Intimacy: Album III

Intimacy: Album III
Studio album by Kem
Released August 17, 2010
Recorded 2007–2010
Genre R&B
Length 45:43
Label Universal Motown
Producer Kem
Kem chronology
Album II
(2005)
Intimacy: Album III
(2010)
Singles from Intimacy: Album III
  1. "Why Would You Stay"
    Released: May 18, 2010
  2. "Share My Life"
    Released: September 2010
  3. "If It's Love"
    Released: March 2011

Intimacy: Album III is the third studio album from R&B artist Kem. It was released on August 17, 2010 on Motown Records. This is his first album in 5 years releasing 2 albums on Motown and his only release on Universal Motown records following the dissolution of the label. The first single, "Why Would You Stay", has gotten a great amount of airplay, peaking at number 17 and 14 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Heatseekers charts respectively. Like other albums, its self-produced by Kem himself and features a duet with Maurissa Rose and spoken word by Jill Scott. The album debuted at number 95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart and rose to number 2 the following week. A remix of "If It's Love" was also released, this time featuring R&B artist Chrisette Michele.

The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 74,000 copies in its first week in the United States, becoming Kem's highest-charting set ever.[1] As of August 2011, the album had sold over 440,000 copies in the United States.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "When I'm Loving You"   Kem 4:12
2. "Can You Feel It"   Kem 6:07
3. "Love Never Fails"   Kem 3:50
4. "Share My Life"   Kem 4:21
5. "Human Touch"   Kem 5:56
6. "If It's Love," (featuring Maurissa Rose) Kem 4:15
7. "Why Would You Stay"   Kem 4:05
8. "A Mother's Love"   Kem 4:20
9. "You're On My Mind"   Kem 4:33
10. "Golden Days" (featuring Jill Scott) Kem, Jill Scott 4:41

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200 140[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Eminem Won't Budge From No. 1 on Billboard 200, Lil Wayne Tops Digital Songs
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy Review: Intimacy: Album III. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.
  3. ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.