Complicated (Nivea album)

"Okay"
Complicated
Studio album by Nivea
Released	May 3, 2005
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Crunk&B; hip hop; R&B;
Length	53:13
Label	Jive
Producer	Nivea (exec.); The-Dream (also exec.); Karl Antoine; Larry "Rock" Campbell; Bryan-Michael Cox; Deputy; Jermaine Dupri; R. Kelly; Nastacia "Nazz" Kendall; Lil Jon; P.I.M.P.; The Platinum Brothers;
Nivea chronology
Singles from Complicated
	"Okay"; Released: October 19, 2004; "Parking Lot"; Released: May 3, 2005;

Complicated is the second studio album by American singer Nivea, released in the United States on May 3, 2005 on Jive Records. It was primarily produced by her then-husband The-Dream, with additional production from Lil Jon, R. Kelly, Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri. The album peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200 album charts. Complicated was critically acclaimed, but failed to receive major commercial success, eventually becoming Nivea's lowest selling album to date with just over 100,000 copies sold in the US.

"Okay", the album's lead single, was already recorded back in 2003. Though it was clear that the track was going to be released as a single, the record company kept it under closure to introduce the upcoming crunk&B style with newcomer Ciara and her "Goodies" track. No other single was released from Complicated due to a recall on the album for having a content-protector and some discs would not play, so Nivea decided to leave Jive Records not long after the album's release.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic's Andy Kellman was not impressed with Complicated. He wrote that the album "contains a couple should-be successful singles, but it's far too patchy to be considered better than the debut. More sexually upfront and as sweet-voiced as ever, Nivea still needs more than a couple hot producers and guest MCs to truly stick out."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rain (Interlude)"	Nivea Terius Nash	The-Dream	0:50
2.	"Complicated"	Nivea Nash	The-Dream	3:52
3.	"Okay" (featuring Lil Jon and YoungBloodZ)	Nivea Nash Traci Hale Jeffrey Grigsby Sean Paul Joseph Jonathan Smith	Lil Jon The-Dream^[B]	4:43
4.	"Parking Lot"	Jermaine Dupri Bryan Michael Cox Johnta Austin	Dupri Cox^[C]	3:51
5.	"Fulton County Correctional Call (Interlude)"	Nivea Nash	The-Dream	1:08
6.	"I Can't Mess with You" (featuring The-Dream)	Nivea Nash Thomas Bell Michael Chesser Linda Creed Adam Gibbs	The Platinum Brothers	4:02
7.	"Breathe (Let It Go)"	Nivea Nash Jamil Pierre	Deputy Larry "Rock" Campbell^[A] The-Dream^[A]	4:04
8.	"Quickie" (featuring Rasheeda)	Nivea Chesser Kenny Hickson Esmond Edwards	The Platinum Brothers	4:04
9.	"Indian Dance"	Nivea Nash	The-Dream	3:50
10.	"No More"	Nivea Chesser Gibbs	The Platinum Brothers	3:39
11.	"Gangsta Girl" (featuring R. Kelly)	R. Kelly	Kelly	2:56
12.	"Okay Remix (Red-Cup Version)" (featuring The-Dream)	Nivea Nash Smith Hale	The-Dream	4:11
13.	"So Far"	Kendall Chesser Gibbs Karl Antoine	The Platinum Brothers Karl Antoine^[A] Nastacia "Nazz" Kendall^[A]	4:02
14.	"It's All Good"	Nivea Nash	The-Dream	3:37
15.	"My Fault (Ghetto Apology)"	Nivea Christopher Jasper Larry Campbell Marvin Isley Rudolph Isley O'Kelly Isley Ronald Isley Ernie Isley	P.I.M.P.	3:58

Notes and sample credits

^{^[A]} denotes co-producer
^{^[B]} denotes vocal producer
^{^[C]} denotes additional producer
"I Can't Mess with You" contains a sample of "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics.
"My Fault (Ghetto Apology)" contains a sample of "For the Love of You" by The Isley Brothers.

Personnel

Fletcher Dozier Jr. – guitar
Donnie Lyle – guitar
Eddie E. Hamilton – guitar
Julio Miranda – guitar

Production

Executive producers: Nivea Nash, Terius "The Dream" Nash
Producer: Larry "Rock" Campbell, Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon, R. Kelly, The Platinum Brothers, Nastacia "Nazz" Kendall, The Dream
Vocal assistance: Sakinah Lestage
Engineers: Brian Frye, Andy Gallas, Abel Garibaldi, Matthew Malpass, Ian Mereness, Ray Seay, Rich Tapper
Assistant engineers: Steve Bearsley, Josh Copp, Jason Mlodzinski, Keith Sengbusch, Rob Skipworth, Adam Smith, Nathan Wheeler
Mixing: Leslie Braithwaite, Kevin "KD" Davis, John Frye, Serban Ghenea, Brian Stanley, Phil Tan
Mixing assistance: Warren Bletcher, Kris Lewis
Mastering: Tom Coyne
A&R: Larry "Rock" Campbell, Wayne Williams
Design: Larry "Rock" Campbell
Art direction: Elisa Garcia, Denise Trorman
Photography: Jonathan Mannion

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	9

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References

Kellman, Andy. Complicated at AllMusic
"Nivea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
"Nivea Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2015.

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[allmusic-1] Kellman, Andy. Complicated at AllMusic

[ac_Billboard200_Nivea-2] "Nivea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2015.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Nivea-3] "Nivea Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2015.

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Nivea
Albums	Nivea Complicated Animalistic Mirrors
Singles	"Don't Mess with the Radio" "Run Away (I Wanna Be with You)" "Don't Mess with My Man" "Laundromat"
Feature singles	"Danger (Been So Long)"
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