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| Label = [[Motown]]
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| Producer = Byron Gallimore, Andrew Goldstein, [[Chuck Harmony]], [[Calvin Harris]] [[No I.D.]], [[Emanuel Kiriakou|Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou]], [[Luke Laird]], [http://www.phatboient.com PhatBoiz], [[Bingo Players|The Bingo Players]], Reeva & Black, [[Salaam Remi|Salaamremi.com]], Harmony "H-Money" Samuels, Shea Taylor, Reginald Smith, [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]], Jesse "Corporal" Wilson
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| Last album = ''[[Libra Scale]]''<br />(2010)
| Last album = ''[[Libra Scale]]''<br />(2010)
| This album = '''''R.E.D.'''''<br />(2012)
| This album = '''''R.E.D.'''''<br />(2012)

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R.E.D. (an acronym for Realizing Every Dream), is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, first released on November 6, 2012. The album follows the disappointing reception to 2010's Libra Scale and is Ne-Yo's first album with new label Motown Records after being appointed as the label's senior vice president for A&R. The album will contain songs that crossover different genres of music, combining elements of R&B, pop and dance-pop.

On R.E.D., Ne-Yo has re-united with frequent partners StarGate as well as new collaborators such as Harmony Samuels, No I.D. and The Underdogs. Early previews of the album indicate a progression in the singer's sound with a deeper lyrical content. Preceding the album's release are two lead singles, the R&B-tinged "Lazy Love" which reached the upper half of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Sia-penned synth/Europop club song "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)". Upon its release, R.E.D. has received generally favorable reviews from most music critics.

Background and conception

R.E.D. is Ne-Yo's fifth album and follow up to 2010's Libra Scale, which disappointed one music critic.[2] The album title, an acronym for the phrase 'Realizing Every Dream" was inspired by the singer's personal experiences. In the album's press release he explained "[it] came from me stepping outside myself, looking at my life as it is today and realizing that every dream I've had from the day I decided I wanted to do music, every dream that I've had from then til now, I'm definitely on the way to realizing it."[3] During various press interviews back in 2011, Ne-Yo had previously titled the album The Cracks in Mr Perfect.[4] It is reported that during an interview with TMZ[disambiguation needed], the singer clarified speculation as to why the album title changed and comparison to an album released by rapper Game called, The R.E.D. Album (2011). Ne-Yo said "No... I don't feel like I ripped off The Game's album... as I was doing the album, [the original title] The Cracks in Mr Perfect just didn't make sense any more, it didn't fit any more... however, R.E.D - Realising Every Dream - did."[5] R.E.D is Ne-Yo's first album since moving from Island Def Jam to Motown Records, where he also serves as senior vice president for the label's A&R division.[3]

Ne-Yo reunited with long-term collaborators such as Norwegien songwriting/production duo StarGate, as well as UK producer Harmony, No I.D. and David Banner.[6] Speaking of his studio sessions on the album, Ne-Yo told his producers that he wanted the album - which he described to Blues & Soul as "lyrically honest to a fault" - to be meaningful.[7] "One thing that I told everybody going into this is, 'I don't want you making a track like you're making a track for Ne-Yo. Just do what you do and let the fact that I'm on it be the Ne-Yo element. There is no way to expand and grow if everybody you're working with wants to keep you in a box."[6] Some critics responded to the comments made by Ne-Yo and came to the conclusion that the singer had "lost touch" with his R&B roots. During a visit to Angie Martinez' Hot 97 radio show, Ne-Yo addressed his critics saying "I know where I came from. I know that R&B is where it started at for me... When this new album comes out, it will shut the mouths of everybody who feels like I have 'crossed over'."[8] The album was pushed back from its original release date of September 18, 2012 to October 31, 2012.[9][10]

Music and composition

"This album is an equal mix of both. If there’s six R&B records, then there’s six pop records so that everybody can come to the same damn concert and stay for the whole damn show."

