Happy People/U Saved Me - Composition

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Happy People/U Saved Me is the sixth studio album and the second double album by American R&B singer R. Kelly, where he mixed feel-good danceable soul records (Happy People) with gospel anthems (U Saved Me). Released in 2004, it peaked at No. 2 on the pop albums chart and went on to be certified three times Platinum. The album contained the hit single "Happy People" (US No. 19, UK No. 6), and the minor hit "U Saved Me" (US No. 52, UK No. 6). On "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)," Kelly sampled the song "Step in the Name of Love" on his previous album, which was released a year earlier.[1]

Happy People/U Saved Me

Studio album by

R. Kelly

Released

August 24, 2004

Studio

The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, Illinois

Genre

R&B
soul
gospel

Length

100:12

Label

Jive

Producer

R. Kelly

R. Kelly chronology

The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
(2003)

Happy People/U Saved Me
(2004)

Unfinished Business
(2004)

Singles from Happy People/U Saved Me

"Happy People"
Released: September 14, 2004
"U Saved Me"
Released: October 19, 2004

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+/B-[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Stylus Magazine	B−[7]
Uncut	[8]
The Village Voice	D+[9]

Happy People/U Saved Me received mostly positive reviews. The Los Angeles Times said, "Charming, unpretentious and effortless, the singer presides over a party whose pace never flags and whose soul is fun-loving and wholesome."[5] Uncut said, "Happy People is a cunning, crackling, can't-keep-still classic."[8] However many found his gospel/Christian based songs to be at stark contrast to his legal history.

Commercial performance

In his home country of the United States, Happy People/U Saved Me debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 264,000 copies in its first week, behind Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying.[10] The album was the sixth consecutive Kelly solo album (seventh overall) to debut at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In its second week, the album remained in the top ten at Billboard 200, falling to number six, selling 127,000 copies.[11] On September 24, 2004, the double album has been certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipping more than 3 million units (in this case, 1.5 million double album sets, which are double-counted by the RIAA).[12] As of December 6, 2011, Happy People/U Saved Me has sold 5.2 million copies worldwide.[13]

Track listing

All songs written, produced and arranged by R. Kelly.

*Happy People* — Disc one[14]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Weatherman"	2:41
2.	"Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)"	3:37
3.	"Love Signals"	5:28
4.	"Love Street"	4:37
5.	"Ladies' Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)"	3:45
6.	"If"	4:49
7.	"The Greatest Show On Earth"	4:48
8.	"It's Your Birthday"	2:44
9.	"Steppin' Into Heaven"	3:54
10.	"If I Could Make the World Dance"	5:28
11.	"Happy People"	7:49

*U Saved Me* — Disc two[14]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"3-Way Phone Call" (featuring Kelly Price, Kim Burrell & Maurice Mahon)	7:03
2.	"U Saved Me"	6:13
3.	"Prayer Changes"	6:24
4.	"How Did You Manage"	3:45
5.	"I Surrender"	4:45
6.	"When I Think About You"	4:06
7.	"Diary of Me"	4:19
8.	"Spirit"	3:57
9.	"Leap of Faith"	4:51
10.	"Peace"	5:09

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[15]

Delatrice Alexander – choir, chorus
Michael Avery – choir, chorus
Steve Bearsley – assistant, engineer, main personnel, programming
George I. III Broughton – choir, chorus
Kim Burrell – featured artist, primary artist
Jeff Chestek – string engineer
Joan Collaso – choir, chorus
Dee Dee – illustrations
Rodney East – keyboards, main personnel
Felicia Coleman Evans – choir, chorus
Sonya Frank – choir, chorus
Kimberly Ann Franklin – choir, chorus
Yvonne Gage – choir, chorus
Andy Gallas - assistant, audio engineer, engineer, main personnel, programming
Abel Garibaldi – audio engineer, engineer, main personnel, mixing, programming, vocals, background vocals
Omar Gilbert – unknown contributor role
Senabelle Gill – choir, chorus
Larry Gold – conductor, string arrangements
Dejah Gomez – choir, chorus
Pastor Chris Sr. Harris – choir, chorus
Brandon Hull – assistant
Earickia L. Isom – hair stylist
R. Kelly – arranger, audio production, composer, main personnel, mixing, primary artist, producer, string arrangements, vocals
Gregg Landfair – guitar
Donnie Lyle – bass, bass instrument, guitar, main personnel, vocals, background vocals

Paul Mabin – choir, chorus
Maurice Mahon – featured artist, primary artist
John McGlinchey – assistant
Ian Mereness – engineer, main personnel, mixing, programming
Jason Mlodzinski – assistant, engineer, main personnel, programming
Peter Mokran – audio engineer, engineer
Jeffrey Morrow – choir, chorus
Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
Lori Holton Nash – choir, chorus
Kendall D. Nesbitt – keyboards, main personnel, vocals
Armirris Palmore – choir, chorus
Lauren Pilot – choir, chorus
Herb Powers – mastering
Kelly Price – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
Riesig & Taylor – photography
Montez Roberts – assistant
Stevie Robinson – choir, chorus
David Ross – set design
Johnny Rutledge – choir, chorus
Cristino Sanchez – choir, chorus
Roberta Thomas – choir, chorus
Devin B. Thompson – choir, chorus
Uncle Life – main personnel, vocals, background vocals
Seth Waldman – assistant
Pamela Watson – stylist
Nathan Wheeler – assistant, engineer, main personnel, programming, vocals, background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	62
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19]	20
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20]	16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	10
French Albums (SNEP)[22]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25]	39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	11
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[30]	2
US Billboard 200[31]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[33]	75
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[34]	16

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[12]	3× Platinum	1,500,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	5,200,000[13]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Cromelin, Richard (August 22, 2004). "R. Kelly puts his legal strife aside in a fine new set". Los Angeles Times. p. 66. Retrieved September 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Pareles, Jon (September 2, 2004). "R. Kelly: Happy People/U Saved Me". Rolling Stone.
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v t e R. Kelly
Discography Production discography Videography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	12 Play R. Kelly R. TP-2.com Chocolate Factory Happy People/U Saved Me TP.3 Reloaded Double Up Untitled Love Letter Write Me Back Black Panties The Buffet 12 Nights of Christmas
Collaboration albums	Born into the 90's The Best of Both Worlds Unfinished Business
Mixtape	The Demo Tape
Compilation albums	The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 My Diary Remix City, Volume 1 Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly Epic
Tours	Love Letter Tour The Buffet Tour
Trapped in the Closet	Chapter 1 Chapters 1–12 Chapters 13–22 Chapters 23–33 The Confessionals "Trapped in the Closet" (South Park) "Trapped in the Drive-Thru"
Bibliography	Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me
Related articles	Songs Unreleased songs Andrea Kelly Mute R. Kelly Public Announcement Rockland Records Shaggy defense Surviving R. Kelly

На других языках

[de] Happy People/U Saved Me

Happy People/U Saved Me ist ein Doppel-Album bestehend aus den zwei Alben „Happy People“ und „U Saved Me“. Die CD vereint tanzbare „Gute-Laune-Songs“ („Happy People“) und einfühlsamem Gospel-Titel („U Saved Me“). Das Album ist das zweite Doppel-Album R. Kellys und wurde in den USA mit dreifach Platin ausgezeichnet.

- [en] Happy People/U Saved Me

[ru] Happy People / U Saved Me

Happy People/U Saved Me — второй студийный, двойной альбом R&B певца R. Kelly, вышедший в 2004 году. В чартах альбом занял 2-е место и был сертифицифирован как трижды платиновый.

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