Calling All Lovers

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Calling All Lovers
File:Tamar Braxton - Calling All Lovers.jpg
Deluxe edition cover
Studio album by Tamar Braxton
Released October 2, 2015
Recorded 2014–15
Genre R&B
Length 48:37
Label
Producer
Tamar Braxton chronology
Winter Loversland
(2013)Winter Loversland2013		 Calling All Lovers
(2015)		 Braxton Family Christmas
(2015)Braxton Family Christmas2015
Alternative cover
Original Standard edition cover[1]
Original Standard edition cover[1]
Singles from Calling All Lovers
  1. "If I Don't Have You"
    Released: May 27, 2015
  2. "Catfish"
    Released: September 12, 2015
  3. "Angels & Demons"
    Released: September 18, 2015
  4. "Circles"
    Released: September 25, 2015

Calling All Lovers is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Tamar Braxton.[2] It was released on October 2, 2015, by Epic Records and Streamline Records.

Background

On October 7, 2014, Braxton's single, "Let Me Know" featuring Future, was released. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard's Trending 140 Chart, less than an hour, after its premiere on Braxton's official SoundCloud account and it eventually reached at number one by 12:00 AM.[3] Billboard.com gave the song 4 out of 5 stars in its review of "The Best and Worst Singles of the Week" for the second week of October 2014.[4]

Release

On September 6, 2015, Target confirmed that Calling All Lovers would miss its scheduled release date of September 11, 2015 due to a "street date change".[5] On September 11, 2015, the deluxe version of the album became available for pre-order on iTunes with a track listing of 16 items and a new release date of October 2, 2015.[6]

Singles

"If I Don't Have You" was released as the album's lead single on May 27, 2015, .[7] The music video for "If I Don't Have You" was released on VEVO on July 9, 2015.[8] The song peaked at number 19 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts on the week of August 15, 2015.[9]

"Catfish" was released as the second single on September 12, 2015.[10]

"Angels & Demons", was released as the third single on September 18, 2015.[11][12] The music video for "Angels & Demons" was released on VEVO on September 17, 2015.[13]

"Circles" was released as the fourth and final single from Calling All Lovers on September 25, 2015.[14]

Other songs

"Let Me Know" featuring American rapper Future was released on October 7, 2014[15] initially released as the album's lead single and then later scrapped from the standard and deluxe versions of Calling All Lovers but was added to the Walmart Edition as a bonus track.[16] The music video for "Let Me Know" was released on VEVO on October 23, 2014.[17]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 43,000 units (38,000 in album sales) in the United States.[18] The album also peaked at number 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[19] and number 16 on the UK R&B Albums charts.[20] Its leading single "If I Don't Have You" was nominated for "Best R&B Performance" at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[21]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars [22]

Calling All Lovers was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, saying, "The album starts in scattered fashion with some neo-reggae, a retro-modern midtempo groove that evokes breakbeat-driven early-'90s productions, and a church-ified ballad. After those three songs, the album stabilizes, sliding between a number of plush ballads and sophisticated but bumping slow jams. Heartache prevails during the first half and crests with 'Never,' an authoritative and elegantly paced kiss-off of an inappreciative lover. The latter half is mostly about devotion and awe, while the back-to-back 'Love It' (all booming bass, tapping keyboards, and rattling percussion) and 'Must Be Good to You' (light and springy disco-funk) turn it up several degrees with Braxton offering firm declarations of her sexual power."[22]

Performances

Braxton performed "If I Don't Have You" at the BET's 15th Annual Awards 2015 on June 28, 2015 and at Mega Fest 2015 on August 21, 2015.[23][24] Braxton performed "King" on the daytime show that she used to host, The Real on September 14, 2015.[25] Braxton performed "Circles" on The Wendy Williams Show on October 1, 2015.[26]

