Love vs. Money
Encyclopedia
Love vs. Money is the second studio album
by American R&B
and pop
artist The-Dream
, released March 10, 2009 on Radio Killa and Def Jam Recordings
. It is the follow-up to his debut album Love Hate
(2007), and it was written and produced primarily by The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
. The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200
chart, selling 151,000 copies in its first week. It spawned four singles that achieved moderate Billboard
chart success. Upon its release, Love vs. Money received general acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone
named it the eighth best album of 2009. Time
ranked the album number six on its year-end list for 2009.
-selling debut album, Love Hate
(2007). He re-teamed with his production partner Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
, who produced most of the tracks on the album, and Los Da Maestro. He also enlisted the help of Lil Jon
for the song "Let Me See the Booty
". He initially stated that he had collaborated with Ludacris
and Fabolous
, however they failed to appear on the final track listing. At an album listening event, a song booklet was given showing the album's initial track listing, including the unreleased "Touch & Feel" and "Nothing but Love".
, while its lyrics mostly concern themes of love, sex, and money. Its musical structure features the "stream-of-consciousness" song transition of The-Dream's debut album. On his use of melody, repetition, and catchiness, The-Dream discussed these musical elements and related them to child discipline, stating "Americans are not the biggest listeners. I didn't listen, which is why my granddaddy beat me half the time. It's only when the belt is swinging at you in the same repetitive manner that you actually start to listen. So it's all about creating a belt on the song that repetitiously swings at you. It doesn't mean that in between the belt swinging, I'm not saying stuff that means something". The Washington Post
s Allison Stewart wrote that the album "cribs heavily from vintage R. Kelly
in the same way its predecessor,... Love Hate, borrowed from Purple Rain
-era Prince
". In an interview for DJBooth.net, he discussed his musical approach to the album, stating "This album's gonna be the same thing - a little more beefed up, I'm just gonna give you more. Every album I'm just gonna try to give you more of me, and what I think about certain things... This album is just gonna be the first album on some out of this world crack, basically".
. On August 31, 2009, Love vs. Money (Deluxe Edition) was released to iTunes, featuring bonus tracks, including "Hit It On The Road". The first official single is "Rockin' That Thang
" (explicitly "Rockin' That Shit"). The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
. The second official single, "My Love
" featuring Mariah Carey
, peaked at number 82 on the Hot 100 and at number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Billboard
s Chris Williams called it "a sumptuous love anthem for couples this spring". The album's third single, "Walkin' on the Moon
" featuring Kanye West
, peaked at number 87 on the Hot 100 and at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's fourth and final single "Sweat It Out
" peaked at number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The-Dream took part in a 21-city tour with R&B artist Keyshia Cole that started on May 13, 2009 at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati and concluded at Paramount Theater in Oakland on June 21, 2009.
, selling 151,000 copies in its first week. It also entered at number one on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and at number three on its Top Digital Albums chart in March 2009. In its second week, the album fell two positions to number four on the Billboard 200 with 56,000 copies sold. In its third week, the album fell nine spots and sold an additional 35,967 copies, and in its fourth week, it fell to number 19 and sold 27,972 more copies. Love vs. Money spent a total of 17 weeks on Billboard 200 chart. By May 2009, it had sold 331,000 copies in the United States, according to SoundScan.
