Mail on Sunday (album)
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Mail on Sunday is the debut album by the American hip hop artist Flo Rida and was released on March 18 2008 via Atlantic and Poe Boy. It spawned 3 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 modest hits as well, being Top 40 hits. "Roll" (featuring Sean Kingston) wasn't 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.
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". Various other guests include Birdman, Brisco and Yung Joc. The third single is "In the Ayer" featuring Will.i.am. The fourth single is scheduled to be "Money Right" featuring Brisco and Rick Ross.
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 85,891 copies in its first week.[2] In the following week, it went down to number nine, selling 33,562 copies. In the third week, it went down to number fifteen, selling 27,979 copies, bringing the total to 147,432. The total sales on the week of June 10 are at 284,663[3]
Track listing
| Track | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "American Superstar" | Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | Lil Wayne | 3:40 |
| 2 | "Ack Like You Know" | Deputy | 3:45 | |
| 3 | "Elevator" | Timbaland | Timbaland | 3:50 |
| 4 | "Roll" | J.R. | Sean Kingston | 4:00 |
| 5 | "Low" | DJ Montay | T-Pain | 3:50 |
| 6 | "Priceless" | Hit-Boy, Chase N. Cashe | Birdman | 3:52 |
| 7 | "Ms. Hangover" | J.R. | 3:57 | |
| 8 | "Still Missin" | Kane Beatz | 4:40 | |
| 9 | "In the Ayer" | 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" | Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. | Yung Joc | 3:33 |
| 13 | "Freaky Deaky" | Gorilla Tek, Drum Majorz | Trey Songz | 3:17 |
| 14 | "Money Right" | Javon "4Mill" Thomas | Brisco, Rick Ross | 3:16 |
| * | "Gotta Eat" (Best Buy bonus track) | Young Juve | 3:52 | |
| * | "Make A Wish" (Best Buy bonus track) | Firstborn | 4:16 | |
| * | "Low" (Travis Barker Remix) (iTunes bonus track) | Travis Barker | T-Pain | 4:15 |
| * | "Liar Liar" (Bonus Track) | The Runners | Girlicious | 3:30 |
Unreleased Tracks
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "I Bet" | T-Pain | T-Pain | 3:31 |
| 2 | "Bout It Girl" | Trina | 3:54 | |
| 3 | "Birthday" | The Runners | 4:55 |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] | 21 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[5] | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[6] | 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. Accessed March 26, 2008.
- ^ Aliya Ewing, Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 4/6/08
- ^ 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
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