Love Behind the Melody

Love Behind the Melody
Studio album by Raheem DeVaughn
Released January 15, 2008
Genre R&B, Neo soul
Length 65:51
Label Jive
Raheem DeVaughn chronology
The Love Experience
(2005)		 Love Behind the Melody
(2008)		 The Love & War MasterPeace
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [1]
Allmusic [2]
Billboard (favorable)[3]
The Boston Globe (favorable)[4]
Ebony (favorable)[5]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[6]
The New York Times (favorable)[7]
PopMatters (8/10)[8]
UrbanMusicReviews (A)[9]
USA Today [10]
Vibe (favorable)[11]

Love Behind the Melody is the second Studio album by American Singer Raheem DeVaughn, released on January 15, 2008 by Jive Records. The first single from this album was "Woman". The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 45,000 copies in its first week.[12] Love Behind the Melody proved to be one of the most critically praised albums of 2008, as it received universal acclaim from several major music publications.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Hello Love"   0:59
2. "Woman"   4:28
3. "Love Drug"   4:58
4. "Energy" (feat. Big Boi) 3:24
5. "Friday (Shut The Club Down)"   3:39
6. "Customer"   4:05
7. "Mo' Better"   7:39
8. "Woman I Desire" (feat. Malik Yusef) 2:14
9. "Desire"   5:29
10. "Midnight"   1:30
11. "Marathon" (feat. Floetry) 5:45
12. "Butterflies"   3:10
13. "She's Not You"   4:14
14. "Can We Try Again?"   0:52
15. "Try Again"   3:36
16. "Empty"   4:50
17. "Four Letter Word"   4:45

References

  1. ^ About.com review
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Billboard review
  4. ^ The Boston Globe review
  5. ^ Ebony review
  6. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  7. ^ The New York Times review
  8. ^ PopMatters review
  9. ^ UrbanMusicReviews review
  10. ^ USA Today review
  11. ^ Vibe review
  12. ^ Katie Hasty, "Keys Still Atop Album Chart In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, January 23, 2008.
  13. ^ Raheem DeVaughn: Love Behind The Melody (2008): Reviews

External links

Raheem DeVaughn
Studio albums
The Love Experience · (2005) Love Behind the Melody · (2008) The Love & War MasterPeace (2010)
Singles
"Guess Who Loves You More" · "Believe" · "You" · "Woman" · "Customer" · "Text Messages" · "Bulletproof" · "I Dont Care"
Featured singles
"My Soul's Not 4 Sale" (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
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