R.E.D. 2012 Album

Ne-Yo

This album is slightly marred by the pop-dance songs that many R&B artists are doing these days to get more buzz, but at the same time, some of them aren't bad either. The album begins underwhelmingly with 'Cracks In Mr. Perfect' not hitting any high points for me and is more of a straight R&B tune we've heard in the past from Ne-Yo. 'Lazy Love' then keeps the R&B theme going and is a great tune. It then changes up to the album's single 'Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)'. The first time I heard this I thought, "Ne-Yo what are you doing," but it has grown on me. I don't really dislike any of the dance-pop tracks here, the main problem is that they sound similar. One of the best songs 'Jealous', is among the next couple of tracks. The bridge, hook, production is all spot on. The dance-pop tunes won't be every one's cup of tea, but the standard is higher here than what came before with 'Libra Scale'. Best Tracks: Lazy Love, Jealous, Carry On, My Other Gun