—Ne-Yo describing the album's composition to Angie Martinez on the
Hot 97 Show.[8]

The album was previously titled The Cracks in Mr Perfect, which was based on a song of the same name which will still appear on the album.[4] Kim Dawson from the Daily Star newspaper received a preview of the album and described the song as "Ne-Yo bemoaning the flip side of fame." Lyrics in the song include the line "You’re gonna hate me for being real".[11] The song also contains a verse about having "unprotected sex", with Tracey Garraud from Rolling Stone magazine noting a "deeper" and "maturer" subject content for the singer.[2] Another song with deep lyrics was the acoustic guitar-driven ballad "She Is" which takes a mellow approach to describing a break-up.[11] The song is strongly influenced by country music and was co-written with country music star Carrie Underwood's frequent collaborator Luke Laird.[2] In a press release from Universal Motown, the record label hope to record a remix with country singer Tim McGraw for a future radio release and that one day Ne-Yo could perform the song at the Country Music Awards.[3] Ne-Yo told Hip-Hop Wired that he was also hoping to record a song with rapper Young Jeezy.[12]

Sia Furler was instrumental in writing the chorus for "Let Me Love You".

"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" was co-written with pop-indie singer-songwriter Sia Furler and is an up-tempo club song which combines elements of Europop and synthpop.[11][3] Speaking about the song Ne-Yo said he was inspired by the powerful chorus, and in a press release he elaborated on the song's lyrical content: "It goes beyond the realm of just a relationship between man and woman, "this is understanding what it is to allow another person to get close enough to you to teach you how to love yourself. This song, if taken care of the right way, could help the world!"[3] Another song titled "Unconditional" and produced by Phatboiz picks up on the same themes of romance. On this song, Ne-Yo sings with ambient vocals.[11] Phatboiz produced a second song for the album, "Jealous" which was described as a "tight R&B groove" with imaginative vocals.[11][3] One of the other R&B songs on the album is titled "Lazy Love" and was described by Dawson as a "slow jam for the ladies".[11] Released as the album's lead single, "Lazy Love" features a "sonorous base" line and "slow-drip synths" with lyrics that centre on the "languid desire that pins a couple to their sheets way past morning".[2]

The Salaam Remi-produced "Alone with You" was inspired by The Beatles and contains a piano melody similar to those made famous by John Lennon.[11] It is dedicated to Ne-Yo's daughter Madilyn Grace, after an incident where Madilyn refused to stop crying after being brought home from the hospital until she went quiet upon hearing "Alone with You".[3] Meanwhile the 90's influenced "Should Be You" borrows guest vocals from former label-mate, rapper Fabolous. The song draws inspiration from Mary J. Blige's 1995 single "I Love You" and features the duo singing about regrets with the aid of "one-liners".[2] Ne-Yo described the song's lyrical content as "about being with somebody and wishing you were with someone else".[3] Newcomer ReVaughn Brown also recorded guest vocals for the album on a song called "All She Wants". Built around a hip-hop beat and 808s features Ne-Yo's vocals layered with "airy background vocals" from Brown,[2] and a featured rap from Young Jeezy. It features exclusively on the Target Deluxe edition of the album. "Slow Down" continues those sentiments with Ne-Yo singing in his falsetto.[2] Continuing the more adult content, the song "Stress Reliever" centers around the singer's favorite sex position. The song draws inspiration from fellow R&B singer R. Kelly and rapper Lil Wayne.[2]

Singles

"Lazy Love" premiered online on May 14, 2012,[13] and was serviced to US urban radio on May 29, 2012.[3] On June 12, 2012, the song was released for digital download in the United States. The clean version of the official music video was premiered on BET's 106 & Park on June 11, 2012, while the dirty version premiered the following day on VEVO.[14][15] The song peaked at number 29 on Billboard's US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[16] The album's second single is titled "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" and was unveiled to various media outlets on July 9, 2012.[17] The synthpop and Europop song was co-written with Australian indie/pop singer-songwriter Sia Furler.[11][3] A day later it was released for digital download in Australia,[18] mainland Europe[19][20] and the UK.[21] "Let Me Love You" was serviced to US rhythmic/crossover radio stations on July 31, 2012 and a week later on August 7, 2012 to pop/mainstream stations.[22][23] It was released in the US on July 31, 2012.[24]

