Forever in a Day
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| Released | April 14, 2009 | |||
| Length | 57:56 | |||
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| Producer | Diddy (exec.), Tim & Bob, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Dirk Pate, Jazze Pha, Ne-Yo, Tank, T-Pain, Qwanell Mosley, Blaze The Champ, Allstar the Big Beat Maker, Rob Holladay, C-Major | |||
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Forever in a Day is the second studio album by American R&B group Day26, released on April 14, 2009.
Background
[edit]This album was recorded while the band was filming their popular reality show, Making The Band 4, Season 3. During the process of recording the album, Qwanell "Que" Mosley, had frequent arguments and disagreements with the other members of the group, leading the public to think he was "crazy", and even "bipolar". However the group worked out their issues and recorded their sophomore effort. Que of the group stated in a Twitter message that they are shooting the video for "Perfectly Blind". Will of the group also stated in a video message that they were on the set of the video for "So Good" on June 2. On June 24, the Truth Is A Lie video premiered.[1] On the same day the Girlfriend video premiered.[2] This is the last studio album featuring Qwanell "Que" Mosley, who went on hiatus from the group in late 2009, and also the last album released on Bad Boy Records.
Singles
[edit]The first official single, titled "Imma Put It on Her" was released for digital download on March 31, 2009. The second single was "Stadium Music". It was released onto iTunes before the album was released and now Day26 have released a music video for the single. It premiered on the 29 May 2009.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [4] |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| DJBooth.net | [6] |
| Metromix | [7] |
AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found "even though the members had a hand in co-writing roughly half the material, there's not much to differentiate this set from the first, apart from a slight increase in material best suited for clubs, which plays to the group's strengths. That said, three of the album's highlights are the typically midtempo and dreamily romantic Tim & Bob cuts, and the surprisingly effective Dream/Tricky Stewart knock-off ballad."[5] Mark Edward Nero from About.com found that Forever in a Day was "sort of like a cake; it's topped by some sticky-sweet frosting, in this case radio-friendly pop songs that sit at the top of the album. But the real goodness isn't in the empty, calorie-rich stuff at the top, but in the cake's inner layers. To put it another way, the first handful of tracks on the album are disposable Auto Tune-heavy songs uptempo club that chase trends, while it's some of the latter, mid-tempo tracks that properly showcase the group's singing and rely less on studio gimmicks."[4]
Chart performance
[edit]Forever in a Day debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 113,000 copies in its first-week of release, becoming the group's second top five album on the chart.[8] It slipped to number eight in its second week on the chart, selling further 37,000 copies.[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Getting Started" |
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| 3:49 |
| 2. | "Imma Put It on Her" (featuring Diddy and Yung Joc) |
| Crawford | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Shawty Wats Up" (featuring T-Pain) |
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| 3:15 |
| 4. | "Think of Me" | Tim & Bob | 3:51 | |
| 5. | "Stadium Music" |
| Cox | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Bipolar" |
|
| 3:55 |
| 7. | "Perfectly Blind" |
| Dig of Timeless Music | 3:42 |
| 8. | "So Good" |
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| 4:18 |
| 9. | "Girlfriend" |
| Tank | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Babymaker" |
| Cox | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Then There's You" |
| 3:36 | |
| 12. | "Need That" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) |
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| 2:37 |
| 13. | "Reminds Me of You" |
| Tim & Bob | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Your Heels" |
| 3:51 | |
| 15. | "Truth Is a Lie" |
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| 4:11 |
Notes
- ^[a] denotes co-producer
Forever In Your Eyes
[edit]Forever In Your Eyes is a video album only released onto iTunes. It contains 8 music videos from Forever In A Day. This is the track list:
- "Just Getting Started"
- "Imma Put It On Her" (featuring P. Diddy and Yung Joc)
- "Stadium Music"
- "Perfectly Blind"
- "So Good"
- "Girlfriend"
- "Then There's You"
- "Truth Is A Lie"
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Release details
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | April 14, 2009 | Bad Boy Records |
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References
[edit]- ^ Video on YouTube[dead link]
- ^ Video on YouTube[dead link]
- ^ "DAY26 | DAY-26.COM | MAKING THE BAND 4". DAY-26.COM. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ a b "About.com review". About.com. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Nathan S. "review". Djbooth.net. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ Palmer, Tamara. "Metromix review". Chicago.metromix.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ "Week Ending April 19, 2009: She's The Youngest To Ever Do It - Chart Watch". Yahoo! Music. April 23, 2009. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ "Week Ending April 26, 2009: 3 Million Downloads In Record Time - Chart Watch". Yahoo! Music. April 24, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ "DAY26 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "DAY26 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.