Kelly – arranger, mixing, producer, vocals The album went on to sell over four million copies. debuted number one on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with first week sales of 543,000. Accolades Yearīest R&B Vocal Performance – Male (for "I Wish")īest R&B/Soul Single, Male (for "I Wish")
Sonicnet wrote, " isn't the masterpiece Kelly seems capable of, but it's as strong an R&B album as any since, well, since R., balancing the carnal and the spiritual as convincingly as anyone's done it since Prince in the 1980s." Billboard wrote, "Not to be outdone by the generation of singers he has influenced, he raises the bar with the 19-track set." The Village Voice wrote, " is a magnum opus of the genre, milking both Kelly's recent reflection and his baser inclinations for all they're worth." Wall of Sound wrote, "All in all, the production is sharp, with some fairly clever vocal and percussion arrangement ideas throughout." Billboard magazine ranked at number 94 on the magazine's Top 200 Albums of the Decade. received mostly positive reviews from music critics.
was the number one R&B Album on the Billboard Year-End chart for 2001.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The album was Kelly's second album to peak at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and the fourth to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album has since been certified 4× Platinum. Another notable single was the risque " Feelin' On Yo Booty". The latter duet inspired the two to create the collaborative project The Best of Both Worlds. The album was most notable for two number 1 R&B hits: the tribute song " I Wish", and the party anthem, " Fiesta (Remix)", which featured Jay-Z. Released as the "sequel" to Kelly's 12 Play, had party songs, relationship-themed ballads and a gospel-influenced song, but it still had Kelly's trademark sensuality with songs including "The Greatest Sex" and "Strip for You". Kelly, released on November 7, 2000, by Jive Records. (an abbreviation of Twelve Play-2) is the fourth solo album by American R&B recording artist R.
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