Ryan Leslie (album)

Ryan Leslie is the debut album of American R&B singer-songwriter and producer Ryan Leslie, released February 10, 2009 on Universal Motown in the United States. Three singles were released from the album: "Diamond Girl", "Addiction", and "How It Was Supposed to Be". The album was entirely produced by Leslie. While it received some negative criticism towards Leslie's songwriting, Ryan Leslie earned generally favorable reviews from music critics.[11]

Ryan Leslie
Studio album by
Ryan Leslie
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length48:12
Label
ProducerRyan Leslie
Ryan Leslie chronology
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Singles from Ryan Leslie
  1. "Diamond Girl"
    Released: December 2007
  2. "Addiction"
    Released: August 19, 2008
  3. "How It Was Supposed To Be"
    Released: December 23, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
The Boston Globe(mixed)[4]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[5]
New York Times(unfavorable)[6]
Okayplayer(77/100)[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Vibe(mixed)[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Leslie, with additional writing on track 2 by Cassie Ventura and John Jackson.

No.TitleLength
1."Diamond Girl"3:44
2."Addiction" (featuring Cassie & Fabolous)4:00
3."You're Fly"4:27
4."Quicksand"3:43
5."Valentine"3:44
6."Just Right"4:43
7."How It Was Supposed to Be"3:22
8."I-R-I-N-A"4:09
9."Out of the Blue"3:41
10."Shouldn't Have to Wait"4:11
11."Wanna Be Good"4:01
12."Gibberish"4:20

Personnel
  • Ryan Leslie: All keyboards, drum programming, background vocals and executive producer
  • Chanel Iman: Additional keyboard on "Just Right"
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: Bass and guitar on "You're Fly", "Shouldn't Have To Wait" and "Wanna Be Good"
  • Brent Paschke: Bass and guitar on "Quicksand"
  • Jermaine Parrish: Drums and additional percussion on "I-R-I-N-A"
  • Al Carty: Bass on "I-R-I-N-A"
  • Tommy Mottola: Additional guitar on "Wanna Be Good"
  • David Sancious: Keyboard on "Wanna Be Good"
  • Recording engineers: Ryan Leslie, Anthony Palazzole, Scott Elgin, Rob Kinelski, Jim Caruana
  • Mixing engineers: Ryan Leslie, Kevin Crouse, Jim Caruana
  • Mastering: Chris Athens
  • Photography: Armen Djerrahian, Kameron Crone

Chart positions

This album has gone on to sell 180,000 copies in the U.S.

Chart Provider Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 35 [12]
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 9 [13]
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 3 [14]
Top Digital Albums 1 [15]

References
  1. About.com review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Billboard review
  4. The Boston Globe review
  5. Entertainment Weekly review
  6. New York Times review
  7. Okayplayer review
  8. PopMatters review
  9. Rolling Stone review
  10. Vibe review
  11. Ryan Leslie (2009): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-03-21.
  12. Archived May 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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