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Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie
Studio album by Ryan Leslie
Released	February 10, 2009
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	R&B; hip hop;
Length	48:12
Label	NextSelection; Casablanca; Universal;
Producer	Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie chronology
Singles from Ryan Leslie
	"Diamond Girl"; Released: December 11, 2007; "Addiction"; Released: August 19, 2008; "How It Was Supposed to Be"; Released: December 23, 2008;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Boston Globe	(mixed)^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
New York Times	(unfavorable)^[4]
Okayplayer	77/100^[5]
Pitchfork	8.0/10^[6]
PopMatters	^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
Vibe	(mixed)^[9]

Ryan Leslie is the debut album of American R&B singer-songwriter and producer Ryan Leslie, released February 10, 2009 on Universal Motown in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "Diamond Girl", "Addiction", and "How It Was Supposed to Be". The album was entirely produced by Leslie. While it received some negative criticism towards Leslie's songwriting, Ryan Leslie earned generally favorable reviews from music critics.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Leslie, with additional writing on "Addiction" by Cassie Ventura and John Jackson

*Ryan Leslie* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Diamond Girl"	3:44
2.	"Addiction" (featuring Cassie and Fabolous)	4:00
3.	"You're Fly"	4:27
4.	"Quicksand"	3:43
5.	"Valentine"	3:44
6.	"Just Right"	4:43
7.	"How It Was Supposed to Be"	3:22
8.	"I-R-I-N-A"	4:09
9.	"Out of the Blue"	3:41
10.	"Shouldn't Have to Wait"	4:11
11.	"Wanna Be Good"	4:01
12.	"Gibberish"	4:20

Personnel

Ryan Leslie: All keyboards, drum programming, background vocals and executive producer
Chanel Iman: Additional keyboard on "Just Right"
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: Bass and guitar on "You're Fly", "Shouldn't Have to Wait" and "Wanna Be Good"
Brent Paschke: Bass and guitar on "Quicksand"
Jermaine Parrish: Drums and additional percussion on "I-R-I-N-A"
Al Carty: Bass on "I-R-I-N-A"
Tommy Mottola: Additional guitar on "Wanna Be Good"
David Sancious: Keyboard on "Wanna Be Good"
Recording engineers: Ryan Leslie, Anthony Palazzole, Scott Elgin, Rob Kinelski, Jim Caruana
Mixing engineers: Ryan Leslie, Kevin Crouse, Jim Caruana
Mastering: Chris Athens
Photography: Armen Djerrahian, Kameron Crone