The Love Experience
The Love Experience is the debut studio album by American singer Raheem DeVaughn, released June 28, 2005 by Jive Records. The singles from this album were "Guess Who Loves You More", "Believe" and "You".
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| Released | June 28, 2005 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Neo soul | |||
| Length | 65:51 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Producer | Steve "Supe" White, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Anthony Bell, Pete Kuzma, Terry Hunter, Emmai Alquiva, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, The Collective (Warren Jones, Isaac Lewis & Levi Stevens), Kev Brown, Jerry "Juke" Vines & Cliff Jones, Cap't Curt, Big Bob, K. Murdock | |||
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| Singles from The Love Experience | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable) link |
| Washington Post | (favorable)[2] |
| Daily Press | (favourable)[3] |
Netting sales of 250,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan, the album reached No. 9 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 46 on the Billboard 200.
A Go-Go Version of the song "Sweet Tooth" was recorded by Rare Essence.
"You" is featured on Grand Theft Auto IV's fictional Soul/R&B radio station The Vibe 98.8.
The album cover was photographed by Daniel Hastings,[4] who was known primarily for his work on seminal 1990's East Coast hip hop albums.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Voice (Intro)" (Raheem DeVaughn, Kyle Murdock) | 0:18 |
| 2. | "The Love Experience" (Raheem DeVaughn, Steve White, Robert DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan) | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Guess Who Loves You More" (Raheem DeVaughn, Kenneth Gonzalez, Clarence Scarborough) | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Who" (Raheem DeVaughn, Anthony Bell) | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Where I Stand" (Raheem DeVaughn, Pete Kuzma) | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Breathe" (Raheem DeVaughn, Pete Kuzma) | 4:33 |
| 7. | "You" (Raheem DeVaughn, Terry Hunter) | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Sweet Tooth" (Raheem DeVaughn, O. Robinson) | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Ask Yourself" (Raheem DeVaughn, Charod Barnes, Jerry Barnes, Andreao Heard, Wanya Morris) | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Believe" (Raheem DeVaughn, Warren Jones, Issac Lewis, Levi Stevens) | 5:12 |
| 11. | "Is It Possible?" (Raheem DeVaughn, Pete Kuzma) | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Catch 22" (Raheem DeVaughn, Kevin Brown) | 4:43 |
| 13. | "Until" (Raheem DeVaughn, Jerry Vines, Cliff Jones, Curtis Williams, Bob Terry, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper) | 5:09 |
| 14. | "Cadillac" (Raheem DeVaughn, Jerry Vines, Cliff Jones, Curtis Williams, Bob Terry) | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Green Leaves" (Raheem DeVaughn, Jerry Vines, Cliff Jones, Curtis Williams, Bob Terry) | 2:52 |
| 16. | "Thank You" (Raheem DeVaughn, W. Ellington Felton, Kyle Murdock) | 5:24 |
Samples
- "The Love Experience" contains a sample of "My Friend in the Sky", as performed by Switch
- "Guess Who Loves You More" contains a sample of "Can't Hide Love", as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
- "Ask Yourself" contains a sample of "Right on Time", as performed by Boyz II Men
- "Until" contains a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark", as performed by The Isley Brothers
References
- Kellman, Andy. "Raheem DeVaughn: The Love Experience". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- Joyce, Mike (August 26, 2005). "RAHEEM DEVAUGHN "The Love ..." washingtonpost.com. Washington Post.
- B. Deaderick, Lisa (October 30, 2005). "MQ RECOMMENDS". dailypress.com. Daily Press.
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-love-experience-mw0000206237/credits
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Daniel+Hastings#p=1&t=Credits_Visual&q=
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