Face the Music (Avant album)

Face the Music is the seventh studio album by American singer Avant. Released on February 1, 2013 in the United States, it marked his debut released on his own label Mo-B Entertainment.[1] Distribution was overseen by Caroline Distribution and EMI Records.[2] The album features collaborations with J'Lyn, Kriss "Kajun" Johnson and singer Keke Wyatt. As of August 2015, Face the Music has sold over 77,000 copies in the United States.[3]

Face the Music
Studio album by Avant
Released	February 1, 2013
Length	46:34
Label	Mo-B
Producer	Avant (also exec.) Tim & Bob Dre Hen Kajun (also co-exec.) Tabetha Plummer (exec.) Jerry "Big Jay" Woodard (exec.)
Avant chronology
The Letter (2010) Face the Music (2013) The VIII (2015)
Singles from Face The Music
"You & I" Released: August, 2012 "More" Released: June, 2013

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five. He wrote that Face the Music is "another set of sophisticated, adult-oriented R&B that occasionally veers into boilerplate belligerence without quite reaching "Break Ya Back" territory [...] Altogether, it's a pleasing, natural continuation, full of slow grooves that tend to be convincingly romantic."[4]

Singles

"You & I" featuring American R&B singer Keke Wyatt was released as the album's lead single in August, 2012. The song impacted urban radio in September, 2012. On December 1, 2012, the song peaked at number 46 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5] The music video for "You & I" was released on Avant's YouTube channel on January 4, 2013.[6] The song debuted on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs Chart at number 23 later rising to number 1 on March 2, 2013 in its twenty third week.[7][8] The song spent 41 weeks in the top 20 on the Adult R&B Songs Chart before leaving the chart on July 6, 2013.[9]

"More" was released as the album's second single on June, 2013. The song peaked at number 16 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs Chart on September 21, 2013.[10] The song spent 23 weeks in the top 20 chart before leaving the Adult R&B Songs Chart on September 28, 2013.[11]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Face the Music debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, number 4 on the R&B Albums and at number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 14,000 copies in the first week.[12][13][14][15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Toast to Love"	Myron Avant Andre Henry Kriss Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Dre Hen^[a]	3:55
2.	"80 in a 30" (featuring J'Lyn & Kajun)	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	3:44
3.	"You & I" (featuring Keke Wyatt)	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	3:54
4.	"More"	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	4:05
5.	"Excited"	Avant Tim Kelley Bob Robinson	Tim & Bob^[a]	4:03
6.	"Don't Know How"	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	4:17
7.	"Nobody's Business"	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	3:51
8.	"Best Friend"	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	4:04
9.	"Like You"	Avant Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	3:01
10.	"When Its Over"	Avant Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a]	4:06
11.	"No"	Avant Henry Johnson	Kajun Avant^[a] Hen^[a]	3:51
12.	"Gratitude"	Avant Kelley Robinson Johnson	Tim & Bob	3:37

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes co-producer
• ^{^[b]} denotes vocals producer

Credits and personnel

Album credits taken from Allmusic.[16]

Performers and musicians

• Avant – Vocals, Background
• J'Lyn – Vocals (track 2)
• Kriss "Kajun" Johnson – Vocals (track 2)
• Keke Wyatt – Vocals, Background (track 7)

Technical personnel

• Avant – Executive Producer, Producer, Vocal Producer
• Andre "Dre Hen" Henry – Composer, Producer
• Kriss "Kajun" Johnson – Composer, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Producer
• Tabetha Plummer – Executive Producer
• Jerry Woodard – Executive Producer
• Tim & Bob – Composer, Producer
• Peter Mokran – Mixing Engineer
• Eric Weever – Mixing Assistant
• Shah Wonders – Design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Billboard 200[17] 40 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 75

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats and label

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref
United Kingdom	February 1, 2013	Digital download	Mo-B Entertainment EMI	[1]
United States				[2]
United Kingdom	February 5, 2013	CD		[20]
United States				[21]

References

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3. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
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5. "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart December 12, 2012". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
6. "Avant - You & I ft. KeKe Wyatt". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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8. "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart March 2, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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11. "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart September 28, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
12. Ramirez, Rauly. "Chart Juice: Joe Budden and Avant Make Big Debuts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
13. "Billboard Hot 200 Chart February 23, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
14. "Billboard R&B Albums Chart February 23, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
15. "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums February 23, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
16. Kellman, Andy. "Face the Music - Avant Credits AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
17. "Avant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
18. "Avant Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
19. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
20. "Face the Music by Avant: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon (UK). Amazon. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
21. "Avant - Face The Music - Amazon.com Music". Amazon (U.S.). Amazon. Retrieved 13 September 2016.