Only One Flo (Part 1)

Only One Flo (Part 1)
Studio album by Flo Rida
Released	November 24, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010; Groove Motel (Stockholm, Sweden) Paramount Studios (Los Angeles, California) Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) Dr. Luke's (Los Angeles, California) eyeknowasecret Studios (Brentwood, California)
Genre	Hip hop, electro hop, dance
Length	27:11
Label	Atlantic, Poe Boy
Producer	Axwell, DJ Frank E, Dada Life, Infinity, Antario "Tario" Holmes, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Boi-1da, Ester Dean, Los Da Mystro, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Knobody, Slade, Wayne-O, Mike Caren
Flo Rida chronology
R.O.O.T.S. (2009) Only One Flo (Part 1) (2010) Only One Rida (Part 2) (2011)
Singles from Only One Flo (Part 1)
"Club Can't Handle Me" Released: June 28, 2010 "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" Released: November 8, 2010 "Who Dat Girl" Released: January 11, 2011

Only One Flo (Part 1) is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Flo Rida, which was released on November 24, 2010, through Atlantic Records and his own label Poe Boy Entertainment.^[1][2] The album was preceded by the singles "Club Can't Handle Me" and "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" which were released in June and November 2010 respectively. The album received mixed reviews from critics and peaked at number 107 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week in the US.

Background

"The Only One" is essentially a two-in-one album; this and "Only One Rida (Part 2)." This is the more club-friendly side of the album, while the other is the more hip-hop side of it. It is the first album by Flo Rida not to carry the Parental Advisory sticker. The album features guest appearances from Git Fresh, Akon, Laza Morgan, Kevin Rudolf, Ludacris, Gucci Mane and was originally supposed to also feature guest appearances from Lil Wayne and Jay Rock.^[2] Producers having collaborated with Flo Rida on the album include Axwell, DJ Frank E, Dada Life, Infinity, Antario "tario" Holmes, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Boi-1da, Ester Dean, Los Da Mystro, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Knobody, Slade, Wayne-O, Mike Caren and David Siegel.

Singles

A promo single, titled "Zoosk Girl", which features T-Pain, was released on the internet, though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video.^[3] On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released the song "Club Can't Handle Me" (featuring David Guetta), which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in the Step Up 3D soundtrack.^[4] On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced and featuring by Electrixx, which isn't featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store.^[5] It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010.^[6] After the release of the album in the UK, "Who Dat Girl" started to receive a strong amount of downloads, thus causing it to debut at 136^[7] on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of 31 on the UK R&B Chart.^[8] "Why You Up In Here" was released as the fourth single and third promo single, on May 11, 2011. The song features Ludacris, Gucci Mane, and Git Fresh.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 11,000 copies.^[9] The album also charted at number 82 in Australia.^[10]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Only One Flo (Part 1) received generally mixed reviews from music critics.^[11] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 55, based on six reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".^[11]

David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the Nightclub nature of the songs. He particularly complimented the production of "Who Dat Girl" and thought sampling of George Kranz and Yello on "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)".^[12] Entertainment Weekly's Mikael Wood gave the album a "C" rating, disappointed that the quality of the songs didn't go beyond that of "Club Can't Handle Me". He also felt that the appearance of guests Ludacris and Gucci Mane on "Why You Up in Here" outshone that of Flo Rida.^[13]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[12]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[13]
RapReviews	(7/10)[14]
The Smoking Section	[15]
Slant Magazine	[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On and On" (featuring Kevin Rudolf)	Tramar Dillard, Axwell, Mike Caren, Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher	Axwell	2:58
2.	"Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"	Dillard, Justin Franks, Priscilla Polete, Josh Thomas, Xplicit, Olle Cornéer, Stefan Engblom, George Kranz, Boris Blank, Dieter Meier, The Monsters & The Strangerz	DJ Frank E, Dada Life	3:20
3.	"Come with Me"	Dillard, Jordan Suecof, John "D.O.E." Maultsby, Carmen Key, Antario Dion Holmes, Rufus Lee Copper, Katari T. Cox, Yafeu A. Fula, Joseph Paquette, Tupac Shakur, Bruce Washington, Tyron J. Wrice	Infinity, Antario "Tario" Holmes	3:02
4.	"Who Dat Girl" (featuring Akon)	Dillard, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Benjamin Levin, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence	Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco	3:19
5.	"21" (featuring Laza Morgan)	Dillard, Matthew Samuels, Julian Bunetta, Ester Dean, Tyler Williams, Jordan Lewis	Boi-1da, Ester Dean	3:52
6.	"Respirator"	Dillard, Carlos McKinney, Tony Scales	Los da Mystro	3:12
7.	"Club Can't Handle Me" (featuring David Guetta)	Dillard, David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer, Caren, Key, Kasia Livingston, Giorgia Tuinfort	David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer	3:52
8.	"Why You Up in Here" (featuring Ludacris, Git Fresh and Gucci Mane)	Dillard, Jerome Foster, Marcus Slade, Sydne George, Wayne Thomas, Radric Davis, Chris Bridges	Knobody, Slade, Wayne-O	3:36
Total length:				27:11

