| 词条 | The Art of Love & War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = The Art of Love & War | type = studio | artist = Angie Stone | cover = The Art Of Love & War album cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2007|10|15}} | recorded = 2006–2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul}} | length = 56:47 | label = Stax | producer = {{hlist|Angie Stone (also exec.)|5 Star|Co-T|The Designated Hitters|Dris|Victor Flores|Chris Hutch|MJ McClain|Jon Nettlesbey|Ervin "EP" Pope|Jonathan Richmond}} | prev_title = The Very Best of Angie Stone | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Unexpected | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Art of Love & War | type = studio | single1 = Baby | single1date = August 28, 2007 | single2 = Sometimes | single2date = January 28, 2008 | single3 = Pop Pop | single3date = August 25, 2008 }} }} The Art of Love & War is the fourth studio album by American singer Angie Stone. It was released in the United States on October 16, 2007 by Stax Records. Its lead single, "Baby" (featuring Betty Wright), debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, later peaking at number three, and also peaked at number twenty-two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after debuting on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles at number twenty and jumping to the main chart at number seventy-three. BackgroundIn June 2004, Stone released Stone Love, her second studio album with J Records. While it debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and entered the top twenty in Belgium, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands,[1] the album was commercially less successful than its predecessors Black Diamond (1999) and Mahogany Soul (2001) both of whom had become gold-sellers in the United Kingdom and the United States.[2] The following year, Stone began recording what as expected to become her fifth regular album, but to save costs J Records asked her to transfer her new material, including the previously unreleased single "I Wasn't Kidding",[2] to a compilation album half way through the recording process.[3] Speaking volumes to her what her future with the company would be, Stone subsequently asked for and received an unconditional release from the label. Her third full-length release, the compilation The Very Best of Angie Stone, released in June 2005, marked her final release with the company.[4] The following year, Stone was approached by the reworked Stax Records and signed with the label.[4] Critical reception{{Album ratings| MC = 60/100[7] | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[5] | rev2 = Billboard | rev2Score = (not rated)[6] | rev3 = The Guardian | rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[7] | rev4 = The New York Times | rev4Score = (favorable)[8] | rev5 = NOW | rev5Score = (not rated)[9] | rev6 = PopMatters | rev6Score = (6/10)[10] | rev7 = Prefix | rev7Score = (8/10)[11] }}The Art of Love & War received a weighted score of 60 out of 100 from review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on eleven reviews from music critics.[12] Allmusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five and complimented the track listing for its "nods to classic styles, blending funk, soul, balladry, and R&B in one tasty package", adding: "Yet The Art of Love & War is contemporary through and through. Shimmering with a modern, digital production sheen, the album is clearly steeped in urban contemporary R&B, more lush and languid than stripped down and raw. Stone is no mere puppet of the past: her voice, delivery, and feel are all her own, whether on butter-smooth love songs or hard-swinging groovers."[5] Billboard wrote that the album "emphasizes gratitude above anything else [...] Stone remains impressive as a vocalist, an old-school soul with an understated delivery that’s more hushed than histrionic."[6]Prefix called the album "one of the best neo-soul albums to come out in years" and wrote: "About ten of the album’s tracks are produced in a similar style, channeling the musical complexity of the ’70s over a simple funky track. The formula works well, so when the album moves away from this style [...] it’s a bit of a jolt [...] The strength of the album rests not on one aspect. From the dense lyrics spanning a wealth of topics to the perfect production, The Art of Love & War proves that Stone isn’t going anywhere.[11] Jon Pareles, writer for The New York Times noted that "love decisively outnumbers war as the subject of songs on The Art of Love and War, as Angie Stone luxuriates in the ways her voice can warm and soothe a melody." He felt that the album "is filled with lush, suavely undulating ballads that have Ms. Stone cooing quietly and intimately."[13] British music journalist Maddy Costa gave the album a three-out-of-five-star rating, in her review published in The Guardian . She found that The Art of Love and War "radiates beatific, confident optimism [...] You can't blame [Stone] for indulging in a little self-adulation, not least when she does so with such musical grace [...] but that mood of indulgence also leads to a surfeit of mellifluous vocals, syrupy beats and billowing, sugary melodies that makes the album cloy."