Back 2 Life (LeToya Luckett album)

Back 2 Life is the third studio album by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett, released on May 12, 2017, through eOne Music Entertainment.[1] The album was preceded by two singles—"Back 2 Life" and "Used To". The album debuted at number 91 on the Billboard 200, marking her lowest charting album in the United States to date.[2]

Back 2 Life
Studio album by
LeToya Luckett
ReleasedMay 12, 2017
Recorded2012 - 2017
GenreR&B
Length51:17
LabeleOne Music Entertainment
LeToya Luckett chronology
Lady Love
(2009)		 Back 2 Life
(2017)		 TBA
(2021)
Singles from Back 2 Life
  1. "Back 2 Life"
    Released: December 7, 2016
  2. "Used To"
    Released: April 17, 2017
  3. "In the Name"
    Released: July 31, 2017

Background and promotion

In January 2014, LeToya Luckett announced that the title of her third studio album would be called Until Then on The Wendy Williams Show, with a planned 2016 release.[3][4] "Don't Make Me Wait" was released as a promotional single on February 11, 2014, to iTunes.[5] More than a year later a remix featuring American-rapper T.I. was released on March 10, 2015.[6] On January 5, 2015, Luckett released the track "I'm Ready" on her YouTube channel.[7] On January 16, 2015, Luckett released "Together" inspired to end illegal gun violence in America in recent partnership with the Caliber Foundation.[8][9]

On December 7, 2016, Luckett released the lead single "Back 2 Life" to iTunes.[10] On March 23, 2017, eOne Music released the teaser trailer to the second single "Used To", continuing from the "Back 2 Life" music video. On April 10, 2017, Luckett announced the release date and new title of her upcoming third studio album on her Twitter account: "HEY LOVES!!! Excited to announce my album #Back2Life hits the stores May 12th!!!",[11] thus renaming it from Until Then to Back 2 Life, with the song "Don't Make Me Wait" removed, and 13 songs added.[12] The album was available for pre-order on iTunes April 17, 2017.

Singles

"Back 2 Life" was released as the album's lead single on December 7, 2016.[13] The song debuted at number 26 on the US Adult R&B Airplay chart on February 4, 2017[14] and has since peaked at number six.[15] The music video was released to Luckett's Vevo account on January 10, 2017.[16]

"Used To" was released as the album's second single on April 17, 2017, with the music video premiering the same day.[17][18]

"In The Name" was released as the album's third single on the day of release, and the music video for it was released on July 31, 2017.

Commercial performance

In the United States, Back 2 Life debuted at number ninety-one on the Billboard 200,[2] number forty-four on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart,[19] number thirty on the Top Album Sales chart,[20] number fourteen on the R&B Albums chart,[21] and number four on the Independent Albums chart.[22] The album debuted at number 1 on the iTunes US R&B / Soul chart, and left the chart the following week. The album failed to chart outside of the United States.

Track listing
Back 2 Life[1][23][24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Ready"
D'Mile4:01
2."B2L"
  • Curtis Troy Austin
  • Luckett
  • Joseph "Jo Blaq" Macklin
  • Dashaun Leldevonne Newby
Jo Blaq4:13
3."Show Me"
Jo Blaq3:55
4."Used To"
  • Anthony Saunders
  • Charmelle Cofield
  • Eric Dawkins
  • Macklin
  • White
3:50
5."Middle"
 3:59
6."Grey" (featuring Ludacris)
Andre Harris Jo Blaq4:31
7."In the Name"
Warryn Campbell3:47
8."My Love"
  • Shropshire
  • Luckett
  • Campbell
Warryn Campbell2:50
9."Worlds Apart"
  • Harris II
  • Farris
  • Macklin
  • Midian Mathers
Andre Harris Jo Blaq5:01
10."Weekend"
  • Brandon Black
  • Conrad Rei
  • D. Anderson
  • Gavin Luckett
  • Macklin
  • Seymour
Jo Blaq3:32
11."Higher"
  • Isaacs
  • Farris
  • G. Luckett
  • Macklin
  • Mathers
Jo Blaq3:35
12."Loving You"
  • Marin
  • Young
  • Davis
  • Luckett
  • Hylton
 3:38
13."Disconnected"
  • Gabe Roland
  • Jeremiah Renaldo
  • Macklin
  • Luckett
Jo Blaq4:20
Total length:51:17

Notes

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[22] 4
US Top R&B Albums 14
US Top Album Sales 30

Release history
List of release dates, showing country, format, label and references
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 12, 2017 Digital download eOne Music Entertainment [1]
United Kingdom [23]
France [25]
United Kingdom September 15, 2017 CD [26]
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References
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  2. "LeToya Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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  4. ""Single Ladies" Star LeToya Luckett". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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  6. "Don't Make Me Wait - (feat. T.I.) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  7. "Letoya Luckett I'm Ready". youtube. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. "Letoya Luckett 'Together'". youtube. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. "Help LeToya Luckett Support The Caliber Foundation". rallysong.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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  11. @LeToyaLuckett (10 April 2017). "HEY LOVES!!! Excited to announce my..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 13, 2017 – via Twitter.
  12. "LeToya Luckett Unveils 'Back 2 Life' Cover & Tracklisting". Rap-Up. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  13. "Back 2 Life - Single by LeToya Luckett". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Music inc. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  14. "Chart Search Adult R&B for LeToya". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  15. "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Charts April 22, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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  17. "LeToya Luckett Used to - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  18. "LeToya Luckett - Used To". YouTube. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  19. "LeToya Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  20. "Billboard Top Album Sales June 3, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  21. "Billboard R&B Albums Chart June 3, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  22. "LeToya Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  23. "Back 2 Life by LeToya Lucket". iTunes Store UK. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  24. https://www.discogs.com/LeToya-Luckett-Back-2-Life/release/10270051
  25. "Back 2 Life par LeToya Luckett". iTunes Store (France). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  26. "LeToya Luckett Back 2 Life CD Album HMV Store". HMV Store (UK). Retrieved September 7, 2017.
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