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.
Track listing
All songs written and produced by R. Kelly, except where noted.
Grammy Awards – 1999 Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (nominated for "I'm Your Angel"), 2000 Best R&B Vocal Performance – Male (nominated for "When a Woman's Fed Up"), 2000 Best R&B Album (nominated)
Soul Train Music Awards – 1999 Best R&B/Soul Single, Male (nominated for "Half on a Baby"), 1999 Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award (won), 1999 Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (won), 1999 Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album (won)
Personnel
R. Kelly – arranger, conductor, instruments, keyboards, mixer, producer, writer, main vocals, background vocals
^"R. [PA]". chapters.indigo.ca. Archived from
the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^Sheffield, Rob (26 November 1998).
"R. Kelly: R.". Rolling Stone.
Archived from the original on 2008-06-13.
^Brackett, Nathan (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th, revised ed.). Topeka Bindery.
ISBN978-1-4176-6326-2. Portions posted at
"R. Kelly: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from
the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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.
Track listing
All songs written and produced by R. Kelly, except where noted.
Grammy Awards – 1999 Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (nominated for "I'm Your Angel"), 2000 Best R&B Vocal Performance – Male (nominated for "When a Woman's Fed Up"), 2000 Best R&B Album (nominated)
Soul Train Music Awards – 1999 Best R&B/Soul Single, Male (nominated for "Half on a Baby"), 1999 Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award (won), 1999 Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (won), 1999 Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album (won)
Personnel
R. Kelly – arranger, conductor, instruments, keyboards, mixer, producer, writer, main vocals, background vocals
^"R. [PA]". chapters.indigo.ca. Archived from
the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^Sheffield, Rob (26 November 1998).
"R. Kelly: R.". Rolling Stone.
Archived from the original on 2008-06-13.
^Brackett, Nathan (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th, revised ed.). Topeka Bindery.
ISBN978-1-4176-6326-2. Portions posted at
"R. Kelly: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from
the original on 2011-06-20. Retrieved 12 May 2012.