During an interview with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45 radio, Ne-Yo said that the album's third single would probably be a song called "Should Be You" featuring rappers Fabolous and Diddy.[25] However on October 4, 2012, Ne-Yo confirmed that "Don't Make Em Like You" featuring rapper Wiz Khalifa had been selected as the album's third single instead.[26] It was released for digital download on October 22, 2012 in the United States.[27] "Forever Now" will serve as the second international single and fourth overall single from the album.[28] It will be released on November 23, 2012, in Germany[1] and December 2, 2012 in the United Kingdom.[29]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[30]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[31]
Boston Globefavorable[32]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[33]
The Guardian[34]
Los Angeles Times[35]
The New York Timesfavorable[36]
Rolling Stone[37]
The Washington Postmixed[38]

R.E.D. has received favorable reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews, based on eight critic reviews.[30] However, Andy Kellman was less than pleased with the album, giving it two-and-a-half out of five stars, commenting that "This is actually back-loaded with dance-pop; while the serviceable but indistinct "Let Me Love You" comes along early and the dance-pop/R&B hybrid "Be the One" leads the second half, the three-track closing stretch reveals dance-pop as the dominant style. Ne-Yo does not go through the motions, but the songs carry an air of "going about my job in a compliant, professional manner."[31] He went on to further comment "[t]he highlights are all casual, subtle, finely detailed midtempo numbers and slow jams. What's truly disappointing is the absence of energetic songs descended from soul and funk. It's something Ne-Yo and a decreasing number of major-label R&B artists have supplied the last few years, and nothing here is in the vein -- or on the level -- of "It Just Ain't Right," "Because of You", "Nobody," or "Champagne Life."[31] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian gave the album a mere three stars out of five, replying that "He's not boasting, he's recoiling at his lack of self-control. But it's redressed by his admiration for women, who are indomitable even during bedroom tussles, such as the one described in Lazy Love."[34] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times had a mixed opinion about the album, commenting that "Ne-Yo has said that the follow-up to his coolly received 2010 concept album Libra Scale represents a kind of creative retrenchment — an effort "to just get back to the basics," as the R&B star recently told Vibe Vixen magazine. You get some of that from the first two songs on "R.E.D.," both of which Ne-Yo co-wrote with Shea Taylor, who also produced. "Cracks in Mr. Perfect" and "Lazy Love" share an up-close intimacy with tunes Taylor has made with Beyoncé and Frank Ocean", and the album's third cut, "Let Me Love You" seems designed to remind us of simpler times by recycling a portion of its title from the 2004 Mario hit that was one of Ne-Yo's first big songwriting successes."[35] "After that, though, "R.E.D." doesn't really stick to the idea of less is more. In "Don't Make 'Em Like You" the singer teams with Wiz [Khalifa] for a relatively bumptious hip-hop track, while "Forever Now" and "Shut Me Down" extend Ne-Yo's flirtation with pulsating dance music. Tim McGraw even joins him for a lightly country-fried duet in "She Is," repaying a favor Ne-Yo did McGraw on the latter's "Emotional Traffic." The sound narrows again in "Stress Reliever," another lovely Taylor production built atop a minimal deep-space drum beat. But it only cleanses your palate for more flavors to come.[35]

However, Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly praised the album, stating that "His easy charms work even (or especially) when he's singing about his own shortcomings; the rawer lyrics showcase a man who's maturing without making a fuss about it. Musically, R.E.D. leans mostly on easy soul-pop grooves, but She Is, a country-tinged collab with Tim McGraw, serves him well. It's all so smooth and casual, you'll think he recorded in his (no doubt, silk) pajamas."[33] Nate Chinen of The New York Times was also pleased with the new sound presented on Ne-Yo's album, also stating that "Ne-Yo has a tenor as sleek as a harbor seal, and a fondness for harmonic twists that reframe his melodies as he’s singing them. What’s striking about “R.E.D.” are Ne-Yo’s subtle but notable stylistic departures. “She Is” is an unexpectedly appealing duet with Tim McGraw, with a beat and an acoustic guitar. “Carry On (Her Letter to Him)” suggests a hint of soft rock. And “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself),” produced by Stargate and written with Sia, is one of several convincing Euro dance tracks. "I don’t fit your mode of perfection", Ne-Yo sings near the start of another strong dance-music thumper, “Shut Me Down.” But nobody’s perfect, he seems to imply. And just in case that idea weren’t established enough, what comes next is the album’s closer, idealizing the nature of his love: "Unconditional."[39] While also pointing out "Cracks in Mr. Perfect", "Be the One", "She Is" as well as "Carry On (Her Letter to Him)" and "Don't Make 'Em Like You" as highlights, even though he was ambivalent of Wiz Khalifa's guest feature.[39] Sarah Godfrey of The Washington Post gave the album a mixed review, stating that "Clearly, Ne-Yo is an extremely gifted and versatile songwriter. (Beyoncé and Rihanna are just two of the stars he has penned hits for.) He is so great at crafting music and spotting talent that he was named vice president of A&R at Motown Records this year. So, unsurprisingly, R.E.D. contains some great music, but at times it seems like a clumsy attempt to cram all of Ne-Yo’s gifts into one package."[38] While also adding "[t]hey are all great pieces, but they add up to a somewhat disjointed whole. Ne-Yo can do it all, but it’s not necessarily a good thing to hear it all at once."[38] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone was less than pleased with the album, commenting that "Bulls**t notwithstanding, his silky phrasing gilds an impressively broad mix: steamy R&B ("Lazy Love"), bighearted dance pop ("Let Me Love You [Until You Learn to Love Yourself]") and hip-hop soul ("Don't Make Em Like You," with a sick slow-mo groove and a charming Wiz Khalifa rap), even a country crossover ballad ("She Is"). Still, as peers like Frank Ocean and Miguel boldly reimagine commercial R&B, this often feels less like vision than parsing market research."[40] And gave the album two-and-a-half out of five stars.[41]

Commercial performance

On the week ending of 17 November 2012, R.E.D. debuted at number seventeen on the UK Albums Chart.[42] Marking this his third consecutive top-twenty album on the chart after In My Own Words (2006) which charted at number fourteen[43] and Libra Scale (2010) which also charted at number eleven.[43] It also debuted at number two on the UK R&B Albums Chart.[44] The album debuted at number ten on the UK Digital Chart.[45] On the week ending November 17, 2012 R.E.D. entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number four, selling 66,000 copies in its first week.[46] This marks his third consecutive top-ten album in the United States, and charted five places higher and sold 46,000 copies less than his last album, Libra Scale which debuted at number nine on the chart, and sold 112,000 copies in its first week. The album opened at the top spot of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, his third album to do so.

