Name: R.E.D. by Ne-yo
Brand: Ne-Yo
SKU: 602537124237
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2.5 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Libra Scale was the first Ne-Yo release that failed to go platinum. The quasi-concept album didn't come close to making it halfway there. The singer and songwriter, however, wasn't on the brink of recording covers for Shanachie. The album's "Champagne Life" was long lasting on commercial radio, and featured spots on Pitbull's "Give Me Everything" (number one Hot 100), Young Jeezy's "Leave You Alone" (number three Hot R&B/Hip-Hop), and Calvin Harris' "Let's Go" (number 17, Hot 100) propped him up through the release of this, his first album for Motown -- the label employing him as Senior Vice President of A&R. Given Ne-Yo's success with Euro-flavored dance-pop and the continued marginalization of R&B, chances were slim that he would be inspired by his new label to stick to the latter genre. In terms of its place in the Motown legacy, R.E.D. is much closer to a modern-day Dancing on the Ceiling -- with several variations on the title track -- than In a Special Way. This is actually back-loaded with dance-pop; while the serviceable but indistinct "Let Me Love You" comes along early and the dance-pop/R&B hybrid "Be the One" leads the second half, the three-track closing stretch reveals dance-pop as the dominant style. Ne-Yo does not go through the motions, but the songs carry an air of "going about my job in a compliant, professional manner." There's a contemporary country duet co-written by Luke Laird (Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Eric Church) and co-sung by Tim McGraw, as well as an adult contemporary ballad. The highlights are all casual, subtle, finely detailed midtempo numbers and slow jams. ~ Andy Kellman

1. Cracks In Mr. Perfect

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Guitar: Shea Taylor; Performer
Performer: Shea Taylor; Performer
Composer: Shaffer Smith
Shea Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Shea Taylor; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Shea Taylor; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Recording Assistant: Ramon Rivas; Production
Studio Personnel: Ramon Rivas
Moses Gallart
Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production

2. Lazy Love

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Guitar: Shea Taylor; Performer
Performer: Shea Taylor; Performer
Composer: Shaffer Smith
Shea Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Shea Taylor; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Shea Taylor; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Recording Assistant: Ramon Rivas; Production
Studio Personnel: Ramon Rivas
Moses Gallart
Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production

3. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)

by Ne-yo

Performer: Ne-yo; Performer
Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Vocals: Ne-yo; Performer
Composer: Mark Hadfield
Mike Dis Cala
Sia Furler
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Mike Dis Cala
Mark Hadfield
Tor Erik Hermansen
Shaffer Smith
Sia Furler
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Composer
Executive Producer: Danny D
Tim Blacksmith; Production
Mixing: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: Reeva & Black
Tim Blacksmith
Danny D
Stargate; Production
Recording: Mike Anderson
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Anderson
Daniela Rivera
Phil Tan
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Production
Additional Mixer: Daniela Rivera; Other

4. Miss Right

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Composer: Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Mixing Assistant: Jerel Lake; Production
Producer: Stargate; Production
Recording: Mikkel S. Eriksen; Production
Studio Personnel: Jerel Lake
Kevin 'kd' Davis
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Production

5. Jealous

by Ne-yo

Composer: Allen Arthur
Shaffer Smith
Keith Justice
Clayton Reilly; Composer
Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Lyricist: Keith Justice
Shaffer Smith
Clayton Reilly
Allen Arthur; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Phatboiz; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Studio Personnel: Moses Gallart
Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production

6. Don't Make Em Like You

by Ne-yo, Wiz Khalifa

Featured Artist: Wiz Khalifa; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Composer: Harmony Samuels
Cameron Thomaz
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Cameron Thomaz
Shaffer Smith
Harmony Samuels; Composer
Engineer: Carlos King; Production
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Harmony Samuels; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Recording Assistant: Jose Cardoza; Production
Studio Personnel: Jose Cardoza
Moses Gallart
Kevin 'kd' Davis
Carlos King; Production

7. Be The One

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Composer: Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen; Composer
Mixing: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: Stargate; Production
Recording: Mikkel S. Eriksen
Miles Walker
Mike Anderson; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Anderson
Phil Tan
Daniela Rivera
Miles Walker
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Production
Additional Mixer: Daniela Rivera; Other

