Face the Music (Avant album)

Face the Music
Studio album by Avant
Released February 1, 2013
(see release history)
Genre R&B
Length 46:34
Label MO-B Entertainment, EMI
Producer Avant, Tim & Bob, Jerry Woodard, Kriss "Kajun" Johnson, Tabetha Plummer
Avant chronology
The Letter
(2010)		 Face The Music
(2013)		 The VIII
(2015)
Singles from Face The Music
  1. "You & I"
    Released: August, 2012
  2. "More"
    Released: June, 2013

Face the Music, is the seventh studio album by R&B singer Avant, released on February 1, 2013 through Capitol/EMI-distributed independent label Mo-B Entertainment.[1][2] The album features collaborations with J'Lyn, Kriss "Kajun" Johnson and Keke Wyatt. As of August 25, 2015 the album has sold over 77,000 copies in the United States.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Andy Kellman from Allmusic stated in a review of the album "The Letter was the weakest and least successful of Avant's first six albums. None of his previous releases missed the Top Ten of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, but it fell short at number 19. In 2012, Avant bounced back by reuniting with Keke Wyatt, with whom he had scored a Top Five hit -- a cover of René & Angela's quiet storm masterpiece "My First Love"—12 years prior. The classy duet "You & I" peaked at 46, but it deserved a much higher position and makes for an attractive centerpiece on Face the Music. It's another set of sophisticated, adult-oriented R&B that occasionally veers into boilerplate belligerence ("If you go home with me, I'm-a hit it," for instance) without quite reaching "Break Ya Back" territory. Avant either wrote or co-wrote all of the songs and co-produced the majority of them with either Dre Hen or Kajun. Altogether, it's a pleasing, natural continuation, full of slow grooves that tend to be convincingly romantic. There are a couple changes of pace. On "Nobody's Business," Avant morphs into a soul shouter over a brassy neo-Motown stomp. "NO," near the album's end, is more of a pop power ballad than anything drawn from the legacies of Avant's longtime inspirations."[4]

Singles

"You & I" featuring American R&B singer Keke Wyatt was released as the album's lead single in August, 2012. The song impacted urban radio in September, 2012. On December 1, 2012, the song peaked at number 46 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5] The music video for "You & I" was released on Avant's YouTube channel on January 4, 2013.[6] The song debuted on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs Chart at number 23 later rising to number 1 on March 2, 2013 in its twenty third week.[7][8] The song spent 41 weeks in the top 20 on the Adult R&B Songs Chart before leaving the chart on July 6, 2013.[9]

"More" was released as the album's second single on June, 2013. The song peaked at number 16 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs Chart on September 21, 2013.[10] The song spent 23 weeks in the top 20 chart before leaving the Adult R&B Songs Chart on September 28, 2013.[11]

Commercial performance

"Face the Music" debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 200 Album Chart, number 4 on the R&B Album Chart ad number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart selling 14,000 copies in the first week.[12][13][14][15]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer Length
1. "Toast To Love"  Johnson, Myron Avant, Andre Henry  3:55
2. "80 In A 30" (Feat. J'Lyn & Kajun)Johnson, Avant, Henry  3:44
3. "You & I" (Feat. Keke Wyatt)Johnson, Avant, Henry  3:54
4. "More"  Johnson, Avant, Henry  4:05
5. "Excited"  Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Johnson, Avant, Bob Robinson Jr.  4:03
6. "Don't Know How"  Johnson, Avant, Henry  4:17
7. "Nobody's Business"  Johnson, Avant, Henry  3:51
8. "Best Friend"  Johnson  4:04
9. "Like You"  Kelley, Robinson,  3:01
10. "When Its Over"  Johnson, Avant, Henry  4:06
11. "No"  Johnson, Avant, Henry  3:51
12. "Gratitude"  Kelley, Robinson, Johnson, Avant  3:37

Credits and personnel

Album credits taken from AllMusic website.[16]

Performers and musicians
  • Avant - Vocals, Background
  • J'Lyn - Vocals (track 2)
  • Kriss "Kajun" Johnson - Vocals (track 2)
  • Keke Wyatt - Vocals, Background (track 7)
Technical personnel
  • Avant - Executive Producer, Producer, Vocal Producer
  • Andre "Dre Hen" Henry - Composer, Producer
  • Kriss "Kajun" Johnson - Composer, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Producer
  • Tabetha Plummer - Executive Producer
  • Jerry Woodard - Executive Producer
  • Tim & Bob - Composer, Producer
  • Peter Mokran - Mixing Engineer
  • Eric Weever - Mixing Assistant
  • Shah Wonders - Design

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] 9
US R&B Albums[14] 4

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref
United Kingdom February 1, 2013 Digital download
  • MO-B Entertainment
  • EMI
 [1]
United States [2]
United Kingdom February 5, 2013 CD [17]
United States [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Face the Music by Avant on Apple Music". iTunes (UK). iTunes. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Amazon.com: Face the Music: Avant: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (U.S). Amazon. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 Kellman, Andy Review: Face the Music. Allmusic. Retrieved on 13 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart December 12, 2012". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Avant - You & I ft. KeKe Wyatt". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart October 10, 2012". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart March 2, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart July 6, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart September 21, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart September 28, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  12. ↑ Ramirez, Rauly. "Chart Juice: Joe Budden and Avant Make Big Debuts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Billboard Hot 200 Chart February 23, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Billboard R&B Albums Chart February 23, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  15. 1 2 "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums February 23, 2013". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  16. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Face the Music - Avant Credits AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Face the Music by Avant: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon (UK). Amazon. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Avant - Face The Music - Amazon.com Music". Amazon (U.S.). Amazon. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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