[7] Mike Joseph from PopMatters noted that "even though you wish Stone would broaden her sonic palette just a little bit, there’s something to be said for knowing your lane and staying in it." He felt that with The Art of Love and War, "Stone provides the perfect midpoint between vets like Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan and the younger divas like Mary J. Blige and Keyshia Cole. It’s old-school soul with just a pinch of contemporary flavor [...] Although she could occasionally use a co-lyricist, The Art of Love & War marks yet another solid entry into the musical canon of an under appreciated vocalist."[10] Chart performanceThe Art of Love & War debuted and peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 45,000 copies in its first week, becoming Stone's highest-charting album to date.[14]Track listing{{Track listing| extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Take Everything In | writer1 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length1 = 3:52 | title2 = Baby | note2 = featuring Betty Wright | writer2 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length2 = 4:50 | title3 = Here We Go Again | writer3 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length3 = 3:33 | title4 = Make It Last | writer4 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length4 = 3:46 | title5 = Sometimes | writer5 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length5 = 3:21 | title6 = Go Back to Your Life | writer6 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length6 = 1:22 | title7 = Half a Chance | note7 = featuring Chino | writer7 = {{flatlist|
}} | extra7 = {{flatlist|
}} | length7 = 4:06 | title8 = These Are the Reasons | writer8 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length8 = 4:58 | title9 = My People | note9 = featuring James Ingram | writer9 = {{flatlist|
}} | extra9 = {{flatlist|
}} | length9 = 5:58 | title10 = Sit Down | writer10 = {{flatlist|
}} | extra10 = {{flatlist|
}} | length10 = 4:32 | title11 = Play wit It | writer11 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length11 = 2:50 | title12 = Pop Pop | writer12 = {{flatlist|
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}} | length12 = 3:51 | title13 = Wait for Me | writer13 = {{flatlist|
}} | extra13 = {{flatlist|
}} | length13 = 4:50 | title14 = Happy Being Me' | note14 = featuring Pauletta Washington | writer14 = {{flatlist|
}} | extra14 = {{flatlist|
}} | length14 = 4:28 }}
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References1. ^{{cite web |last=Whitmire |first=Margo |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67350/banks-secures-another-week-at-no-1 |title=Banks Secures Another Week At No. 1 |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=July 14, 2004 |accessdate=March 27, 2019}} {{Angie Stone}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Art of Love and War, The}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=ZxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=%22I+WASN'T+KIDDING%22+%22ANGIE+STONE%22&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMInf7B5uGFyQIVgn8sCh3ezg2Q#v=onepage&q=%22I%20WASN'T%20KIDDING%22%20%22ANGIE%20STONE%22&f=false|title=Reviews: Singles|publisher=Billboard|date=2005-12-10|accessdate=March 25, 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=ZxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=%22I+WASN'T+KIDDING%22+%22ANGIE+STONE%22&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMInf7B5uGFyQIVgn8sCh3ezg2Q#v=onepage&q=%22I%20WASN'T%20KIDDING%22%20%22ANGIE%20STONE%22&f=false|title=Reviews: Singles|publisher=Billboard|date=2005-12-10|accessdate=March 25, 2019}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Angie Stone talks music, weight and reality TV|work=Today.com|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/angie-stone-talks-music-weight-reality-tv-wbna21492766|date=October 26, 2007|accessdate=March 25, 2019}} 5. ^1 {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1172126}} 6. ^1 Billboard review 7. ^1 The Guardian review 8. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/arts/music/15choi.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin New York Times review] 9. ^[https://archive.is/20070624083849/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-11-15/music_feature4.php NOW review] 10. ^1 2 PopMatters review 11. ^1 Prefix review 12. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-art-of-love-and-war/angie-stone|title=Critic Reviews for The Art of Love & War|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=March 27, 2019}} 13. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/arts/music/15choi.html|title=New CDs|work=The New York Times|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=October 15, 2007|accessdate=March 27, 2019}} 14. ^{{cite web |last=Hasty |first=Katie |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047777/springsteen-returns-to-no-1-in-slow-sales-week |title=Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week |work=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |date=October 24, 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-25}} 15. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2008 |work=Billboard |accessdate=March 18, 2019}} 3 : 2007 albums|Angie Stone albums|Stax Records albums |
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