Because of You adalah album studio kedua dari penyanyi berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat, Ne-Yo, yang dirilis pada tahun 2007. Album ini memenangkan Penghargaan Grammy untuk kategori Best Contemporary R&B Album pada tahun 2008.

Because of You
Album studio karya Ne-Yo
Dirilis25 April 2007
Direkam2006-2007
GenreR&B, pop
LabelDef Jam Recordings
ProduserNe-Yo, Stargate, Knobody, Neff-U, The Heavyweights, Shea Taylor
Kronologi Ne-Yo
In My Own Words
(2006)In My Own Words2006
Because of You
(2007)
Year of the Gentleman
(2008)
Singel dalam album Because of You
  1. "Because of You"
  2. "Do You"
  3. "Can We Chill"
  4. "Go On Girl"
Year of the Gentleman2008
Penilaian profesional
Skor ulasan
Sumber Nilai
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club B[2]
Entertainment Weekly B+[3]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars[4]
PopMatters 9/10 stars[5]
Robert Christgau (dud)[6]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[7]
Slant Magazine 2/5 stars[8]
Stylus Magazine C+[9]
Yahoo! Music UK 6/10 stars[10]

Berisi 12 buah lagu dengan hits singel lagu yang berjudul Because of You, Do You, Can We Chill dan Go On Girl.

Daftar trek sunting

No.JudulPenciptaProduserDurasi
1."Because of You"Shaffer Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer EriksenStarGate, Ne-Yo[a]4:26
2."Crazy" (menampilkan Jay-Z)Smith, Ron Feemster, Shawn CarterRon "Neff-U" Feemster4:21
3."Can We Chill"Smith, Eric HudsonEric Hudson, Ne-Yo[a]4:24
4."Do You"Smith, Melvin Sparkman, Marcus AllenThe Heavyweights, Ne-Yo[a]3:48
5."Addicted"Smith, Shea TaylorShea Taylor, Ne-Yo[a]3:46
6."Leaving Tonight" (menampilkan Jennifer Hudson)Smith, Jerome Foster, Joe Davi, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Pamela Moffett-YoungKnobody, Ne-Yo[a]5:15
7."Ain't Thinking About You"Smith, HudsonEric Hudson, Ne-Yo[a]3:41
8."Sex With My Ex"Smith, TaylorShea Taylor, Ne-Yo[a]3:39
9."Angel"Smith, Reggie PerrySyience, Ne-Yo[a]3:28
10."Make It Work"Smith, TaylorShea Taylor, Ne-Yo[a]4:09
11."Say It"Smith, Timothy BloomTimothy Bloom, Ne-Yo[a]4:41
12."Go On Girl"Smith, Hermansen, Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundStarGate, Ne-Yo[a]4:21
Trek bonus Britania Raya
No.JudulPenciptaDurasi
13."That's What It Does"Smith, Taylor3:32
Trek bonus Jepang
No.JudulPenciptaDurasi
13."That's What It Does"Smith, Taylor3:32
14."Spotlight"Smith, Hermansen, Eriksen4:04
Catatan

Tanggal Rilis sunting

Wilayah Tanggal
Jepang 25 April 2007
Australia 27 April 2007
Eropa
Britania Raya 30 April 2007
Amerika Serikat 25 April 2007
Kanada 26 Mei 2007
Swedia

Referensi sunting

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Because of You - Ne-Yo". AllMusic. Diakses tanggal 18-11-2009.
  2. ^ Rabin, Nathan (22-05-2007). "Ne-Yo: Because of You". The A.V. Club (dalam bahasa bahasa Inggris). Diakses tanggal 18-11-2009. 
  3. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (22-04-2007). "Because of You Review". Entertainment Weekly (dalam bahasa bahasa Inggris). Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-05-16. Diakses tanggal 18-11-2009. 
  4. ^ Kim, Serena (2007-04-29). "Tori's torn in pieces". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
  5. ^ McGuire, Colin (2007-06-07). "Ne-Yo: Because of You". PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ne-Yo". RobertChristgau.com. Diakses tanggal 2012-11-26. 
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2007-05-14). "Ne-Yo: Because Of You : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2007-05-26. Diakses tanggal 2012-11-27. 
  8. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2007-04-29). "Ne-Yo: Because Of You". Slant Magazine. Diakses tanggal 2012-11-27. 
  9. ^ Soto, Alfred (2007-05-09). "Ne-Yo - Because of You - Review" Diarsipkan 2010-01-14 di Wayback Machine.. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-18.
  10. ^ Britten, Anna (2007-04-30). "Ne-Yo - 'Because Of You'". Yahoo! Music UK. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2007-05-18. Diakses tanggal 2012-11-27. 

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