Nivea | ||||
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Released | February 18, 2002 | |||
Length | 54:49 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
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Nivea is the debut studio album by American singer Nivea. It was released on February 18, 2002, by Jive Records. Nivea worked with a wide range of producers and songwriters on the album, including Leslie Braithwaite, Bryan-Michael Cox, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, R. Kelly, The Neptunes, Organized Noise, Adonis Shropshire, Teedra Moses, Johnta Austin, and Ne-Yo. The final product was an R&B record heavily influenced by hip hop and pop.
Upon its release, Nivea peaked at number 80 on the US Billboard 200 and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album produced five singles, including "Don't Mess with the Radio", which became a top-20 hit in Australia, and "Don't Mess with My Man", a collaboration with Brandon Casey and Brian Casey from Jagged Edge, which became a top-10 hit in France, New Zealand and on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In 1997, Nivea met manager Collin Lampkin of Atlanta-based Lampkin International, who arranged for her to record a demo tape with several producers. [1] Local production team Organized Noize, consisting of Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, and Rico Wade, eventually became instrumental in crafting the tape. [1] At the time when she was asked to audition for Jive Records to secure a recording deal with the label, Nivea had already recorded 26 completed songs. [1]
"Don't Mess with the Radio" was selected as Nivea's solo debut single and was released on June 12, 2001. [2] While not a major hit in the United States or most other countries, it was a top-twenty success in Australia, reaching number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In April 2002, the song was released in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)". [3] It peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, "Run Away" was released as the album's second single on December 10, 2001. [4]
"Don't Mess with My Man" was released on June 3, 2002, as the third single from the album. [5] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was an international hit as well, reaching the top 10 in France and New Zealand and receiving a Gold certification in the former country. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart upon its initial release. The recording earned the artists a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003. [6]
The fourth single, "Laundromat", was released on April 28, 2003. [7] The song peaked in the United States at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, it reached a peak number 33 on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-side with "Don't Mess with My Man". [8]
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Source | Rating |
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Alex Henderson from AllMusic rated Nivea three out of five stars and called it "a perfect example of how hip-hop-drenched R&B [had] become" by 2001: "From the production to the lyrics, this CD frequently underscores hip-hop's influence on modern R&B." He found that "Nivea provides a likable blend of girlishness and grit on catchy, hip-hop-minded offerings", while also being "teen-friendly, although not in a bubblegum way; in Nivea's case, teen-friendly doesn't mean teen pop." Henderson concluded: "But if Nivea's debut is slightly uneven, it still has more ups than downs and is — thanks to the more on-the-ball producers and writers — worth the price of admission." [9]
Nivea debuted at number 109 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of December 28, 2002. [10] It eventually peaked at number 80 in February 2003. [10] By March 2003, the album had sold 134,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still in Love" |
| Poli | 3:33 |
2. | "Ya Ya Ya" (featuring Lil Wayne) | R. Kelly | 4:07 | |
3. | "Don't Mess with My Man" (featuring Jagged Edge) | Cox | 3:34 | |
4. | "The One for Me" |
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| 3:35 |
5. | "Laundromat" | Kelly | R. Kelly | 4:24 |
6. | "You Don't Even Know" (featuring Nick Cannon) |
| Shropshire | 3:55 |
7. | "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)" (featuring Pusha T) | The Neptunes | 3:43 | |
8. | "Just in Case" |
| Braithwaite | 3:59 |
9. | "No Doubt" | Bishop | 4:06 | |
10. | "Never Had a Girl Like Me" |
| Scorpio & Mystery | 3:53 |
11. | "Have Mercy" |
| Carlos & Dada | 3:52 |
12. | "Don't Mess with the Radio" |
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| 3:58 |
13. | "25 Reasons" |
| Braithwaite | 4:07 |
14. | "Don't Mess with My Man" (Remix) (featuring Jagged Edge and Mystikal) (bonus track) |
| Cox | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "I Love My Man (I'm Keepin' Him)" | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "What You Waitin' For" |
| Burn-Unit | 3:36 |
15. | "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal) |
| Scorpio & Mystery | 3:48 |
16. | "Cat's Got Your Tongue" |
| Roy "Royalty" Hamilton | 3:15 |
17. | "Jewelry" |
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| 3:29 |
18. | "Problems" |
| Hamilton | 3:41 |
19. | "Don't Mess with My Man" (Remix) (featuring Jagged Edge and Mystikal) (bonus track) |
| Cox | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal) |
| Scorpio & Mystery | 3:48 |
2. | "Cat's Got Your Tongue" |
| Roy "Royalty" Hamilton | 3:15 |
3. | "Radio (Interlude)" | 0:34 | ||
4. | "Don't Mess with the Radio" |
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| 3:58 |
5. | "Don't Mess with My Man" (Remix) (featuring Jagged Edge and Mystikal) | Cox | 3:34 | |
6. | "Problems" |
| Royalty | 3:41 |
7. | "Jewelry" |
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| 3:29 |
8. | "Never Had a Girl Like Me" |
| Scorpio & Mystery | 3:53 |
9. | "Just in Case" |
| Braithwaite | 3:59 |
10. | "Phone (Interlude)" | 0:37 | ||
11. | "25 Reasons" |
| Braithwaite | 4:07 |
12. | "Argument (Interlude)" | 1:06 | ||
13. | "Have Mercy" |
| Carlos & Dada | 3:52 |
14. | "No Doubt" |
| Bishop | 4:06 |
15. | "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)" (featuring Pusha T of the Clipse) | The Neptunes | 3:43 | |
16. | "I Love My Man (I'm Keepin' Him)" | 3:13 |
Notes
Sample credits
Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. [14]
Instruments and performances
Production
Chart (2002–03) | Peak position |
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Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [15] | 29 |
French Albums (SNEP) [16] | 65 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [17] | 37 |
US Billboard 200 [10] | 80 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] | 1 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] | 35 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Germany | February 18, 2002 | CD | Rough Trade | |
United States | December 10, 2002 [a] |
| Jive | |
Japan | January 29, 2003 | CD | BMG Japan | |
United Kingdom | February 3, 2003 |
| Jive | |
France | March 10, 2003 | CD |
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