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Untitled is the ninth studio album by American R&B recording artist R. Kelly. It was released by Jive Records on December 1, 2009. It was entirely produced by R. Kelly and a team of younger producers.[4]

Untitled
Studio album by R. Kelly
Released	December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)[1]
Recorded	September 2008 – October 2009
Studio	Trod Nossel Studios[2]
Genre	R&B[3]
Length	62:13
Label	Jive
Producer	R. Kelly Lil' Ronnie Jazze Pha Infinity DJ Camper Sassieon Hill Rico Law John Hill Los da Mystro Royalty Riffraph Soulshock & Karlin Willy Will Jack Splash Gaz The Underdogs Deep Berris Bolton DeWayne Swan T-Town Productions
R. Kelly chronology
Double Up (2007) Untitled (2009) Love Letter (2010)
Singles from Untitled
"Supaman High" Released: June 12, 2009 "Number One" Released: July 28, 2009 "Religious" Released: October 10, 2009 "Echo" Released: January 2010 "Be My #2" Released: Unknown

The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, and also reached the top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Untitled received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. The album has sold over 500,000 copies.

Background

In 2008, the album's title was initially supposed to be released under the name 12 Play: 4th Quarter, however, that version of this project leaked before release and so it was decided that the whole project should be re-recorded.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Number One" featuring Keri Hilson, was released on July 28, 2009. The song peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[5][6]

Both second and third singles, "Religious" (released on October 10, 2009) and "Echo" (released in January 2010), charted lower, with peak positions of numbers 48 and 52 respectively on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	C+[8]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[3]
The Daily Telegraph	[9]
The Guardian	[10]
The New York Times	favorable[11]
Pitchfork Media	4.8/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
Slant Magazine	[14]
Spin	7/10[15]

Untitled received generally positive reviews from music critics.[16] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[16] Allmusic writer Andy Kellman gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "a simple, concept-free, creatively unambitious R&B album".[7] Mikael Wood of Spin complimented the album's "fresh raunch", noting "'Bangin' the Headboard' and 'Pregnant' (as in 'You make me wanna get you…') are bawdy even by Kelly's considerable standards".[15] Tom Horan of The Daily Telegraph praised Kelly's "unwavering focus" and stated, "should headboard-banging be in the offing, this will make a fine accompaniment."[9]

In a mixed review, The A.V. Club's Nathan Rabin gave the album a C+ rating and commented that it "feels generic".[8] Drew Hinshaw of The Village Voice found it lacking any "larger themes from Untitled's sex seminars" and stated, "It's tragic to see a master of r&b finesse fall back onto a childish, domineering bent that comes off as boorish, entitled, and mean-spirited."[17] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot wrote that Kelly "massages simple (and sometimes simplistic) words into hooks through phrasing that is pliant, inventive, audacious, sometimes silly", commenting that "That ardor is framed by music that is everything his lyrics are not: subtle, ornate, at times downright refined. As a producer and arranger, he is meticulous with detail, orchestrating hand claps, finger snaps and drum machines to create just the right rhythm backdrop for an evening of 'wooo and weee'".[18] Jon Pareles of The New York Times found the album "routine" for Kelly, although he stated, "Still, even a routine R. Kelly song outshines much of the competition."[11]

Accolades

In 2011, Untitled was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, presented at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[19]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, selling 110,000 copies in its first week, marking his ninth top five album on the chart. As of June 2022, the album sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. A disappointing performance compared to his previous album Double Up which debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 and sold over 1,000,000 copies

Track listing

Charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Catalogue
United Kingdom	November 30, 2009	Clean version[29]	Sony Music Entertainment	88697599152
United States	December 1, 2009	Clean version[30]	Jive Records	886973113721
		Explicit lyrics[31]		886973113622

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 2009 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Untitled at Metacritic

На других языках

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[ru] Untitled (альбом R. Kelly)

Untitled — девятый студийный альбом R&B певца R. Kelly, релиз состоялся 30 ноября 2009 года в Великобритании, и 1 декабря в США. Альбом дебютировал на # 4 в Billboard 200, продажи: 110000 копий в первую неделю. Диск в настоящее время продан 300000 копий[источник не указан 63 дня].

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