2011 studio album by Anthony Hamilton
Back to Love is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2011, by RCA Records. The album features writing and production from Babyface, Dre & Vidal, Kelvin Wooten, Mike City, Jairus Mozee, The Avila Brothers, as well as Hamilton himself.
It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2013.[1] The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011. The second single "Pray For Me" was also Grammy nominated in 2013 for Best R&B Song and reached number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[1][2]
Critical reception
Back to Love has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on seven reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3] Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that Back to Love "is clearly viewed as a fresh start, even though it offers no more surprises than Ain't Nobody Worryin' or The Point of It All [...] That Back to Love is not a major shake-up is not a bad thing. Most of the songs are instantly ingratiating in some way, with none of the lighter, upbeat numbers the least bit out of character. There are some sad-cat moments that come very close to the standard Hamilton set."[5]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 63,000 copies in the first week.[13] The album has sold 372,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[14]
Singles
- The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011.
- The album's second single "Pray for Me" was released on March 27, 2012.
- The album's third single "Best of Me" was released on February 4, 2013.
Track listing
Charts
References
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- ^ "Anthony Hamilton - Adult R&B Songs Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Back to Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Allmusic Review". Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "About Review". AllMusic.
- ^ "AV Club Review". The A.V. Club. December 20, 2011.
- ^ "AV Club Review". Archived from the original on January 13, 2012.
- ^ Hardy, Ernest. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
- ^ "LA Times Review". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2011.
- ^ "LA Times Review". Rolling Stone. December 22, 2011.
- ^ "Pop Matters Review".
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- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 21, 2011). "Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Hits Fourth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anthony Hamilton – Back to Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "South African Top 20 Albums Chart". RSG. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.