Calling All Lovers

Calling All Lovers
Deluxe edition cover. Standard edition uses the same cover but in a slightly different color and is no longer available for retail.
Studio album by
Tamar Braxton
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015
Recorded2014–15
StudioOasis Mastering (Burbank, California)
GenreR&B
Length48:37
Label
Producer
Tamar Braxton chronology
Winter Loversland
(2013) 		Calling All Lovers
(2015) 		Bluebird of Happiness
(2017)
Singles from Calling All Lovers
  1. "If I Don't Have You"
    Released: May 27, 2015
  2. "Catfish"
    Released: September 10, 2015
  3. "Angels & Demons"
    Released: September 18, 2015

Calling All Lovers is the fourth studio album by American singer Tamar Braxton.[1] It was released on October 2, 2015, by Epic Records and Streamline Records. The album was preceded by the release of three singles — "If I Don't Have You", "Catfish" and "Angels & Demons".

The album debuted at number five in the United States, debuting with 43,000 units (36,919 in album sales) in the United States.[2] The album's second single, "If I Don't Have You" was released on May 27, 2015, and was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, becoming Braxton's fourth nomination.[3]

Background and release

On October 7, 2014, Braxton's single, "Let Me Know" featuring Future, was released. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard's Trending 140 Chart, less than an hour, after its premiere on Braxton's official SoundCloud account and it eventually reached at number one by 12:00 AM.[4] Billboard.com gave the song 4 out of 5 stars in its review of "The Best and Worst Singles of the Week" for the second week of October 2014.[5] Braxton performed "If I Don't Have You" at the BET's 15th Annual Awards 2015 on June 28, 2015 and at Mega Fest 2015 on August 21, 2015.[6][7]

On September 6, 2015, Target confirmed that Calling All Lovers would miss its scheduled release date of September 11, 2015 due to a "street date change".[8] On September 11, 2015, the deluxe version of the album became available for pre-order on iTunes with a track listing of 16 items and a new release date of October 2, 2015.[9] Braxton performed "King" on the daytime show, The Real on September 14, 2015.[10] Braxton performed "Circles" on The Wendy Williams Show on October 1, 2015.[11]

Promotion

Singles

"If I Don't Have You" was released as the album's second single on May 27, 2015, .[12] The music video for "If I Don't Have You" was released on VEVO on July 9, 2015.[13] The song peaked at number eighteen on the Hot R&B Songs chart on August 1, 2015[14] and number six on the Adult R&B Songs chart on August 15, 2015.[15] It received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[16]

"Catfish" was released as the second single on September 11, 2015.[17] "Angels & Demons", was released as the third single on September 18, 2015.[18][19] The music video for "Angels & Demons" was released on VEVO on September 17, 2015.[20]

Other songs

"Circles" was released as the first promotional single from Calling All Lovers on September 25, 2015.[21] On November 24, 2018 three years after the album release, a music video of "Love It" was released.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 43,000 units (36,919 in album sales) in the United States.[2] The album also peaked at number 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[22] and number 16 on the UK R&B Albums charts.[23]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [24]

Calling All Lovers was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, saying, "The album starts in scattered fashion with some neo-reggae, a retro-modern midtempo groove that evokes breakbeat-driven early-'90s productions, and a church-ified ballad. After those three songs, the album stabilizes, sliding between a number of plush ballads and sophisticated but bumping slow jams. Heartache prevails during the first half and crests with 'Never,' an authoritative and elegantly paced kiss-off of an inappreciative lover. The latter half is mostly about devotion and awe, while the back-to-back 'Love It' (all booming bass, tapping keyboards, and rattling percussion) and 'Must Be Good to You' (light and springy disco-funk) turn it up several degrees with Braxton offering firm declarations of her sexual power."[24]

