Floetic
This article is about the album. For the album's title track, see Floetic (song).
Floetic | ||||
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Studio album by Floetry | ||||
Released | 1 October 2002 | |||
Recorded |
2001–2002 A Touch of Jazz Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Mill Studio (Winfarthing, Norfolk, England) | |||
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Floetic is the debut album by the English neo soul duo Floetry, released by DreamWorks Records in the United States on 1 October 2002 and on Polydor Records in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2002.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
BBC Music | (favourable)[2] |
CMJ | (favourable)[3] |
Philadelphia Weekly | (favourable)[4] |
PopMatters | (favourable)[5] |
Rhapsody | (favourable)[6] |
Rolling Stone | (favourable)[7] |
UKMIX | [8] |
Yahoo! Music | (favourable)[9] |
Critical response
The album received favourable reviews from CMJ, Rolling Stone, Yahoo! Music, and other company sites. Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars.[10]
Commercial performance
Floetic debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On 14 July 2003, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America[11] with US sales of over 864,000 copies to date.[12]
Track listing
- "Big Ben" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) – 1:54
- "Floetic" (Marsha Ambrosius, Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:06
- Contains an interpolation of "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
- "Ms. Stress" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Vidal Davis) – 3:54
- "Sunshine" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Andre Harris) – 4:15
- "Getting Late" (Marsha Ambrosius, Vidal Davis) – 6:49
- "Fun" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer,) – 4:14
- "Mr. Messed Up" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Vidal Davis) – 4:22
- "Say Yes" (Marsha Ambrosius, Andre Harris) – 4:28
- "Hello" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis) – 4:09
- "Headache" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Ivan Barias) – 4:04
- "Hey You" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Andre Harris) – 5:04
- "If I Was a Bird" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Keith Pelzer) – 5:02
- "Opera" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Ivan Barias) – 4:00
- "Subliminal" (Marsha Ambrosius, Natalie Stewart, Darren Henson, Keith Pelzer) – 3:57
- Bonus tracks
- "Butterflies" (Demo Version) (Andre Harris, Marsha Ambrosius) – 4:03
- "Now You're Gone (More Than I Can Feel)" (Natalie Stewart, Sebastian Rogers) – 4:52
Alternative version
- "Big Ben" – 1:54
- "Floetic" – 4:06
- "Ms. Stress" – 3:54
- "Fun" – 4:14
- "Sunshine" – 4:15
- "Headache" – 4:04
- "Possibilities" – 4:57
- "Say Yes" – 4:28
- "Hello" – 4:09
- "Getting Late" – 6:49
- "Hey You" – 5:04
- "If I Was a Bird" – 5:02
- "Opera" – 4:00
- "Mr. Messed Up" – 4:22
Charts
Chart (2002)[13] | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 19 |
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ BBC Music review
- ↑ CMJ review
- ↑ Philadelphia Weekly review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Rhapsody review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ UKMIX review
- ↑ Yahoo! Music review
- ↑ "Floetic – Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. 14 July 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ↑ Mitchell, Gail (25 September 2010). "Ex-Floetry Member Marsha Ambrosius Readies Solo Set". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ "Floetic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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