Jeremih is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Jeremih. It was released on June 30, 2009, through Def Jam Recordings. The production on the album was handled by Mick Schultz who also co-wrote the album with Jeremih. To promote the release of the album, the album was posted online for an exclusive preview on MySpace.
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Released | June 30, 2009 (2009-06-30) | |||
Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 51:54 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
Producer | Mick Schultz (also exec.) | |||
Jeremih chronology | ||||
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Singles from Jeremih | ||||
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Jeremih was supported by three singles: "Birthday Sex", "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)" and "Break Up To Make Up". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 59,000 copies in its first week.[1]
While attending Columbia College Chicago, Jeremih collaborated with record producer Mick Schultz.[2] Jeremih began writing all of these songs, while Schultz produced the entire album. The duo recorded approximately 20 songs for the album.[3] In February 2009, Jeremih met with the Def Jam's CEO Russell Simmons and an executive vice president of A&R Karen Kwak. After performing front of these two men, Jeremih signed a deal to Def Jam Recordings on that same day.[4][5]
The lead single from the album, called "Birthday Sex" was released on March 24, 2009. The single topped it on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[6] The single even peaked it at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100.[7][8]
The album's second single, called "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)" was released on June 9, 2009. The song peaked at number 23 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[9]
The album's third and final single, "Break Up To Make Up", impacted US rhythmic radio stations on November 17, 2009.[10] The song peaked at 87 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Source | Rating |
Album of the Year | 70/100[11] |
Metacritic | 70/100[12] |
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune | C−[14] |
Upon its release, Jeremih received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 70 based on four reviews.[15]
Andy Kellman of Allmusic described Jeremih's vocals as "charmingly sly", expressing a comparison to Slim of 112 and Raphael Saadiq.[16] Giving the album a C−, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune felt that the use of Auto-Tune made Jeremih sound like a "clone" of Kanye West, but showed "little of West's imagination on his debut album".[14] Meanwhile, following the album's August 2009 UK release, noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of 'Blues & Soul' referred to it as "A promisingly-diverse R&B set which combines jiggy, club-flavoured tracks like the sexy 'That Body' and catchy 'My Ride' with classy soulful ballads like the hauntingly mellow 'Starting All Over' and wistful 'My Sunshine'.[17]
Jeremih debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 59,000 copies in the first week.[1] This became Jeremih's first US top-ten debut.[1] In its second week, the album dropped to number 15 on the chart, selling an additional 29,000 copies.[18] On October 1, 2021, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over one million units in the United States.[19]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "That Body" | 3:54 |
2. | "Birthday Sex" | 3:46 |
3. | "Break Up to Make Up" | 3:47 |
4. | "Runway" | 4:05 |
5. | "Raindrops" | 4:33 |
6. | "Starting All Over" | 4:39 |
7. | "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)" | 4:21 |
8. | "Jumpin" | 3:20 |
9. | "Hatin' on Me" | 3:28 |
10. | "My Sunshine" | 4:19 |
11. | "My Ride" | 3:41 |
12. | "Buh Bye" | 4:09 |
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13. | "Birthday Sex (Up-Tempo)" | 3:57 |
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United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 1,000,000![]() |
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