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
score of 83, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Allmusic editor Andy Kellman gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "Love/Hates equal, stuffed with hooks, ceaselessly absorptive productions, and clever and often funny wordplay". Sean Fennessey of Vibe praised The-Dream's production and musicianship, stating "The craft is meticulous, and the sound so epic, and at times, operatic [...] that moments on this album comprise some of the best pop music of the decade". Giving it four-and-a-half out of five stars, Ajitpaul Mangat of Tiny Mix Tapes
complimented his interpretation of the "pop formula" and described the album as "a fascinating and at-times sonically remarkable post-structuralist-esque move". The Boston Globe
s Ken Capobianco called it "a seamless, brilliantly produced affair featuring his unmatched contemporary pop technique and songwriting craftsmanship". Steve Jones of USA Today
complimented The-Dream's sexual balladry and stated "The salacious influences of R. Kelly and Prince are evident, but the Dream sets his own standard for audio eroticism". Slant Magazine
's Wilson McBee gave the album four out of five stars and viewed it as an improvement over the "flawed but wholly entertaining" Love Hate, writing that it "keeps to the same aesthetic touchstones of broad synthesizer lines, punchy drumbeats, and computerized vocals while cranking up the gears of ambition". McBee called the album "a cohesive, front-to-back artistic statement" and commented on its "behind-the-boards wizardry and hook-laden songcraft", stating:
However, Entertainment Weekly
s Mikael Wood gave Love vs. Money a C+ rating and commented unfavorably of The-Dream's lyrics, writing that it contains "material obsession" and his "vision of romance mostly plays like a nightmare". In his review for Blender
, music critic Robert Christgau
gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars and commented that "The-Dream will turn on only the many hopeful ladies who consider Patrón
the most exquisite of aphrodisiacs". In his consumer guide for MSN Music
, Christgau gave it an honorable mention rating, indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy". Tyler Fisher of PopMatters
found its weaknesses to be "cliché love songs, too many similar beats and melodies, and a lack of energy", but ultimately called it "an R&B pop album with great production, composition, and lyricism". Okayplayer
's Sean Deezill gave it a 74 out of 100 rating and commented that it offers "impressive, yet, familiar production, unorganized structure, catchy radio tracks, and laughable lyrics". Delusions of Adequacy's Bryan Sanchez stated, "These are immediately affecting songs, complete with stories of love, money getting in the way, bliss, inspiration and affection in between. And fused with catchy music, talent-filled production, honest songwriting and some of the best beats in the industry, Love vs. Money wins on all levels". Rolling Stone
writer Jody Rosen
found most of its songs "unforgettable", adding that "the combination of classicist songcraft, wild sound collage and a muse that partakes equally of the sensual and the silly makes Love vs. Money far more than just an accomplished genre piece".
Deluxe edition
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
artist The-Dream
The-Dream
Terius Youngdell Nash , better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is known for co-writing "Umbrella" for Rihanna and "Single Ladies " for Beyoncé, as well as for his three solo albums, Love Hate, Love vs...
, released March 10, 2009 on Radio Killa and Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
. It is the follow-up to his debut album Love Hate
Love Hate
Love Hate is the debut album of American R&B and pop artist The-Dream, released December 11, 2007 on his Def Jam-imprint label Radio Killa. He has stated that the title is an abbreviation for "Love me all summer, hate me all winter". Primarily an R&B and pop outting, Love Hate was produced during...
(2007), and it was written and produced primarily by The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Christopher Stewart (music producer)
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...
. The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, selling 151,000 copies in its first week. It spawned four singles that achieved moderate Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
chart success. Upon its release, Love vs. Money received general acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
named it the eighth best album of 2009. Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
ranked the album number six on its year-end list for 2009.
Background
The album is the follow-up to The-Dream's goldRIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
-selling debut album, Love Hate
Love Hate
Love Hate is the debut album of American R&B and pop artist The-Dream, released December 11, 2007 on his Def Jam-imprint label Radio Killa. He has stated that the title is an abbreviation for "Love me all summer, hate me all winter". Primarily an R&B and pop outting, Love Hate was produced during...
(2007). He re-teamed with his production partner Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Christopher Stewart (music producer)
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is an American songwriter, music producer, music publisher, executive producer, recording industry executive and recording studio owner. In a career spanning 16 years, Stewart, at the helm of his company RedZone Entertainment, is responsible for over 25 million...
, who produced most of the tracks on the album, and Los Da Maestro. He also enlisted the help of Lil Jon
Lil Jon
Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
for the song "Let Me See the Booty
Let Me See the Booty
"Let Me See the Booty" is the first promotional single released from The Dream's second studio album Love vs. Money. The song features Lil Jon, who also produced the track. It was released via iTunes on November 25, 2008.-Chart positions:...
