I Wanna Go There

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I Wanna Go There
Tyrese - I Wanna Go There album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Tyrese
ReleasedDecember 17, 2002
Length58:05
Label J
Producer
Tyrese chronology
2000 Watts
(2001)		I Wanna Go There
(2002)		 Alter Ego
(2006)
Singles from I Wanna Go There
  1. "How You Gonna Act Like That"
    Released: November 19, 2002
  2. "Signs of Love Makin'"
    Released: May 2003

I Wanna Go There is the third studio album by American singer Tyrese. It was released on December 17, 2002 through J Records. This became his first album to be released on J Records after recording two albums for his previous label RCA Records. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including The Underdogs, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnny "J", Poke & Tone and Jermaine Dupri. The album also features a guest appearance by Dupri and Mos Def.

Contents

I Wanna Go There was supported by two singles: "How You Gonna Act Like That" and "Signs of Love Makin'". The album was a slow commercial success. It peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [1] [2] It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2003. [3]

Promotion

The album's first single, "How You Gonna Act Like That", was released as the album's lead single on November 19, 2002. The single peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated March 29, 2003, becoming the album's most successful single and Tyrese's highest-charting song on the chart. [4] The album's second single, "Signs of Love Makin'" was released later that year. The second single peaked at number 57 on the chart dated August 30, 2003. [5]

Critical reception

People magazine's Chuck Arnold found that Tyrese "gets back on track with this disc, which is about as solid as the buff body he flaunts shirtlessly on the CD cover. Focusing mostly on sensual slow jams in the vein of his earlier hits [...] Tyrese makes a convincing new-school R&B Romeo [...] All the album is missing is that one killer cut to really take Tyrese there." [6] Gail Mitchell from Billboard felt that on I Wanna Go There "Tyrese returns to the old-school-rooted R&B he led with in 1998 [...] Overall a much stronger effort than his last RCA project, 2000 Watts , this new album shines brightly when the former Coke pitchman works out on such ballad/midtempo numbers as the Musig-sounding "U Don't Give a Damn About Me" and "I Must Be Crazy," while uptempo foray "Girl Can't Help It" pales in comparison." [7]

Commercial performance

I Wanna Go There debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard 200, on the chart week dated January 4, 2003. [8] After its tenth week on the chart, it reached it peak at number 16 on the chart dated March 8, 2003. [1] The album also peaked at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated February 22, 2003. [9] I Wanna Go There also spent a total of 35 weeks on the Billboard 200. [10] On February 14, 2003, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies. [3] By June 2006, the album had sold 877,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. [11]

Track listing

I Wanna Go There track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How You Gonna Act Like That"
 The Underdogs 4:54
2."U Don't Give a Damn About Me"
The Underdogs4:00
3."How Do You Want It (Situations)"
4:14
4."I Must Be Crazy"
The Underdogs4:47
5."She Lets Me Be a Man"
  • Eddie F
  • Lighty
4:40
6."Signs of Love Makin'"
  • Gibson
  • Mason
  • Thomas
The Underdogs4:05
7."Somebody Special"
  • Dupri
  • Cox
3:40
8."Girl I Can't Help It" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and The Kid Slim)
  • Dupri
  • Seal
4:17
9."Kinna Right"
  • Mason
  • Thomas
The Underdogs4:25
10."All Ghetto Girl"
4:03
11."I'm the Other Man (Interlude)"
  • Joe Carter
  • Trevor Job
  • Gibson
 Jake and Trev 1:38
12."On Top of Me"
  • Steve Estiverne
  • Gibson
  • Estiverne
  • Tyrese
4:04
13."I Wanna Go There"
  • Gibson
  • Mason
  • Thomas
The Underdogs4:47
14."Taking Forever" (featuring Mos Def)
  • Gibson
  • Jean-Claude Olivier
  • Samuel Barnes
  • Yasiin Bey
 Poke & Tone 3:26
Total length:58:05

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for I Wanna Go There
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Billboard 200 - March 8, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - February 22, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "RIAA Certifications - Tyrese" . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 - March 29, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 - August 30, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ Arnold, Chuck (January 8, 2003). "Picks & Pans: This week's reviews: 'Catch,' Tyrese album, more". Billboard . Archived from the original on February 20, 2003. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (January 11, 2003). "Reviews & Previews: Spotlights". Billboard . Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Billboard 200 - January 4, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - February 22, 2003". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tyrese Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top Rappers Crowd 'Waist Deep' Soundtrack". Billboard . June 1, 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Tyrese Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Tyrese Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2003". Billboard . Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Tyrese – I Wanna Go There". Recording Industry Association of America.
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