I Still Believe (album)

I Still Believe is the fourth studio album by American R&B artist Lyfe Jennings, released on August 31, 2010[5][6] on Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records.

I Still Believe
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
GenreR&B
Length44:50
LabelJesus Swings, Asylum, Warner Bros.
ProducerLyfe Jennings (exec.) T-Minus
Troy Taylor, Bryan-Michael Cox
Lyfe Jennings chronology
Lyfe Change
(2008)
I Still Believe
(2010)
Lucid
(2013)
Singles from I Still Believe
  1. "Busy"
    Released: February 23, 2010
  2. "Statistics"
    Released: June 22, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About[1]
Allmusic[2]
USA Today[3]
DJBooth.net[4]

Background

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The album was originally titled Sooner or Later and set to be released in 2009 but was pushed to a 2010 release due to Lyfe wanting more time to make this his best album.[7] Lyfe stated this will be his final album because family issues involving his children but he has said he will still do some behind the scene work and a couple features every so often.[7] Lyfe has also said: "I never compare any of my other albums to 268-192, because they were different – special, but different at the same time. I think this album here is definitely comparable to the first time I really had a couple of different features, dream features that I can do songs with. It's not over yet, this is the last album to finish your collection."[7]

Singles

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  • "Busy", is the first official single from the album, it's produced by Lyfe Jennings and was released on February 23, 2010.[8]
  • "Statistics", is the second single from the album, it is produced by T-Minus and was released on June 22, 2010.[9] The music video was released on June 14, 2010.[10]

Guests

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The guests that were confirmed to be on the album were Bryan-Michael Cox, Warryn Campbell, Fabolous, Bobby V, Ludacris, Anthony Hamilton and Jazmine Sullivan.[7]

Sales and chart performance

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The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 with over 36,000 copies sold in the first week released.[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)[12]Length
1."Statistics"T-Minus3:25
2."Love"T-Minus3:20
3."It Coulda Been Worse"Lyfe Jennings3:31
4."Spotlight"Lyfe Jennings3:22
5."Busy"Lyfe Jennings2:59
6."Whatever She Wants"Eric Hudson3:53
7."Mama" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)Lyfe Jennings3:14
8."Hero"Troy Taylor3:17
9."I Still Believe"Bryan-Michael Cox3:23
10."Learn from This"T-Minus3:43
11."Done Crying"Lyfe Jennings2:55
12."If I Knew Then, What I Know Now"Lyfe Jennings3:35
13."If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Bonus Track)Lyfe Jennings4:14
iTunes Bonus Tracks[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Learn from This" (Acoustic version)Lyfe Jennings3:52
15."Done Crying" (Acoustic version)Lyfe Jennings3:03
16."If I Knew Then, What I Know Now" (Acoustic version)Lyfe Jennings3:54

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "About review". Archived from the original on 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ USA Today review
  4. ^ DJBooth.net review
  5. ^ Abstract by Andrew Martin (July 28, 2010). "Album Review: Lyfe Jennings - I Still Believe | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "Lyfe Jennings- "I Still Believe" [Album Cover]". Box Clef. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d [1] Archived February 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  9. ^ "iTunes - Music - Statistics - Single by Lyfe Jennings". itunes.apple.com. June 22, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  10. ^ "Lyfe Jennings "Statistics" (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  11. ^ "Album Charts: Eminem Holds In Third, While Lyfe Jennings Debuts At No. 6 With 'I Still Believe'". Ballerstatus.Com. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "Lyfe Jennings – I Still Believe [Tracklist]". Thisisrnb.com. July 30, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  13. ^ "iTunes - Music - I Still Believe (Deluxe Version) by Lyfe Jennings". itunes.apple.com. August 31, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  14. ^ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.