Back Again! (Mr. Cheeks album)
2003 studio album by Mr. Cheeks
Back Again! Released March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18 ) Recorded 2002–03 Studio Genre Hip hop Length 48 :14 Label Universal Producer
"Friday Night" Released: May 14, 2002
"Crush on You" Released: April 29, 2003
"Hands High" Released: June 17, 2003
Back Again! is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mr. Cheeks . It was released on March 18, 2003 through Universal Records . Recording sessions took place at Sony Music Studios , Sound On Sound and Daddy's House Recording Studio in New York , at Circle House Studios and South Beach Studios in Miami , and at The Hit Factory . Production was handled by Bink! , Mr. Sexxx, Chuckie Madness, Mario Winans , P. Diddy and Yogi Bear. It features guest appearances from Floetry , Alexander O'Neal , Glenn Lewis , Journalist , Mario Winans, M.O.P. , Pete Rock & CL Smooth .
The album was not as commercially successful as John P. Kelly , peaking at number 75 on the Billboard 200 and number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Its singles, "Friday Night", "Crush on You"/"The Wire" and "Hands High", also failed to make an impact on the charts, only making it to No. 52 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "Crush on You".
Critical reception
Back Again! was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on four reviews.[1]
AllMusic 's Rob Theakston called it "easily his most accomplished record since his days in the Lost Boyz ".[2] Lounch.com reviewer found it "full of juicy hip-pop hooks in the grand P. Diddy tradition". Blender reviewer found it "full of standard-issue street rhymes and treacly R&B hooks, Back Again makes you want to shout "Cut! " halfway through". Vibe reviewer stated that the album "falters when it ventures out of party mode".[1]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Supposed To" (featuring Floetry ) Mr. Sex 5:44 2. "Reminisce 03'" (featuring Pete Rock, CL Smooth and Journalist ) Mr. Sex 3:49 3. "The Hussle" (featuring M.O.P. ) Mr. Sex 4:49 4. "Hands High" Bink! 3:57 5. "I Apologize" (featuring Glenn Lewis ) Bink! 4:35 6. "Crush on You" (featuring Mario Winans ) Mario "Yellowman" Winans 3:57 7. "Let's Get Wild" (featuring Floetry) Kelly Ambrosius Stewart Harrell III Bink! 4:04 8. "The Wire" Chuckie Madness 5:04 9. "Back Again" Bink! 3:19 10. "Pimpalicious" 4:06 11. "Brighter" (featuring Alexander O'Neal ) Chuckie Madness 4:50 Total length: 48:14
Sample credits
Personnel
Terrance "Mr. Cheeks " Kelly – vocals, executive producer
Marsha Ambrosius – vocals (tracks: 1, 7)
Natalie "The Floacist " Stewart – vocals (tracks: 1, 7)
Peter "Pete Rock " Phillips – vocals (track 2)
Corey "CL Smooth " Penn – vocals (track 2)
Rafiek "Journalist " George – vocals (track 2)
Eric "Billy Danze " Murray – vocals (track 3)
Jamal "Lil' Fame " Grinnage – vocals (track 3)
Glenn Lewis – vocals (track 5)
Mario Winans – vocals & producer (track 6)
Alexander O'Neal – vocals (track 11)
Darryl "Big Baby" McClary – keyboards (tracks: 4, 7)
Tomi Martin – guitar (track 6)
Eric "E-Bass" Johnson – guitar (track 7)
Garfield "Mr. Sexxx" Duncan – producer & engineering (tracks: 1-3) , executive producer
Roosevelt "Bink! " Harrell III – producer (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9)
Charles "Chuckie Madness" Shaw – producer (tracks: 8, 11)
Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham – producer (track 10)
Sean "Puff Daddy " Combs – producer (track 10)
Charles Suitt – executive producer, A&R, management
Charmaine Edwards – associate executive producer, A&R
Jim Caruana – recording & mixing (tracks: 1, 3)
Doug Wilson – recording (tracks: 4, 7, 9) , mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9)
Kamel Abdo – recording (track 5)
Wayne Allison – recording (track 6)
Caleb Shreve – recording (track 6)
Darren Venditti – recording (tracks: 8, 11)
Rob Paustian – recording & mixing (track 10)
Rich Keller – mixing (track 6)
Hernán Santiago – mixing (tracks: 8, 11)
Bennie RM – additional Pro Tools editing (track 8)
James Cruz – mastering
Annalee Valencia-Bruch – art direction, design
Christian Lantry – photography
Sandy Brummels – creative director
Eloise Bryan – A&R
Nina Freeman – A&R
Todd Ellerby – management
Julius Erving III – management
Jackie Rhinehart – markering management
Eric Weissman – sample clearance
Charts
References
^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Back Again! - Metacritic" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
^ a b Theakston, Rob. "Mr. Cheeks - Back Again! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 18, 2003). "Mr. Cheeks :: Back Again! – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
^ "Billboard 200" . Billboard . April 5, 2003. Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of April 5, 2003" . Billboard . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
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