Open Invitation

Open Invitation
Studio album by Tyrese
Released November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
Recorded 2010–2011
Genre R&B
Length 51:23
Label Voltron Recordz, EMI
Producer Kendrick Dean (exec), Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander, David Banner, R. Kelly
Tyrese chronology
Alter Ego
(2006)		 Open Invitation
(2011)
Singles from Open Invitation
  1. "Stay"
    Released: August 16, 2011 (2011-08-16)
  2. "Too Easy"
    Released: August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)

Open Invitation is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Tyrese, which was released on November 1, 2011 by his label Voltron Recordz & distributed by EMI.

Contents

Singles

The album's lead single was "Stay". It was released in the United States for digital download on August 16, 2011.[1] It peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number thirteen.[2] "Too Easy", which features Ludacris, was released as the second single on August 30, 2011.[3] The music video was released on October 12, 2011.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 with 76,000 copies sold in its first week released making it Tyrese's highest charting album to date.[6]. On the second week of its release the album sold 33,000 copies making it sell a total of 110,000 copies.[7] On its third week the album sold 21,100 copies, bringing the total to 130,700 copies.[8]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I'm Home" (featuring Jay Rock) Michael Harris/Brandon Hodge/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 3:55
2. "I Gotta Chick" (featuring R. Kelly and Rick Ross) Robert Kelly/Brandon Hodge/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 4:09
3. "Stay"   Brandon Hodge/Asaleana Elliott/Aaron Sledge/Christopher Lacy/James Smith/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 3:49
4. "Best Of Me"   Brandon Hodge/Asaleana Elliott/Aaron Sledge/Christopher Lacy/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 3:37
5. "Nothing On You"   Brandon Hodge/Michael Harris/Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean/Donald "Drathoven" Atkins/Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 3:54
6. "One Night"   Ronnie Jackson/Kameron Glasper/Phillip Cornish/Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean/Quinnes Parker Lil Ronnie 2:45
7. "It's All On Me"   Ronnie Jackson/Kameron Glasper/Phillip Cornish Lil Ronnie 2:56
8. "Too Easy" (featuring Ludacris) Brandon Hodge/Aaron Sledge/Michael Harris/Christopher Lacy/Tyrese Gibson/Christopher Bridges Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 4:13
9. "Takeover"   Brandon Hodge/Asaleana Elliott/Christopher Lacy/Ronnie Jackson/James Smith/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 4:02
10. "I Miss That Girl"   Brandon Hodge/Aaron Sledge/Christopher Lacy/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 3:32
11. "Interlude"   Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 0:55
12. "Make Love"   Brandon Hodge/Aaron Sledge/Asaleana Elliott/Christopher Lacy/Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 4:12
13. "Angel" (featuring Candace) R. Kelly Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 4:23
14. "Walk (A Poem to My Fans)"   Tyrese Gibson Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander 4:54
Total length:
 51:23

References

  1. ^ "Stay [Explicit]: Tyrese: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Stay/dp/B005F83518/. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  2. ^ The Basics: Tyrese. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-10-07.
  3. ^ "Too Easy [Explicit]: Tyrese: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Too-Easy-Feat-Ludacris-Explicit/dp/B005ICBM0M/. Retrieved 2011-10-03. 
  4. ^ "VIDEO: Tyrese - Too Easy (Feat. Ludacris)". Adwiin-Music.com. http://adwiin-music.com/2011/10/12/video-tyrese-too-easy-feat-ludacris/. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  5. ^ Allmusic review
  6. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17538/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-11-6-2011
  7. ^ Jacobs, Allen. "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/13/2011". Hip Hop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17630/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-11-13-2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
  8. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus. Drake Takes Care Of The Competition, Childish Gambino Camps Outside Top 10, Webbie Gets Savage. 4CONTROL Media. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  9. ^ [1]. iTunes.com. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
Tyrese
Studio albums
Tyrese · 2000 Watts · I Wanna Go There · Alter Ego · Open Invitation
Singles
"Nobody Else" · "Lately" · "Sweet Lady" · "The Best Man I Can Be" · "I Like Them Girls" · "What Am I Gonna Do" · "Just A Baby Boy" · "How You Gonna Act Like That" · "Signs Of Love Makin'" · "Pick Up The Phone" · "One" · "Turn Ya Out" · "Stay" · "Too Easy"
Featured singles
"What'chu Like" · "Pullin' Me Back" · "Nobody Do It Better"
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