". He initially stated that he had collaborated with Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
and Fabolous
Fabolous
John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
, however they failed to appear on the final track listing. At an album listening event, a song booklet was given showing the album's initial track listing, including the unreleased "Touch & Feel" and "Nothing but Love".
Music and lyrics
Primarily an R&B album, Love vs. Money heavily incorporates elements of electro and pop musicPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, while its lyrics mostly concern themes of love, sex, and money. Its musical structure features the "stream-of-consciousness" song transition of The-Dream's debut album. On his use of melody, repetition, and catchiness, The-Dream discussed these musical elements and related them to child discipline, stating "Americans are not the biggest listeners. I didn't listen, which is why my granddaddy beat me half the time. It's only when the belt is swinging at you in the same repetitive manner that you actually start to listen. So it's all about creating a belt on the song that repetitiously swings at you. It doesn't mean that in between the belt swinging, I'm not saying stuff that means something". The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
s Allison Stewart wrote that the album "cribs heavily from vintage R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
in the same way its predecessor,... Love Hate, borrowed from Purple Rain
Purple Rain (album)
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by Prince, the first to officially be credited to Prince and The Revolution, and is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film Purple Rain.Purple Rain is regularly ranked among the best albums in pop music history...
-era Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
". In an interview for DJBooth.net, he discussed his musical approach to the album, stating "This album's gonna be the same thing - a little more beefed up, I'm just gonna give you more. Every album I'm just gonna try to give you more of me, and what I think about certain things... This album is just gonna be the first album on some out of this world crack, basically".
Release and promotion
Originally set for release by the end of 2008, the album was released on March 10, 2009 in the United States through The-Dream's imprint label Radio Killa and Def Jam RecordingsDef Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
. On August 31, 2009, Love vs. Money (Deluxe Edition) was released to iTunes, featuring bonus tracks, including "Hit It On The Road". The first official single is "Rockin' That Thang
Rockin' That Thang
"Rockin' That Shit" is the first single from The-Dream's second studio album, Love vs. Money. The song features production by Tricky Stewart.-Release:The song was digitally released on December 9, 2008...
" (explicitly "Rockin' That Shit"). The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
. The second official single, "My Love
My Love (The-Dream song)
"My Love" is the second single from The-Dream's second studio album, Love vs. Money. The song features Mariah Carey and production by The-Dream.-Release:The single release was released to U.S. radio on February 24, 2009...
" featuring Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, peaked at number 82 on the Hot 100 and at number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Chris Williams called it "a sumptuous love anthem for couples this spring". The album's third single, "Walkin' on the Moon
Walkin' on the Moon
"Walkin' on the Moon" is the third single by The-Dream from his second album Love vs. Money. The song features rapper Kanye West.-Critical reception:...
" featuring Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
, peaked at number 87 on the Hot 100 and at number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album's fourth and final single "Sweat It Out
Sweat It Out (song)
"Sweat It Out" is the fourth single from The-Dream's second studio album "Love vs. Money".-Music video:On September 26, 2009, in an interview with Rap-Up, Tricky Stewart confirmed that music videos for both "Sweat It Out" and "Fancy" are going to be filmed soon...
" peaked at number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The-Dream took part in a 21-city tour with R&B artist Keyshia Cole that started on May 13, 2009 at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati and concluded at Paramount Theater in Oakland on June 21, 2009.
Commercial performance
Love vs. Money debuted at number two on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 151,000 copies in its first week. It also entered at number one on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
and at number three on its Top Digital Albums chart in March 2009. In its second week, the album fell two positions to number four on the Billboard 200 with 56,000 copies sold. In its third week, the album fell nine spots and sold an additional 35,967 copies, and in its fourth week, it fell to number 19 and sold 27,972 more copies. Love vs. Money spent a total of 17 weeks on Billboard 200 chart. By May 2009, it had sold 331,000 copies in the United States, according to SoundScan.
