Intimacy: Album III is the third studio album from
R&B artist
Kem.
It was released on August 17, 2010 on
Motown Records. This is his first album in five years releasing two albums on Motown and his only release on
Universal Motown records following the
dissolution of the label. The first single, "Why Would You Stay", received a great deal of airplay, peaking at number 17 and 14 on Billboard's
Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and
Heatseekers charts respectively. Like other albums, it is self-produced by Kem and features a duet with Maurissa Rose and spoken word by
Jill Scott. The album debuted at number 95 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart and rose to number 2 the following week. A remix of "If It's Love" was also released, this time featuring R&B artist
Chrisette Michele.
The album debuted at number two on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 74,000 copies in its first week in the United States, becoming Kem's highest-charting set ever.[1] In March 2012, the album was certified Gold by the
RIAA.[2]
Intimacy: Album III is the third studio album from
R&B artist
Kem.
It was released on August 17, 2010 on
Motown Records. This is his first album in five years releasing two albums on Motown and his only release on
Universal Motown records following the
dissolution of the label. The first single, "Why Would You Stay", received a great deal of airplay, peaking at number 17 and 14 on Billboard's
Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and
Heatseekers charts respectively. Like other albums, it is self-produced by Kem and features a duet with Maurissa Rose and spoken word by
Jill Scott. The album debuted at number 95 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart and rose to number 2 the following week. A remix of "If It's Love" was also released, this time featuring R&B artist
Chrisette Michele.
The album debuted at number two on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 74,000 copies in its first week in the United States, becoming Kem's highest-charting set ever.[1] In March 2012, the album was certified Gold by the
RIAA.[2]