R. (R. Kelly album)

R.
Studio album by
R. Kelly
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998
Recorded1996–98
Genre
Length129:40
LabelJive
Producer
R. Kelly chronology
R. Kelly
(1995) 		R.
(1998) 		TP-2.com
(2000)
Singles from R.
  1. "I Believe I Can Fly"
    Released: November 26, 1996
  2. "Gotham City"
    Released: June 3, 1997
  3. "Half on a Baby"
    Released: August 11, 1998
  4. "Home Alone"
    Released: August 30, 1998
  5. "I'm Your Angel"
    Released: November 16, 1998
  6. "When a Woman's Fed Up"
    Released: February 27, 1999
  7. "Did You Ever Think"
    Released: May 25, 1999
  8. "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time"
    Released: July 27, 1999
  9. "Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy"
    Released: May 23, 2000
"I Believe I Can Fly"
R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" from R.
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin(7/10)[8]
Yahoo! Music(mixed)[9]
Yahoo! Music UK[10]

R. is the third solo album by American singer R. Kelly, released as a double album on November 10, 1998, by Jive Records. It marked the first time Kelly worked with other producers as opposed to producing the entire album himself. Its cover artwork uses the same image of Kelly from his 1993 debut 12 Play, only in silhouette form against a red and black background.

Upon its release, R. went to number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number two on the US Billboard 200, selling over 612,000 copies in its first week of sales.[11] It spawned Kelly's second number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit "I'm Your Angel", as well as the number-one Top R&B hit "I Believe I Can Fly", which had been released two years earlier on the Space Jam soundtrack. R. is currently Kelly's best-selling release to date, having sold over eight million copies in the United States and over 12.4 million copies worldwide.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "R. Kelly: R. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "R. Kelly". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ^ Browne, David (13 November 1998). "R.". Entertainment Weekly (#458). Archived from the original on April 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "Top Pop Albums". Los Angeles Times. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. ^ "R. [PA]". chapters.indigo.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (26 November 1998). "R. Kelly: R.". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th, revised ed.). Topeka Bindery. ISBN 978-1-4176-6326-2. Portions posted at "R. Kelly: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ "R. Kelly - R. CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  9. ^ "R". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved January 19, 2009.[dead link]
  10. ^ "R. Kelly - 'R.'". Yahoo! Music UK. 26 October 1998. Archived from the original on 2004-09-13.
  11. ^ "Alanis Holds Off R. Kelly". E! Online. 18 November 1998.