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| Released | December 21, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | R&B [1] | |||
| Length | 43:09 (standard) 54:50 (deluxe) | |||
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Calling All Hearts is the fourth studio album by American singer Keyshia Cole, released on December 21, 2010 in the United States by Geffen Records. [2] Appearances on the album include Nicki Minaj, Tank, Faith Evans, Timbaland and Yvonne Cole.
Calling All Hearts is made of songs composed before and after Cole met her fiancé, Daniel Gibson. Cole wrote the second verse to "Last Hangover". [3] Shortly after revealing that she was pregnant with her first child, Cole went into a short hiatus. She made her first appearance since the birth of her son at the 2010 BET Awards, performing "Airplanes" with B.o.B. In October 2010, Cole leaked an unmastered version of her single, "I Ain't Thru" to her Twitter followers in celebration of her birthday. The single was digitally mastered and then officially released. During this time, Cole shot the video for the single as well as for the promo single "Long Way Down". Cole favorited "Tired of Doing Me". [4]
Two editions of the album were composed and released on December 21, 2010—a standard and deluxe edition. The standard edition was revealed to preview on Cole's Myspace Music page on December 16, 2010. [5] The artwork cover shows Cole wearing blue lipstick and a red heart on her upper lip. [6] [7]
To promote the album, Cole made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , The Mo'Nique Show , and The Wendy Williams Show . She also made an appearance on 106 and Park on December 20 in which she did a 30-minute special performance. [8] Cole also opened for music act R. Kelly for the second time on his 2011 summer Love Letter Tour. "So Impossible" received airplay on the urban adult contemporary radio around January 2011. [9]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100 [17] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The New York Times | (mixed) [18] |
| Rolling Stone | [19] |
| USA Today | [20] |
Calling All Hearts received mixed to positive reviews from most critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews." [17] Allmusic editor Andy Kellman gave it a gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and commented that the album "drags in spots, due in part to an absence of a "Let It Go"-type track to break up all the introspection and pain," but it is the kind of album "for those who want to hear a moody, emotional outpouring." [1]
Jon Pareles of The New York Times viewed that the album had a standard mix of featured artists and producers, but "after an initial bit of competitive posturing [...] the songs slip into the background. Ms. Cole sings elegantly complex vocal harmonies, but the central melody lines are shapeless. Most tempos are determinedly slow." [18] Rolling Stone 's Jonah Weiner gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Cole is a heroine who thrives off tales of conflict, betrayal and survival. Her voice is as grit-flecked as ever, chewing through blaring beats and going pound-for-pound for ferocity [...] It's not all fisticuffs [...] but Cole is at her best when she's slugging." [19] Steve Jones of USA Today gave the album three out of four stars and commented that "Her passionate vocals still pack a wallop, even though they are no longer fueled by angst". [20]
The album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 128,000 copies. [21] It also entered at number five on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number fourteen on the Digital Albums chart. [22] [23] In its second week, the album dropped to number ten on the Billboard 200 selling 36,600 copies. [24]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Ain't Thru" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| 3:59 | |
| 2. | "Long Way Down" |
| J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Tired of Doing Me" (featuring Tank) |
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| 3:30 |
| 4. | "If I Fall in Love Again" (featuring Faith Evans) |
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| 3:29 |
| 5. | "So Impossible" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Sometimes" |
| Graham | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Take Me Away" |
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| 3:47 |
| 8. | "What You Do to Me" |
| Santana | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Last Hangover" (featuring Timbaland) |
| Timbaland | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Thank You" (featuring Dr. Yvonne Cole) |
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| 3:28 |
| 11. | "Better Me" | Diane Warren |
| 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Ain't Thru" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
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| 3:59 |
| 2. | "Long Way Down" |
| J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Tired of Doing Me" (featuring Tank) |
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| 3:30 |
| 4. | "If I Fall in Love Again" (featuring Faith Evans) |
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| 3:29 |
| 5. | "So Impossible" |
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| 4:35 |
| 6. | "Confused in Love" |
| Chuck Harmony | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Sometimes" |
| Graham | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Take Me Away" |
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| 3:47 |
| 9. | "What You Do to Me" |
| Santana | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Last Hangover" (featuring Timbaland) |
| Timbaland | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Two Sides to Every Story" |
| Winslow | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Where Would We" |
| Thompson | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Thank You" (featuring Dr. Yvonne Cole) |
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| 3:28 |
| 14. | "Better Me" | Warren |
| 3:56 |
Credits for Calling All Hearts adapted from Allmusic. [28]
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) |
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| United Kingdom | December 21, 2010 | Polydor |
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