LeToya (album)

Infobox Album
Name = LeToya
Type = studio
Artist = LeToya


Released = July 25, 2006 (U.S.), (Europe)
August 15, 2006 (CAN)
September 16, 2006 (AUS)
October 02, 2006 (U.K.)
December 24, 2006 (PR)
July 04, 2006-July 08, 2006 (JAP)
Recorded = 2003–2006
Genre = R&B, pop
Length =
Label = Capitol Records
Sho'nuff Records
Ice Age
Producer = LeToya Luckett, Dave Young, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Diddy, Just Blaze, Gavin Luckett, Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Jonathan "JR." Rotem, Mike City
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4fe67uu050jh link]
*"Daily Record" Rating|3|5 [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/therazz/music/tm_method=full%26objectid=17923497%26siteid=66633-name_page.html link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1888292,00.html link]
*Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10768257/review/11216356/letoya link]
*"SPIN Rating|4|5 [http://letoyaonline.com/gallery/misc/misc/spinmag_review0806.jpglink]
*"Stylus Magazine" Rating|3|5 [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/letoya/letoya.htm link]
*"UK Music Magazine" Rating|3|5 [http://www.ukmusic.com/reviews/hip-hop-and-rnb/letoya-torn.html link]
Last album =
This album = "LeToya"
(2006)
Next album = LeToya's second album
(2009)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Special edition cover

"Letoya" is the 2006 debut album by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett. The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and as well as on the Hot R&B & Hip Hop albums, selling over 165,000 copies in its first week. And spawned "Torn", "She Don't" and "Obvious", as singles. Besides the officially released singles, LeToya's debut album also includes the promo singles, "You Got What I Need" and "All Eyes On Me". LeToya co-wrote 10 out of the 14 tracks.

History

Production

LeToya had "bottled up so many things, so many emotions, so many ideas" accumuleted in many years away from the music world (as her claims on the Intro song "too much to tell ya"), with such things like her dismissal from Destiny's Child, the deception with the shortly-formed Anjel and subsequent search for a new record deal has apparently made her a stronger person. Finally with a record deal, LeToya entered in studios, recording songs produced by many important CEO's names, like Dave Young, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Diddy, Just Blaze, Johnta Austin, Jonathan "JR." Rotem, Mike City. Finally about two years making plans to the release the album came out, surprisingly becoming a number one album through the USA.

Chart performance

"LeToya" debuted at number one on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 with first week sales of 171,000 copies and at number one on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming the second Destiny's Child member to reach that position on SoundScan Mainstream Chart as a solo artist. As of May 2007, the album has sold over 503,000 copies (according to Nielsen Soundscan) [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003534638 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003534638] "Billboard.com" Retrieved on 05-08-07 ] and has been certified Platinum for shipments of 1 million copies.

The first single off the album was "You Got What I Need", with non commercial purpose, but "All Eyes on Me", the second single, is claimed as her "Original" first single, as this is the first track that showcased her as a solo artist. "Torn" claimed as the first official single from the album which was released in March 2006 and soon became a hit having a high airplay, just missing out the top ten on the U.S. Hot 100 Airplay charts at number eleven. "Torn" became a hit on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number two. It also entered the top twenty on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Adult R&B charts. In same year, the song was finally released worldwide, namely the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia and became a moderate worldwide hit. Torn had one of its biggest successes on BET's "106 & Park". It reached number one in eleven days and stayed there for twenty-five days straight. It remained on the countdown for sixty-five days. Although Torn was a hit, nor She Don't neither Obvious achieved the expected success some fan base claims that both of them suffered the negligency of the record label that was fusioning with Virgin Records.

amples

*"You Got What I Need" samples Barry White's "Walking In The Rain (With The One I Love)
*"Torn" samples The Stylistics's 1971 classic "You Are Everything.
*"She Don't" samples The Spinners's "We Belong Together"
*"All Eyes On Me" samples Sweet Charity's "Hey, Big Spender"
*"This Song" contains interpolatins from Curtis Mayfield's "Eddie, You Should Know Better" And Erykah Badu's "Cleva" And "Hey Sugah"
*"Obvious" contains interpolations from Break Hard, Dude by AC/DC and samples Romeo's "Maybe"

Track listing

Cut Tracks

References

succession box
before = "Now 22" by various artists
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = August 6 2006 - August 12 2006
after = "Now 22" by various artists