Love Behind the Melody

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Love Behind the Melody is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Raheem DeVaughn, released on January 15, 2008 by Jive Records. The album was preceded by three singles, "Woman", "Customer" and "Text Messages". The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 45,000 copies in its first week. Love Behind the Melody proved to be one of the most critically praised albums of 2008.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com
Allmusic
Billboard	(favorable)
The Boston Globe	(favorable)
Ebony	(favorable)
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)
The New York Times	(favorable)
PopMatters	(8/10)
UrbanMusicReviews	(A)
USA Today
Vibe	(favorable)

Upon its release, Love Behind the Melody received rave reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 9 reviews.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello Love (Intro)"	Kenny Dope	0:59
2.	"Woman"	Carl "Chucky" Thompson	4:28
3.	"Love Drug"	Scott Storch	4:58
4.	"Energy" (featuring Big Boi)	Scott Storch	3:24
5.	"Friday (Shut The Club Down)"	Kwame	3:39
6.	"Customer"	Carvin & Ivan	4:05
7.	"Mo' Better"	Jack Splash	7:39
8.	"Woman I Desire (Interlude)" (featuring Malik Yusef)	Kenny Dope	2:14
9.	"Desire"	Kenny Dope	5:29
10.	"Midnight (Interlude)"	Kenny Dope	1:30
11.	"Marathon" (featuring Floetry)	Kenny Dope	5:45
12.	"Butterflies"	Mark Batson	3:10
13.	"She's Not You"	One Up Entertainment	4:14
14.	"Can We Try Again? (Interlude)"	Kenny Dope	0:52
15.	"Try Again"	Mark Batson	3:36
16.	"Empty"	Bryan-Michael Cox	4:50
17.	"Four Letter Word"	Blaq Smurph	4:45

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Text Messages"	Big Bob & Captn Curt, Chris Symfonikz	3:23
19.	"Customer (R. Kelly Remix)"	R. Kelly	4:01

External links

• Love Behind the Melody at Metacritic