Almost Famous (Lumidee album)

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Almost Famous
Almost Famous (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
Genre
Length41:07
Label Universal
Producer
  • DJ Tedsmooth
  • G48
  • Trendsetta
  • Buckwild
  • DJ Rei Double R
Lumidee chronology
Almost Famous
(2003)
Unexpected
(2007)
Singles from Almost Famous
  1. "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)"
    Released: May 12, 2003
  2. "Crashin' a Party"
    Released: December 23, 2003

Almost Famous is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Lumidee, released by Universal Records on June 24, 2003. [1]

Contents

It peaked at number twenty-two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and number eleven on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It included the summer hit "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", which saw international success, topping the charts in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and reaching number 2 in the UK and number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Almost Famous received two out of five stars by AllMusic citing, "Otherwise, Almost Famous is simply so-so R&B that never recalls the single's appeal but is not the disaster that albums surrounding fluke hits can turn into". [2] Rolling Stone also gave it a two out of five rating. [3]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Almost Famous" (Interlude by DJ Tedsmooth)Teddy Mendez, Edwin PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta0:53
2."Honestly"Lumidee Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta2:41
3."Crashin' a Party" (featuring N.O.R.E. & DJ Tedsmooth)Cedeño, Victor Santiago, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta3:13
4."Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)"Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta3:04
5."For Keeps"Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta3:01
6."Go with Me" (featuring Handsome Joe)Cedeño, Joseph Johnson, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta4:09
7."Only for Your Good"Cedeño, Anthony Best, Perez Buckwild 3:44
8."Suppose to Do"Cedeño, Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta0:58
9."Air to Breathe"Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta2:51
10."My Last Thug"Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta4:24
11."Break Away"Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta5:41
12."Me and You"Cedeño, Mendez, PerezDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta, (Co-prod.) DJ Rei Double R2:47
13."Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh) (Remix)" (featuring Busta Rhymes & Fabolous)Cedeño, Mendez, Perez, Trevor Smith, John Jackson DJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta3:32
UK bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Honestly (Remix)" (featuring N.O.R.E)Cedeño, Perez, Mendez, SantiagoDJ Tedsmooth, Trendsetta2:41

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 37
French Albums (SNEP) [5] 148
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 37
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] 46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 24
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 70
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [10] 19
US Billboard 200 [11] 22
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [11] 11

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