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Calling All Lovers
Deluxe edition cover
Studio album by
Tamar Braxton
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015
Recorded2014–15
Genre
Length48:37
Label
Producer
Tamar Braxton chronology
Winter Loversland
(2013) 		Calling All Lovers
(2015) 		Bluebird of Happiness
(2017)
Alternative cover
File:Tamar Braxton, Calling All Lovers, Standard Edition Album Cover.png
Original Standard edition cover[1]
Singles from Calling All Lovers
  1. "Let Me Know"
    Released: October 7, 2014
  2. "If I Don't Have You"
    Released: May 27, 2015

Calling All Lovers is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Tamar Braxton.[2] It was released on October 2, 2015, by Epic Records and Streamline Records.

The album peaked at number 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[3]

Background

On October 7, 2014, Braxton's single, "Let Me Know" featuring Future, was released. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard's Trending 140 Chart, less than an hour, after its premiere on Braxton's official SoundCloud account and it eventually reached at number one by 12:00 AM.[4] Billboard.com gave the song 4 out of 5 stars in its review of "The Best and Worst Singles of the Week" for the second week of October 2014.[5]

Release

On September 6, 2015, Target confirmed that Calling All Lovers would miss its scheduled release date of September 11, 2015 due to a "street date change".[6] On September 11, 2015, the deluxe version of the album became available for pre-order on iTunes with a track listing of 16 items and a new release date of October 2, 2015.[7]

Singles

"Let Me Know" was released on October 7, 2014 as the album's lead single. The song samples late R&B singer Aaliyah 1994 hit single "At Your Best (You Are Love)".

"If I Don't Have You" was released as the album's second single on May 27, 2015, .[8] The music video for "If I Don't Have You" was released on VEVO on July 9, 2015.[9] The song peaked at number 19 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts on the week of August 15, 2015.[10]

"Catfish" was released as the first promotional single on September 12, 2015.[11] "Angels & Demons", was released as the second promotional single on September 18, 2015.[12][13] The music video for "Angels & Demons" was released on VEVO on September 17, 2015.[14] "Circles" was released as the final promotional single from Calling All Lovers on September 25, 2015.[15]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 43,000 units (38,000 in album sales) in the United States.[16] The album also peaked at number 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[3] and number 16 on the UK R&B Albums charts.[17] Its second single "If I Don't Have You" was nominated for "Best R&B Performance" at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[18]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [19]

Calling All Lovers was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, saying, "The album starts in scattered fashion with some neo-reggae, a retro-modern midtempo groove that evokes breakbeat-driven early-'90s productions, and a church-ified ballad. After those three songs, the album stabilizes, sliding between a number of plush ballads and sophisticated but bumping slow jams. Heartache prevails during the first half and crests with 'Never,' an authoritative and elegantly paced kiss-off of an inappreciative lover. The latter half is mostly about devotion and awe, while the back-to-back 'Love It' (all booming bass, tapping keyboards, and rattling percussion) and 'Must Be Good to You' (light and springy disco-funk) turn it up several degrees with Braxton offering firm declarations of her sexual power."[19]

Performances

Braxton performed "If I Don't Have You" at the BET's 15th Annual Awards 2015 on June 28, 2015 and at Mega Fest 2015 on August 21, 2015.[20][21] Braxton performed "King" on the daytime show, The Real on September 14, 2015.[22] Braxton performed "Circles" on The Wendy Williams Show on October 1, 2015.[23]

Track listing

Calling All Lovers — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Angels & Demons"
  • Tamar Braxton
  • Atozzio Towns
  • Edsel Alexander
  • Kameron Glasper
  • Tiyon "TC" Mack
  • Melvin Hough II
  • Rivelino Wouter
Mel & Mus3:06
2."Catfish"
Polow da Don3:35
3."Simple Things"
4:20
4."Broken Record"
  • Braxton
  • Daniels
  • Jones
  • Steven Easley
  • Kristal " Brave Jaxon" Murphy
  • Polow da Don
  • Afro Steve
4:09
5."Never"
Morgan3:09
6."Circles"
  • Braxton
  • Anthony D'Andre Bennett
  • McKenzie Brooke Lawson
  • Mack
Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith3:25
7."If I Don't Have You"
Da Internz4:14
8."Raise the Bar"
Camper3:43
9."I Love You"
2:22
10."Makin' Love"
  • Braxton
  • Timothy Paul Hinshaw
  • Mack
3:45
11."Love It"
  • Braxton
  • Keon Young
  • Isaac White
  • Vurdell "VScript" Muller
  • Denisia Keys
  • Mack
  • Blair Taylor
2:30
12."Must Be Good to You"
  • Alessandro Calemme
  • White
3:12
13."Free Fallin'"
  • Braxton
  • Muhammed Ayers
B.A.M.3:37
14."King"
  • Braxton
  • Fred
  • Fred
  • Braxton
  • Gerald Haddon[a]
3:30
Total length:48:37
Calling All Lovers — Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."S.O.N."
  • S1
  • Epikh Pro
3:04
16."Coming Home"
The Underdogs4:41
Total length:56:24
Calling All Lovers — Walmart deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[25]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."A.S.A.P."
  • Braxton
  • Riddick-Woods
  • Daniels
  • Clark
  • Palacios
  • Mykal Snoddy
  • Da Internz
  • Snoddy
3:51
18."Let Me Know" (featuring Future)
3:59
Total length:64:14
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer
Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[26]

