The VIII

The VIII is the eighth studio album by American singer Avant. It was released by Mo-B Entertainment, Caroline Records, and Universal Music on September 25, 2015 in the United States.[1]

The VIII
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015
Length46:21
LabelMo-B
Producer
  • Tommy Brown
  • Mitch Cohn
  • Dot-N Pro
  • Steven Franks
  • Vyacheslav Livins
  • Travis Sayles
Avant chronology
Face the Music
(2013)
The VIII
(2015)
Can We Fall in Love
(2020)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated The VIII three stars out of five. He found that "though this is as sonically consistent as any previous Avant album – mostly silky, with a little grit here and there – the subject matter fluctuates in the extreme [...] Longtime fans nonetheless should have little trouble quickly identifying a handful of cuts that rate with the past highlights."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Find a Way"
  • Myron Avant
  • Joseph Harley
  • Travis Sayles
Sayles4:03
2."Special"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:19
3."Apart"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:34
4."Lights Off"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Antwan Plaskett
  • Shaun Thomas
Dot-N Pro2:49
5."Come Get It"
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Brown
3:42
6."Best Friend (Part II)"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:36
7."Note"
  • Avant
  • Harley
  • Sayles
4:12
8."Both of Us"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Mitch "Catalyst" Cohn
  • Sayles
  • Cohn
4:07
9."I'm Not Telling"
  • Avant
  • Sandy Redd
  • Melinda Bussie
  • Vyacheslav Livins
Livins3:07
10."Mines Do"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:27
11."You Know Better" (featuring Malone)
  • Avant
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Brown
  • Sayles
  • Franks
  • Brown
3:47
12."Take It There"
  • Avant
  • Sayles
Sayles3:12
13."Doesn't Matter"
  • Avant
  • Redd
  • Bob Robinson
Livins3:27

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes co-producer

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 8

References

  1. "The VIII on Apple Music". iTunes (US). iTunes. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. Kellman, Andy Review: Avant. Allmusic. Retrieved on June 25, 2020.
  3. "Avant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. "Avant Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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