Black Rose (Tyrese album)

Black Rose
Studio album by Tyrese
Released	July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
Recorded	2012–15
Genre	R&B soul
Length	61:48
Label	Voltron Caroline
Producer	Tyrese (also exec.) Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander Seige Monstracity Marcus Hodge Rockwilder Eric Hudson Warryn Campbell Tim Kelley
Tyrese chronology
Open Invitation (2011)Open Invitation2011 Black Rose (2015)
Singles from Black Rose
"Dumb Shit" Released: March 10, 2015 "Shame" Released: April 28, 2015

Black Rose is the sixth and final studio album by American R&B recording artist Tyrese. It was released on July 10, 2015, by his label Voltron Recordz and distributed by Caroline Records.

"Shame," released as the second single from the album, peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs, becoming one of his highest charting singles to date. Upon its release, the album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his only album to ever reach the number one on the chart.

Background

In 2006, Tyrese released his fourth studio album Alter Ego to critical and commercial failure. He took some time off from music to focus on his family and his acting career, starring in the films Waist Deep, Legion and the Transformers franchise. In 2011, after a five-year hiatus, he released his fifth studio album Open Invitation. The album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting album at the time. The album received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards, losing to Robert Glasper Experiment's Black Radio. In 2013, Tyrese, along with his music friends Tank and Ginuwine, released their debut collaboration album under the supergroup as TGT entitled Three Kings. Tyrese then took another hiatus from music and resumed acting, starring in the movies Fast and Furious 6, Furious 7 and Black Nativity. It was announced that his next solo album would be released in 2014 as a double album. This album became Black Rose, and was released summer 2015.

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	n/a
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Commercial performance

In the U.S market, music industry forecasters predicted that the album could debut atop the US Billboard 200 chart, with at least 70,000 equivalent units as of July 16. In the Billboard's issue of August 1, the first issue that Nielsen Music SoundScan changed their tracking week from Monday through Sunday to Friday through Thursday due to Global Release Date, Black Rose debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and at the top of Billboard's official Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first-week sales of 77,000 copies also while earning 86,286 equivalent album units 83,181 in sales in the week ending July 16. Selling 5,000 more copies than his last effort, Black Rose is Gibson's first album to debut at the top spot and the third to reach the top 10, following Open Invitation and 2000 Watts, which debuted and peaked at number 9 in 2011 and number 10 in 2001, respectively. As of August 2015, Black Rose has sold 172,000 copies domestically.

Track listing

Black Rose – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Addict"	Andrew Dixon Davion Farris Tyrese Gibson Marcus Hodge Christopher Perry	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander Christopher Perry (co.)	3:44
2.	"Dumb Shit" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Black-Ty)	Calvin Broadus Gibson Hodge	Tyrese Seige Monstracity Marcus Hodge	5:05
3.	"Picture Perfect"	Marsha Ambrosius Farris, Davion Farris, Sir Darryl Gibson Eric Hudson	Rockwilder Eric Hudson	3:58
4.	"Waiting on You"	Dixon Gibson Marcus Hodge	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander	4:06
5.	"Shame"	Campbell Gibson Rogers Jr. Sam Dees Ron Kersey	Warryn Campbell Tyrese	5:11
6.	"Don't Wanna Look Back" (featuring Chrisette Michele)	Kenyon Dixon Gibson Marcus Hodge	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander	4:37
7.	"Prior to You" (featuring Tank)	Gibson Hodge	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander Marcus Hodge (co.)	4:04
8.	"Leave"	Gibson Hodge Donald Atkins Aaron Sledge Eric Dawkins Christopher Lacy Kendrick Dean Farris	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander	5:22
9.	"Without My Heart"	Farris Gibson Hodge	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander Davion Farris (co.)	3:52
10.	"When We Make Love"	Ambrosius Farris Gibson Hudson	Eric Hudson Tyrese (co.)	4:22
11.	"Gonna Give You What You Need"	Tim Kelley Dixon Farris Gibson	Tim Kelley	4:08
12.	"Body Language"	Farris, Davion Farris, Sir Darryl Gibson Hodge	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander	4:58
13.	"The Rest of Our Lives" (featuring Brandy)	Hodge Gibson	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander	4:07
14.	"I Still Do"	Gibson Hodge	Brandon "B.A.M." Alexander	4:07
Total length:				61:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Tyrese Gibson - primary artist, writer, executive producer, A&R, art direction, design
• Isabella Castro - co-executive producer
• Harvey Mason, Jr. - vocal production
• Andrew Hey - recording engineer
• Richard Furch - mixing
• Dave Kutch - mastering
• Robert Zuckeman, Ian Spainer - photography
• Randall Leddy - art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	186
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)	73
UK R&B Albums (OCC)	8
US Billboard 200	1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	131
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	16
US R&B Albums (Billboard)	4

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2015
• List of Billboard number-one R&B/Hip-Hop albums of 2015

External links

• TyreseOnline.com — official site