Love & Life (Eric Benét album)

Love & Life is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Eric Benét, which was released on September 9, 2008 on Reprise Records.

Love & Life
Studio album by
Eric Benét
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
Recorded2007-2008
Studio
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
  • The Laboratory (Madison, Wisconsin)
  • SRM (Sherman Oaks, California)
  • Numina (Andy Duncan's Studio)
Genre
Length55:31
LabelFriday / Reprise
ProducerEric Benet, Demonte Posey, George Nash, Jr., Keith Crouch
Eric Benét chronology
Hurricane
(2005)		 Love & Life
(2008)		 Lost in Time
(2010)
Singles from Love & Life
  1. "You're the Only One"
    Released: May 13, 2008
  2. "The Hunger"
    Released: October 14, 2008
  3. "Chocolate Legs"
    Released: January 6, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Okayplayer(89/100)[2]

This album debuted at No. 11 on Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 40,000 copies, making his own highest peak position since A Day in the Life in 1999.[3] It also received two 2009 Grammy Award nominations, for Best R&B Album and for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "You're the Only One".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Benet and Demonté Possey, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love, Patience & Time"" 5:27
2."The Hunger" 4:04
3."You're the Only One"Eric Benet; Demonté Possey; Greg Gerard; George Nash, Jr.4:13
4."Don't Let Go" 4:27
5."Everlove" (duet with Terry Dexter) 5:10
6."Chocolate Legs"Eric Benét; Keith Crouch; John "Jubu" Smith4:29
7."Weekend Girl" 4:51
8."Iminluvwichoo" (duet with Linda Király) 4:39
9."Spanish Fly"Eric Benét; Vikter Duplaix; James Poyser; Pino Paladino; Fred Chalmers4:30
10."Still I Believe" 4:10
11."Sing to Me"Eric Benet; Demonté Possey; George Nash, Jr.4:44
12."One More Tomorrow"Eric Benet; George Nash, Jr.5:17
Total length:55:31
ITunes Only track[4]
No.TitleLength
13."I Can't Stop (Non-Album Bonus Track)"5:21

Covers

English band Blue released a cover version of "You're the Only One" on their album Colours in 2015.

Charts

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Okayplayer review Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Metallica Scores Fifth Straight No. 1 Album". Billboard.com. 17 September 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. "Love & Life by Eric Benét". 9 September 2008.
  5. "Eric Benét Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. "Eric Benét Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.