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Album II (Kem album)

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Album II
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length50:51
LabelMotown
ProducerKem, Carlos Gunn
Kem chronology
Kemistry
(2003)
Album II
(2005)
Intimacy: Album III
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Album II is the second studio album by R&B/Soul singer Kem, released May 17, 2005. This will be the final release for the Kem album for Motown records before the label ceased operations. The song "I Can't Stop Loving You" was released as a single and was a hit on R&B and adult contemporary radio stations as it reached #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 with 140,000 copies sold in the first week released.[2] Two months later the album was certified gold by the RIAA with an excess of 500,000 copies sold, In 2014 the album was certified platinum.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Kem except where noted.

  1. "Find Your Way (Back in My Life)" – 4:34
  2. "Heaven" – 6:23
  3. "Into You" – 5:04
  4. "I Can't Stop Loving You" – 5:25
  5. "Without You" – 4:10
  6. "Set You Free" – 4:28
  7. "I'm in Love" – 4:34
  8. "True Love" – 4:27
  9. "Each Other" – 3:46
  10. "You Might Win" – 3:48
  11. "I Get Lifted" (Richard Finch, Harry Wayne Casey) – 4:05

Production

  • Produced By Kem & Carlos Gunn (co-produced vocals)
  • Engineers: Carlos Gunn, Eric Morgeson
  • Assistant Engineers: Isaiah Abolin, Brian Russell
  • Mixing: Ray Bardani
  • Mastering: Chris Gehringer

Personnel

  • Kem: Keyboards, Lead & Backing Vocals
  • Brian O'Neal: Keyboards, Synthesizers
  • Quentin Baxter, Reggie McTaw: Guitars
  • David McMurray: Saxophone
  • Stevie Wonder: Harmonica
  • Fred Robinson, Al Turner: Bass
  • Ron Otis: Drums
  • Marlon Curry: Percussion

References

  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Album II > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. ^ "System Of A Down 'Mezmerizes' Album Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  3. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-11-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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