Back 2 Life is the third studio album by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett, released on May 12, 2017, through eOne Music Entertainment.[1] The album was preceded by two singles—"Back 2 Life" and "Used To". The album debuted at number 91 on the Billboard 200, marking her lowest charting album in the United States to date.[2] but was a success on the Independent Albums chart and peaked at number four.[3]
| Back 2 Life | ||||
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| Released | May 12, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2017 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 51:17 | |||
| Label | eOne Music Entertainment | |||
| LeToya Luckett chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Back 2 Life | ||||
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In January 2014, Luckett announced that the title of her third studio album would be called Until Then on The Wendy Williams Show, with a planned 2016 release.[4][5] "Don't Make Me Wait" was released as a promotional single on February 11, 2014, to iTunes.[6] More than a year later a remix featuring American-rapper T.I. was released on March 10, 2015.[7] On January 5, 2015, Luckett released the track "I'm Ready" on her YouTube channel.[8] On January 16, 2015, Luckett released "Together" inspired to end illegal gun violence in America in recent partnership with the Caliber Foundation.[9][10]
On December 7, 2016, Luckett released the lead single "Back 2 Life" to iTunes.[11] On March 23, 2017, eOne Music released the teaser trailer to the second single "Used To", continuing from the "Back 2 Life" music video. On April 10, 2017, Luckett announced the release date and new title of her upcoming third studio album on her Twitter account: "HEY LOVES!!! Excited to announce my album #Back2Life hits the stores May 12th!!!",[12] thus renaming it from Until Then to Back 2 Life, with the song "Don't Make Me Wait" removed, and 13 songs added.[13] On April 17, 2017, the album was available for pre-order on iTunes.
"Back 2 Life" was released as the album's lead single on December 7, 2016.[14] The song debuted at number 26 on the US Adult R&B Airplay chart on February 4, 2017[15] and has since peaked at number six.[16] The music video was released to Luckett's Vevo account on January 10, 2017.[17]
"Used To" was released as the album's second single on April 17, 2017, with the music video premiering the same day.[18][19]
"In The Name" was released as the album's third single on the day of release, and the music video for it was released on July 31, 2017.[20]
In the United States, Back 2 Life debuted at number ninety-one on the Billboard 200,[2] number forty-four on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart,[21] number thirty on the Top Album Sales chart,[22] number fourteen on the R&B Albums chart,[23] and number four on the Independent Albums chart.[24]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Ready" |
| D'Mile | 4:01 |
| 2. | "B2L" |
| Jo Blaq | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Show Me" |
| Jo Blaq | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Used To" |
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| 3:50 |
| 5. | "Middle" |
| 3:59 | |
| 6. | "Grey" (featuring Ludacris) |
| Andre Harris Jo Blaq | 4:31 |
| 7. | "In the Name" |
| Warryn Campbell | 3:47 |
| 8. | "My Love" |
| Warryn Campbell | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Worlds Apart" |
| Andre Harris Jo Blaq | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Weekend" |
| Jo Blaq | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Higher" |
| Jo Blaq | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Loving You" |
| 3:38 | |
| 13. | "Disconnected" |
| Jo Blaq | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 51:17 | |||
Notes
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 91 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | May 12, 2017 | Digital download | eOne Music Entertainment | [1] |
| United Kingdom | [25] | |||
| France | [27] | |||
| United Kingdom | September 15, 2017 | CD | [28] |
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