Write Me Back

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"Feelin' Single"
The song is a kiss-off by the narrator to his increasingly uninterested lover. [17] Its chord progression is sampled from Bill Withers' 1977 song "Lovely Day". [11]
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"Believe in Me" is told from the perspective of a lover about to leave his woman for a prison term and asks for patience and support. [12] [14] Miles Marshall Lewis views that the song "embod[ies] elements of the (oft-downtrodden) blue-collar African-American experience." [14] "Lady Sunday" is a dance-oriented, orchestrated song with musical similarities to early 1970s Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. [16] "Believe That It's So" features disco strings, assertive brass, and a narrative that celebrates love's ability to help people overcome adversity before celebrating celebration in general, as Kelly sings about becoming drunk and needing to draw on love to overcome his impending hangover. [17] Deviating from the album's 1970s influence, "All Rounds on Me" has rockabilly elements and an alternating blues arrangement. [14]

Marketing and sales

Write Me Back was marketed with the release of two singles. The lead single, "Share My Love", was released on February 1, 2012, and became a number-one hit on urban adult radio. [3] [10] It peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, on which it has charted for 20 weeks. [18] It also charted at number 72 on the Japan Hot 100. [18] The second single, "Feelin' Single", was released as a digital download on May 29. [10] It reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [19] The album was released by RCA Records on June 25 in the United Kingdom and on June 26 in the United States. [5] [20] It is his first album for RCA, after RCA Music Group shut down Kelly's former label Jive Records. [21] The album's deluxe edition included four additional songs. [22]

On June 27, 2012, Kelly became ill from complications related to his 2011 throat surgery. [23] Consequently, his promotional appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Today were cancelled. [23] Although his status for subsequent promotional efforts was uncertain, [23] Kelly performed at Reggae Sumfest on July 20, [24] and performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon after rescheduling for July 23. [25] "When a Man Lies" later impacted urban adult radio as the album's third and final single on October 15. [26]

In the United Kingdom, Write Me Back debuted at number 80 on the UK Albums Chart in the week of July 7, 2012. [27] In the United States, Write Me Back debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week. [28] It was Kelly's lowest first-week sales since 12 Play in 1993. [28] The album sold 24,600 copies in its second week on the chart, falling 14 spots to number 19. [29] It ultimately charted for 17 weeks on the US Billboard 200. [30] As reported on August 15, 2012, the album had sold 141,300 copies in the United States. [31]

Critical reception

Write Me Back
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Studio album by
R. Kelly
ReleasedJune 25, 2012
Studio
Length46:20
Label RCA
Producer
R. Kelly chronology
Love Letter
(2010)		Write Me Back
(2012)		 Black Panties
(2013)
Alternate cover
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Deluxe edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Entertainment Weekly A− [32]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [33]
NME 6/10 [8]
Pitchfork 6.5/10 [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [34]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 7/10 [14]

Write Me Back was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 18 reviews. [35] August Brown of the Los Angeles Times dubbed it "the best grown-man dance record of the year" and stated, "the songwriting is, per usual at this point in his career, nimble and nicely matured. But the arrangements are the centerpiece here." [33] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone called its music "virtuoso pastiche – but Kelly's Seventies are freakier than your dad's." [34] Maura Johnston of The Village Voice viewed "Clipped Wings" as its strongest track and compared the album to Love Letter, stating "it's slightly less drenched in retro tropes, but it's no less of an enjoyable listen." [17] Miles Marshall Lewis of Spin felt that "the result distills the melodies and lyrical flair fans love without the NC-17 lines that often make Kelly NSFW." [14]

Andy Gill of The Independent found Kelly "even more at home" musically than on Love Letter and stated, "for all his production skills, he remains first and foremost a vocal stylist of considerable ability". [7] Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times complimented Kelly's "superb voice" and noted the Philadelphia soul influence as "a much more natural fit for Kelly's considerable vocal gifts and lusty one-track mind." [36] Allmusic's Andy Kellman complimented the music's "warmth and joy" and stated, "It's apparent that he can be retro and urbane as instinctively as he can be cutting edge and filthy." [6] Nitsuh Abebe of New York commended Kelly for "nailing each voice and narrative" and stated, "He comes at every idea like an impassioned pro, and whether that idea is making people melt, grind, or titter in disbelief, it’s usually his ardor that’s having that effect." [12]

In a mixed review, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times dubbed the album Kelly's "least ambitious" and found it "tepid" by his standards, "which is to say, completely technically accomplished, but lacking the snakelike vocal slither and moist subject matter that mark him at his most virtuosic." [9] Slant Magazine 's Eric Henderson panned its music as "this-porridge-is-just-right uptempo mush" and questioned its genuineness, writing that "even if the songs sound like the height of artifice ... there's little doubt [Kelly] believes in his own hollow offerings." [11] Pitchfork Media's Jess Harvell observed "a fine line between breezy and half-assed" in the songwriting and criticized its "cut-rate production choices" behind "Kelly's engaged vocal performances." [15] Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune called it "a less-consistently strong sequel" and stated, "Listeners may find themselves toggling between questioning Kelly’s sincerity and admiring his facility as a producer and singer." [16] Spin ranked Write Me Back number 37 on their list of 2012's best albums. [37]

Track listing

Write Me Back track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Is" Robert Kelly R. Kelly3:30
2."Feelin' Single"R. KellyR. Kelly, Bigg Makk3:29
3."Lady Sunday"R. KellyR. Kelly3:37
4."When a Man Lies"R. KellyR. Kelly3:36
5."Clipped Wings"Kelly, CampbellR. Kelly, Warryn Campbell 3:18
6."Believe That It's So"R. KellyR. Kelly6:09
7."Fool for You"R. KellyR. Kelly3:37
8."All Rounds on Me"Kelly, MaysR. Kelly, Bigg Makk4:13
9."Believe in Me"R. KellyR. Kelly, J. LBS3:55
10."Green Light"R. KellyR. Kelly3:52
11."Party Jumpin'"R. KellyR. Kelly3:17
12."Share My Love"R. KellyR. Kelly3:43
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Beautiful in the Mirror"R. KellyR. Kelly3:30
14."You Are, My World"R. KellyR. Kelly3:20
15."Fallin' from the Sky"R. Kelly, Daniel Coriglie, Mario Bakovic, Dennis-manuel PetersR. Kelly3:56
16."One Step Closer"R. KellyR. Kelly6:00

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes. [38]

Charts

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