Back to Love (Anthony Hamilton album)
Back to Love is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2011, by RCA Records. The album features writing and production from Babyface, Dre & Vidal, Kelvin Wooten, Mike City, Jairus Mozee, Avila Brothers, as well as Hamilton himself.
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Released | December 13, 2011 | |||
Length | 46:00 (standard edition) 64:00 (deluxe edition) | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Anthony Hamilton (exec.), Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Mike City, Bobby Ross & Issiah Avila, Kelvin Wooten, Dre & Vidal, Antonio Dixon, Salaam Remi, Jairus Mozee | |||
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It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2013.[1] The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011. The second single "Pray For Me" was also Grammy nominated in 2013 for Best R&B Song and reached number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[1][2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
About.com | |
Allmusic | |
The A.V. Club | A-[6] |
Entertainment Weekly | A–[7] |
Los Angeles Times | |
Rolling Stone | |
Pop Matters | 6/10[11] |
Spin | 8/10[12] |
Back to Love has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on seven reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim."[3] Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that Back to Love "is clearly viewed as a fresh start, even though it offers no more surprises than Ain't Nobody Worryin' or The Point of It All [...] That Back to Love is not a major shake-up is not a bad thing. Most of the songs are instantly ingratiating in some way, with none of the lighter, upbeat numbers the least bit out of character. There are some sad-cat moments that come very close to the standard Hamilton set."[5]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 63,000 copies in the first week.[13] The album has sold 372,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[14]
Singles
- The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011.
- The album's second single "Pray for Me" was released on March 27, 2012.
- The album's third single "Best of Me" was released on February 4, 2013.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Back to Love" | A. Hamilton, S. Remi, V. Henry | Salaam Remi | 3:20 |
2. | "Writing on the Wall" | A. Hamilton, M. Flowers | Mike City | 3:28 |
3. | "Woo" | A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, B. Coleman, K. Edmonds, P. Smith | Babyface, Antonio Dixon | 3:15 |
4. | "Pray for Me" | A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, K. Edmonds, P. Smith | Babyface, Antonio Dixon | 4:40 |
5. | "Best of Me" | A. Hamilton, J. Mozee | Jairus Mozee | 3:46 |
6. | "Never Let Go" (featuring Keri Hilson) | A. Hamilton, C. Johnson, J. Wonda | Jerry Wonda | 3:40 |
7. | "Mad" | A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, K. Edmonds, P. Smith | Babyface, Antonio Dixon | 3:43 |
8. | "I'll Wait (To Fall in Love)" | A. Hamilton, B. Avila, I. Avila | Avila Brothers | 4:15 |
9. | "Sucka for You" | A. Hamilton, K. Wooten | Kelvin Wooten | 4:19 |
10. | "Baby Girl" | A. Hamilton, K. Wooten | Kelvin Wooten | 3:34 |
11. | "Who's Loving You" | A. Hamilton, A. Heard, M. Anzel, Victoria "Bekele" Tollossa | Andreao Heard | 3:47 |
12. | "Life Has a Way" | A. Hamilton, J. Poyser | James Poyser | 4:15 |
Total length: | 46:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Broken Man" | A. Hamilton, A. Harris, V. Davis | Dre & Vidal | 4:50 |
14. | "I'm Ready" | A. Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3:54 |
15. | "Fair in Love" | A. Hamilton, C. Soper, J. Singer, N. Banns | Christopher Soper | 5:32 |
16. | "More Than Enough" | A. Hamilton, K. Wooten | Kelvin Wooten | 4:10 |
Total length: | 64:00 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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South Africa (RISA)[23] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
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- Hardy, Ernest. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
- "LA Times Review". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2011.
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- "Pop Matters Review".
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- "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
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- "South African Top 20 Albums Chart". RSG. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
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