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词条 Libra Scale
释义

  1. Background and concept

  2. Singles

  3. Reception

     Commercial performance  Critical response 

  4. Track listing

  5. Personnel

  6. Charts

      Weekly charts   Year-end charts 

  7. Certifications

  8. Release history

  9. References

{{Infobox album
| name = Libra Scale
| type = Studio
| artist = Ne-Yo
| cover = Ne-Yo Libra Scale.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2010|11|22}}
| recorded = 2009–2010
| studio =
| genre =
  • R&B[1]
  • europop[2]

| length = 41:24
| label = Def Jam, Compound
| producer = D. DoRohn Gough, Chuck Harmony, Rochad Holiday, Jackpot, Sixx Johnson, Ryan Leslie, Ne-Yo (exec.), Antonio "L.A." Reid, Sandy Vee, Stargate, Syience, Derrick White, Curtis Wilson Jesse "Corparal" Wilson
| prev_title = Year of the Gentleman
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = R.E.D.
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Libra Scale
| type = Studio
| single1 = Beautiful Monster
| single1date = June 8, 2010
| single2 = Champagne Life
| single2date = July 20, 2010
| single3 = One in a Million
| single3date = September 14, 2010
}}
}}

Libra Scale is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released on October 27, 2010 in Japan, followed by a release in the United Kingdom on October 29, as well as a release in the United States on November 22, 2010 by Def Jam Recordings and Compound Entertainment. The album is preceded by three singles: its lead Europop-oriented single, and the UK number-one hit "Beautiful Monster", as well the R&B singles "Champagne Life" and "One in a Million".

Upon release, Libra Scale received favorable reviews from most music critics. The album opened at number 9 on the US Billboard 200, selling 112,000 copies in its first week sales, becoming his fourth consecutive top-ten album in the United States following Year of the Gentleman in 2008. It currently holds a 73 out of 100 on Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on fourteen reviews,[2] and has attained three singles that have achieved moderate Billboard chart success.

Background and concept

According to Ne-Yo, the idea for the album emerged from three influences: his desire to do something different instead of a standard compilation; his interest in science fiction, comic books and Japanese animation; and inspiration from the works of Michael Jackson, particularly Thriller, Moonwalker, and Bad.[3][4] Originally a short movie was to accompany the album, but such proved not to be viable given time and monetary constraints, so Ne-Yo chose to develop a series of six extended music videos instead.[4][5] Nevertheless, the film concept continues to influence the work, as he has stated the songs on the album are inspired by the script of the film that he wrote.[6] The album features a number of songs which follow the story of Jerome and Pretti Sinclair.[5]

The album's title is a reference to Libra, Ne-Yo's astrological sign.

The album's concept explores a story questioning morality and both sides of the Libra Scale: the decision between money/power/fame versus love.[7] The story follows three garbage men – Jerome, Clyde and Leroy – who are offered everything they have wanted in return for protecting the city against a forthcoming threat. However, there's a catch: they can never fall in love. When Jerome (Ne-Yo) falls for Pretti Sinclair (Galen Hooks) disaster ensues, and he has to choose between his love for her and the fame, power and money that he had been given, as he must choose between her life and his own.[3][8]

Singles

{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2011}}

"Beautiful Monster" was released as the lead single on June 8, 2010. It peaked at fifty-three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sixty-one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It performed the best in the UK, where it became his third number-one hit. It also reached the top ten in Japan and Ireland, and achieved moderate success in other international markets. "Champagne Life" was released as the second North American single on July 20, 2010. It peaked at seventy-five on the Billboard Hot 100, eleven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and due to gaining strong digital sales, reached the top forty in Japan. "One in a Million" was released as the third North American and second international single on September 7, 2010.[9] It peaked at eighty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has reached a current peak at twenty-one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also reached the top twenty in the UK and charted in Australia.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 112,000 copies in the United States.[10]

Critical response

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[11]
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2Score = B+[12]
| rev3 = BBC Music
| rev3Score = (favorable)[13]
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4score = B+[14]
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}[15]
| rev6 = HipHopDX
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[16]
| rev7 = Los Angeles Times
| rev7Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}[17]
| rev8 = PopMatters
| rev8Score = (7/10)[18]
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[19]
| rev10 = Slant
| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[20]
}}

Upon its release, Libra Scale received generally favorable reviews from most music critics.[2] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 14 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone awarded the album with four stars out of five, commenting that "the real concept here is: Michael Jackson tribute album. And a damn good one." Andy Kellman of Allmusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, stating that "Ne-Yo remains a premier source of R&B that is both traditional and contemporary." Todd Martens of Los Angeles Times gave the album two and a half out of four stars, commenting that "Ultimately it's admirable that Ne-Yo felt the need to take listeners on a out-of-this-world ride, but he's at his best when sticking closer to home." Elysa Gardner of USA Today gave the album a score of three stars out of four and said, "This electro-savvy song cycle, involving a squad of superheroes and a love interest with a femme fatale alter ego, may not boast Ne-Yo's strongest hooks to date. But Libra Scales [sic] does confirm his affinity for balancing old-school romance with a youthful, fluid sensuality."[21]

