Lyfe Change

Lyfe Change
Studio album by
Lyfe Jennings
ReleasedApril 29, 2008[1]
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length51:34
LabelSony Urban Music/Columbia / Music World Entertainment
ProducerChester "Lyfe" Jennings (exec. producer), Joy Bounds (exec. producer)
Lyfe Jennings chronology
The Phoenix
(2006) 		Lyfe Change
(2008) 		I Still Believe
(2010)
Singles from Lyfe Change
  1. "Cops Up"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Never Never Land"
    Released: April 15, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
DJBooth[4]
Okayplayer(85/100)[5]

Lyfe Change is the third studio album by Lyfe Jennings, released on April 29, 2008.[6]

"The album is called Lyfe Change because I'm changing it up a bit," explains Lyfe. "In the past I didn't work with different producers, I produced and wrote most of my albums by myself. But on this project I actually worked with different producers and a few writers."[7]

The first single off the album is called "Cops Up". It peaked at number 68 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[8] The song was originally written for R&B duo, Luke & Q.

The second single is called "Never Never Land". It peaked at number 21 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[8]

The third single has been released and is called "Will I Ever".

Lyfe Change debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 80,000 copies in its opening week.[9]

In the limited edition of the CD came with a DVD featuring a Live Performance in an Ohio Prison and the "Cops Up" music video. The DVD is edited in both versions.

Track listing

  1. "Change the Game" (Intro) (featuring Walter Butch) - 1:33
  2. "Keep On Dreaming" - 3:40
  3. "Warriors" - 3:10
  4. "Never Never Land" - 3:58
  5. "Brand New" (featuring T.I.) - 3:10
  6. "It's Real" - 3:10
  7. "Cops Up" - 3:33
  8. "You Think You Got It Bad" (featuring Wyclef Jean) - 4:18
  9. "Wild, Wild, Wild" - 3:23
  10. "Midnight Train" - 3:18
  11. "Hmmm" - 3:41
  12. "Old School" (featuring Snoop Dogg) - 4:13
  13. "Us" (Interlude) - 1:17
  14. "Will I Ever" - 4:51
  15. "Baby I'm a Star" - 4:19

[10]

  • Lil Wayne appeared on the original version of "Brand New" but was later re-recorded and Lyfe Jennings replaced him with T.I. for the album version. The original still exists and can be heard on YouTube.

Personnel

  • A&R – Chad Elliott, Lyfe Jennings
  • Art Direction – SLANG Inc.
  • Coordinator [A&R Operations] – Juli Knapp
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Elvis Aponte (tracks: 8), Mike Tschupp (tracks: 4, 14), Travis Stefl (tracks: 16, 17), Wilner Alexander (tracks: 8)
  • Executive-Producer – Joy Bounds, Chester "Lyfe" Jennings
  • Mastered By – Dave Kutch (tracks: 1 to 17), Mitsuyasu Abe (tracks: 18)
  • Management – Joy Bounds, Know Joy Entertainment, LLC, Mathew Knowles, Music World Entertainment, Inc.
  • Mixed By – Mitsuyasu Kaneko (tracks: 18), Rich Keller (tracks: 1 to 17)
  • Mixed By [Assistant] – Travis Stefl (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 12, 13, 15)
  • Photography By – Roger Erickson
  • Recorded By – Aaron Renner (tracks: 11), "Super" Dave Clauss (tracks: 9), Lyfe Jennings (tracks: 1, 12, 15), Mike Cardenas (tracks: 12), Mike Tschupp (tracks: 7), Mitsuyasu Kaneko (tracks: 18), Rich Keller (tracks: 3 to 6, 8 to 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), Riley Mackin (tracks: 11), Wyatt Oates (tracks: 2)
  • Recorded By [Assistant] – Mike Tschupp (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10, 13), Ryan Hobbs (tracks: 2)

Production

  1. Lyfe Jennings - Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,14,15
  2. The Underdogs - Tracks 7,10,11
  3. Steven Russell - Tracks 10,11
  4. Wyclef Jean - Tracks 8,9
  5. Jerry Wonda Duplessis - Track 8
  6. Logic - Track 9
  7. Luke & Q - Track 7

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". Myspace.
  2. ^ Mark Edward Nero. "Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change". About.com Entertainment.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change". DJBooth.net.
  5. ^ Okayplayer review
  6. ^ Billboard discography: release date and track listing
  7. ^ "Lyfe Jennings Promotes Change". IGN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Chart listings
  9. ^ Katie Hasty, "Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1", Billboard.com, May 7, 2008.
  10. ^ "Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change CD". cduniverse.com.
  11. ^ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Lyfe Jennings Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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