8. Stress Reliever

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Guitar: Shea Taylor; Performer
Performer: Shea Taylor; Performer
Composer: Shaffer Smith
Shea Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Shea Taylor; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Shea Taylor; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Recording Assistant: Ramon Rivas; Production
Studio Personnel: Ramon Rivas
Moses Gallart
Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production

9. She Is

by Ne-yo, Tim Mcgraw

Drum Programming: Luke Laird; Performer
Featured Artist: Tim Mcgraw; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Guitar: Luke Laird; Performer
Performer: Luke Laird; Performer
Composer: Luke Laird
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Luke Laird
Shaffer Smith; Composer
Engineer: Stephen Allbritten; Production
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Byron Gallimore
Luke Laird; Production
Programmer: Jeff Roach; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart
Ryan Gore
Jaymz Hardy-martin; Production
Studio Personnel: Kevin 'kd' Davis
Stephen Allbritten
Jaymz Hardy-martin
Ryan Gore
Moses Gallart; Production

10. Carry On (Her Letter To Him)

by Ne-yo

Composer: Shaffer Smith
Jesse Wilson; Composer
Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Jesse Wilson; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Jesse Wilson
Reginald Smith; Production
Recording: Curtis "sauce" Wilson; Production
Studio Personnel: Kevin 'kd' Davis
Curtis "sauce" Wilson; Production

11. Forever Now

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Composer: Allen Arthur
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen
Shaffer Smith
Keith Justice
Clayton Reilly
Maarten Hoogstraten
Paul Baumer; Composer
Lyricist: Keith Justice
Tor Erik Hermansen
Shaffer Smith
Paul Baumer
Maarten Hoogstraten
Clayton Reilly
Allen Arthur
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Composer
Mixing: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: Bingo Players
Stargate
Phatboiz; Production
Recording: Mikkel S. Eriksen
Curtis "sauce" Wilson
Miles Walker; Production
Studio Personnel: Miles Walker
Daniela Rivera
Curtis "sauce" Wilson
Phil Tan
Mikkel S. Eriksen; Production
Additional Mixer: Daniela Rivera; Other

12. Shut Me Down

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Guitar: Emanuel Kiriakou
Andrew Goldstein; Performer
Keyboard: Emanuel Kiriakou
Andrew Goldstein; Performer
Performer: Emanuel Kiriakou
Andrew Goldstein; Performer
Composer: Emanuel "eman" Kiriakou
Shaffer Smith
Andrew Goldstein; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Emanuel "eman" Kiriakou
Andrew Goldstein; Composer
Engineer: Pat Thrall
Jens Koerkemeier; Production
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Emanuel "eman" Kiriakou
Ne-yo
Andrew "goldstein" Goldstein; Production
Programmer: Andrew Goldstein
Emanuel Kiriakou; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Studio Personnel: Kevin 'kd' Davis
Jens Koerkemeier
Pat Thrall
Moses Gallart; Production

13. Unconditional

by Ne-yo

Primary Artist: Ne-yo; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Kenneth Wright; Performer
Performer: Kenneth Wright; Performer
Composer: Clayton Reilly
Shaffer Smith
Keith Justice
Allen Arthur; Composer
Lyricist: Shaffer Smith
Keith Justice
Allen Arthur
Clayton Reilly; Composer
Mixing: Kevin 'kd' Davis; Production
Producer: Phatboiz; Production
Recording: Moses Gallart; Production
Recording Assistant: Ramon Rivas; Production
Studio Personnel: Kevin 'kd' Davis
Ramon Rivas
Moses Gallart; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

51 minutes and 16 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Contemporary R&B

Label

Def Jam Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Nov 12, 2012

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602537124237

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R.E.D.

1. Cracks In Mr. Perfect

2. Lazy Love

3. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)

4. Miss Right

5. Jealous

6. Don't Make Em Like You

7. Be The One

8. Stress Reliever

9. She Is

10. Carry On (Her Letter To Him)

11. Forever Now

12. Shut Me Down

13. Unconditional

Technical Specifications

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R.E.D.

Product information

Release options

1. Cracks In Mr. Perfect

2. Lazy Love

3. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)

4. Miss Right

5. Jealous

6. Don't Make Em Like You

7. Be The One

8. Stress Reliever

9. She Is

10. Carry On (Her Letter To Him)

11. Forever Now

12. Shut Me Down

13. Unconditional

Technical Specifications