Happy People/U Saved Me

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Happy People/U Saved Me
File:U-saved-me.jpg
Studio album by R. Kelly
Released August 24, 2004
Recorded 2003–2004 The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, Illinois
Genre R&B • soul (Disc 1) Gospel • R&B (Disc 2)
Label Jive
Producer R. Kelly
R. Kelly chronology
Chocolate Factory
(2003)Chocolate Factory2003		 Happy People/U Saved Me
(2004)		 TP.3 Reloaded
(2005)TP.3 Reloaded2005
Singles from Happy People/U Saved Me
  1. "Happy People"
    Released: September 14, 2004
  2. "U Saved Me"
    Released: October 19, 2004

Happy People/U Saved Me is the sixth studio album and the second double album by R&B singer R. Kelly, where he mixed feel-good danceable soul records (Happy People) with gospel anthems (U Saved Me). Released in 2004, it peaked at No. 2 on the pop albums chart and went on to be certified three times Platinum. This is R. Kelly's 2nd double album in 6 years. The album contained the hit single "Happy People" (US No. 19, UK No. 6), and the minor hit "U Saved Me" (US No. 52, UK No. 6). On "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash), Kelly sampled the song "Step in the Name of Love" on his previous album which was released in 2003.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (66/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
BBC (mixed)[3]
Blender 3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau D+[4]
Entertainment Weekly B+/(B-)[5]
PopMatters (favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[7]
Stylus B−[8]
Uncut 4/5 stars[9]
Village Voice (favorable)[10]

Critical response

Happy People/U Saved Me received mostly positive reviews. The Los Angeles Times said, "Charming, unpretentious and effortless, the singer presides over a party whose pace never flags and whose soul is fun-loving and wholesome." Uncut said, "Happy People is a cunning, crackling, can't-keep-still classic." However many found his gospel/Christian based songs to be at stark contrast to his legal history.

Track listing

All songs written, produced and arranged by R. Kelly.

Disc 1 (Happy People)

  1. "Weatherman"
  2. "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)"
  3. "Love Signals"
  4. "Love Street"
  5. "Ladies' Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)"
  6. "If"
  7. "The Greatest Show On Earth"
  8. "It's Your Birthday"
  9. "Steppin' Into Heaven"
  10. "If I Could Make The World Dance"
  11. "Happy People"

Disc 2 (U Saved Me)

  1. "3-Way Phone Call" (featuring Kelly Price, Kim Burrell & Maurice Mahon)
  2. "U Saved Me"
  3. "Prayer Changes"
  4. "How Did You Manage"
  5. "I Surrender"
  6. "When I Think About You"
  7. "The Diary of Me"
  8. "Spirit"
  9. "Leap of Faith"
  10. "Peace"

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "R. Kelly: Happy People/U Saved Me" at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-people-u-saved-me-mw0000206284/credits
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Happy_People/U_Saved_Me&oldid=712770424"