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Back to Love is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2011, by RCA Records. The album features writing and production from Babyface, Dre & Vidal, Kelvin Wooten, Mike City, Jairus Mozee, The Avila Brothers, as well as Hamilton himself.

It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2013.[1] The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011. The second single "Pray For Me" was also Grammy nominated in 2013 for Best R&B Song and reached number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
Allmusic[5]
The A.V. ClubA−[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
Los Angeles Times[8][9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Pop Matters6/10[11]
Spin8/10[12]

Back to Love has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on seven reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3] Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that Back to Love "is clearly viewed as a fresh start, even though it offers no more surprises than Ain't Nobody Worryin' or The Point of It All [...] That Back to Love is not a major shake-up is not a bad thing. Most of the songs are instantly ingratiating in some way, with none of the lighter, upbeat numbers the least bit out of character. There are some sad-cat moments that come very close to the standard Hamilton set."[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 63,000 copies in the first week.[13] The album has sold 372,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[14]

Singles

  • The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011.
  • The album's second single "Pray for Me" was released on March 27, 2012.
  • The album's third single "Best of Me" was released on February 4, 2013.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Back to Love"A. Hamilton, S. Remi, V. HenrySalaam Remi3:20
2."Writing on the Wall"A. Hamilton, M. FlowersMike City3:28
3."Woo"A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, B. Coleman, K. Edmonds, P. SmithBabyface, Antonio Dixon3:15
4."Pray for Me"A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, K. Edmonds, P. SmithBabyface, Antonio Dixon4:40
5."Best of Me"A. Hamilton, J. MozeeJairus Mozee3:46
6."Never Let Go" (featuring Keri Hilson)A. Hamilton, Crystal Johnson, J. WondaJerry Wonda3:40
7."Mad"A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, K. Edmonds, P. SmithBabyface, Antonio Dixon3:43
8."I'll Wait (To Fall in Love)"A. Hamilton, B. Avila, I. AvilaAvila Brothers4:15
9."Sucka for You"A. Hamilton, K. WootenKelvin Wooten4:19
10."Baby Girl"A. Hamilton, K. WootenKelvin Wooten3:34
11."Who's Loving You"A. Hamilton, A. Heard, M. Anzel, Victoria "Bekele" TollossaAndreao Heard3:47
12."Life Has a Way"A. Hamilton, J. PoyserJames Poyser4:15
Total length:46:00
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Broken Man"A. Hamilton, A. Harris, V. DavisDre & Vidal4:50
14."I'm Ready"A. HamiltonAnthony Hamilton3:54
15."Fair in Love"A. Hamilton, C. Soper, J. Singer, N. BannsChristopher Soper5:32
16."More Than Enough"A. Hamilton, K. WootenKelvin Wooten4:10
Total length:64:00

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Diehl, Matt (February 8, 2013). "Anthony Hamilton : My Grammy Ritual". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Anthony Hamilton - Adult R&B Songs Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Back to Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Allmusic Review". Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "About Review". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "AV Club Review". The A.V. Club. December 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "AV Club Review". Archived from the original on January 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Hardy, Ernest. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
  9. ^ "LA Times Review". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "LA Times Review". Rolling Stone. December 22, 2011.
  11. ^ "Pop Matters Review".
  12. ^ "Pop Matters Review".
  13. ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 21, 2011). "Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Hits Fourth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  14. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anthony Hamilton – Back to Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "South African Top 20 Albums Chart". RSG. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
  17. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  22. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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