Charlene (Tweet album)

Charlene
Studio album by Tweet
Released	February 26, 2016
Recorded	2007–2015
Genre	R&B soul neo soul
Length	53:42
Label	eOne Music
Producer	Charlene Keys (exec.) Timbaland Craig Brockman
Tweet chronology
Simply Tweet (2013) Charlene (2016)
Singles from Charlene
"Won't Hurt Me" Released: September 21, 2015 "Magic" Released: January 21, 2016 "Neva Shouda Left Ya" Released: February 4, 2016

Charlene is the third studio album by American recording artist Tweet, released on Keys new signed label eOne Music. The lead single "Won't Hurt Me" premiered on iTunes in September 2015. The follow-up single "Magic" leaked to various music sites in January 2016.^[1]

Background

In 2000, Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine later ending in Tweet recording her debut studio album. Southern Hummingbird was, released on April 2, 2002 by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records. Upon release the album was met with positive reviews from music critics who commended the album's musical direction and its lyrical content. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 195,000 copies in its first week.^[2] Southern Hummingbird was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 30, 2002,^[3] and has sold 858,000 units in the US as of March 2005.^[4] It's Me Again Tweets second studio album was, released on March 21, 2005 by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records. The album debuted at number seventeen on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 55,000 copies.^[5]

Tweet left Missy Elliot's record label in 2007 shortly after the release of It's Me Again , however the pair reunited during the recording process of Charlene.

In 2007, Tweet performed with Timbaland, Eve, Keyshia Cole, Nelly Furtado, Fat Man Scoop and Ciara at the 4th annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors, honoring the work of Missy Elliott which aired on October 8.^[6] The same year, she departed from Missy Elliott's Goldmind Inc. camp and signed to Jheryl Busby and Mike City's record label, Umbrella Recordings.^[7] There, she began recording material for her third album along with producers Nisan Stewart, Warryn Campbell and Novel.^[7] Initially titled Love, Tweet, the album was preceded by the buzz single "Good Bye My Dear", a collaboration with rapper T.I., and expected to be released on April 8, 2008.^[8] The release of lead single "Anymore" failed to materialize however.^[7] On April 26 and April 27, 2008, Tweet along with Bilal, Dwele and German singer Joy Denalane performed with The Dresden Soul Symphony in Dresden, Germany. The quartet reinterpreted soul hits and combined them with classical music. An album The Dresden Soul Symphony and DVD were later released on October 24, 2008.

In 2010, Tweet split from Umbrella due to a lack of promotion and ongoing delays.^[9] In late 2011, Tweet signed to MC Lyte's record label DuBose Music Group.^[10] In June 2012, she began posting previously unreleased material from the It's Me Again and Love, Tweet recording sessions on her new website as a part of her weekly SoundCloud-hosted special, Tweet Tuesdays.^[11] In February 2013, DuBose released her Simply Tweet EP.^[12] Recorded live with a full band, the five-track set was preceded by the single "Enough". The digital extended play reached the top thirty on both the US Billboard Independent Albums and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

After heaps of label troubles when the effort Love, Tweet shelved, in July 2015, Tweet confirmed that she had signed with the independent eOne Music label and confirmed that a new album was to be completed and released.^[13] Initially slated to feature vast production credits from longtime friend Missy Elliott and expected to be released on January 22, 2016, Charlene was pushed back to February 26, 2016, with further retooling and added contributions from other producers such as Craig Brockman and old-time collaborator Timbaland.^[13][14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Soulfully Yours, Charlene"	Charlene "Tweet" Keys, John "Jubu" Smith	Keys, Smith	0:55
2.	"Magic"	Keys, Charlie Bereal	Bereal	3:37
3.	"Won't Hurt Me"	Keys, Smith	Smith, Bereal, Craig Brockman	3:25
4.	"Priceless"	Keys, Bereal, Brockman	Keys, Bereal, Brockman	5:31
5.	"Interlude: All I See Is You"	Keys, Bereal, Brockman	Keys, Bereal, Brockman	1:43
6.	"Somebody Else Will" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Elliott, Keys, Tim Mosley, Bereal, Giedrus Kuprevicius	Timbaland	4:20
7.	"Addicted"	Keys, Bereal	Keys, Bereal	4:15
8.	"Neva Shouda Left Ya"	Keys, Smith, Brockman, Nisan Stewart	Smith, Brockman, Stewart, Bereal	4:03
9.	"The Hardest Thing"	Keys, Smith	Smith, Bereal, Brockman, Stewart	4:48
10.	"Got Whatcha Want"	Keys, Smith	Smith, Bereal, Brockman, Stewart	4:38
11.	"Interlude: Will You Be Here"	Keys, Bereal, Chris Brown	Bereal, Brown	1:18
12.	"I Didn't Know"	Keys, Bereal, Brockman, Jarius Mozee	Bereal, Brockman, Mozee	3:06
13.	"Dadada.....Struggle"	Keys, Bereal, Brockman	Keys, Bereal, Brockman	5:35
14.	"I Was Created for This"	Keys, Charmelle Cofield, Bereal	Bereal	3:46
15.	"Outro: I Surrender"	Keys, Bereal, Brockman, Mozee	Keys, Bereal, Brockman, Mozee	2:42
Total length:				53:42

Best Buy deluxe edition bonus tracks[15]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Somewhere Out There"		4:14
17.	"Fool No Mo"		5:29

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Billboard 200	42
Billboard R&B	3
Billboard Independent Albums	4

References

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6. "2007 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Award Show Performance Pictures". Celeb wohoo. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
7. "Tweet Interview: Tweet Talks Signing To eOne Music, New Album, Working With Missy Elliott". The DJ Booth LLC. Original. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
8. "New Music: Tweet Feat. T.I. – "Good Bye My Dear"". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
9. "YouKnowIGotSoul Interview With Tweet". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
10. https://twitter.com/mclyte/status/117312237722542080
11. https://soundcloud.com/dubose-music-group
12. "Tweet Releases New EP “Simply Tweet” Today". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
13. "Tweet Interview: Tweet Talks Signing To eOne Music, New Album, Working With Missy Elliott". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
14. Kellman, Andy. "Charlene – Tweet > Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
15. "Charlene [Only @ Best Buy] – CD". Best Buy. Retrieved 2016-02-12.