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R. Kelly(album)

This article is about the self-titled album by R. Kelly. For other albums by Kelly, seeR. Kelly discography.

R. Kellyis the eponymously-titled second studio album by AmericanR&Bsinger-songwriterR. Kelly.It was released on November 14, 1995, byJive Records.The production was handled entirely by Kelly himself.[citation needed]It spawned three number one R&B singles: "You Remind Me of Something","Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"and"I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)".

R. Kelly
Studio albumby
R. Kelly
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995(1995-11-14)
GenreR&B
Length62:47
Label
Producer
R. Kellychronology
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SinglesfromR. Kelly
  1. "You Remind Me of Something"
    Released: October 27, 1995
  2. "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
    Released: December 11, 1995
  3. "Thank God It's Friday"
    Released: January 6, 1996
  4. "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"
    Released: June 21, 1996

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cash Box(favorable)[2]
Robert Christgau(A-)[3]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[4]
The Guardian[5]
Muzik[6]
Q[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Yahoo! Music(favorable)[9]

R. Kellyreceived mostly positive reviews from music critics. Callum Jones ofRolling Stonewrote, Kelly "has grown out of his unthinking misogyny to the point where he makes a plea in 'As I Look Into My Life' to 'brothers in the ghetto' to 'love and respect that woman and bring her happiness.' Make love not war is an old message, but Kelly delivers it with sincerity. By spreading it in the hood in these violent times, he believes he's doing God's work, and who's to say he is wrong? Predecessors likeMarvin GayeandPrincehave shown that great sex is spiritual, and Kelly's make-out music ranks with the best. "

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number one on theBillboard200;it is R. Kelly's first album in his career to chart at number one on theBillboard200.[citation needed]

Accolades

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In August 1996 at theMTV Video Music Awards,"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" was nominated for Best Male Video.[citation needed]

Track listing

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All songs written, produced, and arranged byR. Kelly

No.TitleLength
1."The Sermon"3:23
2."Hump Bounce"4:06
3."Not Gonna Hold On"4:04
4."You Remind Me of Something"4:09
5."Step in My Room"3:48
6."Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby..."4:19
7."(You to Be) Be Happy" (featuringThe Notorious B.I.G.)4:36
8."Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"(featuringThe Isley Brothers)4:48
9."I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"5:31
10."Thank God It's Friday"3:53
11."Love Is On the Way"3:01
12."Heaven If You Hear Me"0:58
13."Religious Love"4:11
14."Tempo Slow"4:10
15."As I Look into My Life"1:30
16."Trade in My Life"6:20

Personnel

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Credits adapted fromAllMusic.[10]

  • Ray Bady – Vocals (Background)
  • Chris Brickley – Engineer
  • Lafayette Carthon – Keyboards
  • Kirk Franklin – Choir Director, Guest Artist
  • Stephen George – Engineer, Mixing, Programming
  • Bernie Grundman – Mastering
  • Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
  • Charlotte Horton – Vocals (Background)
  • Ernie Isley – Guest Artist, Guitar, performer, Primary Artist
  • Ronald Isley – Guest Artist, performer, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background)
  • R. Kelly – Composer, Keyboards, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Primary Artist, producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Mr. Lee – Guest Artist, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Programming
  • Peter Mokran – Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Programming
  • The Notorious B.I.G. – Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Rap, Unknown Contributor Role
  • Jim Slattery – Multi Instruments
  • Marinna Teal (Strings) – Vocals (Background)[11][12]
  • Mario Winans – Programming

Uses in media

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In 1996, songs from this album were featured several times in the first season of theUPNsitcomMoesha."Hump Bounce" featured in the third episode, "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"was featured in the tenth episode and"You Remind Me of Something"can be heard and was referenced in the fifth episode.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications forR. Kelly
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[25] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas(November 14, 1995)."( R. Kelly > Overview )".AllMusic.RetrievedJune 25,2010.
  2. ^Robertson IV, Gil L. (December 16, 1995)."Urban"(PDF).Cash Box.p. 11.RetrievedNovember 10,2022.
  3. ^"CG: R. Kelly".Robert Christgau.RetrievedJune 25,2010.
  4. ^Tucker, Ken (November 24, 1995)."R. Kelly".RetrievedOctober 3,2022.
  5. ^Sullivan, Caroline (November 24, 1995). "Music: This week's pop cd releases".The Guardian.
  6. ^Springer, Jacqueline (January 1996)."R Kelly:R Kelly"(PDF).Muzik.No. 8. p. 90. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 2, 2022.RetrievedJuly 14,2022.
  7. ^"R Kelly R. Kelly CD".Cduniverse.com.RetrievedJune 25,2010.
  8. ^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004).The new Rolling Stone album guide – Google Books.ISBN9780743201698.RetrievedJune 25,2010.
  9. ^Derogatis, Jim (November 14, 1995)."R. Kelly Reviews on Yahoo! Music".Yahoo! Music.Archived fromthe originalon July 24, 2008.RetrievedJune 25,2010.
  10. ^"R. Kelly – R. Kelly – Credits – AllMusic".AllMusic.
  11. ^"Strings Credits".AllMusic.
  12. ^"Sonicbids".Sonicbids.com.RetrievedDecember 31,2021.
  13. ^"The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1 August 2005"(PDF)(805).Australian Recording Industry Association.Australian Web Archive.August 1, 2005: 2. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 19, 2005.RetrievedAugust 2,2016.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
  14. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly – R. Kelly"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  15. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – R. Kelly – R. Kelly"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  16. ^"Charts.nz – R. Kelly – R. Kelly".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  17. ^"Swedishcharts.com – R. Kelly – R. Kelly".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  18. ^"R Kelly | Artist | Official Charts".UK Albums Chart.Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  19. ^"R. Kelly Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  20. ^"R. Kelly Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  21. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996".dutchcharts.nl.RetrievedAugust 23,2020.
  22. ^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996".Billboard.RetrievedAugust 23,2020.
  23. ^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996".Billboard.RetrievedAugust 23,2020.
  24. ^"Canadian album certifications – R. Kelly – R. Kelly".Music Canada.RetrievedAugust 17,2022.
  25. ^"Dutch album certifications – R. Kelly – R. Kelly"(in Dutch).Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.RetrievedAugust 17,2022.EnterR. Kellyin the "Artiest of titel" box.Select1997in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  26. ^"British album certifications – R. Kelly – R. Kelly".British Phonographic Industry.RetrievedAugust 17,2022.
  27. ^"American album certifications – R. Kelly – R. Kelly".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedAugust 17,2022.
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