A Love Story (album)

A Love Story
Studio album by Vivian Green
Released November 12, 2002 (US)
Recorded Axis Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The Studio
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The Blue Room
(New Jersey)
Electric Lady Studios
(New York)
The West Stable
(West Chester, Pennsylvania)
Genre R&B, soul
Label Columbia
Producer Vivian Green, Anthony Bell, Junius Bervine, Durrell Bottoms, Jamar Jones, Fred Kenney, Osunlade, Eric Tribbett, Tye Tribbett
Vivian Green chronology
- A Love Story
(2002)		 Vivian
(2005)
Singles from A Love Story
  1. "Emotional Rollercoaster"
    Released: November 2, 2002[1]
  2. "Fanatic"
    Released: March 15, 2003
  3. "What Is Love?"
    Released: 2003
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A Love Story is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Vivian Green, released by Columbia Records on November 12, 2002 in the US. It spawned three singles: the US Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit "Emotional Rollercoaster"; the Fred Kenney-produced "Fanatic" and the Osunlade-produced "What Is Love?".

The album debuted at #93 on the US Billboard 200 chart in December 2002 and later peaked at #51. It garnered Vivian Green three Lady of Soul awards nominations for Best Solo R&B/Soul Single - "Emotional Rollercoaster", Best Solo R&B/Soul Album of the Year - A Love Story, and Best Solo R&B/Solo or Rap New Artist[2] and BET Awards nomination for Best R&B Female Artist.[3] A Love Story was certified gold by the RIAA on May 6, 2003.

Background

Chart performance

A Love Story debuted at #93 on the US Billboard 200 album chart in December 2002. The album later peaked at #51 on the same chart and Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at #18 on March 1, 2003 due to consistent sales. The album was certified gold by RIAA on May 6, 2003 and stayed on the Billboard 200 album chart for consecutive 27 weeks. A Love Story has sold over 531,000 copies in the US alone, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[4]

Singles

Track listing

  1. "Wishful Thinking" (Vivian Green, Junius Bervine)
  2. "24 Hour Blue (Just One of Those Days)" (Green, Bervin)
  3. "Superwoman" (Green, Bervin)
  4. "What Is Love?" (Green, Eric Roberson, Osunlade, Joseph Sample)
  5. "Music" (Green, Thaddeus Tribbett II, Parris Bowens II)
  6. "Emotional Rollercoaster" (Green, Roberson, Osunlade)
  7. "Final Hour" (Green, Jamar Jones)
  8. "No Sittin' By the Phone" (Green, Tribbett, Bowens)
  9. "Affected" (Green, Anthony Bell, Benjamin Kenney, Christopher Shar)
  10. "Fanatic" (Green, Fred Kenney)
  11. "Ain't Nothing But Love" (Green, Bell, Roberson, James Poyser)
  12. "Be Good to You" (Green, Bervin)
  13. "Complete" (Green, Bell, Isaac Hayes)
  14. "Keep on Going" (Green, F. Kenney, Jeff Bradshaw, Bowens, Timothy Day)

Charts and certifications

Chart (2002) Peak position Certification Sales
US Billboard 200 51 Gold 531,000
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 13

Year-end charts

Year Chart Rank
2003 US Billboard 200 [6] 200
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [7] 42

Credits

References

  1. ↑ "Vivian Green - Emotional Rollercoaster at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Archived August 28, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Archived June 29, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20140820050451/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62178/straits-somewhere-heads-right-to-no-1. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 22, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  6. ↑
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