Kelly (Kelly Price album)

Kelly is the sixth studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Kelly Price. It was released by My Block Records and Malaco Records on May 3, 2011.[1] The album was preceded by the release of three singles, "Tired", "Not My Daddy" (featuring Stokley Williams) and "Himaholic".

Kelly
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2011
Length45:27
Label
Producer
Kelly Price chronology
This Is Who I Am
(2006)
Kelly
(2011)
Sing Pray Love, Vol. 1: Sing
(2014)
Singles from Kelly
  1. "Tired"
    Released: August 10, 2010
  2. "Not My Daddy"
    Released: March 8, 2011
  3. "Himaholic"
    Released: August 2011

Promotion

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"Tired" was released to iTunes as the lead single on August 17, 2010.[2][3] On September 4, 2010 "Tired" debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. The following week the song peaked at 26 on September 4, 2010 and spent 3 weeks on the chart.[4] On September 18, 2010 the song debuted at number 87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The following week the song peaked at number 82 on September 25, 2011 and spent 6 weeks on the chart.[5]

"Not My Daddy" was released to iTunes as the second single on March 8, 2011.[6] [7] On May 21, 2011 "Not My Daddy" debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and spent 21 weeks on the chart.[4] On May 21, 2011 the song debuted at number 85 on Billboard Radio Songs chart.[8] On June 11, 2011 the song debuted at number 29 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The following week the song peaked at number 22 on June 18, 2011 and spent 18 weeks on the chart.[9]

"Himaholic" was released as the album's third and final single in August 2011. On August 20, 2011 the song debuted at number 69 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.[9] The song debuted at number 91 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The following week the song peaked at number 69 on August 20, 2011 and spent 4 weeks on the chart.[5] The song debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart on September 3, 2011. The following week the song peaked at number 21 on September 10, 2011 and spent 9 weeks on the chart.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [10]

Andy Kellman from AllMusic rated Kelly three and a half stars out of five and wrote: "Price collaborates extensively with Campbell (Mary Mary, Alicia Keys, Brandy), who comes up with some of his biggest-sounding productions in order to match her voice. The cathartic, closet-cleaning “Tired" and the following song, a club throwback based around War's "Galaxy" (with a touch of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough)", are highlights, as is the relaxed "Speechless"—adroit synth-funk that recalls the early-‘80s productions of Leon Sylvers III and Prince. A handful of other producers, such as longtime Price associate Shep Crawford, contribute in smaller capacities [...] and the result sounds just like classic Mint Condition — a vibrant, almost live-sounding song filled with hooks that deserves to be one of the bigger adult R&B singles of 2011."[10]

Accolades

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"Tired" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. "Not My Daddy" was nominated for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song, while the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard 200, number 9 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 7 on the US Independent Albums chart on May 21, 2011.[11][12][13]

Track listing

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Kelly track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tired"
3:41
2."And You Don't Stop"4:11
3."Not My Daddy" (featuring Stokley Williams)Price4:28
4."Himaholic"
  • Price
  • Jazz Nixon
3:28
5."I'm Sorry"
  • Price
  • Crawford
  • Phillip Scott
3:22
6."The Rain"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
  • Joi Campbell
4:59
7."Vexed"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
3:08
8."Speechless"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
3:31
9."Feels So Good"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
3:39
10."You Don't Have to Worry"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
3:36
11."Lil Sumn-Sumn"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
3:31
12."Get Right or Get Left"
  • Price
  • W. Campbell
5:02
iTunes Store deluxe version bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Intervention"Price4:12
14."Good for You"Price3:56

Charts

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Release history

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Kelly release history
Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Ref(s)
United States May 3, 2011 CD Standard
[1]
Worldwide Digital download Deluxe [14][19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kelly Price – Kelly Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tired – Single by Kelly Price on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tired – Single: Kelly Price: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Kelly Price – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Kelly Price – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Not My Daddy (feat. Stokley) – Single by Kelly Price on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Not My Daddy Feat. Stokely – Single: Kelly Price: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "Kelly Price – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Kelly Price – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "AllMusic Kelly Price – Singles, Albums, Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "Kelly Price – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  12. ^ "Kelly Price – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  13. ^ "Kelly Price – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Kelly (Deluxe Version) by Kelly Price on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "Kelly Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  16. ^ "Kelly Price Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  17. ^ "Kelly Price Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  18. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kelly (Deluxe Version by Kelly Price on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved March 14, 2016.