The Return (Ruben Studdard album)

The Return is the third album by R&B artist Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard

Christopher Ruben Studdard is an American pop, R&B, and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol...

 and was released on October 17, 2006. The first single, "Change Me", was released on July 31, 2006.

The album debuted and peaked at #8 in the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new 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...

, with 71,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The album has sold only 237,000 copies in the U.S. It subsequently became his last album with J Records, having been dropped from their line-up in December 2007.

Track listing

1. "The Return (Of The Velvet Teddy Bear)" - 4:14
2. "Change Me" - 3:50
3. "Make Ya Feel Beautiful
   Make Ya Feel Beautiful
   "Make Ya Feel Beautiful" is the second single from Ruben Studdard's third album The Return. It has reached a peak of #32 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart. In addition, the single has reached a peak at #6 on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart....
   
   " - 3:27
4. "Get U Loose" - 3:54
5. "Our Story" - 3:50
6. "One Side" - 3:55
7. "What Tha Business Is" - 3:26
8. "Rather Just Not Know" - 3:38
9. "Ain't No Party" - 3:40
10. "Listen To Ya Heart" - 3:35
11. "I'm Not Happy" - 4:09
12. "To Da Crib" - 3:33
13. "Blow Ya Mind" - 4:02
14. "If Only For One Night" (originally recorded by Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross
    Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
    
    ) - 3:46
15. "The Return Of The Darkness And Evil" - 3:56

Controversy

Sony Music was accused of the unauthorized use of Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton, or shortened to LV, is an international French fashion house specializing in trunks, leather goods, ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses, and books. Known the world over for its iconic LV monogram and logo,...

's copyrighted Toile as part of the disc's design. An undisclosed settlement was reached between Sony

Sony

is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. . Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game...

 and LVMH

LVMH

LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A. , usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and one of the world's largest luxury goods conglomerates. It is the parent of around 60 sub-companies that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. These daughter companies are, to a large...

, the parent company of Louis Vuitton.