Track listing

Calling All Lovers — Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Angels & Demons"  
  • Tamar Braxton
  • Atozzio Towns
  • Edsel Alexander
  • Kameron Glasper
  • Tiyon "TC" Mack
  • Melvin Hough II
  • Rivelino Wouter
 Mel & Mus 3:06
2. "Catfish"  
Polow da Don 3:35
3. "Simple Things"  
4:20
4. "Broken Record"  
  • Braxton
  • Daniels
  • Jones
  • Steven Easley
  • Kristal " Brave Jaxon" Murphy
  • Polow da Don
  • Afro Steve
 4:09
5. "Never"  
Morgan 3:09
6. "Circles"  
  • Braxton
  • Anthony D'Andre Bennett
  • McKenzie Brooke Lawson
  • Mack
 Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith 3:25
7. "If I Don't Have You"  
Da Internz 4:14
8. "Raise the Bar"  
Camper 3:43
9. "I Love You"  
2:22
10. "Makin' Love"  
  • Braxton
  • Timothy Paul Hinshaw
  • Mack
3:45
11. "Love It"  
  • Braxton
  • Keon Young
  • Isaac White
  • Vurdell "VScript" Muller
  • Denisia Keys
  • Mack
  • Blair Taylor
 2:30
12. "Must Be Good to You"  
  • Braxton
  • Dashawn "Happie" White
  • Riddick-Woods
  • Courtney Harrell
  • Alessandro Calemme
  • White
 3:12
13. "Free Fallin'"  
  • Braxton
  • Muhammed Ayers
 B.A.M. 3:37
14. "King"  
  • Braxton
  • Fred
  • Fred
  • Braxton
  • Gerald Haddon[a]
 3:30
Total length:
 48:37
Notes
Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[29]

Performers and musicians

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  • Tamar Braxton - Vocals, Background
  • Tiyon "TC" Mack - Vocals, Background
Technical personnel

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  • Tamar Braxton - Composer, Producer, Creative Director,
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid Executive Producer
  • Vincent Herbert - A&R, Executive Producer
  • LaShawn Daniels - A&R, Composer
  • Ramahn "Jer-Z" Herbert - A&R
  • Ashley Fox - Creative Director
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon - Art Direction, Creative Director, Design
  • Theo "MasBeatz" Edmonds - Producer
  • The Underdogs - Composer, Producer
  • Rivelino Raoul Wouter - Producer
  • Blair Taylor - Producer
  • Afro Steve - Producer
  • Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith - Producer
  • Polow da Don - Producer
  • Brian Alexander Morgan - Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer
  • Mel & Mus - Producer
  • Melvin Hough - Producer
  • Gerald Haddon -Producer
  • John Henry Gordon - Producer
  • Tiffany Fred - Composer, Producer
  • Leigh Elliott - Producer
  • Da Internz - Producer
  • Brandon Bell - Composer, Producer
  • Blac Elvis - Producer
  • Alessandro Calemme - Producer
  • Khari Cain - Composer, Producer
  • Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. - Composer, Producer
  • Tiyon Mack - Composer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer,
  • Keon Young - Composer
  • David James Wolinski - Composer
  • Dewain Whitmore, Jr. - Composer
  • Isaac White - Composer
  • Kristal "Brave Jaxon" Murphy
  • Atozzio Towns - Composer
  • Damon Thomas - Composer
  • Amber Streeter - Composer
  • Patrick "J Que" Smith - Composer
  • Edsel Alexander - Composer
  • Makeba Riddick - Composer
  • Tony Russell - Composer
  • Muhammad Ayers - Composer
  • Brenda Russell Composer
  • Marcos Palacios - Composer
  • Vurdell Muller - Composer
  • McKenzie Brooke Lawson - Composer
  • Sherita Lowery - Composer
  • Kevin Randolph - Composer
  • Peggy Lipton Jones - Composer
  • Denisia Keys - Composer
  • Claude Kelly - Composer
  • Jamal Jones - Composer
  • Andrew Hey - Engineer, Guitar
  • Patricia Austin - Composer
  • Timothy Paul Hinshaw - Composer
  • Atia Boggs - Composer
  • Courtney Harrell - Composer
  • Anthony D. Bennett - Composer
  • Ernest Clark - Composer
  • Candice Boyd - Composer
  • Larry Griffin Jr. - Composer
  • Kameron Glasper - Composer
  • Gene Grimaldi - Mastering
  • Dave Boyd - Assistant
  • Brandon N. Caddell - Mixing
  • Zach Nicholls - Mixing
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Composer, Mixing
  • Dashawn "Happie" White - Composer, Producer
  • Robert Ector - Photography

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[20] 16
US Billboard 200[30] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref
Australia October 2, 2015 Digital download
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New Zealand [6]
United Kingdom [32]
United States [27]
CD [33]

References

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