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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.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Panty Droppa (Intro)"Troy Taylor, Patrick Hayes1:27
2."Neighbors Know My Name"Troy Taylor, Patrick Hayes, John "SK" McGee (co)3:06
3."I Invented Sex" (featuring Drake)Los Da Mystro4:08
4."I Need a Girl"StarGate, Johntá Austin3:34
5."One Love"Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntá Austin4:17
6."Does He Do It"Sean Garrett, Eric Hudson2:59
7."Say Aah" (featuring Fabolous)Young Yonny, Troy Taylor3:27
8."LOL :-)" (featuring Gucci Mane & Soulja Boy Tell 'Em )Fisha & Price4:08
9."Ready to Make Luv"Troy Taylor1:21
10."Jupiter Love"Troy Taylor, John "SK" McGee4:34
11."Be Where You Are"Christopher "Deep" Henderson4:00
12."Successful" (with Drake)Noah "40" Shebib4:26
13."Black Roses"Bei Maejor3:34
14."Love Lost"Troy Taylor, Trey Songz3:44
15."Hollalude"Troy Taylor1:16
16."Holla If Ya Need Me"Troy Taylor, Chris Hines4:05
17."Yo Side of the Bed"Troy Taylor, Patrick Hayes4:10

Deluxe edition bonus CD

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Brand New"Soundz3:42
19."Scratchin' Me Up"Troy Taylor4:09
20."You Belong to Me"John "SK" McGee, Troy taylor3:54

Chart history

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Sales
U.S. Billboard 200[14] 3 500,000+[15]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[16] 2

References

  1. ^ Nero, Mark Edward. Review: Ready. About.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David (2009-08-31). "( Ready > Overview )". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  3. ^ "Trey Songz, 'Ready' - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  4. ^ Caramanica, Jon. Review: Ready. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-05
  5. ^ Gamboa, Glenn. Review: Ready. Newsday. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.
  6. ^ Rennie, Andrew. "NOW Magazine // Music // Trey Songz". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  7. ^ Lewis, Tyler. "Trey Songz: Ready < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  8. ^ (Posted: Aug 31, 2009) (2009-08-31). "Ready : Trey Songz : Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Mangat, Ajitpaul. Review: Ready. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.
  10. ^ Fennessey, Sean. Review: Ready. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
  11. ^ "Trey's Next Single Announced! - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  12. ^ "Exclusive "Say Aah" Video Shoot Pics! - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  13. ^ http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/sade_strikes_gold_in_first_week_jaheim_r.html
  14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/whitney-houston-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-1004010124.story
  15. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (2009-04-20). "Keyshia Cole Announces Tour Dates". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  16. ^ ""READY" Set, Go! Trey Makes Top 3 Debut - Blog Detail". TreySongz.com. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2009-10-10.