Love Behind the Melody

Love Behind the Melody is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Raheem DeVaughn, released on January 15, 2008 by Jive Records. The album was preceded by three singles, "Woman", "Customer" and "Text Messages". The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 45,000 copies in its first week.[1] Love Behind the Melody proved to be one of the most critically praised albums of 2008.[2]

Love Behind the Melody
Studio album by
Raheem DeVaughn
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreR&B, Neo soul
Length65:51
LabelJive, Zomba
ProducerKenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Scott Storch, Kwamé, Carvin & Ivan, Bryan-Michael Cox
Raheem DeVaughn chronology
The Love Experience
(2005)		 Love Behind the Melody
(2008)		 The Love & War MasterPeace
(2010)
Singles from Love Behind the Melody
  1. "Woman"
    Released: September 25, 2007
  2. "Customer"
    Released: 2008
  3. "Text Messages"
    Released: 2008

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
Allmusic[4]
Billboard(favorable)[5]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[6]
Ebony(favorable)[7]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[8]
The New York Times(favorable)[9]
PopMatters(8/10)[10]
UrbanMusicReviews(A)[11]
USA Today[12]
Vibe(favorable)[13]

Upon its release, Love Behind the Melody received rave reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 9 reviews.

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hello Love (Intro)"Kenny Dope0:59
2."Woman"Carl "Chucky" Thompson4:28
3."Love Drug"Scott Storch4:58
4."Energy" (featuring Big Boi)Scott Storch3:24
5."Friday (Shut The Club Down)"Kwame3:39
6."Customer"Carvin & Ivan4:05
7."Mo' Better"Jack Splash7:39
8."Woman I Desire (Interlude)" (featuring Malik Yusef)Kenny Dope2:14
9."Desire"Kenny Dope5:29
10."Midnight (Interlude)"Kenny Dope1:30
11."Marathon" (featuring Floetry)Kenny Dope5:45
12."Butterflies"Mark Batson3:10
13."She's Not You"One Up Entertainment4:14
14."Can We Try Again? (Interlude)"Kenny Dope0:52
15."Try Again"Mark Batson3:36
16."Empty"Bryan-Michael Cox4:50
17."Four Letter Word"Blaq Smurph4:45
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[14]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Text Messages"Big Bob & Captn Curt, Chris Symfonikz3:23
19."Customer" (featuring (R. Kelly)R. Kelly4:01
20."Rich Girls" (featuring Too Short) 3:33
21."Woman" (music video)  
22."Interview"  
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Text Messages"Big Bob & Captn Curt, Chris Symfonikz3:23
19."Customer" (featuring (R. Kelly)R. Kelly4:01

References
  1. Katie Hasty, "Keys Still Atop Album Chart In Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, January 23, 2008.
  2. Raheem DeVaughn: Love Behind The Melody (2008): Reviews
  3. About.com review
  4. Allmusic review
  5. Billboard review
  6. The Boston Globe review
  7. Ebony review
  8. Entertainment Weekly review
  9. The New York Times review
  10. PopMatters review
  11. UrbanMusicReviews review
  12. USA Today review
  13. Vibe review Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  14. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-behind-melody-deluxe/id287844761
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