In My Own Words

In My Own Words
Studio album by Ne-Yo
Publication (s)	2006
Label (s)	Def Jam Recordings
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Contemporary R&B
Title (number)	12
running time	53 min 25 s
production	Stargate , Shea Taylor, Ron Feemstar, Curtis Wilson
chronology - In My Own Words Because of You (2007)

In My Own Words is the debut album of the American singer Ne-Yo .

Emergence

Ne-Yo wrote the lyrics for all the songs himself. As a producer, he was able to engage Stargate , who was responsible for six songs on the album. The album was released in the United States on February 28, 2006 and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 301,000 units sold in its first week . Only at Stay was a guest musician involved with Peedi Peedi.

reception

On allmusic.com Andy Kellman called the album very focused and to the point, especially for an album with multiple producers. Ne-Yo is not the "flashiest" singer, but he balances very well between hardness and tenderness. Kellman awarded four out of five stars, the website awarded the "AMG Album Pick" award. In Rolling Stone album of Jonathan rings is rated three stars out of five. He compared Ne-Yo's rather high tenor with Stevie Wonders and, in view of the lyrics of So Sick and Get Down Like That, characterized him as “freak in the sheets but a gentleman on the streets”: “A freak in bed, but a gentleman up the street".

Track list

#	title	length
1.	Stay (featuring Peedi Peedi)	3:52
2.	Let Me Get This Right	3:48
3.	So sick	3:29
4th	When You're Mad	3:42
5.	It just ain't right	3:48
6th	Mirror	3:48
7th	Sign me up	3:27
8th.	I ain't gotta tell you	3:17
9.	Get Down Like That	4:06
10.	Sexy love	3:41
11.	Let go	3:49
12.	Time	3:49

Charts and chart placements

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
2006	In My Own Words	DE27 (5 weeks) DE	AT63 (2 weeks) AT	CH11 (15 weeks) CH	UK14th platinum (28 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (37 weeks)US	R&B1 (86 weeks) R&B	First published: February 28, 2006

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
2005	Stay	-	-	-	-	-	R&B36 (20 weeks) R&B	First release: September 20, 2005 feat. Peedi Peedi
2006	So sick	DE11 gold (16 weeks)DE	AT21 (12 weeks) AT	CH5 (21 weeks) CH	UK1 platinum (23 weeks)UK	US1 Platinum + gold (25 weeks)US	R&B3 (32 weeks) R&B	First published: January 24, 2006
	When You're Mad	-	-	-	-	US15 (20 weeks) US	R&B4 (24 weeks) R&B	First published: February 28, 2006
	Sexy love	DE28 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH29 (17 weeks) CH	UK5 silver (18 weeks)UK	US7th Platinum + gold (17 weeks)US	R&B2 (34 weeks) R&B	First published: July 11, 2006

Web links

• In My Own Words at Allmusic (English)
• Simfy : "In My Own Words"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Last.fm profile
2. ↑ www.allmusic.com: Review In My Own Words by Andy Kellman
3. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Reviews: Ne-Yo - In My Own Words ( Memento from April 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US R&B albums US R&B singles