Love Is Wicked

Love Is Wicked is the debut album by Brick & Lace. It had an initial release date of August 21, 2007, then it got moved to December 4, 2007, but then was pushed back further to 2008. It was eventually released in the UK and France. The album was also released in other countries (such as Belgium) in September 2007. It has since then leaked onto the internet on various blog sites. Love Is Wicked is a mix of R&B and dance music with hip hop and reggae-dancehall elements.

Love Is Wicked
Studio album by
Brick & Lace
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007 (several countries)
October 27, 2008 (France)
May 23, 2009 (UK)
Genre
Label
  • Geffen
  • 180 Entertainment
  • Kon Live
Producer
Brick & Lace chronology
Love Is Wicked TBA
(TBA)
Singles from Love Is Wicked
  1. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)"
    Released: January 8, 2007
  2. "Never Never"
    Released: March 6, 2007
  3. "Love Is Wicked"
    Released: July 9, 2007
  4. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)"
    Released: January 8, 2008
  5. "Take Me Back"
    Released: May 13, 2008
  6. "Bad To Di Bone"
    Released: February 16, 2009

Production came from Akon, as well as will.i.am, Cool & Dre, Jazze Pha and many others. The only guest appearance known at the moment, will come from Cham, who will be on the remix of the album's lead single, "Never Never". Akon has produced three songs for the album.[1] This album, when released, will earn a place in the label's history as it is also the first release on Akon's Kon Live Distribution label.

Track listing
  1. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (Produced by Akon)
  2. "Never Never" (Produced by Akon)
  3. "Don't Stop" (Produced by Full Force & Johnny Nice)
  4. "Take Me Back" (Produced by Perry Alexander & Tal Herzberg)
  5. "Why'd You Lie?" (Produced by Full Force & Johnny Nice)
  6. "Love Is Wicked" (Produced by Steven Marsden, Ron Fair, Abraham Laboriel Jr. & Mateo Laboriel)
  7. "Boyfriend" (Co-written by Taurian "Adonis" Shropshire / Produced by Akon)
  8. "Push It Up" (Produced by Tony Kelly)
  9. "Buss A Shot" (Produced by will.i.am)
  10. "Mr. Officer" (Produced by Cool & Dre)
  11. "My Apple" (Co-written by Ezekiel Lewis of The Clutch / Produced by The Movement)
  12. "U And Me" (Produced by The Triads)

Re-Release Track listing
  1. "Love Is Wicked" (Produced by Steven Marsden, Ron Fair, Abraham Laboriel Jr. & Mateo Laboriel)
  2. "Bad to Di Bone" (Produced by Chris Birch)
  3. "Buss A Shot" (Produced by will.i.am)
  4. "Take Me Back" (Produced by Perry Alexander & Tal Herzberg)
  5. "Cry On Me" (Produced by Delano Thomas)
  6. "Room Service" (Produced by Chris Birch)
  7. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (Produced by Akon)
  8. "Push It Up" (Produced by Tony Kelly)
  9. "Why'd You Lie?" (Produced by Full Force & Johnny Nice)(featuring B-U-D Ramsay)
  10. "Don't Stop" (Produced by Full Force & Johnny Nice)
  11. "U And Me" (Produced by The Triads)
  12. "Never Never" (Produced by Akon)

Personnel
  • Adam Alexander: Composer
  • Perry Alexander: Producer
  • Mark Barnes: Marketing Coordinator
  • James "Chip" Bunton: Composer
  • David Cabrera: Bass, Guitar
  • Manu Chao: Composer
  • AJ Crimson: Makeup
  • Charlene Curry: Studio Assistant
  • Nabil Elderkin: Photography
  • Ron Fair: Bass, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements, String Conductor
  • Full Force: Composer, Engineer, Guest Appearance, Performer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Background Vocals
  • Marcus T. Grant: Management
  • Maurice Gregory: Composer
  • Hylah Hedgepeth: Art Direction
  • Tal Herzberg: Producer
  • Daria Hines: Stylist
  • Shawn "Tubby" Holiday: A&R
  • Anthony Kelly: Composer
  • Padraic Kerin: Engineer
  • Abraham Laboriel, Sr: Producer
  • Mateo Laboriel: Producer
  • Steven "Lenky" Marsden: Composer, Producer
  • Peter Mokran: Mixing
  • Eddie Montilla: Keyboards
  • Dave Pensado: Mixing
  • Chris Perry: Composer
  • Paul Simon: Composer
  • Devyne Stephens: Creative Assistance
  • Adonis Stropshire: Composer
  • Aliaune Thiam: Bass, Composer, Drums, Guest Appearance, Producer, Programming
  • Giorgio Tuinfort: Composer, Producer, Programming
  • Andrew Van Meter: Production Coordination
  • Seth Waldman: Mixing Assistant
  • Eric Weaver: Mixing Assistant
  • Josh Wilbur: Engineer
  • will.i.am: Drum Programming, Producer
  • Gita Williams: Marketing
  • Kiyah Wright: Hair Stylist[2]

Singles

Singles from Love Is Wicked:[3]

  1. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)"
  2. "Never, Never"
  3. "Love Is Wicked"
  4. "Take Me Back"
  5. "Bad to Di Bone"

Charts
Chart (2007/08) Peak
position
French SNEP Albums Chart[4] 80
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 93
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References
  1. "Brick & Lace : Artists". Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-is-wicked-r1391906/credits
  3. singles Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Love is Wicked" album chart positions Lescharts.com. January 22, 2010.
  5. "Love is Wicked" album chart positions Hitparade.com. May 6, 2008.
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