Recorded 2012–15 Label Voltron Recordz | Length 61:48 Release date 10 July 2015 | |
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Released July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) Producer Tyrese (also exec.)Brandon "B.A.M." AlexanderSeige MonstracityMarcus HodgeRockwilderEric HudsonWarryn CampbellTim Kelley Genres Contemporary R&B, Rhythm and blues Similar Tyrese Gibson albums, Contemporary R&B albums | ||
Dumb shit tyrese gibson ft snoop dogg new single 2014
Black Rose is the sixth and final studio album by American R&B recording artist Tyrese. It was released on July 10, 2015, by his label Voltron Recordz and distributed by Caroline Records.
Contents
- Dumb shit tyrese gibson ft snoop dogg new single 2014
- Background
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
"Shame", released as the second single from the album, peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs, becoming one of his highest charting singles to date. Upon its release, the album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his only album to ever reach the number one on the chart. "Shame" was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best R&B Song at the 58th Grammy Awards.
Background
In 2006, Tyrese released his fourth studio album Alter Ego to critical and commercial failure. He took some time off from music to focus on his family and his acting career, starring in the films Waist Deep, Legion and the Transformers franchise. In 2011, after a five-year hiatus, he released his fifth studio album Open Invitation. The album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting album at the time. The album received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards, losing to Robert Glasper Experiment's Black Radio. In 2013, Tyrese, along with his music friends Tank and Ginuwine, released their debut collaboration album under the supergroup as TGT entitled Three Kings. Tyrese then took another hiatus from music and resumed acting, starring in the movies Fast and Furious 6, Furious 7 and Black Nativity. It was announced that his next solo album would be released in 2014 as a double album. This album became Black Rose, and was released summer 2015.
Critical reception
Black Rose received positive reviews from critics, "Seventeen years after his solo debut, and two years after his Top Five album with Tank and Ginuwine as TGT, Tyrese has come up with a surprisingly modest, ballad-rich collection seemingly devised with longevity in mind. Should this turn out to be Tyrese's last album, as the singer threatened prior to its release, it will finish his music career on a high note." A review by Allmusic's Andy Kellman.
Commercial performance
In the U.S market, music industry forecasters predicted that the album could debut atop the US Billboard 200 chart, with at least 70,000 equivalent units as of July 16. In the Billboard's issue of August 1, the first issue that Nielsen Music SoundScan changed their tracking week from Monday through Sunday to Friday through Thursday due to Global Release Date, Black Rose debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and at the top of Billboard's official Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 77,000 copies also while earning 86,286 album-equivalent units 83,181 in sales in the week ending July 16. Selling 5,000 more copies than his last effort, Black Rose is Gibson's first album to debut at the top spot and the third to reach the top 10, following Open Invitation and 2000 Watts, which debuted and peaked at number 9 in 2011 and number 10 in 2001, respectively. As of August 2015, Black Rose has sold 172,000 copies domestically.
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Songs
1Addict3:44
2Dumb S**t (feat Snoop Dogg)5:06
3Picture Perfect3:58