Suit (album)
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Released | September 13, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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Length | 48:43 | |||
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Nelly chronology | ||||
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Singles from Suit | ||||
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Suit is the fourth
The album produced three singles: "
Suit was generally well received by
Background
While recording material for his third studio album, Nelly had his intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks.[1] On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like "E.I." and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge".[2] Nelly would release singles accompanied by music videos from both albums.[2] Talking to MTV News, Nelly went on to describe the differences between both albums; their titles of Sweat and Suit were announced on May 27, 2004.[3] He noted Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".[1]
Release
Sweat and Suit were intended to be released on August 17, 2004, but was pushed back and released on September 14 in the United States, Canada and Japan.[3][4][5][6] Suit was released on September 13, 2004 in the United Kingdom and Germany.[7][8]
Composition
The lead single "
Singles
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Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Blender | [28] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[29] |
The Guardian | [30] |
The New York Times | positive[12] |
NME | 1/10[31] |
RapReviews.com | 9/10[11] |
Robert Christgau | [32] |
Rolling Stone | [33] |
Stylus Magazine | D+[13] |
Suit received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At
In a mixed review, Jason King of The Village Voice wrote that tracks on Suit have the "sole intention of ending up as your next ringtone".[35] King noted some songs to "crumble" due to their "simplistic approach", while tracks like "Flap Your Wings" as "addictive".[35] Stylus Magazine's Todd Burns praised several tracks on Suit, including "Over and Over" and "Nobody Knows", praising the former for combining Nelly's sedate side with Tim McGraw’s guitar and vocals.[13] Despite this, Burns saw the album's highlights as "minimal at best", and closed his review disapproving of the album's mainstream approach.[13] In a negative review, The Guardian's Alexis Petridis showed distaste for both Nelly's vocal technique and Suit's tracks.
Commercial performance
In its opening week, Suit debuted atop the US
On the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||
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1. | "Play It Off" (featuring Pharrell) | The Neptunes | 3:47 | |||
2. | "Pretty Toes" (featuring Jazze Pha and T.I.) |
| My Place" (featuring Jaheim ) |
| Doe | 5:36 |
4. | "Paradise" |
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| 4:36 | ||
5. | "She Don't Know My Name" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Ronald Isley) |
| 4:26 | |||
6. | " 'N' Dey Say " |
| Bridges | 3:37 | ||
7. | "Woodgrain and Leather wit a Hole" |
| Bridges | 5:13 | ||
8. | "In My Life" (featuring Avery Storm and Mase) |
| Kuya Productions | 3:40 | ||
9. | "Over and Over" (featuring Tim McGraw) |
| Bridges | 4:14 | ||
10. | "Nobody Knows" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) |
| Jermaine Dupri | 4:39 | ||
11. | "Die for You" |
| Soulshock & Karlin | 4:28 | ||
Total length: | 48:43 |
| Epperson | 4:05 | ||
13. | " Ali ) |
| Ryan Bowser | 4:38 |
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Total length: | 57:26 |
Notes[9]
- "My Place" contains a portion of composition from "Isn't It a Shame" by girl group Labelle and Randy DeBarge's 1982 "I Like It". It samples elements of the Del-Vikings' 1957 "Come Go with Me".
- "'N' Dey Say" samples Spandau Ballet’s 1983 "True".
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[53]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[70] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[71] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[73] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) |
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United Kingdom[7] | September 13, 2004 | CD, digital download | Universal Records
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Germany[8] | ||||
United States[4] | September 14, 2004 | |||
Canada[5] | ||||
Japan[6] |
See also
- List of number-one albums of 2004 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 2004 (U.S.)
- List of number-one albums of 2004 (Canada)
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