Because of You (Ne-Yo album)
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| Studio album by Ne-Yo | |||||||||||
| Released | April 25, 2007 (See release history) |
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| Recorded | 2006-2007 | ||||||||||
| Genre | R&B, pop | ||||||||||
| Label | Def Jam | ||||||||||
| Producer | Ne-Yo Stargate Knobody Ron "Neff-U" Freemstar The Heavyweights Shea Taylor |
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Because of You, formerly named Know Me, is the Grammy Award winning second album from Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo, the album was released on May 8, 2007. The lead single from the album is "Because of You." It was rumored that the album would include guest appearances from Trinity Stone, Busta Rhymes, Beyoncé, and Fabolous, but they were proven to be false. The album features a duet song with Jennifer Hudson, "Leaving Tonight", produced by Knobody. The title for this album was originally Outta This World before being changed to Because of You.[citation needed] Ne-Yo then changed it to Know Me, before reverting to Because of You.
According to Nielsen SoundScan, Because of You debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 251,000 copies on its first week of release.[1] Because of You is Ne-Yo's second number-one album. The album has shipped 1 million units in the US. Worldwide it has sold over 2,500,000. The album has also drawn mainly positive reviews, with "Entertainment Weekly" magazine noting, "Indeed, the album is an unmistakable attempt to channel [Michael Jackson's early work such as "Off the Wall"]...and the effort often pays off beautifully...Ne-Yo's lithe falsetto puts the many others who've been labeled Jackson-esque to shame." PopMatters.com called the album "a masterpiece of a record" and praised the title track's blend of "upbeat modern-day funk tempo, beautifully melodic backdrop and love-sick (in a good way) vocals...[it's] the perfect lead single off an album that is filled with number-one hits."[2]
It has donned four singles: "Because of You," "Do You," "Can We Chill" and "Go On Girl." Two of which seemingly failed to chart and one that failed to make top 20 impact. The album won Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Because of You" | Stargate | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Crazy" (feat. Jay-Z) | Ron "Neff-U" Feemstar | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Can We Chill" | Eric Hudson | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Do You" | The Heavyweights | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Addicted" | Shea Taylor | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Leaving Tonight" (feat. Jennifer Hudson) | Knobody | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Ain't Thinking About You" | Eric Hudson | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Sex With My Ex" | Shea Taylor | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Angel" | Syience | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Make It Work" | Shea Taylor | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Say It" | Keys | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Go On Girl" | Stargate | 4:21 |
| 13. | "That's What It Does" (UK and Japan Bonus Track) | Shea Taylor & Ne-Yo | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Spotlight" (Japan Bonus Track) | The Heavyweights | 4:04 |
[edit] Chart positions
Album
| Chart | Peak position | Certification | Sales |
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| United World Chart [3] | 2 | 2,958,000 | |
| Billboard 200 (U.S.) [3] | 1 | Platinum | 1,003,171[4] |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart [3] | 2 | Platinum | 372,000+ |
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart [3] | 39 | ||
| UK Albums Chart [3] | 6 | ||
| Netherlands Albums Chart [3] | 30 | ||
| Irish Albums Chart [3] | 34 | ||
| Switzerland Albums Chart [3] | 49 | ||
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart [3] | 35 |
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date |
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| Japan | April 25, 2007 |
| Australia, Europe | April 27, 2007 |
| United Kingdom | April 30, 2007 |
| United States | May 8, 2007 |
[edit] References
| Preceded by The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne |
Billboard 200 number-one album May 19 - May 25, 2007 |
Succeeded by Call Me Irresponsible by Michael Bublè |
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