Track listing

Calling All Lovers tracklisting
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Angels & Demons"
Mel & Mus3:06
2."Catfish"
Polow da Don3:35
3."Simple Things"
4:20
4."Broken Record"
  • Braxton
  • Daniels
  • Jones
  • Steven Easley
  • Kristal " Brave Jaxon" Murphy
  • Polow da Don
  • Afro Steve
4:09
5."Never"
Morgan3:09
6."Circles"
  • Braxton
  • Anthony D'Andre Bennett
  • McKenzie Brooke Lawson
  • Mack
Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith3:25
7."If I Don't Have You"
Da Internz4:14
8."Raise the Bar"
Camper3:43
9."I Love You"
2:22
10."Makin' Love"
  • Braxton
  • Timothy Paul Hinshaw
  • Mack
3:45
11."Love It"
  • Braxton
  • Keon Young
  • Isaac White
  • Vurdell "VScript" Muller
  • Denisia Keys
  • Mack
  • Blair Taylor
2:30
12."Must Be Good to You"
  • Alessandro Calemme
  • White
3:12
13."Free Fallin'"
  • Braxton
  • Muhammed Ayers
B.A.M.3:37
14."King"
  • Braxton
  • Fred
  • Fred
  • Braxton
  • Gerald Haddon[a]
3:30
Total length:48:37
Calling All Lovers – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[25]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."S.O.N."
  • S1
  • Epikh Pro
3:04
16."Coming Home"
The Underdogs4:41
Total length:56:24
Calling All Lovers – Walmart deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[26]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."S.O.N."
  • S1
  • Epikh Pro
3:04
16."Coming Home"
The Underdogs4:41
17."A.S.A.P."
  • Braxton
  • Riddick-Woods
  • Daniels
  • Clark
  • Palacios
  • Mykal Snoddy
  • Da Internz
  • Snoddy
3:51
18."Let Me Know" (featuring Future)
3:59
Total length:64:14
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer
Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[27]

Performers and musicians
  • Tamar Braxton – Vocals, Background
  • Tiyon "TC" Mack – Vocals, Background
Technical personnel
  • Tamar Braxton – Composer, Producer, Creative Director,
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid – Executive Producer
  • Vincent Herbert – A&R, Executive Producer
  • LaShawn Daniels – A&R, Composer
  • Ramahn "Jer-Z" Herbert – A&R
  • Ashley Fox – Creative Director
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon – Art Direction, Creative Director, Design
  • Theo "MasBeatz" Edmonds – Producer
  • The Underdogs – Composer, Producer
  • Rivelino Raoul Wouter – Producer
  • Blair Taylor – Producer
  • Afro Steve – Producer
  • Cedric "DaBenchWarma" Smith – Producer
  • Polow da Don – Producer
  • Brian Alexander Morgan – Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer
  • Mel & Mus – Producer
  • Melvin Hough – Producer
  • Gerald Haddon – Producer
  • John Henry Gordon – Producer
  • Tiffany Fred – Composer, Producer
  • Leigh Elliott – Producer
  • Da Internz – Producer
  • Brandon Bell – Composer, Producer
  • Blac Elvis – Producer
  • Alessandro Calemme – Producer
  • Khari Cain – Composer, Producer
  • Darhyl "DJ" Camper Jr. – Composer, Producer
  • Tiyon Mack – Composer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer,
  • Keon Young – Composer
  • David James Wolinski – Composer
  • Dewain Whitmore, Jr. – Composer
  • Isaac White – Composer
  • Kristal "Brave Jaxon" Murphy
  • Atozzio Towns – Composer
  • Damon Thomas – Composer
  • Amber Streeter – Composer
  • Patrick "J Que" Smith – Composer
  • Edsel Alexander – Composer
  • Makeba Riddick – Composer
  • Tony Russell – Composer
  • Muhammad Ayers – Composer
  • Brenda Russell – Composer
  • Marcos Palacios – Composer
  • Vurdell Muller – Composer
  • McKenzie Brooke Lawson – Composer
  • Sherita Lowery – Composer
  • Kevin Randolph – Composer
  • Peggy Lipton Jones – Composer
  • Denisia Keys – Composer
  • Claude Kelly – Composer
  • Jamal Jones – Composer
  • Andrew Hey – Engineer, Guitar
  • Patricia Austin – Composer
  • Timothy Paul Hinshaw – Composer
  • Atia Boggs – Composer
  • Courtney Harrell – Composer
  • Anthony D. Bennett – Composer
  • Ernest Clark – Composer
  • Candice Boyd – Composer
  • Larry Griffin Jr. – Composer
  • Kameron Glasper – Composer
  • Gene Grimaldi – Mastering
  • Dave Boyd – Assistant
  • Brandon N. Caddell – Mixing
  • Zach Nicholls – Mixing
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. – Composer, Mixing
  • Dashawn "Happie" White – Composer, Producer
  • Robert Ector - Photography

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref
Australia October 2, 2015 Digital download
[32]
New Zealand [9]
United Kingdom [33]
United States [25]
CD [34]

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