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Love Letter by R. Kelly

Love Letter

Release Date: 12/14/2010

Recording Date: 12/2010

Tracks: 15

Length: 01:00:12 Hrs

Label: RCA

Type: CD

Genre/Styles:
United States of America, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B

Album Tracks (15)

Song Title
Length
1.
Love Letter Prelude
00:49
2.
Love Letter
04:48
3.
Number One Hit
04:24
4.
Not Feelin' the Love
03:34
5.
Lost in Your Love
04:34
6.
Just Can't Get Enough
03:10
7.
Taxi Cab
04:00
8.
Radio Message
03:50
9.
When a Woman Loves
05:10
10.
Love Is
03:24
11.
Just Like That
03:19
12.
Music Must Be a Lady
04:35
13.
A Love Letter Christmas
05:44
14.
How Do I Tell Her?
04:23
15.
[Untitled Hidden Track] [*]
04:28

What the Critics Say

Love Letter is not the R. Kelly album for those who love the singer for his freaky ways, his wince/chuckle-inducing lyrics. Apart from one line in “Lost in Your Love” -- specifically “I wanna make love in Braille, while I’m feelin’ on you” -- and perhaps “Taxi Cab,”Kelly’s tenth studio album is tame by his standard. It’s easily the least sexually charged album in his discography, ideal for those who admire him as a singer, arranger, and producer but tune out the fantastical come-ons. Packaged like a classic ‘60s album, a handful of songs are clearly designed to evoke the sound of that era; the pleading “Radio Message” and “When a Woman Loves,” as well as the pained “How Do I Tell Her?” and the bouncing “Love Is” (featuring K. Michelle), are too well-crafted and convincingly delivered to be heard as mere genre exercises. A handful of other highlights, with their lingering melodies, fluid basslines, and delicate flourishes, radiate warmth and recall late-‘70s and early-‘80s soft soul. Otherwise, on the likes of the steady-rocking “Number One Hit,” the sweet title song, and the lighthearted “A Love Letter Christmas,”Kelly is in contemporary mode but continues to keep it classy. A faithful cover of Michael Jackson's “You Are Not Alone,” an unlisted bonus track, closes it out. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

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