LeToya (album)

LeToya
Studio album by LeToya
Released

July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
(see release history)
Recorded 2005–2006
Genre R&B, Hip hop, Hip hop soul, Crunk&B, Southern hip hop
Label Capitol
Sho'nuff Records
Ice Age Entertainment
Producer LeToya Luckett, Dave Young, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Just Blaze, Gavin Luckett, Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Jonathan "JR." Rotem, Mike City
LeToya chronology
LeToya
(2006)		 Lady Love
(2009)
Singles from LaToya
  1. "Torn"
    Released: March 21, 2006
  2. "She Don't"
    Released: July 5, 2006
  3. "Obvious"
    Released: November 21, 2006
Alternative covers
Special Edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blender Magazine [2]
Daily Record [3]
Entertainment Weekly (favorable)[4]
The Guardian [5]
Prefix Magazine [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
SPIN [8]
Stylus Magazine [9]
The Phoenix [10]

LeToya is the debut studio album by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett, released by Capitol Records on July 25, 2006 (see 2006 in music) in the United States. The album spawned three singles: "Torn", "She Don't" and "Obvious". Besides the officially released singles, LeToya's debut album also includes the promo singles, "U Got What I Need" and "All Eyes On Me". LeToya co-wrote 10 out of the 14 tracks. The album has been recorded after the desist of Luckett's former group, Destiny's Child.

The album garnered mostly positive reception from music critics, debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200,[11] making it the singer's first album released to do so. It was certified Platinum in December 2006.

Contents

History

Production

LeToya had "bottled up so many things, so many emotions, so many ideas" accumuleted in many years away from the music world (as her claims on the Intro song "too much to tell ya"), with such things like her dismissal from Destiny's Child, the deception with the shortly-formed Anjel and subsequent search for a new record deal has apparently made her a stronger person. Finally with a record deal, LeToya entered in studios, recording songs produced by many important CEO's names, like Dave Young, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Diddy, Just Blaze, Johnta Austin, Jonathan "JR." Rotem, Mike City. Finally about two years making plans to the release the album came out, surprisingly becoming a number one album through the USA.

Letoya worked with producers Dave Young, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Just Blaze, Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, JR Rotem and Mike City. As well as artists Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and Rick Ross. On her second album Lady Love she worked with producers Bei Maejor, Cory Bold, Tank, Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar, Warren “Oak” Felder, Jerry "Texx" Franklin, Da Internz and Bridge. In addition to artists Ludacris, Estelle and Mims.

Chart performance

LeToya debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first week sales of 165,000 copies and at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[11] becoming the second Destiny's Child member to reach that position on SoundScan Mainstream Chart as a solo artist. To date, the album has sold over 529,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan ,[12] and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipping over a million copies.

The first single from the album was "You Got What I Need", with non commercial purpose, but "All Eyes on Me", the second single, is claimed as her "original" first single, as this is the first track that showcased her as a solo artist. "Torn", the first official single from the album which was released in March 2006 and soon became a hit having a high airplay, just missing out the top thirty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts at number thirty one, nevertheless still becoming a top 40 hit.[13] "Torn" became a hit on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number two. It also entered the top twenty on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Adult R&B charts. In same year, the song was finally released worldwide, namely the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia and became a moderate worldwide hit. Torn had one of its biggest successes on BET's 106 & Park. It reached number one in eleven days and stayed there for twenty-five days straight. It remained on the countdown for sixty-five days.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   G. Luckett, B. Pitre Gavin Luckett 0:56
2. "U Got What I Need"   Letoya Luckett, B. White, J. Smith, D. Young Dave Young, Just Blaze 3:44
3. "So Special"   T. Bishop, L. Luckett, Tiwa Savage, D. Young Teddy Bishop, Dave Young 3:30
4. "Torn"   T. Bell, T. Bishop, L. Epstein, L. Luckett, D. Young Teddy Bishop, Dave Young 4:22
5. "What Love Can Do"   Keri Hilson, P. Medor, D. Nesmith, P. Smith The Corner Boyz 3:47
6. "She Don't"   Y. Davis, W. Millsap, Candice Nelson, Lil Walt Mike City 4:04
7. "Tear Da Club Up (H-Town Version)" (featuring Bun B & Jazze Pha) P. Alexander, B. Freeman, L. Luckett, K. Shelton, D. Young Jazze Pha, Dave Young 3:49
8. "All Eyes on Me" (featuring Paul Wall) L. Luckett, J. Rotem, P. Slayton, D. Young J. R. Rotem 3:34
9. "Hey Fella" (featuring Slim Thug) H. Lang Jr., S. Thomas, D. Young Dave Young 3:53
10. "Gangsta Grillz" (featuring Mike Jones & Killa Kyleon) T. Allen, S. Graham, M. Jones, L. Luckett, K. Riley, K. Shelton LeToya Luckett 3:50
11. "Obvious"   Bryan Michael Cox, L. Luckett, D. Young Bryan Micheal Cox, LeToya Luckett, Dave Young 3:55
12. "I'm Good"   L. Luckett, Makeba Riddick, Scott Storch, R. Waller LeToya Luckett, Scott Storch 3:24
13. "This Song"   B. Cox, Jermaine Dupri, J. Austin Bryan Micheal Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin 3:16
14. "Outro"   G. Curtis, G. Luckett, L. Luckett, B. Pitre Gavin Luckett, LeToya Luckett 1:37
15. "Torn" (So So Def Remix) (featuring Mike Jones & Rick Ross) T. Bell, T. Bishop, L. Epstein, L. Luckett, D. Young Teddy Bishop, LeToya Luckett, Dave Young 4:35

Sample credits

Credits

Release history

Region Date
Japan July 4, 2006
United States July 25, 2006
Canada August 15, 2006
Australia September 16, 2006
United Kingdom October 2, 2006
Puerto Rico December 24, 2006

Leftover tracks

Charts

Chart (2006) Provider Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart CRIA/Nielsen SoundScan 66
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart Oricon 37
UK Albums Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 57
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Blender Magazine review
  3. ^ Daily Record review
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ The Guardian review
  6. ^ Prefix Magazine review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ SPIN review
  9. ^ Stylus Magazine review
  10. ^ The Phoenix review
  11. ^ a b "LeToya Powers Right To No. 1 On Billboard 200". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002949246. Retrieved 2006-02-10. 
  12. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: What A Turkey! The 25 Worst-Selling #1 Albums". launch.com. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/20401/chart-watch-extra-what-a-turkey-the-25-worst-selling-1-albums. Retrieved 2006-02-10. 
  13. ^ "Artist Chart History - LeToya". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=634990&model.vnuAlbumId=783352. Retrieved 2006-02-10. 
Preceded by
Now 22 by various artists		 Billboard 200 number-one album
August 6, 2006 - August 12, 2006		 Succeeded by
Now 22 by various artists
LeToya Luckett
Studio albums
LeToya (2006) · Lady Love (2009)
Singles
Featured singles
"Almost Made Ya" · "I Miss You" · "Love Rollercoaster" · "When I Had the Chance"
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