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Mail on Sunday Studio album by Flo Rida Released March 18, 2008 Recorded 2007 - 2008 Genre Rap & Hip hop Length 53:21 Label Atlantic, Poe Boy Producer Chase N. Cashe, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E., FATBOI, Deputy, DJ Frank E, Firstborn, Gorilla Tek, Hit-Boy, J.R. Rotem, Javon "4mil" Thomas, Kane Beatz, Timbaland, will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow, Young Juve Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
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Flo Rida chronology Mail on Sunday
(2008)R.O.O.T.S.
(2009)Singles from Mail on Sunday - "Low"
Released: October 9, 2007 - "Elevator"
Released: February 11, 2008 - "In the Ayer"
Released: May 20, 2008
Mail on Sunday is the debut album of American hip hop artist Flo Rida and was released on March 18, 2008 via Atlantic and Poe Boy. It spawned three singles; the first, "Low" was #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. The second and third singles, "Elevator" and "In the Ayer", were successful as well, being Top 20 hits. "Roll" (featuring Sean Kingston) was not an official single, but it managed to peak at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital sales in both countries.
Contents
Music
Production and guests
T-Pain, who laced the first single, is only one of the many featured guests throughout the album. Timbaland, who produced the second single "Elevator", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross and Trey Songz made appearances as well.[1] Lil Wayne has also been added to the list[1] with assistance on the "American Superstar" track while Sean Kingston appears on the J.R. Rotem-produced "Roll" the concept was created and co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya,from the bulletsproductionteam.com, Various other guests include Birdman, Brisco and Yung Joc. The third single is "In the Ayer" featuring Will.i.am. The fourth single was scheduled to be "Money Right" featuring Brisco and Rick Ross, but was canceled due to the release of his upcoming second studio album R.O.O.T.S. His second collaboration with T-Pain, "I Bet", as well as his collaboration with Trina, named "Bout It", both didn't make the final tracklist, but were recorded. As for production, J.R. Rotem, DJ Montay and Timbaland all provided tracks for Mail on Sunday, among others.
Sales
The album debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 86,000 copies in its first week.[2] As of May, 2009, the album has sold 390,000 copies in the United States.[3]
It has been certified silver for sales in the UK.[4]
Track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "American Superstar" (featuring Lil Wayne) Honorable C.N.O.T.E. 3:40 2. "Ack Like You Know" The Beat Bullies, Grid Iron 3:45 3. "Elevator" (featuring Timbaland) Timbaland 3:50 4. "Roll" (featuring Sean Kingston) J.R. Rotem 4:00 5. "Low" (featuring T-Pain) DJ Montay 3:50 6. "Pricele$$" (featuring Birdman) Hit-Boy for Zone 4, Chase N. Cashe 3:52 7. "Ms. Hangover" J.R. Rotem 3:57 8. "Still Missin'" Kane Beatz 4:40 9. "In the Ayer" (featuring will.i.am) will.i.am 3:40 10. "Me & U" DJ Frank E 4:30 11. "All My Life" FATBOI 3:33 12. "Don't Know How to Act" (featuring Yung Joc) Honorable C.N.O.T.E 3:33 13. "Freaky Deaky" (featuring Trey Songz) Gorilla Tek, Drum Majorz 3:17 14. "Money Right" (featuring Rick Ross & Brisco) Jean "JRock" Borges, Javon "4Mill" Thomas 3:16 Best Buy bonus tracks No. Title Producer(s) Length 15. "Gotta Eat" Young Juve 3:52 16. "Make A Wish" Firstborn 4:06 iTunes Bonus tracks No. Title Producer(s) Length 15. "Low" (Travis Barker Remix) (featuring T-Pain) DJ Montay, Travis Barker 4:15 Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart[5] 21 New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 14 U.S. Billboard 200[7] 4 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3 U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 2 UK Albums Chart 29 Canadian Albums Chart 4 See also
References
- ^ a b Danica Dow (February 23, 2008). SOHH Exclusive: Flo Rida Goes "Postal" on Debut, Collaborates w/ Will.i.am, Lil' Wayne. SOHH. Accessed February 24, 2008.
- ^ Aliya Ewing (March 26, 2008), Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 3/23/08.
- ^ Week Ending May 17, 2009: Three Days Is Plenty For Green Day Yahoo Music Blog (written by Paul Grein): Retrieved May 20, 2009
- ^ "British certification for Mail on Sunday". British Phonographic Industry. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Australian Recording Industry Association
- ^ charts.org.nz Flo Rida – Mail on Sunday (album)
- ^ Katie Hasty, Danity Kane Snags Second Straight No. 1 Album, billboard.com, March 26, 2008
External links
Flo Rida Studio albums Singles "Low" · "Elevator" · "In the Ayer" · "Right Round" · "Sugar" · "Jump" · "Be on You" · "Club Can't Handle Me" · "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" · "Who Dat Girl" · "Good Feeling"Featured singles "Move Shake Drop" · "We Break the Dawn" · "Running Back" · "Feel It" · "Ruff Me Up" · "Bad Boys" · "Kick It Out" · "Heartbreaker" · "Feel It" · "iYiYi" · "You Make the Rain Fall" · "Higher" · "Dance with Me" · "Where Them Girls At" · "Club Rocker" · "Hangover"Promotional singles "Shone"Related articles Categories:- 2008 albums
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- Albums produced by Kane Beatz
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- Albums produced by will.i.am
- Debut albums
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