Just Go (album)

Just Go is the ninth studio album by Lionel Richie. The album was slated to be released in US on March 10, 2009, but was pushed back to May 19, 2009. In the UK, the album was released as scheduled on March 16, 2009. The International release date was March 13, 2009. Akon and Ne-Yo share in the writing duties for the new album, along with Norwegian production team StarGate.[10] Just Go also has contributions from songwriter Johntá Austin and The-Dream.[11] Although Richie had very little writing involvement of the songs for the album, he did write "Eternity", which is also included on the tribute album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise.

Just Go
Studio album by
Lionel Richie
ReleasedMarch 13, 2009
Recorded2007–2009
GenreR&B, pop
Length59:17
LabelIsland
ProducerGiorgio Tuinfort, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Stargate, Martin K, The Movement, Antonio L.A. Reid (exec.)
Lionel Richie chronology
Coming Home
(2006)		 Just Go
(2009)		 Tuskegee
(2012)
Singles from Just Go
  1. "Good Morning"
    Released: November 4, 2008
  2. "Just Go"
    Released: March 12, 2009
  3. "I'm in Love"
    Released: May 19, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
The Guardian[5]
New York Times(favorable)[6]
The Observer(unfavorable)[7]
People[8]
The Times[9]
Vibe[1]

The album debuted at #24 on Billboard 200 and #9 on R&B Chart. As of May 2012, the album has sold 95,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Forever" (featuring Phillip "Taj" Jackson on backing vocals)Phillip "Taj" Jackson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik HermansenStargate3:19
2."Just Go" (featuring Akon)Aliaune Thiam, Giorgio TuinfortAkon, Tuinfort4:11
3."Nothing Left to Give" (featuring Akon)Thiam, TuinfortAkon, Tuinfort3:32
4."Forever and a Day"Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius NashStewart4:04
5."I'm Not Okay" (featuring The-Dream on backing vocals)Stewart, NashStewart3:28
6."Good Morning"Stewart, Nash, James Button, Corron Ty ColeStewart4:06
7."Through My Eyes" (featuring Phillip "Taj" Jackson on backing vocals)Jackson, Eriksen, HermansenStargate4:06
8."I'm in Love" (featuring Ne-Yo on backing vocals)Shaffer Smith, Eriksen, HermansenStargate4:05
9."Think of You" (featuring Phillip "Taj" Jackson on backing vocals)Jackson, Eriksen, HermansenStargate, Martin K4:12
10."Into You Deep"Stewart, Nash, Sean HallStewart, Sean K.5:19
11."Pastime"Johntá Austin, Eriksen, Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundStargate3:52
12."Face In The Crowd" (with Trijntje Oosterhuis)John EwbankEwbank, Nando Eweg, Clayton Haraba4:21
13."Somewhere in London"Stewart, NashStewart5:05
14."Eternity"Lionel RichieDavid Foster4:37

Singles
  • "Good Morning" was released as the album's lead single, and went for Urban AC radio adds on November 4, 2008.
  • "Just Go" was released as the second single on March 12, 2009. The music video premiered the same day.
  • "I'm in Love" went for Urban AC radio adds on May 19, 2009.

Other singles
  • "Face in the Crowd" was released as an international single (in the Netherlands) on July 18, 2008.
  • "Forever and Ever" (on the album retitled simply "Forever") went for Urban AC radio adds on September 16, 2008. It was in 2009 released to UK radio under the title "Forever".
  • "I'm Not Okay" went for Urban AC radio adds on September 16, 2008.

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
scope="row"Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 9
scope="row"Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 89
scope="row"Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 22
scope="row"French Albums (SNEP)[16] 79
scope="row"German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 9
scope="row"Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 74
scope="row"Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 28
scope="row"UK Albums (OCC)[20] 10
scope="row"US Billboard 200[21] 24
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 9

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 60,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Controversy

The South-Korean girl band 2NE1 had a similar song "I Don't Care" akin to Lionel's "Just Go" released July 2009. It is currently being investigated by Universal Music Group.[24]

References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Billboard review". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2013-01-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Entertainment Weekly review
  5. The Guardian review
  6. New York Times review
  7. The Observer review
  8. People review
  9. The Times review Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Lewis, Pete (2009-03-13). "Three Times A Superstar - Pete Lewis Interviews Lionel Richie". Blues & Soul. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  11. Cohen, Jonathan (2008-11-03). "Akon, Ne-Yo Give Lionel Richie A Lift". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  12. "Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Becomes Year's Second-Biggest Album: Singer's Country Set Has Outsold His Last Three Combined". Billboard. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Lionel Richie – Just Go" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Lionel Richie – Just Go" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lionel Richie – Just Go" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  16. "Lescharts.com – Lionel Richie – Just Go". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lionel Richie – Just Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  18. "Italiancharts.com – Lionel Richie – Just Go". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Lionel Richie – Just Go". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  20. "Lionel Richie | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  21. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  22. "Lionel Richie Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  23. "British album certifications – Lionel Richie – Just Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2017-06-11. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Just Go in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. "(Versus) 2NE1 vs Lionel Richie ft.Akon « Passion for Korean Wave". Hallyuism.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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