Round 2 (J. Holiday album)

Round 2
Studio album by J. Holiday
Released March 10, 2009[1]
Recorded 20082009
Carrington House
Christian Boy Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Signature Sound Studios
The Red Room
The Music House
(Sherman Oaks, California)
Genre R&B, Hip hop
Length 47:04
Label Music Line, Capitol
Producer The-Dream, Ne-Yo, Jasper Cameron, The Co-Stars, Allstar, The Platinum Brothers
J. Holiday chronology
Back of My Lac'
(2007)
Round 2
(2009)
Guilty Conscience
(2014)
Singles from Round 2
  1. "It's Yours"
    Released: December 16, 2008

Round 2 is the second studio album by American recording artist J. Holiday. The album was released on March 10, 2009, by Music Line Group and Capitol Records.[1] It is the follow-up to his debut album, Back of My Lac', which was released in 2007. As of May 2009, the album has sold 300,000 copies in the United States.

Upon release, Round 2 received critical acclaim from critics, who saw it as an improvement from his previous album.

Singles

The first single "It's Yours", was released on December 16, 2008. A music video was released.

The second single that was supposed to be released was Fall, but due to label problems it was canceled like "Come Here" on his previous album.

Commercial performance

The album sold 55,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200.[2] The album has sold 300,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
Allmusic[4]
Associated Press(favorable)[5]
DJBooth[6]
Pop Matters6/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Vibe(mixed)[9]

The album received critical acclaim from music critics. Andy Kellman of Allmusic said, "Holiday instead delivers a second album that is not a retread. It's not a reinvention, either, but the roster of collaborators is almost completely different, and Holiday all but eliminates the tough guy and stoner talk". Mark Edward Nero of About.com said Round 2 is a well-sung, well-written, well-produced album, but the one negative is that it's a little bland and leans too much on love songs.[3] Slavik Nathan of DJBooth.net stated Round 2 finds Holiday shifting away from Lac’s harder-edged image in favor of a smoother sound, resulting in a well-crafted album that shows that while Holiday’s got a ways to go before he reaches elite status, no one will ever be able to call him a one-hit wonder again.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"  Nahum GrymesJ. Holiday 0:36
2. "It's Yours"  Cameron, GrymesJasper Cameron, Big Reese 4:06
3. "Fall"  Gibbs, Chesser, Austin, Smith, Wright, GreenThe Platinum Brothers 3:32
4. "Don't Go"  Shaffer Smith, Charles Harmon,Chuck Harmony 3:31
5. "Wrong Lover" (featuring Rick Ross)Gibbs, Chesser, Austin, Travis Cherry, Grymes, Wellington, William Roberts II, Mcnair, Jr., Biggs, WanselThe Platinum Brothers, Travis Cherry 4:12
6. "Run into My Arms"  Gibbs, Chesser, Austin, Cherry, GrymesThe Platinum Brothers 4:04
7. "Sing 2 U"  Grymes, Bowen, HamletReginald Hamlet 3:15
8. "Lights Go Out"  Grymes, Bowen, GordonAllstar 3:52
9. "Make That Sound"  Gibbs, Chesser, Cherry, Antoine, Grymes, BrownThe Platinum Brothers, Travis Cherry,[a] Karl Antoine[a] 4:07
10. "Forever Ain't Enough"  Grymes, Jean, Orom, WolfsonJules Wolfson, Jon Orum[a] 4:22
11. "Fly"  Babbs, Grymes, Dinkins Jr., ColapietroThe Co-Stars 4:17
12. "Homeless"  Grymes, Scantlebury, AustinState of Emergency 3:43
13. "I Tried"  Grymes, Scantlebury, AustinState of Emergency 3:49
Notes
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Round 2 adapted from Allmusic.[11]

  • All-Star - Audio Production, Engineer, Producer
  • Karl Antoine - Composer
  • Luke Austin - Audio Production, Composer, Keyboards, Producer
  • Babbs - Composer
  • Chris Bellman - Mastering
  • Big Reese - Audio Production
  • Cynthia Biggs - Composer
  • Bowen - Composer
  • Ronette Bowie - A&R
  • David Brown - Composer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Cameron - Composer
  • Travis Cherry - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
  • Julie Chesser - Composer
  • Cmillions - Producer
  • Colapietro - Composer
  • Vito Colapietro - Composer
  • The Co-Stars - Audio Production
  • Chris Dave - Drums
  • Chris 'Daddy' Dave - Drums, Woodwind
  • Kevin "KD" Davis - Mixing
  • Neely Dinkins - Engineer
  • Neely Dinkins, Jr. - Composer
  • Nicole Frantz - Creative Director
  • Moses Gallart - Mixing Assistant
  • Gibbs - Composer
  • Gordon - Composer
  • Green - Composer
  • Grymes - Composer
  • Reggie Hamlet - Producer
  • Reginald Hamlet - Audio Production, Composer
  • Chuck Harmony - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
  • J. Holiday - Arranger, Audio Production, Engineer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background)
  • Elizabeth Isik - A&R
  • Jasper - Arranger, Audio Production, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)

  • Jaycen Joshua - Mixing
  • Jean - Composer
  • Mike Johnson - Engineer
  • Darius Jones - A&R
  • Kori Lewis - Stylist
  • Giancarlo Lino - Mixing Assistant
  • Carlton Lynn - Engineer
  • Erik Madrid - Mixing Assistant
  • Ankur Malhotra - A&R
  • Jonathan Mannion - Art Direction, Photography
  • Manny Marroquin - Mixing
  • McNair Jr. - Composer
  • Ne-Yo - Audio Production, Producer
  • Jon Orom - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
  • David Oromaner - Composer
  • Dave Pensado - Mixing
  • Christian Plata - Mixing Assistant
  • The Platinum Brothers - Audio Production
  • Geno Regist - Engineer
  • Roberts - Composer
  • April Roomet - Stylist
  • Rick Ross - Featured Artist, Primary Artist
  • Scantlebury - Composer
  • Donnie Scantz - Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming
  • Smith - Composer
  • S. Smith - Composer
  • State of Emergency - Audio Production
  • Mark Stowbridge - Guitar
  • Mark Strowbridge - Guitar
  • James Thompson - Guitar (Bass)
  • Randy Urbanski - Mixing Assistant
  • Dexter Wansel - Composer
  • John Webb - Guitar (Bass)
  • John Webb - Guitar (Bass)
  • Wellington - Composer
  • Wolfson - Composer
  • Jules Wolfson - Audio Production, Producer
  • Wright - Composer
  • Andrew Wuepper - Mixing Assistant

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 2

References

External links

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