Open Invitation

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 and distributed by EMI. The album received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards, 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 U.S. 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. The third single "Nothing On You" peaked on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #61.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 76,000 copies sold in its first week of release making it Tyrese's highest charting album to date at that time.^[6] In the second week the album sold 33,000 copies making total sales of 110,000 copies.^[7] In its third week the album sold 21,100 copies, bringing the total to 130,700 copies.^[8] The album has sold 375,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.^[9]

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 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^[10]
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^[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Fireworkz (Remix)" (featuring T.I., Big Sean and 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

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[12]	9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	2

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.
↑ "Nothing On You [Explicit]: Tyrese: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
↑ 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.
↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.
↑ . iTunes.com. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
↑ . iTunes.com. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
↑ "Tyrese – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Tyrese.
↑ "Tyrese – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Tyrese.

Tyrese

Studio albums	Tyrese 2000 Watts I Wanna Go There Alter Ego Open Invitation Three Kings (with TGT) Black Rose

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" "Dumb Shit" "Shame"

Featured singles	"What'chu Like" "Pullin' Me Back" "Nobody Do It Better"

Related articles	Discography Filmography TGT Baby Boy Waist Deep

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