams: Heart to Yours". Gawker. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  6. ^ Caramnica, Jon (April 16, 2012). "Future, SWV and Kat Edmonson Release New Albums". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  7. ^ Walters, Barry (April 18, 2012). "SWV, 'I Missed Us' (eOne)". Spin. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. ^ Jones, Steve (April 17, 2012). "Listen Up: Eric Hutchinson, SWV, Neon Trees, Jason Mraz". USA Today. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  9. ^ "I Missed Us - SWV". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  10. ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 27, 2012). "Chart Juice: Future Is Here, SWV Returns". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  11. ^ "SWV – I Missed Us (2012, CD)". Discogs.
  12. ^ "SWV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "SWV Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "SWV Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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