More Issues Than Vogue

More Issues Than Vogue
Studio album by K. Michelle
Released	March 25, 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	R&B soul pop
Length	46:24
Label	Atlantic
K. Michelle chronology
Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? (2014) More Issues Than Vogue (2016)
Singles from MITV
"Not a Little Bit" Released: January 22, 2016 "Ain't You" Released: February 12, 2016

More Issues Than Vogue (abbreviated as MITV) is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist K. Michelle. It was released on March 25, 2016, by Atlantic Records. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Not a Little Bit" and "Ain't You".

More Issues Than Vogue peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with sales of 59,158 album in the first week. It also charted at number 32 on the UK R&B Album Charts.

Background

K. Michelle revealed on the second season of her show, K. Michelle: My Life and in an interview with Billboard on January 25, 2016, that she wanted to release her next album without it being an urban sound. "I want to be able to sing what I want, If I want to be able to sing country, I want to be able to show that. I want to be able to sing ballads that touch the world and not just one demographic. I’m just not going to be told that because I’m black, I have to do this anymore."^[1] The track listing and cover art was revealed on Pate's Instagram and Twitter account on February 12, 2016.^[2][3]

Singles

"Not a Little Bit" was released as the lead single from the album on January 22, 2016. Upon release, the song debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 18 on February 18, 2016.^[4] The official music video was released on March 25, 2016.^[5]

"Ain't You" was released as the second single from the album on February 12, 2016. The song debuted on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart at number 41 on March 5, 2016.^[6]

Promotional singles

"Mindful" was released as the album's first promotional single on February 19, 2016.^[7] The song was written and produced by T-Pain. The official music video was released on March 10, 2016.^[8]

"Time" was released as the album's second promotional single on February 25, 2016.^[9]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
The Guardian	[11]
Complex	(favorable)[12]
TrendingHitz	[13]

Upon its release, More Issues Than Vogue received positive reviews. Complex gave the album a favorable review, stating that "the album is a bit less cohesive sonically than her sophomore effort, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? That’s not a condemnation. The last album was sadder in overall tone. Here, there is a sparkle and an easiness pronounced throughout the project. I say this as a compliment: More Issues Than Vogue gives me fusion restaurant. Like, it's still catfish, only some spiffy sauce is on it and it's kale with turkey neck meat versus collard greens."^[12]

AllMusic's Andy Kellman gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "More Issues Than Vogue wisely sticks to roughly the same makeup of Pate's first two albums. "Make the Bed," featuring Jason Derulo, takes a somewhat surprising shot at crossover play, but it's mostly in the production and the deployment of a melodic "oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh" in the background, something like the umpteenth instance of its use in contemporary dance-pop."^[10]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200,^[14] and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,^[15] with 59,158 album equivalent units (over 54,066 in sales) in the first week, and it was streamed nearly five million times.^[16][17] The album also debuted at number 32 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.^[18] In its second week, the album dropped to number 23 on the Billboard 200, to begin selling further to 22,484 copies in the United States.^[19]

Track listing

More Issues Than Vogue — Standard edition[20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mindful"	Faheem "T-Pain" Najm	Najm Eric Cire^[a]	1:56
2.	"Got Em Like"	Najm André Benjamin Patrick L. Brown Antwan André Patton	Najm	3:50
3.	"Ain't You"	Christian Ward Jeremy Felton Arin Ray Drew Love Michael Hernandez Ozan Yildirim James Foye III Austin Owens	The Mekanics Hitmaka Oz Foye III^[b] Owens^[b] Sam Salter^[a]	4:15
4.	"Not a Little Bit"	Kelly Price Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams	K. Price Williams Cire^[a]	3:29
5.	"If It Ain't Love"	Floyd Nathanial Hills Ilsey Juber Rosina "Soaky Siren" Russell J. Schmugge Patrick "Guitar Boy" Hayes Marcella Araica	Danja Curtis "Sauce" Wilson^[a]	4:26
6.	"Make the Bed" (featuring Jason Derulo)	Lovy Longomba Tinashe Sibanda James Abrahart Jake Schmugge Carmen Reece Jason Desrouleaux	Lovy T-Collar C. Wilson^[a]	3:37
7.	"Nightstand"	Ward Ray Calvin James Price Foye III Owens	Hitmaka Critacal Foye III^[b] Owens^[b] Salter^[a]	4:20
8.	"These Men"	Kimberly Pate Williams Cire	Williams Cire^[a]	4:29
9.	"All I Got"	Pate Ronnie Jackson Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Williams Schmugge Andrae Alexander Priscilla Renea	J. Wilson Williams^[c]	3:51
10.	"Time"	Pate Eric Hudson Renea	Hudson Eric Dawkins^[a]	4:38
11.	"Rich" (featuring Trina and Yo Gotti)	Pate Jackson Renea Mario Mims Katrina Taylor	Lil Ronnie J. Wilson^[c] Salter^[a]	4:05
12.	"Sleep Like a Baby"	Pate Schmugge Warren Felder Andrew Wansel Bianca Atterberry	Pop & Oak Cire^[a]	3:28
Total length:				46:24

More Issues Than Vogue — Best Buy edition (bonus tracks)[21]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Memphis"	Pate J. Wilson Renea Alexander Keith Eaddy Reggie Johnson	J. Wilson C. Wilson^[a]	3:05
14.	"Life I Chose"	Hudson Renea	Hudson Dawkins^[a]	3:35
Total length:				53:04

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{[[#ref_c|^[d]]} "Got Em Like" samples "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" by OutKast

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[14]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15]	1
UK R&B Albums[18]	32

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
United States	March 25, 2016	Digital download	Atlantic Records	[22]
		CD		[23]
United Kingdom				[24]
Spain	March 26, 2016	Digital download		[25]
France				[26]
Germany				[27]

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