JHUD

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JHUD
Jennifer Hudson JHUD.jpg
Studio album by
Jennifer Hudson
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length43:43
Label RCA
Producer
Jennifer Hudson chronology
I Remember Me
(2011)		JHUD
(2014)		 Respect
(2021)
Singles from JHUD
  1. "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)"
    Released: September 24, 2013
  2. "Walk It Out"
    Released: April 28, 2014
  3. "It's Your World"
    Released: July 10, 2014
  4. "I Still Love You"
    Released: June 4, 2015

JHUD is the third studio album by American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson. It was released on September 23, 2014 by RCA Records as the follow-up to I Remember Me (2011). [1] The album marks Hudson's first and only release through RCA following the closure of Arista and J Records.

Contents

The 1970s-inspired album has already spawned the Pharrell-produced single "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" featuring T.I. and the Timbaland-produced "Walk It Out", for which she shot the music video in Chicago. On August 18, 2014, Hudson released the single, "Dangerous", via her Vevo and SoundCloud accounts. The single "It's Your World" featuring R. Kelly was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. [2] In 2019, as a reaction to the documentary Surviving R. Kelly , Kelly's featured song, "It's Your World", was removed from all streaming and online versions and new vinyl and CD pressings of the album. However, the Japan only bonus track "Never Give It Up" replaced "It's Your World" on all streaming and online version of the album, as the tenth track.

The single "I Still Love You" was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Message [3] and the album was named the "Best R&B/Soul Album" by iTunes. [4]

Background

In March 2011, Hudson released her second album I Remember Me . As with her self-titled début, Hudson worked with many different producers and songwriters on the project, resulting in a "feel good album". [5] Upon release, it debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 165,000 copies, [6] and was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipping over 500,000 copies in the United States. [7] While not as successful as previous releases, lead single "Where You At" became a top-ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, though subsequent singles failed to chart or sell noticeably. [8] After a short musical hiatus, in which she co-starred in the films The Three Stooges (2012), The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013), and Black Nativity (2013), Hudson returned to music recording in mid-2013. [9] Heading for a different direction, Hudson consulted new producers to work with her on her third album: "It's different expressions of me as an artist, a girl, a music lover. Earlier in my career I was just a soloist singing other people's songs. Now I really want to be an artist. I want to lift the people up, have fun, create a moment. I have my own visions that I want to bring to life." [10] On the developing process of her third album, she elaborated in November 2013: "I've been working with Pharrell Williams quite a bit on my album, and Timbaland as well. This whole project this time around is extremely different and every session felt like a party, like we was getting our jam on." [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
New York Daily News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

The album received a score of 68 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 6 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [18] On behalf of Billboard , Elias Leight foreseeing, "the spare templates she uses here, which are heavy on rhythm and relatively empty otherwise, give her plenty of space to flex her powerful voice." [13] Writing for AllMusic, Andy Kellman forecasting Hudson to be "in full-on diva mode" even though she "occasionally sounds disconnected from the material, but the singer, as powerful as ever, still leaves her indelible mark on everything". [12]

Commercial performance

JHUD debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 24,000 copies in its first week of release. [19] It marked Hudson's lowest sales and chart debut for a studio set. Previously, her 2011 album, I Remember Me , tallied her smallest start with 165,000 copies." [20] In addition, JHUD debuted at number two on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, becoming her third consecutive album to do so. [19] Commenting on the album's chart performance, Paul Grein from Yahoo! Music felt that its opening sales were "a disappointment, considering that her first two albums, [..] both debuted at number two." He found that "the main problem is that the singles from this album haven't done as well as the singles from Hudson's previous albums [...] None of the first three singles from the new album has cracked the top 20 on the R&B chart." [20] As of December 2014, JHUD has sold 61,000 copies in the US. [21]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dangerous"
4:15
2."It's Your World" (featuring R. Kelly)
5:16
3."He Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (featuring Iggy Azalea)
Williams3:46
4."Walk It Out" (featuring Timbaland)
4:43
5."I Can't Describe" (featuring T.I.)
Williams3:46
6."I Still Love You"
3:44
7."Just That Type of Girl"WilliamsWilliams3:53
8."Bring Back the Music"
3:55
9."Say It"
  • Pollard
  • Duplessis
  • Altino
  • Duplessis
  • Mali Music
  • Altino [b]
3:41
10."Moan"
  • Pollard
  • Hudson
  • David Jackson
  • Mali Music
  • Hudson
6:53
JHUD– Japan version (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Never Give It Up"WilliamsWilliams3:37

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of JHUD. [22]

Performers and musicians

Production

Design and management

Charts

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