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Fight for Love
Fight for Love
Studio album by Elliott Yamin
Released	May 5, 2009
Length	45:56
Label	Hickory; RED;
Producer	Josh Abraham; Busbee; Jermaine Dupri; Eman; Espionage; Warren "Oak" Felder; Calvin "Joonie" Gray, Jr.; Rob Knox; Madd Scientist; Midi Mafia; Tawgs Salter; Stargate;
Elliott Yamin chronology
Singles from Fight for Love
	"Fight for Love"; Released: 2009; "You Say"; Released: 2009; "Can't Keep on Loving You (From a Distance)"; Released: 2009;

Fight for Love is the studio second album by American singer Elliott Yamin. It was first released on May 5, 2009, by the independent label Hickory Records and distributed through Sony BMG-owned RED Distribution. Yamin recorded 35 songs from which to choose the final track list and worked with various producers including Jermaine Dupri, Dave Tozer, Eman, Harvey Mason, Jr., Steve Russell and Stargate.^[2] He described Fight for Love as more contemporary R&B pop than his debut with three or four more "radio-friendly" singles.^[3]^[4] Yamin co-wrote the majority of songs for the album, including "Someday," a song about his feelings of loss following the death of his mother to which he dedicated Fight for Love.^[3]

Several singles were issued in support of the album. The title track and lead single premiered on AOL Music on February 13, 2009. The song was released to online music services, including iTunes, and for adds at Top 40 and Rhythmic radio on March 10, 2009.^[5] Yamin shot two music videos, for "Fight for Love" as well as for the song "You Say", which became the second single in Japan. They were shot on April 11 and 12, 2009, in Los Angeles, California.^[6]^[7] The video for "Fight for Love" premiered on AOL Music on May 1, 2009.^[8] The second US single, "Can't Keep on Loving You (From a Distance)", was released to Adult Contemporary radio on August 10, 2009.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[10]
AllMusic	^[11]
Billboard	(positive)^[12]
People	^[13]
Slant	^[14]
US Magazine	^[15]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album two and a half stars out of five. He found that "the problem for Yamin is that his husky voice bristles against the cold, sequenced rhythms that comprise Fight for Love, creating not tension but dissonance. Of course, it would help if he had compelling material, either songs or productions, but everything here feels written to convention instead of written to order. Yamin remains an ingratiating presence, possessed with a natural, almost accidental charm that's so endearing that it's hard not to wish that he was in warmer surroundings than these, or at least had a better collection of songs to sing."^[11] People remarked that the "likable Yamin largely eschews the old-school soul of 2007's self-titled debut for a more contemporary sound. Cuts like the title-track single and the Stargate-produced "Don't Be Afraid" find him smoothly moving in on Ne-Yo. But the songs [...] are not quite in Ne-Yo's league, and the slow-to-midtempo grooves start to blend together after a while."^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let Love Be"	Elliott Yamin Oliver Goldstein Calvin "Joonie" Gray, Jr.	Gray Josh Abraham	3:32
2.	"Know Better"	Waynne Nugent Kevin Risto Steve Russell Dapo Torimiro	Midi Mafia Russell^[a]	3:57
3.	"Fight for Love"	Johntá Austin Terry "Madd Scientist" Thomas	Thomas Austin^[b]	3:41
4.	"You"	P. Taj Jackson Mikkel S. Ericksen Tor Erik Hermansen Amund Bjorklund Espen Lind	Stargate	3:57
5.	"Can't Keep on Loving You (From a Distance)"	Tawgs Salter Hakim Abdulsamad Nasri Atweh M. Kasprzyk	Salter	3:14
6.	"Don't Be Afraid"	Jackson Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:03
7.	"You Say"	Yamin Reed Vertelney Lindy Robbins Jess Cates	Emanuel Kiriakou	3:41
8.	"Apart from Me"	Yamin Nugent Risto Russell Torimiro	Midi Mafia Russell^[a]	3:42
9.	"Cold Heart"	Yamin Felix Bloxsom Aaron Goldstein O. Goldstein Bonnie McKee	Abraham Oligee^[b]	3:34
10.	"How Do I Know"	Yamin Emanuel Kiriakou Robbins	Kiriakou	3:48
11.	"This Step Alone"	Yamin Abraham Alex James Torimiro	Abraham Torimiro^[b]	3:48
12.	"Someday"	Yamin Dave Tozer Marcus John Bryant Corey Latif Williams	Tozer	5:16

Walmart bonus tracks^[16]^[5]^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"The Bridge Is Burning"	Yamin Marshall Altman Mike Busbee	Altman Busbee	3:50
14.	"Don't Change"	Bjorklund Lind Geir Hvidsten Jackson	Espionage	3:26

iTunes Store bonus tracks^[17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Doorway"	James Fauntleroy Rob Knox Harvey Mason, Jr.	Knox The Underdogs	3:47
14.	"Forever in You"	Yamin Fauntleroy Nugent Torimiro Risto	Midi Mafia	3:37

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Forever in You"	Yamin Fauntleroy Nugent Torimiro Risto	Midi Mafia	3:37
14.	"When I'm Gone"	Jermaine Dupri Crystal Johnson Manuel Seal, Jr.	Dupri Seal^[b]	3:55
15.	"Don't Change"	Bjorklund Lind Hvidsten Jackson	Espionage	3:26

Japanese premium edition bonus tracks^[18]^[19]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Good Outweigh the Bad"	Yamin J. Almos O. Goldstein McKee Ely Weisfeld	Abraham	3:49
17.	"The Bridge Is Burning"	Yamin Marshall Altman Mike Busbee	Altman Busbee	3:50
18.	"Always"	Frankie Storm Mason Warren "Oak" Felder Fauntleroy Russell	Oak The Underdogs	3:38
19.	"Shelter"	Russell Priya Jay Anthony Renoir	Abraham Russell^[a]	3:58

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a vocal producer
^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Weekly chart performance
Chart (2009)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	19
US Billboard 200^[20]	26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[21]	4

Sales

Sales for *Fight for Love*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States	—	49,000^[22]

Release history

Release dates and formats for *Fight for Love*
Region	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	May 5, 2009	Standard	CD digital download	Hickory RED	^[17]
Japan	May 20, 2009	Standard	CD digital download	Avex Trax	^[1]
Japan	October 21, 2009	Premium	CD digital download	Avex Trax	^[18]