All I Feel

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All I Feel
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
Recorded20062008
Genre
Length40:35
Label
Producer
Ray J chronology
Raydiation
(2005)
All I Feel
(2008)
For the Love of Ray J
(2009)
Singles from All I Feel
  1. "Sexy Can I"
    Released: January 8, 2008
  2. "Gifts"
    Released: June 12, 2008

All I Feel is the fourth and to date most recent studio album by American R&B singer Ray J and was released on April 8, 2008, by Knockout Entertainment, Deja34, Epic Records and Koch Records. It is the second album by Ray J to be labeled with a Parental Advisory sticker. The album features the singles "Sexy Can I" featuring labelmate Yung Berg, and "Gifts", and was his only album with Koch Records.

Contents

Conception

An article in the Los Angeles Times asserted that Ray J wanted to distance himself from his child star image from his days acting in Moesha , the sitcom that starred his older sister Brandy. Reporter Serena Kim noticed that the lyrics were becoming more "graphic" and sexually explicit. [1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 charts and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard Moderate [2]
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All I Feel was panned by most music critics. Steve Jones of USA Today rated this album one-and-a-half stars out of a possible five, stating that the album "doesn’t leave much of an impression, even though Ray J tries hard to leave one". [6] On okayplayer, Jason Reynolds considered Ray J's sexual and drug content to be vulgar and "forced". [7] Clover Hope of Billboard magazine gave this album a moderate review for the perception that Ray J "tries too hard" to "prove himself" to be grown up, "like a wannabe rapper in singer's clothing". [8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Don't Wanna Be Right (Intro)" Drumma Boy 1:38
2."I Like To Trick"Mario Myers3:23
3."Sexy Can I" (featuring Yung Berg) Noel "Detail" Fisher 3:24
4."Gifts"Noel "Detail" Fisher3:23
5."Girl from the Bronx"Charles Henderson3:28
6."Jump Off" Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins 3:53
7."Boyfriend" Trackmasters 3:28
8."All I Feel"Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins4:28
9."It's Up to You"Noel "Detail" Fisher3:27
10."Where You At" (featuring the Game) DJ Quik 2:57
11."Real Nigga" (featuring Styles P)Jay Garfield4:01
12."Good Girl Gone Bad" (featuring Shorty Mack) Fizzy Womack 3:52
13."I Can Feel It (Outro)"Ray J1:53
iTunes Store bonus track [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Good Times" (featuring Shorty Mack)Norwood, Jr., OwensRay J4:14

Charts

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