Open Invitation
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| Open Invitation | ||||
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| Studio album by Tyrese | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 51:23 | |||
| Label | Voltron Recordz, EMI | |||
| Producer | Kendrick Dean (exec), Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander, David Banner, Lil' Ronnie, R. Kelly | |||
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| Singles from Open Invitation | ||||
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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. The album received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards, to be presented on February 10, 2013.
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 eleven.[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.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 76,000 copies sold in its first week of release making it Tyrese's highest charting album to date.[5] In the second week the album sold 33,000 copies making total sales of 110,000 copies.[6] In its third week the album sold 21,100 copies, bringing the total to 130,700 copies.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 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, Tyrese Gibson | Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander, R. Kelly (vocal) | 4:23 | |
| 14. | "Walk (A Poem to My Fans)" | Tyrese Gibson | Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander | 4:54 | |
Total length: |
51:23 | ||||
| iTunes Store bonus tracks[8] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 15. | "What Took You So Long" | Kenyon Dixon, Neka Brown, James Smith | DeWayne Swan | 5:04 | ||||||
| 16. | "Fireworkz" | James Smith | Swiff D, David Banner | 2:52 | ||||||
Total length: |
60:51 | |||||||||
| iTunes Store - Reloaded[9] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 16. | "Fireworkz (Remix)" (featuring T.I., Big Sean & Busta Rhymes) | James Smith | Swiff D, David Banner | 5:34 | ||||||
| 17. | "Stay (Remix)" (featuring Faith Evans) | Brandon Hodge, Asaleana Elliott, Aaron Sledge, Kenyon Dixon, Christopher Lacy, James Smith, Tyrese Gibson | Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander | 4:10 | ||||||
| 18. | "Stay" (Video) | 4:53 | ||||||||
| 19. | "Too Easy" (Video) (featuring Ludacris)) | 4:12 | ||||||||
Total length: |
76:48 | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Stay [Explicit]: Tyrese: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ The Basics: Tyrese. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Too Easy [Explicit]: Tyrese: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17538/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-11-6-2011
- ↑ Jacobs, Allen. "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/13/2011". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ Langhorne, Cyrus. Drake Takes Care Of The Competition, Childish Gambino Camps Outside Top 10, Webbie Gets Savage. 4CONTROL Media. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
- ↑ . iTunes.com. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ↑ . iTunes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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