Ready (Trey Songz album)
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Ready is the third studio album by American recording artist Trey Songz. Considered his breakthrough album it was released on August 31, 2009. The album was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards, for Best Contemporary R&B Album.
Singles
- "I Need a Girl" was released as the album's first single and peaked at number 59 in the United States.
- "Successful", with Drake, was released as the second single from the album. The song also appeared on Drake's EP, So Far Gone, where it served as the second single off it. It reached number 17 in the United States.
- "LOL :-)", featuring Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, was released as the third single and peaked at number 51 in the United States.
- "I Invented Sex", featuring Drake, was released as the fourth single and peaked at number 42 in the United States. The song also became his first single to top the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- "Say Aah", featuring Fabolous, was released as the fifth single and peaked at number 12 in the United States.
- "Neighbors Know My Name" was released as the sixth single, and current peaks at number 32 in the United States R&B chart.
Other notable songs
- "Brand New" was released as a promotional single for the album, although it did not make the final tracklist.
- A music video for "Yo Side of the Bed", featuring Keri Hilson was filmed in November 2009.
- A music video for "One Love" was filmed in December 2009.
Sales
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at #3, with 131,000 copies sold in its first week. This is Trey Songz highest charting album to date, as well as his first album to sell over 100,000 copies in its first week. His last album, Trey Day peaked at #11, with 73,000 copies in its opening week. Ready has sold over 521,500 copies as off February 17, 2010.[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Panty Droppa (Intro)" | Troy Taylor, Patrick Hayes | 1:27 |
2. | "Neighbors Know My Name" | Troy Taylor, Patrick Hayes, John "SK" McGee (co) | 3:06 |
3. | "I Invented Sex" (featuring Drake) | Los Da Mystro | 4:08 |
4. | "I Need a Girl" | StarGate, Johntá Austin | 3:34 |
5. | "One Love" | Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntá Austin | 4:17 |
6. | "Does He Do It" | Sean Garrett, Eric Hudson | 2:59 |
7. | "Say Aah" (featuring Fabolous) | Young Yonny, Troy Taylor | 3:27 |
8. | "LOL :-)" (featuring Gucci Mane & Soulja Boy Tell 'Em ) | Fisha & Price | 4:08 |
9. | "Ready to Make Luv" | Troy Taylor | 1:21 |
10. | "Jupiter Love" | Troy Taylor, John "SK" McGee | 4:34 |
11. | "Be Where You Are" | Christopher "Deep" Henderson | 4:00 |
12. | "Successful" (with Drake) | Noah "40" Shebib | 4:26 |
13. | "Black Roses" | Bei Maejor | 3:34 |
14. | "Love Lost" | Troy Taylor, Trey Songz | 3:44 |
15. | "Hollalude" | Troy Taylor | 1:16 |
16. | "Holla If Ya Need Me" | Troy Taylor, Chris Hines | 4:05 |
17. | "Yo Side of the Bed" | Troy Taylor, Patrick Hayes | 4:10 |
Deluxe edition bonus CD
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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18. | "Brand New" | Soundz | 3:42 |
19. | "Scratchin' Me Up" | Troy Taylor | 4:09 |
20. | "You Belong to Me" | John "SK" McGee, Troy taylor | 3:54 |
Chart history
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales |
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U.S. Billboard 200[14] | 3 | 500,000+[15] |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[16] | 2 |
References
- ^ Nero, Mark Edward. Review: Ready. About.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.
- ^ Jeffries, David (2009-08-31). "( Ready > Overview )". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Trey Songz, 'Ready' - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon. Review: Ready. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-05
- ^ Gamboa, Glenn. Review: Ready. Newsday. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.
- ^ Rennie, Andrew. "NOW Magazine // Music // Trey Songz". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ Lewis, Tyler. "Trey Songz: Ready < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ (Posted: Aug 31, 2009) (2009-08-31). "Ready : Trey Songz : Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mangat, Ajitpaul. Review: Ready. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.
- ^ Fennessey, Sean. Review: Ready. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Trey's Next Single Announced! - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Exclusive "Say Aah" Video Shoot Pics! - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/sade_strikes_gold_in_first_week_jaheim_r.html
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/whitney-houston-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-1004010124.story
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (2009-04-20). "Keyshia Cole Announces Tour Dates". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ ""READY" Set, Go! Trey Makes Top 3 Debut - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
External links
- TreySongz.com — Trey Songz official website
- SeeFurtherThanIAm.com — Trey Songz official blog
- Ready at Metacritic