Track listing

Standard edition[47]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cracks in Mr. Perfect"Shaffer Smith, Robert S. TaylorShea Taylor4:56
2."Lazy Love"Smith, Taylor[48]Shea Taylor3:16
3."Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"Smith, Sia Furler, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor E. Hermansen, Mark Hadfield, Mike Di ScalaStarGate, Reeva & Black4:11
4."Miss Right"Smith, Eriksen, HermansenStarGate3:49
5."Jealous"Smith, Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly, Keith JusticePhatBoiz4:07
6."Don't Make Em Like You" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)Smith, Harmony Samuels, Cameron ThomazHarmony "H-Money" Samuels4:09
7."Be the One"Smith, Eriksen, HermansenStarGate3:47
8."Stress Reliever"Smith, TaylorShea Taylor3:35
9."She Is" (featuring Tim McGraw)Smith, Luke LairdLuke Laird, Byron Gallimore [A]3:26
10."Carry On (Her Letter to Him)"Smith, Jesse WilsonJesse "Corparal" Wilson, Reginald Smith3:56
11."Forever Now"Smith, Arthur, Reilly, Justice, Eriksen, Hermansen, Paul Baumer, Maarten HoogstratenStarGate, Bingo Players, Phatboiz[B]3:41
12."Shut Me Down"Smith, Emanuel Kiriakou, Andrew GoldsteinEmanuel "Eman" Kiriakou, Andrew Goldstein3:41
13."Unconditional"Smith, Arthur, Reilly, JusticePhatboiz4:38
Japan standard edition bonus tracks[49]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Should Be You" (featuring Fabolous and Diddy)Smith, Salaam Remi, John Jackson, Carlos ColemanSalaamremi.com4:15
15."My Other Gun"Smith, Ernest Wilson, Steve Wyreman, Kevin Randolph, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Leslie Weinstein, Gene Redd,
Gene Redd Jr., Roy Handy, Cleveland Horne, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Robert Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfie [C]		No I.D.3:18
16."Alone With You (Maddie's Song)"Smith, RemiSalaamremi.com4:58
17."Let's Go" (Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo)Calvin Harris, SmithCalvin Harris3:53
18."Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" (featuring Beni)Smith, Furler, Eriksen, Hermansen, Hadfield, ScalaStarGate, Reeva & Black4:11
Deluxe edition[50]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Should Be You" (featuring Fabolous and Diddy)Smith, Salaam Remi, John Jackson, Carlos ColemanSalaamremi.com4:15
15."My Other Gun"Smith, Ernest Wilson, Steve Wyreman, Kevin Randolph, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Leslie Weinstein, Gene Redd,
Gene Redd Jr., Roy Handy, Cleveland Horne, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Robert Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfie [C]		No I.D.3:18
16."Alone With You (Maddie's Song)"Smith, RemiSalaamremi.com4:58
17."Let's Go" (Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo)Calvin Harris, SmithCalvin Harris3:53
iTunes bonus track[51]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Burning Up"Smith, Eriksen, Hermansen, Sandy WilhelmStarGate, Sandy Vee3:33
Target bonus tracks[52]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."All She Wants" (featuring Young Jeezy & RaVaughn)Smith, Marcos Palacios, Ernest Clarke, Jay JenkinsDa Internz4:44
19."To Whom It May Concern"Smith, Charles HarmonChuck Harmony4:20
Notes
  • ^[A] Byron Gallimore produced Tim McGraw's vocals.
  • ^[B] co-producers.
  • ^[C] "My Other Gun" contains elements of "Long Red", as performed by Mountain and elements of "N.T. (parts 1 & 2)" performed by Kool and the Gang.

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[53] 37
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[54] 39
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[53] 76
Canadian Albums Chart[55] 24
Dutch Albums Chart[56] 34
French Albums Chart[53] 51
German Albums Chart[53] 83
Italian Albums Chart[53] 46
Japanese Oricon Album Chart[57] 6
Swiss Albums Charts[53] 40
UK Albums Chart[42] 17
UK R&B Albums Chart[44] 2
US Billboard 200[46] 4
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[58] 1

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, and catalog number
Region Date Format Label Catalog
Japan October 31, 2012 Standard edition[10] Universal Music Japan UICT9017
Deluxe edition[59] UICT1066
Germany November 2, 2012 Standard edition[60] Universal Music Group —
Deluxe edition[61] —
United Kingdom November 5, 2012 Standard edition[62] Mercury Records —
Deluxe edition[63] —
United States November 6, 2012 Standard edition[64] Motown Records —
Deluxe edition[64] —

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