Album Retrospective: "Year of the Gentleman" by Ne-Yo

 "Year of the Gentleman" by Ne-Yo album cover
Here is a new segment that is being introduced to the blog just as the year is about to end.

It is called Album Retrospective.

In this segment albums that were released before this decade (2020) with a few exceptions once in a while will be reviewed on the blog. The review will not stray from my reviews of albums released throughout the year, it is just to expose readers of the blog to my thoughts about albums that would not have covered on the blog.

With that being said, the very first album retrospective is "Year of the Gentleman" by Ne-Yo.

Year of the Gentleman is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released by Compound Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings on September 16, 2008, in the United States. As with his previous albums In My Own Words (2006) and Because of You (2007), Ne-Yo worked with Stargate, Reggie "Syience" Perry, and Shea Taylor on much of the album, but also consulted new collaborators, including Chuck Harmony, Polow da Don, The Stereotypes, Butter Beats, and Shomari "Sho" Wilson. The album was a commercial success, charting in the top-10 in several countries. Year of the Gentleman reached number two on the US Billboard 200 and was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of one million copies in the United States, making it his third platinum-selling album as well as his third consecutive top ten album following Because of You. It has also been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. It was also certified in Canada, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia. Released to favorable reviews from music critics, Year of the Gentleman earned Ne-Yo six Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 51st award ceremony. Rolling Stone ranked it number 33 on its list of the 50 Best albums of 2008. In support of the album, Def Jam released four singles, including international hit singles "Closer" and "Miss Independent", as well as "Mad" and "Part of the List". 

Excerpt taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Gentleman

Here's my review of each track on the album!

1. Closer 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

2. Nobody 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

3. Single 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

4. Mad 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

5. Miss Independent 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

6. Why Does She Stay? 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

7. Fade Into The Background 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / ❤️‍🔥

8. So You Can Cry 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

9. Part of the List 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

10. Back to What You Know 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

11. Lie to Me 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 / 🔥

12. Stop This World 🌟🌟🌟

Album Rating: 9️⃣▪️ 5️⃣ / 🔟

 "Year of the Gentleman" by Ne-Yo album tracklist


What are your overall thoughts on the album? What are your favourite songs from the album? Let me know in the comments section!


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