Lessons in Love (album)

Lessons in Love
Studio album by
Lloyd
ReleasedAugust 4, 2008 (2008-08-04)
Recorded2007–08
GenreR&B, hip hop
Length45:53
Label
ProducerBig Reese & Jasper, Eric Hudson, J. Lack, Polow da Don, Oak Felder, Adonis "The Phenom"
Lloyd chronology
Street Love
(2007) 		Lessons in Love
(2008) 		King of Hearts
(2011)
Singles from Lessons in Love
  1. "How We Do It (Around My Way)"
    Released: March 4, 2008
  2. "Girls Around the World"
    Released: May 12, 2008
  3. "Year of the Lover"
    Released: September 2, 2008

Lessons in Love is the third studio album by American singer Lloyd, released by Young Goldie Music, Sho'Nuff Records, The Inc. Records, and Universal Motown on August 4, 2008. This is the last album to be released on The Inc. Records.

Production

The album was originally to be titled Sexual Education but was later changed to Lessons in Love for a more suitable title. Lloyd describe the album as '"The title concept derives from a schoolboy fantasy of mine".[1] Following their participation on previous album Street Love (2007), the singer re-teamed with producers Big Reese and Jasper Cameron to work on the majority of the album, with additional production resulting from collaborations with Polow Da Don, Adonis Shropshire, James Lackey, Oak Felder (of the Knightwritaz), and others.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, with moderately successful first week sales 51,000.[2][3]

The first single, "How We Do It (Around My Way)" features rapper Ludacris, only peaked at number seventy-seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[4] It peaked at number seventy-five on the UK Singles Chart. "Girls Around the World" was the album's second single. It features the rapper Lil Wayne. The single was sent to U.S. radio stations for airplay consideration on May 12, 2008.[5] It peaked at sixty-four on Billboard's Hot 100 and thirteen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[6] The third and final single was "Year of the Lover". The single version featured rapper Plies. It only peaked at number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. "I Can Change Your Life" was supposed to be the fourth single from the album, but was cancelled due to the lackluster chart performance of "Year of the Lover".

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[7]
AllMusic[8]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[9]
New York Daily News[10]
Newsday(B) link
Rolling Stone link at the Wayback Machine (archived September 15, 2008)
Slant Magazine[11]
The Guardian[12]
UGO Networks(C+) link
USA Today[13]

Lessons in Love received mixed or average reviews from critics. It holds a 60 out of 100 from Metacritic.[14] AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars saying, "Between 'I'm Wit It', 'Girls', and a couple other standouts, Lessons in Love cannot be dismissed, but Lloyd will have to really change it up with his fourth album to evade a real holding pattern."[8] Rolling Stone also gave the album 3 out of 5 stars saying, "Throughout Lessons in Love, Lloyd sounds like he's actually having fun dishing out come-ons, adding an emphatic exuberance to each one."[15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sex Education"
3:36
2."Girls Around the World" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Big Reese
  • Cameron
3:49
3."Treat U Good"
Hudson4:08
4."Year of the Lover"
Hudson4:06
5."I Can Change Your Life"
Oak3:28
6."Lose Your Love"
  • Cameron
  • Polite
  • Sinclair
  • J. Spinks
  • Big Reese
  • Cameron
4:04
7."Have My Baby"
  • Cameron
  • Polite
  • Big Reese
  • Cameron
4:15
8."Love Making 101"
Hudson4:04
9."Party All Over Your Body"
  • Cameron
  • Jamal Jones
  • Polite
Polow da Don3:46
10."Touched By An Angel"
  • Cameron
  • Polite
  • Sinclair
  • Big Reese
  • Cameron
4:09
11."I'm Wit It"
James "JLack" Lackey3:05
12."Heart Attack"
  • Polite
  • Shropshire
  • J. White
Shropshire3:23
United Kingdom bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."How We Do It (Around My Way)" (featuring Ludacris)
  • Baby Boy
  • Superkidd
3:36
14."How We Do It (In the UK) (Sway Remix)" (featuring Sway)
  • Derek Safo
  • Polite
  • Farris
  • Gouche
  • M. Henry
  • J. Henry
  • Chisolm
  • Baby Boy
  • Superkidd
3:38
Circuit City exclusive bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."If He Knew"3:22
Lessons in Love 2.0
No.TitleLength
1."Lessons in Love"2:40
2."Lights, Camera, Action"3:06
3."I Need Love" (featuring The-Dream)3:42
4."Can't Get Over"3:04
5."I'm Wit It" (featuring Yung Joc)3:39
6."Year of the Lover" (featuring Fabolous & Plies)5:07
7."Do The Damn Thing"3:35
8."Day in the Life"4:21
9."Lose Control" (featuring Nelly)4:19
10."Love Spaceship" (featuring Danah Lewis)4:15
11."If He Knew"3:27
12."Nobody But Me"3:08
13."I Don't Wanna Be"4:13

Charts

See also

Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom August 4, 2008
United States August 5, 2008
Canada September 30, 2008

References

  1. ^ [1] blueandsoul. Accessed August 8, 2008
  2. ^ Katie Hasty (August 13, 2008). 'Mamma Mia!' Leaps To No. 1 On The Billboard 200 Billboard. Accessed August 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Andreas Hale (August 21, 2008). Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 8/17/08 Hip Hop DX. Accessed August 21, 2008.
  4. ^ "How We Do It (Around My Way)" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, April 12, 2008.
  5. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! Archived 2011-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
  7. ^ Nero, Mark Edward. "Lloyd - Lessons In Love". About.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Lessons in Love - Lloyd". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  9. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (August 1, 2008). "Lessons in Love". Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Farber, Jim (August 5, 2008). "Lloyd is R&B's new true falsetto". New York Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  11. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (August 7, 2008). "Lloyd Lessons in Love". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Macpherson, Alex (August 8, 2008). "CD: Urban review: Lloyd, Lessons in Love". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  13. ^ Jones, Steve (August 4, 2008). "This week's reviews: Lloyd 'Lessons' impact; Randy in Weill humor". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  14. ^ Lloyd: Lessons In Love (2008): Reviews Metacritic. Accessed August 8, 2008
  15. ^ Lessons In Love : Lloyd : Review Rolling Stone. Accessed August 8, 2008
  16. ^ "Lloyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  17. ^ "Lloyd Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  18. ^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

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