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Released | November 26, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001 K-Ci & JoJo's House (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Contemporary R&B | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Harvey Mason, Jr., LaShawn Daniels, Babyface, Rodney Jerkins, Eric Hernandez, Mike Smoov, Emanuel Officer, Craig Brockman, Tim Owens, Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Damon Thomas, Mike Bell | |||
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Emotional is the fourth studio album by American R&B duo and brothers K-Ci & JoJo, released on November 26, 2002 on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place at K-Ci & JoJo's home in Los Angeles, California during 2002. [1] Production was handled by JoJo and several other recording producers, including Babyface, Rodney Jerkins and Mike Smoov, including others. It produced two singles: "It's Me" and "This Very Moment", with the latter charting on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
The album peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was the first K-Ci & JoJo album to not chart internationally nor be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America . The second single, "This Very Moment", was featured in the 2003 movie Deliver Us From Eva.
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Upon its release, Emotional has received mixed reviews from critics.
Credits for Emotional adapted from Allmusic. [4]
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