All I Feel
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| Released | April 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2008 | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop | |||
| Length | 40:35 | |||
| Label | Knockout Entertainment, Deja34, Epic, Koch | |||
| Producer | Ray J (exec.) Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson, DJ Quik, Mario Myers, Charles "Chuck Heat" Henderson, Noel "Detail" Fisher, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Trackmasters, Darrin "Jeeky Man" Lockings, Jay "Waxx" Garfield, Fizzy Womack | |||
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All I Feel is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Ray J and was released on April 7, 2008. It is the second album by Ray J to be labeled with a Parental Advisory sticker. The album features the singles "Sexy Can I" featuring labelmate Yung Berg, and "Gifts". and was his only album with Koch Records.
Conception
An article in the Los Angeles Times asserted that Ray J wanted to distance himself from his child star image from his days acting in Moesha, the sitcom that starred his older sister Brandy. Reporter Serena Kim noticed that the lyrics were becoming more "graphic" and sexually explicit.[1]
Sales
The album sold over 39,000 copies in its first week placing it at #7 on the Billboard 200 charts, and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. As of 2010 it sold 250,000 copies to date.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | Moderate[2] |
| Okayplayer |   [3] |
| USA Today |  [4] |
| DJBooth.net | [5] |
All I Feel was panned by most music critics. Steve Jones of USA Today rated this album one-and-a-half stars out of a possible five, stating that the album "doesn’t leave much of an impression, even though Ray J tries hard to leave one".[6] On okayplayer, Jason Reynolds considered Ray J's sexual and drug content to be vulgar and "forced".[7] Clover Hope of Billboard magazine gave this album a moderate review for the perception that Ray J "tries too hard" to "prove himself" to be grown up, "like a wannabe rapper in singer's clothing".[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Wanna Be Right (Intro)" | Drumma Boy | 1:38 |
| 2. | "I Like to Trick" | Mario Myers | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Sexy Can I" (featuring Yung Berg) | Noel "Detail" Fisher | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Gifts" | Noel "Detail" Fisher | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Girl from the Bronx" | Charles Henderson | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Jump Off" | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Boyfriend" | Trackmasters | 3:28 |
| 8. | "All I Feel" | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | 4:28 |
| 9. | "It's Up to You" | Noel "Detail" Fisher | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Where You At" (featuring The Game) | DJ Quik | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Real Nigga" (featuring Styles P) | Jay Garfield | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Good Girl Gone Bad" (featuring Shorty Mack) | Fizzy Womack | 3:52 |
| 13. | "I Can Feel It (Outro)" (featuring Shia LaBeouf) | Ray J | 1:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Good Times" (featuring Shorty Mack) | Norwood, Jr., Owens | Ray J | 4:14 |
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
References
- ^ Kim, Serena (2008-04-17). "Ray J relates 'All I Feel'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ Okayplayer review
- ^ "USA Today review". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ DJBooth.net review
- ^ Jones, Steve (2008-04-07). "The singing Ray J". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Reynolds, Jason (2008-04-22). "Ray J - All I Feel". Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Hope, Clover (2008-04-12). "All I Feel". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "All I Feel (Bonus Track Version) by Ray J on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.