Track listing

{{Track listing
|total_length = 41:24
|extra_column = Producer(s)
|title1 = Champagne Life
|writer1 = Shaffer Smith, David Gough
|extra1 = Gough
|length1 = 5:23
|title2 = Makin' a Movie
|writer2 = Smith, Derrick White
|extra2 = White
|length2 = 3:52
|title3 = Know Your Name
|writer3 = Smith, Sixx Johnson, Rochad Holiday, Curtis Wilson
|extra3 = Holiday, Johnson, Wilson{{ref|a|[a]}}
|length3 = 4:07
|title4 = Telekinesis
|writer4 = Smith, Jesse Wilson, Anthony Reyes
|extra4 = Jesse "Corparal" Wilson
|length4 = 4:22
|title5 = Crazy Love
|writer5 = Smith, Ryan Leslie, John Jackson
|note5 = featuring Fabolous
|extra5 = Leslie
|length5 = 3:50
|title6 = One in a Million
|writer6 = Smith, Charles Harmon
|extra6 = Chuck Harmony
|length6 = 4:03
|title7 = Genuine Only
|writer7 = Smith, Reginald Perry, Samuel Jean
|extra7 = Syience
|length7 = 3:56
|title8 = Cause I Said So
|writer8 = Smith, Joel Augustin, Alain Biamby
|extra8 = Jackpot
|length8 = 3:49
|title9 = Beautiful Monster
|writer9 = Smith, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm
|extra9 = StarGate, Sandy Vee
|length9 = 4:11
|title10 = What Have I Done?
|writer10 = Smith, Gough
|extra10 = Gough
|length10 = 3:51
}}{{Track listing
|total_length =
|headline = Japan bonus track[22]
|extra_column = Producer(s)
|collapsed = yes
|title11 = Beautiful Monster
|note11 = Tony Moran Edit
|length11 = 4:33
}}{{Track listing
|total_length =
|headline = Deluxe edition bonus DVD[23]
|collapsed = yes
|title1 = Life on the Libra Scale
|length1 = 9:38
|title2 = Libra Scale (trailer)
|length2 = 1:54
|title3 = Beautiful Monster (video)
|length3 = 8:09
|title4 = Champagne Life (video)
|length4 = 8:10
|title5 = One in a Million (video)
|length5 = 9:38
}}
Notes
  • {{note|a|[a]}} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits for Libra Scale adapted from Allmusic.[24]

{{col-start}}{{col-2}}
  • Hollywood Hot Sauce – Additional Production, Keyboards
  • Kristen Yiengst – Art Coordinator, Photo Coordination
  • Will Ragland – Art Direction, Design
  • Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
  • Q. Nicole Jackson – A&R
  • Reynell "Tango" Hay – A&R
  • Terese Joseph – A&R
  • Dwayne Thomas, Jr. – Bass
  • Erik "Baby Jesus" Coomes – Bass
  • Anthony Reyes – Bass, Composer, Guitar
  • Chuck Harmony – Composer, Producer
  • Jesse "Corparal" Wilson – Composer, Musician, Producer, Programming
  • Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Production
  • Tor Erik Hermansen – Composer, Instrumentation, Production
  • Tyler Coomes – Drums
  • Carlos Oyanedel – Engineer
  • Damien Lewis – Engineer
  • Jaymz Hardy-Martin III – Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer
{{col-2}}
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid – Executive Producer
  • Ne-Yo – Executive Producer, Vocals
  • Brent Paschke – Guitar
  • Sandy Vee – Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer
  • Chris Atlas – Marketing
  • Tom Coyne – Mastering
  • Kevin "KD" Davis – Mixing
  • Phil Tan – Mixing
  • Jerel Lake – Mixing Assistant
  • Josh Houghkirk – Mixing Assistant
  • Doug Joswick – Package Production
  • Sacha Waldman – Photography
  • Jackpot – Producer
  • Rochad Holiday – Producer
  • Ryan Leslie – Producer
  • Syience – Producer
  • Sixx Johnson – Producer, Programming
  • Rachel Johnson – Stylist
  • Mike "TrakGuru" Johnson – Vocal Engineer
{{col-end}}

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
South African Albums (RiSA)[25]10
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Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Billboard 200[26]105
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27]29
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Certifications

