I Missed Us

"Co-Sign"
I Missed Us
Studio album by SWV
Released	April 17, 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Studio	Audio Vision Studios; (Miami, Florida); The Hampton Studio; Wyatt Studio; (New Jersey); Southside Studios; The Black Room; (Atlanta, Georgia); Freedom Studios; (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	48:58
Label	Mass Appeal; eOne;
Producer	Cainon Lamb; Bryan-Michael Cox; Carvin & Ivan; Michael "Big Mike" Clemons;
SWV chronology
Singles from I Missed Us
	"Co-Sign"; Released: December 15, 2011; "Love Unconditionally"; Released: May 8, 2012 (radio); "All About You"; Released: February 25, 2014;

I Missed Us is the fifth studio album by American R&B group SWV released on April 17, 2012. This marks the group's first studio album since their disbandment in 1997. The album's lead single "Co-Sign" was released to radio stations December 15, 2011. The second single "Love Unconditionally" was released on May 8, 2012. The album's third single, "All About You" wasn't released until February 25, 2014,[8][9] after their reality show SWV Reunited aired. It also includes their remake of the Patti LaBelle classic, "If Only You Knew" which earned them a Grammy nomination (their second career nod) in Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)[3]
Gawker	(Positive)[4]
New York Times	(Positive)[5]
Spin	[6]
USA Today	[7]

Background

I Missed Us is SWV's first album release in over a decade, following 1997's A Special Christmas and their disbandment the following year "amid plenty of dissension, to pursue individual projects and focus on their families". Michael J. Feeney of NY Daily News wrote the "road to recording “I Missed Us” wasn’t easy". Whilst discussing the break-up, group member Leanne Lyons said; “there were times we weren’t speaking” because "we allowed people to tear us apart". In addition to this, she explained; "we tried to do our own thing individually, then we realized we’re much stronger together" and that they "had to go through a transition of maturity".[10]

After a failed reunion for a comeback album, the group reunited for a few performances, notably the 2008 BET Awards before commencing work on the album in 2011. Clemons said "it felt really good to be recording with my sisters again" and that "the title of the album, ‘I Missed Us’ says it all. We missed the fans, but we also really missed each other”. Lyons said, "we wanted to bring love back. We wanted to take people through the process of love,”. She described the album as having a “youthful feel, but very damn grown.”[10]

Commercial performance

I Missed Us debuted at number twenty-five on the US Billboard 200[11] and number six on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with first week sales of 14,000 units. As of 2013 it has sold 61,000 [12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Co-Sign"	Cainon Lamb Taurian Osborn	3:43
2.	"All About You"	Lamb Tami L. August Osborn	3:41
3.	"Show Off" (featuring A.X.)	Lamb Osborn Raymond Gordon Alexander Gardner	3:45
4.	"Everything I Love"	Lamb Gordon	3:33
5.	"Do Ya" (featuring Brianna Perry)	Lamb Shonie Sharell Osumanu Brianna Perry	3:30
6.	"The Best Years"	Lamb Anthony Randolp Atozzio Towns	4:56
7.	"I Missed Us"	Lamb Osborn	3:34
8.	"Better Than I"	Lamb Osborn Randolph Zorenzo Smith Nehemie Celestin	3:36
9.	"Keep You Home"	Lamb Osborn	3:36
10.	"Time To Go"	Bryan-Michael Cox Kevin Ross	2:44
11.	"Use Me"	Cox Ross	3:07
12.	"Love Unconditionally"	Carvin "Ransum" Haggins Jean Baylor Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Leonard Stephens	3:58
13.	"If Only You Knew"	Cynthia Biggs Kenneth Gamble Dexter Wansel	5:10
Total length:			48:53

Target Deluxe Edition[13]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"They'll Never Be"	4:23
15.	"Free You"	4:07
16.	"Co-Sign" (Remix) (featuring Lambo)	4:29
Total length:		1:01:52

