Love After War

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Love After War
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Studio album by Robin Thicke
Released December 6, 2011
Recorded 2010–11
Genre R&B, blue-eyed soul[1]
Length 61:40
Label Star Trak, Geffen
Producer André Harrell (exec.), Neil Jacobson, Pro-J, Kam Sangha, Robin Thicke (also exec.)
Robin Thicke chronology
Sex Therapy: The Session
(2009)Sex Therapy: The Session2009		 Love After War
(2011)		 Blurred Lines
(2013)Blurred Lines2013
Singles from Love After War
  1. "Love After War"
    Released: October 11, 2011
  2. "Pretty Lil' Heart"
    Released: November 8, 2011
  3. "All Tied Up"
    Released: April 10, 2012

Love After War is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Robin Thicke. It was released on December 6, 2011, by Star Trak Entertainment in the United States. Love After War also features guest contributions by American rapper Lil Wayne.[2]

Singles

The album's lead single and the title track "Love After War", was released on October 11, 2011.[3] It officially impacted U.S. Urban radio on October 18, 2011.[3] The music video was released on November 21, 2011.[4] It impacted Smooth Jazz radio on November 22, 2011.[5]

The album's second single "Pretty Lil' Heart" featuring Lil Wayne, was released on November 8, 2011.[6] It impacted Urban and Urban Mainstream radio on November 21 and November 22, 2011.[6] The music video was released on March 2, 2012.[7]

"All Tied Up" was released as the album's third single. It impacted Urban Adult Contemporary radio on April 10, 2012. The music video was released on June 7, 2012.[8]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[9]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[10]
The New York Times (mixed)[1]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[11]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[12]
USA Today 3/4 stars[13]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman commented that "Thicke has settled into a suave, and even more swashbuckling, sound" and wrote of its second half of seductive ballads, "They don’t offer much in the way of development from Thicke’s recent past [...] but they should get the job done."[9] Slant Magazine's Matthew Cole "Thicke spends most of Love After War singing in full voice, with mixed results", adding that "since Love After War stretches its seduction routine out for 17 tracks, the weight of its throwaway songs starts to add up."[12] Nate Chinen of The New York Times wrote that Thicke "ask[s] you to admire his tasteful slickness without delving much deeper than the surface."[1] Rolling Stone writer Jody Rosen stated, "Thicke spends a lot of time pondering romantic turmoil, but he's at his best when he reverts to classic loverman form: squeezing gentle bossa nova chords on his acoustic guitar, and letting his feathery upper register do the dirty work."[11]

Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly complimented Thicke's "creamy voice" and stated, "At 17 tracks, his loverman act grows a little exhausting, but perhaps he's just giving wannabe lotharios a seduction time frame to aspire to."[10] Elysa Gardner of USA Today wrote that the album "can find him self-consciously smooth at times, suggesting too much artful foreplay. Still, this is a consistent showcase for his dextrous singing, which evokes pop/R&B icons from Marvin Gaye to Michael McDonald," complimenting "his ability to serve old-school textures with a fresh and not-too-shiny finish."[13]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 41,000 copies in the United States.[14]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Robin Thicke, except where noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "An Angel on Each Arm"     4:12
2. "I'm an Animal"     4:05
3. "Never Give Up"   Thicke, M. Garcia 2:37
4. "The New Generation"     3:59
5. "Love After War"     3:16
6. "All Tied Up"     3:53
7. "Pretty Lil' Heart" (featuring Lil Wayne)   3:35
8. "Mission"     2:46
9. "Tears on My Tuxedo"     5:14
10. "Boring"     3:28
11. "Lovely Lady"     2:05
12. "Dangerous"     3:42
13. "Full Time Believer"   Thicke, Bobby Keyes 4:03
14. "I Don't Know How It Feels to Be U"     5:30
15. "Cloud 9"   Thicke, Bobby Keyes 2:57
16. "The Lil' Things"     2:47
17. "What Would I Be?"     3:23
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Love After War adapted from Allmusic.[15]

References

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  2. ↑ Daw , Robbie. "Robin Thicke’s ‘Love After War’ Album Cover, Tracklist Revealed." Idolator. http://idolator.com/6064962/robin-thicke-love-after-war-album-cover-tracklist (accessed November 17, 2011).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.webcitation.org/62Q0SNpDi
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