Trey Day

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Trey Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2007
Genre R&B [1]
Length51:12
Label Atlantic
Producer
Trey Songz chronology
I Gotta Make It
(2005)
Trey Day
(2007)
Anticipation
(2009)
Singles from Trey Day
  1. "Wonder Woman"
    Released: February 13, 2007
  2. "Can't Help but Wait"
    Released: August 6, 2007
  3. "Last Time"
    Released: January 25, 2008
  4. "Missin' You"
    Released: June 20, 2008

Trey Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on October 1, 2007, by Atlantic Records. Recording for the album began in mid-2006, with Songz again reteaming with longtime collaborator Troy Taylor. With the singer aiming for the album to be more mainstream-oriented than his debut album I Gotta Make It (2005), he also consulted a wider range of producers to work with him, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, Stargate and R. Kelly.

Contents

The album was met with generally lukewarm critical reception, who deemed it inferior to his debut album, I Gotta Make It (2005). Trey Day debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200, with 73,000 copies sold in the first week of release. It also reached number two on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was supported by four singles, including "Can't Help but Wait," Songz' first top 20 entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs-top ten single, "Last Time."

Promotion

"Wonder Woman," produced by Danja, was released as the album's lead single on February 13, 2007. [2] It peaked at number 54 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [3] "Can't Help but Wait," the second single from Trey Day, was officially released on August 6, 2007. Produced by Tor E. Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen from Norwegian duo Stargate, it became Songz' his highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 yet, peaking at number 14. [4] It also reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was nominated in the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance category at the 2009 Grammy Awards. [3]

"Last Time", produced by Bryan-Michael Cox along with Kendrick "WyldCard" Dean, was officially issued on January 25, 2008, as the album's third single. While not as commercially successful as "Can't Help but Wait," it became Songz' second top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number nine. [3] "Missin' You", which again was also produced by Stargate, was officially released on June 20, 2008, as the album's fourth and final single. It failed to chart. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
DJBooth.netStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Nathan Slavik from DJBooth.net noted that with Trey Day, Songz "is making a not-so-subtle move towards hip-hop." While he called the project "a perfectly enjoyable R&B/hip-hop album," Slavik was critical with Songz decision to abandon the "60's R&B-laced" sound of his debut album in favor of "mainstream R&B with mixed results." [6] AllMusic noted that with Trey Day Songz "fluctuates between heartfelt sensitivity ("Can't Help But Wait," "Missin You," "We Should Be"), anguished new jack swing ("Long Gone Missin," "Last Time"), and overtly sexual ballads ("No Clothes On," "Sex For Yo Stereo," "Role Play")." [5]

Commercial performance

Trey Day debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 73,000 copies in the first week. [7] This marked an improvement on his previous album I Gotta Make It which had debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 first week sales of 40,000 copies in 2005. [8] In September 2010, Billboard reported that the album had sold 346,000 units in the United States by then. [9] On July 20, 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments figures over 500,000 units in the United States. [10]

Track listing

Trey Day track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro: Trey Day" (featuring Bun B)  Bei Maejor 1:08
2."Long Gone Missin'"
  • Maejor
  • Taylor
3:35
3."Wonder Woman" Danja 5:16
4."No Clothes On" The Runners 3:34
5."Sex for Yo Stereo"
  • Neverson
  • Miykal "Mike" Snoddy
  • Ruffin
  • Taylor
  • Mike Snoddy
  • Taylor
3:39
6."Last Time"
4:21
7."Can't Help but Wait" Stargate 3:24
8."Grub On"
R. Kelly 3:42
9."Fly Together" (featuring Jim Jones)Hudson4:26
10."Store Run" Dre & Vidal 4:38
11."Missin' You"
  • Eriksen
  • Taj Jackson
  • Hermansen
Stargate3:34
12."Role Play"
  • Neverson
  • Ruffin
  • Taylor
Taylor3:59
13."We Should Be"
Jam & Lewis 5:56
iTunes Store (bonus track version) [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Are U a Performa" (featuring Yung Joc)
Maejor3:49
15."Can't Help but Wait" (Music video)
  • Austin
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate3:40
Japan version [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Fades Away"TaylorDave "Hard Drive" Pensado3:07
15."Are U a Performa" (featuring Ai)
  • Green
  • Massenburg
  • Neverson
  • Uemura
Maejor3:51

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Trey Day
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold346,000 [9]

Release history

Release dates and formats for Trey Day
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 1, 2007 [17]

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