| Just Go | ||||
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| Studio album by Lionel Richie | ||||
| Released | World: March 13, 2009 UK: March 16, 2009 US: May 19, 2009 |
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| Recorded | 2007–2009 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Giorgio Tuinfort, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Stargate, The Movement | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C+)[2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| New York Times | (favorable)[4] |
| The Observer | (unfavorable)[5] |
| The Times | [6] |
Just Go is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. The album was slated to be released in US on March 10, 2009, but was pushed back to May 19, 2009. In UK the album was released as scheduled on March 16, 2009. The International release date was March 13, 2009. Akon and Ne-Yo share in the writing duties for the new album, along with Norwegian pop/R&B producers StarGate.[7] Just Go also has contributions from songwriter Johnta Austin and The-Dream.[8]
Contents |
| # | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producers | Time |
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| 1 | "Forever" | Phillip "Taj" Jackson (Backing Vocals) | Stargate | 3:19 |
| 2 | "Just Go" | Akon | Giorgio Tuinfort | 4:11 |
| 3 | "Nothing Left to Give" | Akon | Giorgio Tuinfort | 3:32 |
| 4 | "Forever and a Day" | Tricky Stewart | 4:04 | |
| 5 | "I'm Not Okay" | The-Dream (Backing Vocals) | Tricky Stewart | 3:28 |
| 6 | "Good Morning" | Tricky Stewart | 4:06 | |
| 7 | "Through My Eyes" | Phillip "Taj" Jackson (Backing Vocals) | Stargate | 4:06 |
| 8 | "I'm in Love" | Ne-Yo (Backing Vocals) | Stargate | 4:05 |
| 9 | "Think of You" | Phillip "Taj" Jackson (Backing Vocals) | Stargate & Martin K | 4:12 |
| 10 | "Into You Deep" | Tricky Stewart | 5:19 | |
| 11 | "Pastime" | Stargate | 3:52 | |
| 12 | "Face In The Crowd" | Trijntje Oosterhuis | Clayton Haraba | 4:21 |
| 13 | "Somewhere in London" | Tricky Stewart | 5:05 | |
| 14 | "Eternity" | Lionel Richie | 4:37 |
"Good Morning" was released as the album's lead single, and went for Urban AC radio adds on November 4, 2008.
"Just Go" was released as the second single on March 12, 2009. The music video premiered the same day.
"I'm in Love" went for Urban AC radio adds on May 19, 2009.
"Face in the Crowd" was released as an international single (in the Netherlands) on July 18, 2008.
"Forever and Ever" (which was not included on the final tracklisting) went for Urban AC radio adds on September 16, 2008.
"I'm Not Okay" went for Urban AC radio adds on September 16, 2008.
| Chart (2008–2009) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 24 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 9 |
| Austria | 9 |
| France | 79 |
| Netherland | 22 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 89 |
| UK Albums Chart[9] | 10 |
| UK R&B Chart | 1 |
| Switzerland | 28 |
| Preceded by Freedom by Akon |
UK R&B Chart number-one album March 22, 2009 – March 29, 2009 |
Succeeded by Freedom by Akon |
The South-Korean girl band 2NE1 had a similar song "I Don't Care" akin to Lionel's "Just Go" released July 2009. It is currently being investigated by Universal Music Group
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