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Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
JapanOctober 27, 2010Standard edition (CD, digital download)[28]
Deluxe edition (CD + DVD)[29]		Universal Music Japan
Germany[30]October 29, 2010Universal Music
United Kingdom[31]Standard edition (CD, digital download) Mercury Records
Hong Kong November 1, 2010Def Jam Records
Australia November 5, 2010Universal Music
Brazil[32] November 9, 2010
United States[33] November 22, 2010 Def Jam Records

References

1. ^http://www.allmusic.com/album/libra-scale-mw0002033205
2. ^1 2 Libra Scale Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Wilbekin |first=Emil |title=Ne-Yo Describes the Story Behind 'Libra Scale' |url=http://www.essence.com/entertainment/hot_topics/ne-yo_interview.php |work=Essence.com |accessdate=July 31, 2010 |date=July 20, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722170608/http://www.essence.com/entertainment/hot_topics/ne-yo_interview.php |archivedate=July 22, 2010 |df= }}
4. ^1 {{cite web|last=Fennessey|first=Sean|title=Ne-Yo Records Concept Album About Superheroes|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/180872|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 31, 2010|date=July 14, 2010}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|title=Ne-Yo – Libra Scale Album Review|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/albumreview/ne-yo-libra-scalex09x07x10|work=Contactmusic.com|accessdate=July 31, 2010|author=DJ Bigger}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.omgmusic.com/news/ne-yo-has-written-a-movie-script |title=Ne-Yo Has Written A Movie Script |accessdate=2010-06-09 |publisher=OMG,Music! |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610211325/http://www.omgmusic.com/news/ne-yo-has-written-a-movie-script |archivedate=2010-06-10 |df= }}
7. ^Ne-Yo interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul' August 2010
8. ^{{cite web|title=Ne-Yo bringing back the concept album |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/music/ne-yo-bringing-back-the-concept-album/story-e6freqgx-1225895455243|work=The Courier-Mail|accessdate=July 31, 2010|date=July 22, 2010}}
9. ^[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-in-a-million-single/id390991509 iTunes Store]
10. ^Jacobs, Allen (2010-12-01). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/28/2010". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group.
11. ^Kellman, Andy. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=libra-scale-r2037706|pure_url=yes}} "Libra Scale - Ne-Yo"]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-11-22.
12. ^1 The A.V. Club review
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gd8r |title=Music - Review of Ne-Yo - Libra Scale |last=Bradshaw |first=Melissa |publisher=BBC Music |date=2010-11-11 |accessdate=2010-12-24}}
14. ^Entertainment Weekly review
15. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/28/ne-yo-libra-scale-cd-review The Guardian review]
16. ^HipHopDX review
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/album-review-ne-yos-libra-scale.html |title=Album review: Ne-Yo's 'Libra Scale' |last=Martens |first=Todd |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2010-11-22 |accessdate=2012-11-27}}
18. ^PopMatters review
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/libra-scale-20101122 |title=Libra Scale |last=Rosen |first=Jody |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2010-11-22 |accessdate=2012-11-27}}
20. ^Slant Magazine review
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2010-11-23-listen23_ST_N.htm |title=Ne-Yo, Libra Scale (mislabeled as "Libra Scales") |last=Gardner |first=Elysa |publisher=USA Today |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2013-03-03}}
22. ^Libra Scale(Limited (Price))【CD】-Ne-Yo｜R&B / Dance｜Dance & Soul｜Music｜HMV ONLINE Online Shopping & Information Site
23. ^Ne-yo: Libra Scale: Includes Dvd (2010): CD: hmv.com
24. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2037706/credits|pure_url=yes}} Credits: Libra Scale]. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-03-05.
25. ^:: Radio Sonder Grense :: {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220062834/http://www.rsg.co.za/musiek_top20.asp |date=December 20, 2009 }}
26. ^{{cite web|title=Billboard 200 Year-End 2011|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=March 31, 2019}}
27. ^{{cite web|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Year-End 2011|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=March 31, 2019}}
28. ^Libra Scale(Limited (Price))【CD】-Ne-Yo｜R&B / Dance｜Dance & Soul｜Music｜HMV ONLINE Online Shopping & Information Site
29. ^Libra Scale (+DVD)-Deluxe Edition -(+DVD, Special Edition (Deluxe))【CD】-Ne-Yo｜R&B / Dance｜Dance & Soul｜Music｜HMV ONLINE Online Shopping & Information Site
30. ^[https://www.amazon.de/dp/B003WE9KNO Libra Scale], Amazon.de.
31. ^[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/libra-scale/id398972774], iTunes.
32. ^[https://archive.is/20130101052059/http://www.livrariacultura.com.br/scripts/musica/resenha/resenha.asp?nitem=22346918&sid=2051661091298293541897653&k5=345845FB&uid= Cd: Libra Scale - Ne-Yo - Rap & Hip Hop]
33. ^[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WE9KNO/ Amazon.com: Libra Scale: Ne-Yo: Music]
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