Critical response
Love vs. Money received general acclaim from music critics. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 83, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". Allmusic editor Andy Kellman gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and called it "Love/Hates equal, stuffed with hooks, ceaselessly absorptive productions, and clever and often funny wordplay". Sean Fennessey of Vibe praised The-Dream's production and musicianship, stating "The craft is meticulous, and the sound so epic, and at times, operatic [...] that moments on this album comprise some of the best pop music of the decade". Giving it four-and-a-half out of five stars, Ajitpaul Mangat of Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes
Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mix tapes generator.-History:Originally called Tiny Mixtapes Gone to Heaven and...
complimented his interpretation of the "pop formula" and described the album as "a fascinating and at-times sonically remarkable post-structuralist-esque move". The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
s Ken Capobianco called it "a seamless, brilliantly produced affair featuring his unmatched contemporary pop technique and songwriting craftsmanship". Steve Jones of USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
complimented The-Dream's sexual balladry and stated "The salacious influences of R. Kelly and Prince are evident, but the Dream sets his own standard for audio eroticism". Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
's Wilson McBee gave the album four out of five stars and viewed it as an improvement over the "flawed but wholly entertaining" Love Hate, writing that it "keeps to the same aesthetic touchstones of broad synthesizer lines, punchy drumbeats, and computerized vocals while cranking up the gears of ambition". McBee called the album "a cohesive, front-to-back artistic statement" and commented on its "behind-the-boards wizardry and hook-laden songcraft", stating:
However, Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
s Mikael Wood gave Love vs. Money a C+ rating and commented unfavorably of The-Dream's lyrics, writing that it contains "material obsession" and his "vision of romance mostly plays like a nightmare". In his review for Blender
Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
, music critic Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau
Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...
gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars and commented that "The-Dream will turn on only the many hopeful ladies who consider Patrón
Patrón
Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...
the most exquisite of aphrodisiacs". In his consumer guide for MSN Music
MSN Music
MSN Music was a part of the MSN web services. It delivered music news, music videos, spotlights on new music, artist information, and live performances of artists. In 2004, Microsoft created an MSN Music download store to compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store, though its sales in comparison were...
, Christgau gave it an honorable mention rating, indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy". Tyler Fisher of PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
found its weaknesses to be "cliché love songs, too many similar beats and melodies, and a lack of energy", but ultimately called it "an R&B pop album with great production, composition, and lyricism". Okayplayer
Okayplayer
Okayplayer.com is an online hip-hop and alternative music website and community, described by Rolling Stone as a "tastemaker" and "an antidote to dull promotional Web sites used by most artists". The group was co-founded by The Roots' drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson as a loose musical...
's Sean Deezill gave it a 74 out of 100 rating and commented that it offers "impressive, yet, familiar production, unorganized structure, catchy radio tracks, and laughable lyrics". Delusions of Adequacy's Bryan Sanchez stated, "These are immediately affecting songs, complete with stories of love, money getting in the way, bliss, inspiration and affection in between. And fused with catchy music, talent-filled production, honest songwriting and some of the best beats in the industry, Love vs. Money wins on all levels". Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
writer Jody Rosen
Jody Rosen
Jody Rosen is an American journalist and author. He is the music critic for the online magazine Slate, and the author of White Christmas: The Story of an American Song....
found most of its songs "unforgettable", adding that "the combination of classicist songcraft, wild sound collage and a muse that partakes equally of the sensual and the silly makes Love vs. Money far more than just an accomplished genre piece".
