In My Own Words

Infobox Album
Name = In My Own Words
Type = studio
Artist = Ne-Yo


Released = Start date|2006|2|28
Recorded = 2005
Genre = R&B, pop
Length = 53:15
Label = Def Jam
Producer = Stargate, Shea Taylor, Ron Feemstar, Curtis Wilson
Reviews = * "About.com rating|3.5|5 [http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/neyomywords.htm link]
* "Allmusic" rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wif6zff5eh5k~T00 link]
* PopMatters rating|7|10 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ne_yo_in_my_own_words/ link]
* "Rolling Stone" rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neyo/albums/album/9364439/review/9541705/in_my_own_words link]
* Slant Magazine rating|2.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=753 link]
* Stylus Magazine (B) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/ne-yo/in-my-own-words.htm link]
Last album =
This album = "In My Own Words"
(2006)
Next album = "Because of You"
(2007)Singles
Name = In My Own Words
Type = Studio
Single 1 = Stay
Single 1 date = August 2, 2005
Single 2 = So Sick
Single 2 date = January 24, 2006
Single 3 = When You're Mad
Single 3 date = February 28, 2006
Single 4 = Sexy Love
Single 4 date = July 2006

"In My Own Words" is the debut album from American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, released on February 28, 2006. Four singles were been released from the album, "Stay", "So Sick", "When You're Mad", and "Sexy Love". The first single, "Stay", was not as successful is its successors, being Ne-Yo's only song so far to not chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 with 301,000 copies sold.Fact|date=September 2008 Ne-Yo went on tour in August 2006 with Chris Brown and Dem Franchize Boyz. The album was subsequently certified platinum [ [http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA - Gold & Platinum search] ] with 1.6 million copies sold in the U.S., and 2 million copies sold worldwide.Fact|date=September 2008

Overview

Ne-Yo wrote the lyrics for each song on the album. Norwegian producers StarGate produced the hit single, "So Sick", and also contributed "Sexy Love", "Let Go", and "Time" for the debut LP. Other producers on the album include Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Brain "B-Nasty" Reid, and Jai "King" Titus of Drama Family Entertainment, who produced the first single, "Stay", and the club-friendly "Sign Me Up" as well. "Let Me Get This Right" gets another Drama Family Entertainment.

Track listing

Charts

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