Recovery (Algebra album)

Recovery
Studio album by Algebra Blessett
Released	February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)
Recorded	2013
Studio	Studio2Sixteen (Atlanta, GA) K1 Studios (Orange, NJ) Southside Sound (Nashville, TN) Tune Pusher LLC (Atlanta, GA) NeWFAM Entertainment Studios (Atlanta, GA) The Black Room (Atlanta, GA)
Genre	Contemporary R&B neo soul
Length	46:42
Label	BBE eOne
Producer	B Howard Brett Baker Bryan-Michael Cox Kwamé LT Moe Shannon Sanders
Algebra Blessett chronology
Purpose (2008) Recovery (2014)
Singles from Recovery
"Nobody But You" Released: June 19, 2013

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
SoulTracks	(favorable) [3]
The Musical Hype	[4]

Recovery is the second studio album by American contemporary R&B/neo soul singer Algebra Blessett. It was released on February 3, 2014, via BBE Records. Recording sessions took place at Studio2Sixteen, Tune Pusher LLC, NeWFAM Entertainment Studios and The Black Room in Atlanta, at K1 Studios in Orange, New Jersey and at Southside Sound in Nashville. Production was handled by B Howard, Brett Baker, Bryan-Michael Cox, Kwamé, LT Moe and Shannon Sanders. It features guest appearance from Quinnes Parker. The album debuted at number 149 on the Billboard 200, number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.

AllMusic selected the album as one of the Favorite R&B Albums of 2014. ^[5]

The album was preceded with a lone single "Nobody But You", ^[6] with an accompanying music video directed by Be' Garrett. ^[7] The song peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 11 on the Adult R&B Songs charts, ^[8] and made it to No. 39 on the 2014 year-end Adult R&B Airplay Songs chart. ^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Exordium to Recovery (Give My Heart a Chance)"	Algebra Blessett Todd Moore	LT Moe	0:51
2.	"Recovery"	Blessett Kwamé Holland	Kwamé	3:48
3.	"Right Next to You"	Blessett Holland	Kwamé	3:09
4.	"Nobody But You"	Blessett Shannon Sanders	Shannon Sanders	2:45
5.	"Struggle to Be" (featuring Q)	Blessett Quinnes Parker Brett Baker	Brett Baker	4:15
6.	"Augment to Recovery (Give My Heart a Chance)"	Blessett Moore	LT Moe	1:02
7.	"Forever"	Blessett Sanders	Shannon Sanders	3:17
8.	"Writer's Block"	Blessett Brandon Howard Moore	B Howard LT Moe (co.)	4:26
9.	"Paper Heart"	Blessett Holland Rudy Currence	Kwamé	3:54
10.	"Danger Zone"	Blessett Moore	LT Moe	3:45
11.	"Mystery"	Blessett Holland Eric Roberson	Kwamé	3:13
12.	"Another Heartache"	Blessett Moore	LT Moe	4:04
13.	"Better for Me"	Blessett Holland Josh Rivera	Kwamé	3:35
14.	"I'll Be OK"	Blessett Bryan-Michael Cox	Bryan-Michael Cox	4:38
Total length:				46:42

Personnel

• Algebra Felicia Blessett – vocals, executive producer
• Quinnes D. Parker – vocals & recording (track 5)
• Traneshia Chiles – backing vocals (track 4)
• Shannon Sanders – drums & producer (tracks: 4, 7)
• Akil Thompson – guitar & bass (tracks: 4, 7)
• Carolyn Wann Bailey – violin (tracks: 4, 7)
• Rod Hardman – guitar (track 8)
• Josh "Guido" Rivera – guitar & bass (tracks: 9, 11, 13)
• Eugene Russell IV – tenor saxophone (tracks: 9, 11)
• Derrick White – trombone (tracks: 9, 11)
• Ali Barr – trumpet (tracks: 9, 11)
• Bryan-Michael Cox – piano & producer (track 14)
• Todd "LT Moe" Moore – producer (tracks: 1, 6, 10, 12), co-producer (track 8), programming (tracks: 1, 6, 10), recording (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12), co-executive producer
• Kwamé "K1 Mil" Holland – producer & engineering (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 11, 13), co-executive producer
• Brett Baker – producer & programming (track 5)
• Brandon Howard – producer (track 8)
• Greg Fuqua – recording & mixing (tracks: 4, 7)
• Michael Gregory – recording (tracks: 4, 7)
• Vernon Mungo – recording (tracks: 4, 7)
• Alvin Speights – mixing (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
• A Kid Called Cus – mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 11, 13)
• Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – mixing (track 5)
• George Littlejohn – executive producer
• Russell Johnson – executive producer
• Jerrell Allen – executive producer
• Sean Marlowe – art direction
• Paul Grosso – creative direction, cover design
• James Anthony – photography
• Sean Cokes – photography
• Peter Adarkwah – project direction

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [10]	149
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [11]	23
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [12]	2

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Algebra Blessett - Recovery Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
2. Macpherson, Alex (February 6, 2014). "Algebra Blessett: Recovery – review". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
3. Gipson, L. Michael (January 25, 2014). "Algebra Blessett - Recovery (2014) (Review)". SoulTracks . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
4. Faulkner, Brent (February 3, 2014). "Algebra Blessett, Recovery | Album Review". The Musical Hype. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
5. "Favorite R&B Albums | AllMusic 2014 in Review". AllMusic . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
6. "Algebra Blessett 'Nobody But You' Single Review". The Black Media. June 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
7. "Algebra Blessett - Nobody But You". YouTube . August 27, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
8. Folk, Antwane (January 11, 2014). "NEW SONG: Algebra Blessett - 'Right Next To You'". Rated R&B . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
9. Cusson, Michael (December 9, 2014). "2014 YEAR-END CHARTS Adult R&B Airplay Songs". Billboard . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
10. "Billboard 200". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 15, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 15, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved November 2, 2023.
12. "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 15, 2014. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved November 2, 2023.

External links

• Algebra Blessett – Recovery at Discogs (list of releases)