Neon (Jay Sean album)

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Neon
Studio album by
Jay Sean
Released26 July 2013
Recorded2010–2013
Genre
Length52:50
Label
ProducerOFM
Jay Sean chronology
All or Nothing
(2009) 		Neon
(2013)
Singles from Neon
  1. "Where You Are"
    Released: 19 March 2013
  2. "Mars"
    Released: 9 July 2013

Neon is the fourth

studio album by British R&B singer Jay Sean. The album was released in the UK on 26 July 2013 by Cash Money Records and distributed by Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Ace Hood and Rick Ross
.

Background

Jay Sean began working on his fourth album and second with Cash Money Records under the name Freeze Time in July 2010.

Hit the Lights in January 2012.[4]

But in February 2012, during an interview with Clevvermusic, when Jay Sean was asked about his long delayed fourth studio album he said "Let me tell you what happened with, Freeze Time. I curse myself with it because it got frozen in time and didn't come out." He further added "and guess what, I've changed the name and scrapped it; I'm done with Freeze Time; I'm over Freeze Time. The album is coming out which is done, finito, in a few months".[5]

In February 2013, Jay Sean announced he would be changing the title of the album again from Worth It All to Neon.[6] In April 2013, it was announced that the album had been pushed back from 21 May 2013, until 25 June 2013.[7] In June 2013, the album was pushed back again until 23 July 2013.[8] On 28 June 2013, Jay Sean announced on his official Facebook page that the album would finally be released on 30 July 2013, with the iTunes pre-order being available on 9 July 2013. In addition, he also announced the album's track listing and revealed the album cover.[9]

Recording and production

In July 2011, during an interview with

Pitbull on the track "I'm All Yours" which also served as the first single from the album.[12]

In July 2012, Jay Sean told MTV News about his second single of his upcoming album. He mentioned a collaboration with Afrojack. The song is said to be titled "So High" and should act as another club banger. Sean further stated "The song 'So High' is just ridiculous. Afrojack is such an amazing producer," he said. "Again, he lives in the clubs. He knows what works. So when it comes to actually producing, he knows what's gonna have an impact in the club".[13] In October 2012, Jay Sean released an EP available only on the Australian iTunes Store with the three songs and an exclusive bonus track "Patience".[14] Recently Sean stated during a live Ustream that the album's guests would include Sean Paul, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Ace Hood and Rick Ross.[15][16]

Singles

The original first single from the album was announced to be "

Sex 101", featuring Tyga was released on iTunes as a promotional single from the album.[20]

The second promotional single for the album was titled "

Mainstream radio on 19 March 2013.[22][23] The official music video for "Where You Are" premiered on Fuse three days later.[24] On 17 May 2013, Sean premiered the second single, "Mars" which features rapper Rick Ross.[16] On 29 July 2013, the music video was released for "Mars" featuring Rick Ross.[25]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Idolator
[30]
Rolling Stone[1]

Neon was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics.[26] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly rated the album an A− grade, stating that "Neon feels confident and complete" with "all the thrills of the best Chris Brown songs".[28] Kathy Iandoli of Vibe gave the album a positive review, saying "Neon is perhaps Jay Sean's most cohesive work, due to its lack of compromise. Every song is arguably a hit, without seeming forced. That's a huge feat for an artist who spent the first half of his career appeasing one audience and the other half speaking to an entirely different demographic. While his next moves have to be his best moves, Jay Sean has another hit project to add to his arsenal."[31] Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, saying "Much of Neon feels like Sean and his production crew are scrounging around for a hit, trying their luck with everything from saccharine pop to generic club bangers and even a reggae-tinged number, "Sucka for You." As someone whose success has come mostly as a singles artist, Jay Sean fails to deliver anything quite as charismatic as any of his greatest hits on Neon, leaving the album feeling largely flat."[27]

Killian Fox of The Guardian gave the album two out of five stars, saying "Four years in the making, two title changes, numerous collaborations announced and redeployed or never fully realised: the fourth album from west London R&B singer Jay Sean has had such a difficult conception, you'd expect it to bear some interesting scars from its labours. Not so many. Neon is a smooth, proficient pop product that steers clear of conflict or strong emotions unless they have to do with matters of the heart. The presence of rappers Ace Hood and Busta Rhymes ups the ante slightly in the later stages of the album, but for the most part Neon is as safe and inoffensive as its namesake gas."[29] Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone gave the album two out of five stars, saying "Long delays rarely mean good things for pop albums, and Jay Sean's fourth LP hasn't exactly been ripening like a fancy fromage over the past four years. The British smoothie sold more than 4 million copies of his 2009 single "Down," which featured Lil Wayne, but a lot of adventurous new R&B has arrived in the interim. Compared with Drake, Frank Ocean or Miguel, Neon is R&Beige – full of boy-band blahs and acoustic guitars ("Guns and Roses"), and limpid love songs ("Luckiest Man"). Jay Sean works his fluttery falsetto alongside Rick Ross on "Mars" and finds a serviceably sexy jam with "All on Your Body," which features Ace Hood, but even at its best, Neon barely flickers."[1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 116 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,608 copies in the United States.[32]

Track listing

Neon track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Neon"Jay Sean,
Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Rohaim, Skaller, Antoine McColister
2:49
13."Break of Dawn" (featuring Busta Rhymes)Sean, Timothy Thomas, Nic Martin, Skaller, Trevor Smith, Jr.2:54
14."Sucka for You"Sean, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Cotter, Skaller3:04
Total length:48:38
iTunes Store bonus track[33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Universe"Sean, Jeremy Most4:12
India iTunes Store bonus track[34]
No.TitleLength
15."Back to Love (Aaja Re)"4:38
Japanese edition bonus tracks[35]
No.TitleLength
15."So High"3:40
16."2012 (It Ain't the End)" (featuring Nicki Minaj)3:42
17."I'm All Yours" (featuring Pitbull)3:38

Charts

Chart performance for Neon
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[36] 72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[37] 176
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[38] 199
US Billboard 200[18] 116

Release history

Release history and formats for Neon
Region Date Format(s) Label
United Kingdom[39] 26 July 2013 Digital download Cash Money, Republic
India[40] 29 July 2013
United States[41] 30 July 2013
Japan[42] 4 September 2013 Digital download,
CD
China[43] 20 March 2014 CD Starsing Records

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