The Return (Ruben Studdard album)
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| The Return | ||||
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| Studio album by Ruben Studdard | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005-2006 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop, soul | |||
| Length | 50:19 | |||
| Label | J Records/19 Recordings | |||
| Producer | Scott Storch Shea Taylor Stargate Bryan Michael Cox The Underdogs Ne-Yo |
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The Return is the third album by R&B-pop artist Ruben Studdard and was released on October 17, 2006. The first single, "Change Me", was released on July 31, 2006.
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[edit] Reception
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| About.com | |
| Allmusic | |
The album debuted and peaked at number eight in the Billboard 200, with 71,000 copies sold in its first week of release.[3][4] The album has sold only 237,000 copies in the U.S. It subsequently became his last album with J Records, having been dropped from their line-up in December 2007.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Return (Of the Velvet Teddy Bear)" – 4:14
- "Change Me" (Harvey Mason Jr, Damon Thomas, Steve Russell, Tank) – 3:50
- "Make Ya Feel Beautiful" (Shaffer Smith, Shea Taylor) – 3:27
- "Get U Loose" (Harvey Mason Jr, Damon Thomas, Steve Russell, Tank) – 3:54
- "Our Story" – 3:50
- "One Side" (Mikkel SE, T Hermansen and Harold Lilly) – 3:55
- "What tha Business Is" – 3:26
- "Rather Just Not Know" (Shaffer Smith, Jason Boyd) – 3:38
- "Ain't No Party" – 3:40
- "Listen to Ya Heart" – 3:35
- "I'm Not Happy" – 4:09
- "To Da Crib" – 3:33
- "Blow Ya Mind" – 4:02
- "If Only for One Night" (originally recorded by Brenda Russell and made popular by Luther Vandross) (Brenda Russell) – 3:46
[edit] Controversy
Sony Music was accused of the unauthorized use of Louis Vuitton's copyrighted Toile as part of the disc's design. An undisclosed settlement was reached between Sony and LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "About.com review". http://randb.about.com/od/reviews/fr/TheReturnReview.htm.
- ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r855812.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years", Billboard.com, October 25, 2006.
- ^ Artist chart history for Ruben Studdard (albums), Billboard.com.
- ^ "Counterfeit Chic". Counterfeit Chic. http://www.counterfeitchic.com/culture_of_the_copy/. Retrieved 2012-03-07.