The Art of Love & War

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The Art of Love & War
Studio album by Angie Stone
Released	October 16, 2007 (U.S.)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	56:47
Label	Stax
Producer	Angie Stone (also executive), Co T, Dris, Five Star, Victor Flores, Elijah Harris, Chris Hutch, Jon Nettlesbey, Jonathan D. Richmond, Collin Stanback
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Angie Stone chronology
Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone (2005) The Art of Love & War (2007)

The Art of Love & War is the fourth studio album (fifth overall) by American R&B/soul singer Angie Stone, released on October 16, 2007 (see 2007 in music) in the United States on Stax Records. The album debuted and peaked at number eleven on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 45,000 copies in its first week^[1] and becoming Stone's highest-charting album to date. Its lead single, "Baby" (featuring Betty Wright), debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, later peaking at number three, and also peaked at number twenty-two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after debuting on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles at number twenty and jumping to the main chart at number seventy-three.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Take Everything In" – 3:50
2. "Baby" (featuring Betty Wright) – 4:50
3. "Here We Go Again" – 3:32
4. "Make It Last" – 3:45
5. "Sometimes" – 3:20
6. "Go Back to Your Life" – 1:22
7. "Half a Chance" (featuring Chino) – 4:05
8. "These Are the Reasons" – 4:58
9. "My People" (featuring James Ingram) – 5:57
10. "Sit Down" – 4:31
11. "Play wit It" – 2:50
12. "Pop Pop" – 3:48
13. "Wait for Me" – 4:50
14. "Happy Being Me" (featuring Pauletta Washington) – 4:29

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	122
United World Chart	39
U.S. Billboard 200	11
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	11
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums	11

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