Track listing
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Money Intro" | The-Dream | 0:09 |
| 2 | "Rockin' That Shit" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Hall, S. | 3:41 |
| 3 | "Walkin' on the Moon Walkin' on the Moon "Walkin' on the Moon" is the third single by The-Dream from his second album Love vs. Money. The song features rapper Kanye West.-Critical reception:... " (feat. Kanye West Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and... ) |
The-Dream, Los da Mystro Carlos McKinney Carlos "Los Da Mystro" McKinney is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and jazz pianist.-Biography:McKinney was born into an eminent Detroit jazz family; he is a nephew to pianist Harold McKinney, bassist Ray McKinney, trombonist Bernard McKinney , and drummers Earl McKinney and Walter... , Kanye West |
4:14 |
| 4 | "My Love My Love (The-Dream song) "My Love" is the second single from The-Dream's second studio album, Love vs. Money. The song features Mariah Carey and production by The-Dream.-Release:The single release was released to U.S. radio on February 24, 2009... " (feat. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... ) |
The-Dream, Los da Mystro, Mariah Carey | 3:24 |
| 5 | "Put It Down" | The-Dream, Los da Mystro | 5:01 |
| 6 | "Sweat It Out Sweat It Out (song) "Sweat It Out" is the fourth single from The-Dream's second studio album "Love vs. Money".-Music video:On September 26, 2009, in an interview with Rap-Up, Tricky Stewart confirmed that music videos for both "Sweat It Out" and "Fancy" are going to be filmed soon... " |
The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:24 |
| 7 | "Take U Home 2 My Mama" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 3:39 |
| 8 | "Love vs. Money" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:11 |
| 9 | "Love vs. Money, Pt. 2" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:12 |
| 10 | "Fancy" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 6:29 |
| 11 | "Right Side of My Brain" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:26 |
| 12 | "Mr. Yeah" | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:53 |
| 13 | "Kelly's 12 Play" | The-Dream, Los da Mystro | 4:17 |
| 14 | "Let Me See the Booty Let Me See the Booty "Let Me See the Booty" is the first promotional single released from The Dream's second studio album Love vs. Money. The song features Lil Jon, who also produced the track. It was released via iTunes on November 25, 2008.-Chart positions:... " (listed as bonus track)* (feat. Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... ) |
The-Dream, Lil Jon | 3:34 |
| 15 | "Hater" (iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... bonus track) |
The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 5:29 |
| 16 | "Rockin' That Shit (Remix)" (iTunes bonus track) (feat. DJ Khaled DJ Khaled Khaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his... , Fabolous Fabolous John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut... , Juelz Santana Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James , better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He appeared on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"... , Rick Ross Rick Ross (rapper) William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection... , Ludacris Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings... ) |
The-Dream, Los da Mystro Carlos McKinney Carlos "Los Da Mystro" McKinney is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and jazz pianist.-Biography:McKinney was born into an eminent Detroit jazz family; he is a nephew to pianist Harold McKinney, bassist Ray McKinney, trombonist Bernard McKinney , and drummers Earl McKinney and Walter... , Hall, S. |
5:00 |
Deluxe edition
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | "Hit It on the Road" (iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... bonus track) |
The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:13 |
| 18 | "Walkin' on the Moon" (iTunes bonus track) (feat. Kanye West) (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit) |
The-Dream, Los da Mystro, Kanye West | 4:05 |
Personnel
Credits for Love vs. Money adapted from Allmusic.- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Lee Blaske – strings
- Dre Bowman – bass
- Mariah Carey – vocals
- Joseph Cultice – photography
- Steven Dennis – assistant engineer
- The-Dream – audio production, vocals
- Mark Grey – mixing assistant
- Christy Hall – production assistant
- Terese Joseph – A&R
- Ryan Kelly – assistant engineer
- Karen Kwak – A&R
- Giancarlo Lino – mixing assistant
- Pamela Littky – cover photo, inlay photography
- Scott Marcus – A&R
- Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – engineer, production engineer
- Dave Pensado – mixing
- J. Peter Robinson – art direction
- Jason Sherwood – assistant engineer
- Chris "Tricky" Stewart – producer, audio production
- Brian "B Luv" Thomas – engineer
- Pat Thrall – engineer, production engineer
- Randy Urbanski – assistant engineer
- Kanye West – vocals
- Ryan West – vocal recording
- Andrew Wuepper – engineer, mixing assistant
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums | 3 |
External links
- Love vs. Money at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- The-Dream, Has High Hopes for New Album at New York Times