Ryan Leslie is the debut album of American R&B singer-songwriter and producer Ryan Leslie, released February 10, 2009 on Universal Motown in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "Diamond Girl", "Addiction", and "How It Was Supposed to Be". The album was entirely produced by Leslie. While it received some negative criticism towards Leslie's songwriting, Ryan Leslie earned generally favorable reviews from music critics.[10]
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| Released | February 10, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
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| Length | 48:12 | |||
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| Producer | Ryan Leslie | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Boston Globe | (mixed)[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| New York Times | (unfavorable)[4] |
| Okayplayer | 77/100[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Vibe | (mixed)[9] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ryan Leslie, with additional writing on "Addiction" by Cassie Ventura and John Jackson
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Diamond Girl" | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Addiction" (featuring Cassie and Fabolous) | 4:00 |
| 3. | "You're Fly" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Quicksand" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Valentine" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Just Right" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "How It Was Supposed to Be" | 3:22 |
| 8. | "I-R-I-N-A" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Out of the Blue" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Shouldn't Have to Wait" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Wanna Be Good" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Gibberish" | 4:20 |
Personnel
edit- Ryan Leslie: All keyboards, drum programming, background vocals and executive producer
- Chanel Iman: Additional keyboard on "Just Right"
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: Bass and guitar on "You're Fly", "Shouldn't Have to Wait" and "Wanna Be Good"
- Brent Paschke: Bass and guitar on "Quicksand"
- Jermaine Parrish: Drums and additional percussion on "I-R-I-N-A"
- Al Carty: Bass on "I-R-I-N-A"
- Tommy Mottola: Additional guitar on "Wanna Be Good"
- David Sancious: Keyboard on "Wanna Be Good"
- Recording engineers: Ryan Leslie, Anthony Palazzole, Scott Elgin, Rob Kinelski, Jim Caruana
- Mixing engineers: Ryan Leslie, Kevin Crouse, Jim Caruana
- Mastering: Chris Athens
- Photography: Armen Djerrahian, Kameron Crone
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[11] | 35 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The Boston Globe review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ "New CDs (Published 2009)". The New York Times. 15 February 2009.
- ^ Okayplayer review
- ^ Hope, Clover (April 30, 2023). "Ryan Leslie: Ryan Leslie Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Vibe review
- ^ Ryan Leslie (2009): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Billboard 200: Week of February 28, 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of February 28, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2023.