Personnel

Drums and programming: Cainon Lamb, Bryan-Michael Cox, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Michael "Big Mike" Clemons
Keyboards: Cainon Lamb, Bryan-Michael Cox, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Raymond Gorden, Taurian "TJ" Osborn, Arthur "Buddy" Strong, Leonard Stephens, Anthony Randolph
Bass: Tadarius McCombs, Taurian "TJ" Osborn, Nathan Clemons
Guitar: Anthony Randolph, Kendall Gilder
Background vocals: SWV, Kevin Ross, Jean Baylor, Allen Irvin
Recording engineer: Andrew Thielk, Miguel Castro, Richard Reale, Sam Thomas, Bryan-Michael Cox, Carvin Haggins, Ivan Barias, Loren Barton
Mixing: James Zaner, Marcus "DL" Siskind, Jason Goldstein, Ken Lewis, Sam Thomas, Bryan-Michael Cox, Loren Barton
Mastering: Tony Dawsey
Photography: Derek Blanks
Art direction & design: Sean Marlowe

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[14]	25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	90

References

Kellman, Andy. "I Missed Us - SWV: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Edward Nero, Mark. "SWV - I Missed Us". About.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Wood, Mikael (Apr 13, 2012). "Albums: April 13, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Juzwiak, Rich (Apr 17, 2012). "Michelle Williams: Heart to Yours". Gawker. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Caramnica, Jon (April 16, 2012). "Future, SWV and Kat Edmonson Release New Albums". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Walters, Barry (April 18, 2012). "SWV, 'I Missed Us' (eOne)". Spin. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Jones, Steve (April 17, 2012). "Listen Up: Eric Hutchinson, SWV, Neon Trees, Jason Mraz". USA Today. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
All About You - Single - SWV. Released: 25 Feb, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29
All About You: SWV: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. Original release date: 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-06-29
J. Feeney, Michael (April 16, 2012). "The '90s trio SWV aims to bring back the love and R&B with new album 'I Missed Us'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
"I Missed Us - SWV". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
Caulfield, Keith (April 27, 2012). "Chart Juice: Future Is Here, SWV Returns". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
https://www.discogs.com/SWV-I-Missed-Us/release/3953115
"SWV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
"SWV Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
"SWV Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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[Allmusic-1] Kellman, Andy. "I Missed Us - SWV: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards: Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[About.com-2] Edward Nero, Mark. "SWV - I Missed Us". About.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[EW-3] Wood, Mikael (Apr 13, 2012). "Albums: April 13, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[Gawker-4] Juzwiak, Rich (Apr 17, 2012). "Michelle Williams: Heart to Yours". Gawker. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[NY_Times-5] Caramnica, Jon (April 16, 2012). "Future, SWV and Kat Edmonson Release New Albums". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[Spin-6] Walters, Barry (April 18, 2012). "SWV, 'I Missed Us' (eOne)". Spin. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[USA_Today-7] Jones, Steve (April 17, 2012). "Listen Up: Eric Hutchinson, SWV, Neon Trees, Jason Mraz". USA Today. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[All_About_You_(single):_iTunes-8] All About You - Single - SWV. Released: 25 Feb, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29

[All_About_You_(single):_Amazon-9] All About You: SWV: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads. Original release date: 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-06-29

[NY-10] J. Feeney, Michael (April 16, 2012). "The '90s trio SWV aims to bring back the love and R&B with new album 'I Missed Us'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[Billboard-11] "I Missed Us - SWV". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[Chart_Juice-12] Caulfield, Keith (April 27, 2012). "Chart Juice: Future Is Here, SWV Returns". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[13] ttps://www.discogs.com/SWV-I-Missed-Us/release/3953115

[ac_Billboard200_SWV-14] "SWV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_SWV-15] "SWV Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_SWV-16] "SWV Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[17] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

SWV
Cheryl "Coko" Clemons Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George Leanne "Lelee" Lyons
Studio albums	It's About Time New Beginning Release Some Tension A Special Christmas I Missed Us Still
Other releases	The Remixes
Compilations	Greatest Hits (RCA) Greatest Hits (Simitar) Best of SWV Platinum & Gold Collection The Encore Collection
Singles	"Right Here" "I'm So into You" "Weak" "Right Here/Human Nature" "You're the One" "Use Your Heart" "It's All About U" "Can We" "Someone" "Lose My Cool" "Rain" "Co-Sign" "Ain't No Man"
Tours	SWV World Tour
Related articles	Discography
Book:SWV