iTunes deluxe edition bonus track[17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
9.	"Momma"	Tramar Dillard, Mike Caren, David Siegel	Mike Caren	2:53

Personnel

Flo Rida – composer, executive producer, vocals Aaron Bay-Schuck – A&R, director Akon – vocals John Armstrong – engineer Axwell – composer, engineer, producer, various Erica Bellarosa – legal counsel Nick Bilardello – art direction, design Benny Blanco – composer, producer, programming, various Boris Blank – composer Boi-1da – composer, producer Candice Boyd – vocals Julian Bunetta – composer Christine Calip – legal counsel Nick Carcaterra – publicity Mike Caren – A&R, composer, director, executive producer, vocal producer Rufus Lee Copper – composer Olle Corneer – composer Katari T. Cox – composer Brian "Busy" Dackowski – marketing Dada Life – producer Ester Dean – composer Anne Decelemente – A&R, administration Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer Megan Dennis – production coordination Dr. Luke – composer, producer, programming, various Stefan Engblom – composer Scott Felcher – legal counsel Jerome Foster – composer Sandrine Fouilhoux – stylist Frank E. – producer Justin Franks – composer Evan Freifeld – legal counsel Yafeu Fula – composer Chris Gehringer – mastering Sydne George – composer Serban Ghenea – mixing Rob Gold – art manager Tatiana Gottwald – assistant Gucci Mane – composer David Guetta – composer, producer John Hanes – engineer Dionnee Harper – direction, marketing Sam Holland – engineer Antario Dion Holmes – composer, keyboards, producer Infinity – producer Joanne "Joey" Joseph – A&R, coordination Jacob Kasher – composer

Claude Kelly – composer, background vocals Carmen Key – composer Knobody – producer George Kranz – composer Philip Lawrence – composer Jordan Lewis – composer Kasia Levingston – composer Los da Mystro – composer, producer Ludacris – composer Erik Madrid – assistant, engineer Fabian Marasciullo – mixing Manny Marroquin – mixing Bruno Mars – composer John Maultsby – composer Catharine McNelly – publicity Dieter Meier – composer J. P. "The Specialist" Negrete – A&R, coordination, engineer, vocal producer Chris 'TEK' O'Ryan – engineer Joseph Paquette – composer Christian Plata – assistant Priscilla Polete – composer, vocals Elvin "Big Chuck" Prince – executive producer Eric "E Class" Prince – executive producer Lee "Freezy" Prince – executive producer, management Irene Richter – production coordination Fred Riesterer – composer, producer Tim Roberts – assistant engineer Kevin Rudolf – composer Tony Scales – composer Alex Schwartz – A&R, coordination Theo Sedlmayr – legal counsel Tupac Shakur – composer Pamela Simon – packaging manager Marcus Slade – composer, producer Jordan Suecof – composer Wayne Thomas – composer Giorgio Tuinfort – composer, programming Is Vantage – engineer Bruce Washington – composer Wayne-O – producer Tyler "T-Minus" Williams – composer Zach Wolfe – photography Guy Wood – stylist Tyrone Wrice – composer Emily Wright – engineer Xplicit – composer

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian ARIA albums Chart	82
Canadian Albums Chart	70
UK Albums Chart[7]	179
UK R&B Albums Chart[18]	26
US Billboard 200[19]	107
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[19]	21

References

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