- R. (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = R.
Type =Album
Artist =R. Kelly
Released =September 29 ,1998
Recorded = 1996-1998
Genre =R&B ,soul , pop,pop rap
Length = 129:40
Label = Jive
Producer = R. Kelly,Poke & Tone ,Cory Rooney ,Sean "Puffy" Combs , The Hitmen (Including Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence & Steven "Stevie J" Jordan), G-One, Al West
Barry Hankerson (executive)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wcr9kemt0q7n link]
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|hm2 [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=R.+Kelly link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rkelly/albums/album/257655/review/6068080/r link]
Last album = "R. Kelly"
(1995)
This album = "R."
(1998)
Next album = "TP-2.com "
(2000)"R." is a double album released by
R&B singer-songwriter-producerR. Kelly in 1998. At this point in his career, Kelly had not only become a hitmaker thanks to his one side project with a group and two successful solo albums but also a hit-making songwriter and producer for acts such asAaliyah , Changing Faces, Michael andJanet Jackson ,The Isley Brothers and countless others. This album was his most diverse project and would go on to be his best-selling record to date, selling over 8 million copies in theUnited States alone.Track listing
All songs were written, produced, and arranged by R. Kelly himself. (except tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 11 for Disc 1 and 3, 4, 12 for Disc 2) As well the video that was suppose to be R. Kelly's big director debute ended up being the dedute of a young lady out of North Carolina name J. TurnerMs. Turner is the creator of R. Kelly's hit video "HALFE ON A BABY".
Disc one
All Songs
#"Home Alone" (Featuring Keith Murray) (Produced by G-One) (R. Kelly, K. Price, K. Murray, G. Archie)
#"Spendin' Money" (Produced bySean "Puffy" Combs & Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence; Co-Produced by Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen) (R. Kelly, R. Lawrence, S. Combs, S. Jordan K. Price, D. Romani, T. Willoughby)
#"If I'm Wit You" (Co-Produced by Tone & Poke forTrackmasters Ent.) (R. Kelly, C. Mayfield, J.C. Olivier, N. Robinson, K. Robinson, S. Barnes)
#"Half On A Baby" (R. Kelly) was originally written forBobby Brown and meant to be the first single from Brown'sForever (Bobby Brown album)
#"When A Woman's Fed Up" (R. Kelly)
#"Get Up On A Room" (R. Kelly)
#"One Man" (R. Kelly)
#"We Ride" (FeaturingJay-Z ,Cam'ron , Vegas Cats &Noreaga ) (Produced by R. Kelly, Tone and Poke ForTrackmasters Ent.; Co-Produced byCory Rooney ) (R. Kelly, C. Giles, V. Santiago, S. Carter, R. Hamilton, S. Sledge, C. Broadus, A. Young, H. Casey, R. Finch, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, C. Rooney)
#"The Opera" (R. Kelly)
#"The Interview" (FeaturingSuzanne LeMignot ) (R. Kelly)
#"Only The Loot Can Make Me Happy " (Co-Produced by Tone & Poke forTrackmasters Ent.) (R. Kelly, J.C. Olivier, S. Barnes, D. Townsend, D. Conley. B. Jackson)
#"Don't Put Me Out" (R. Kelly)
#"Suicide" (R. Kelly)
#"Etcetera" (R. Kelly)
#"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time " (R. Kelly)
#"What I Feel/Issues" (R. Kelly)
#"I Believe I Can Fly " (R. Kelly)Disc two
#"The Chase" (R. Kelly)
#"V.I.P." (R. Kelly, D. Degrate, D. Degrate)
#"Did You Ever Think" (Produced by R. Kelly, Tone and Poke ForTrackmasters Ent.; Co-Produced byCory Rooney ) (R. Kelly, C. Mayfield, J.C. Olivier, S. Barnes)
#"Dollar Bill" (featuring Foxy Brown) (Produced by R. Kelly, Tone and Poke ForTrackmasters Ent.; Co-Produced by Al West) (R. Kelly, J.C. Olivier, I. Marchand, S. Barnes, S. Otis)
#"Reality" (R. Kelly)
#"2nd Kelly" (R. Kelly)
#"Ghetto Queen" (featuringCrucial Conflict ) (R. Kelly, W. Martin, M. King, C. Johnson, R. Leverson)
#"Down Low Double Life" (R. Kelly)
#"Looking For Love" (R. Kelly)
#"Dancing With A Rich Man" (R. Kelly)
#"I'm Your Angel " (Duet With Céline Dion) (R. Kelly)
#"Money Makes The World Go Round" (Featuring Nas) (Co-Produced by Tone & Poke forTrackmasters Ent.) (R. Kelly, A. Barnes, J. Malone, N. Jones)
#"Gotham City " (R. Kelly)Charts
Later Samples
*"When a Woman's Fed Up"
**"K-I-SS-I-N-G" byNas from the album "I Am... "
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