Performers and musicians
  • Tamar Braxton - Vocals, Background
  • Tiyon "TC" Mack - Vocals, Background
Technical personnel
  • Tamar Braxton - Composer, Producer, Creative Director,
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid Executive Producer
  • Vincent Herbert - A&R, Executive Producer
  • LaShawn Daniels - A&R, Composer
  • Ramahn "Jer-Z" Herbert - A&R
  • Ashley Fox - Creative Director
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon - Art Direction, Creative Director, Design
  • Theo "MasBeatz" Edmonds - Producer
  • The Underdogs - Composer, Producer
  • Rivelino Raoul Wouter - Producer
  • Blair Taylor - Producer
  • Afro Steve - Producer
  • Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith - Producer
  • Polow da Don - Producer
  • Brian Alexander Morgan - Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer
  • Mel & Mus - Producer
  • Melvin Hough - Producer
  • Gerald Haddon -Producer
  • John Henry Gordon - Producer
  • Tiffany Fred - Composer, Producer
  • Leigh Elliott - Producer
  • Da Internz - Producer
  • Brandon Bell - Composer, Producer
  • Blac Elvis - Producer
  • Alessandro Calemme - Producer
  • Khari Cain - Composer, Producer
  • Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. - Composer, Producer
  • Tiyon Mack - Composer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer,
  • Keon Young - Composer
  • David James Wolinski - Composer
  • Dewain Whitmore, Jr. - Composer
  • Isaac White - Composer
  • Kristal "Brave Jaxon" Murphy
  • Atozzio Towns - Composer
  • Damon Thomas - Composer
  • Amber Streeter - Composer
  • Patrick "J Que" Smith - Composer
  • Edsel Alexander - Composer
  • Makeba Riddick - Composer
  • Tony Russell - Composer
  • Muhammad Ayers - Composer
  • Brenda Russell Composer
  • Marcos Palacios - Composer
  • Vurdell Muller - Composer
  • McKenzie Brooke Lawson - Composer
  • Sherita Lowery - Composer
  • Kevin Randolph - Composer
  • Peggy Lipton Jones - Composer
  • Denisia Keys - Composer
  • Claude Kelly - Composer
  • Jamal Jones - Composer
  • Andrew Hey - Engineer, Guitar
  • Patricia Austin - Composer
  • Timothy Paul Hinshaw - Composer
  • Atia Boggs - Composer
  • Courtney Harrell - Composer
  • Anthony D. Bennett - Composer
  • Ernest Clark - Composer
  • Candice Boyd - Composer
  • Larry Griffin Jr. - Composer
  • Kameron Glasper - Composer
  • Gene Grimaldi - Mastering
  • Dave Boyd - Assistant
  • Brandon N. Caddell - Mixing
  • Zach Nicholls - Mixing
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Composer, Mixing
  • Dashawn "Happie" White - Composer, Producer
  • Robert Ector - Photography

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17] 16
US Billboard 200[27] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref
Australia October 2, 2015 Digital download
[28]
New Zealand [7]
United Kingdom [29]
United States [24]
CD [30]

References

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  2. ^ "Tamar Braxton Talks New Album Calling All Lovers - VH1". VH1 News.
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  4. ^ "Billboard + Twitter Realtime Chart - Trending 140". Realtime.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  5. ^ "Music Singles Review Dierks Bentley Tamar Braxton David Guetta". Billboard.com. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ a b "Calling All Lovers (Deluxe) by Tamar "mjym,Braxton on iTunes". NZ iTunes Store. (Apple). October 2, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  8. ^ "iTunes - Music - If I Don't Have You - Single by Tamar Braxton". iTunes.
  9. ^ "Tamar Braxton - If I Don't Have You". YouTube. July 9, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Tamar Braxton If I Don't Have You Single Charts on Billboard.com
  11. ^ "Catfish:Tamar Braxton: From the Album Calling All Lovers (Deluxe): MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "Angels & Demons (2015) Tamar Braxton". nz.7digital.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Cummings, Moriba (September 19, 2015). "Tamar Braxton Shows Some Island Flare in 'Angels & Demons'". BET.com.
  14. ^ "Tamar Braxton - Angels & Demons". YouTube. September 17, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "Circles (2015) Tamar Braxton". YouTube. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  16. ^ Cantor, Brian (2015-10-09). "Janet Jackson's "Unbreakable" Wins Album Sales Race With 109K (Updated)". Headline Planet. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  17. ^ a b "Official R&B Albums Chart". UK Albums Chart. 9 October 2015.
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  19. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Calling All Lovers - Tamar Braxton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
  20. ^ "Performers-BET Awards". BET Awards 2015. BET Networks. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  21. ^ "Tamar Braxton & Fred Hammond sing If I Don't Have You & No Weapon PT1". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  22. ^ "Tamar Hits the Stage with 'King' Performance". YouTube. YouTube. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  23. ^ "Tamar Braxton Circles Live on Wendy Williams". YouTube. YouTube. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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