Floetic is the debut studio album by the English R&B duo Floetry, released by DreamWorks Records in the United States on 1 October 2002 and on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2002.
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| Released | 1 October 2002 | |||
| Studio | A Touch of Jazz Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)) The Mill Studio (Winfarthing, Norfolk, England) | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC Music | (favourable)[2] |
| CMJ | (favourable)[3] |
| Philadelphia Weekly | (favourable)[4] |
| PopMatters | (favourable)[5] |
| Rhapsody | (favourable)[6] |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable)[7] |
| Yahoo! Music | (favourable)[8] |
The album received favourable reviews from CMJ, Rolling Stone, Yahoo! Music, and other company sites. AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars.[9]
Commercial performance
editFloetic debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On 14 July 2003, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America[10] with US sales of over 864,000 copies to date.[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Big Ben" |
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| 1:54 |
| 2. | "Floetic" |
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| 4:06 |
| 3. | "Ms. Stress" |
| Davis | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Sunshine" |
| Harris | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Getting Late" |
| Davis | 6:49 |
| 6. | "Fun" |
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| 4:14 |
| 7. | "Mr. Messed Up" |
| Davis | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Say Yes" |
| Harris | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Hello" |
| Davis | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Headache" |
| Barias | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Hey You" |
| Harris | 5:04 |
| 12. | "If I Was a Bird" |
| Ambrosius | 5:02 |
| 13. | "Opera" |
| Barias | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Subliminal" |
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| 3:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Butterflies" (Demo Version) |
| Harris | 4:03 |
| 16. | "Now You're Gone (More Than I Can Feel)" |
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| 4:52 |
Samples
- "Floetic" contains an interpolation of "Born to Be Blue" as written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells.
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ BBC Music review
- ^ "CMJ review". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Philadelphia Weekly review". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Rhapsody review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Yahoo! Music review". Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Floetic – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 14 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (25 September 2010). "Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Floetic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Floetic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Floetry – Floetic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 August 2020.