A Love Story (album)
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A Love Story is the debut studio album
by American R&B singer Vivian Green
, released by Columbia Records
on November 12, 2002 in the United States
. It spawned three singles: the US Billboard Hot 100
Top 40 hit "Emotional Rollercoaster"; the Fred Kenney-produced "Fanatic" and the Osunlade-produced "What Is Love?".
The album debuted at number ninety-three on the US Billboard 200
chart in December 2002 and later peaked at number fifty-one. It garnered Vivian Green three Lady of Soul awards nominations for Best Solo R&B/Soul Single - "Emotional Rollercoaster", Best Solo R&B/Soul Album of the Year - A Love Story, and Best Solo R&B/Solo or Rap New Artist and BET Awards
nomination for Best R&B Female Artist. A Love Story was certified gold
by the RIAA on May 6, 2003.
album chart in December 2002. The album later peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard 200
album chart and Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at eighteen on March 1, 2003 due to consistent sales. The album was certified gold
by RIAA on May 6, 2003 and stayed on the Billboard 200 album chart for consecutive 27 weeks. A Love Story has sold over 531,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen Soundscan
.
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 singer Vivian Green
Vivian Green
Vivian Green is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and pianist.-Early life:Green was born May 22, 1979 in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she...
, released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
on November 12, 2002 in the United States
United States
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. It spawned three singles: the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
Top 40 hit "Emotional Rollercoaster"; the Fred Kenney-produced "Fanatic" and the Osunlade-produced "What Is Love?".
The album debuted at number ninety-three on the US 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 in December 2002 and later peaked at number fifty-one. It garnered Vivian Green three Lady of Soul awards nominations for Best Solo R&B/Soul Single - "Emotional Rollercoaster", Best Solo R&B/Soul Album of the Year - A Love Story, and Best Solo R&B/Solo or Rap New Artist and BET Awards
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
nomination for Best R&B Female Artist. A Love Story was certified gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
by the RIAA on May 6, 2003.
Chart performance
A Love Story debuted at number ninety-three on the US 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...
album chart in December 2002. The album later peaked at number fifty-one on the 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...
album chart and Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at eighteen on March 1, 2003 due to consistent sales. The album was certified gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
by RIAA on May 6, 2003 and stayed on the Billboard 200 album chart for consecutive 27 weeks. A Love Story has sold over 531,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen Soundscan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
.
Singles
- The first single from the album "Emotional Rollercoaster", peaked at number thirty-nine on the US Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number thirteen on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot 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,...
chart. The single was a moderate success and became Vivian GreenVivian GreenVivian Green is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and pianist.-Early life:Green was born May 22, 1979 in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she...
's only Top 40 hit ever.
- The second single from the album "Fanatic", peaked at number fifty-two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- The third single from the album "What Is Love?", also appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number seventy-five.
Track listing
- "Wishful Thinking" (Vivian GreenVivian GreenVivian Green is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and pianist.-Early life:Green was born May 22, 1979 in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and took an interest in singing, playing the piano, and songwriting at a very young age. At the age of thirteen, she...
, Junius Bervine) - "24 Hour Blue (Just One of Those Days)" (Green, Bervin)
- "Superwoman" (Green, Bervin)
- "What Is Love?" (Green, Eric RobersonEric RobersonEric Roberson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Rahway, New Jersey, United States. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro....
, Osunlade, Joseph Sample) - "Music" (Green, Thaddeus Tribbett II, Parris Bowens II)
- "Emotional Rollercoaster" (Green, Roberson, Osunlade)
- "Final Hour" (Green, Jamar Jones)
- "No Sittin' By the Phone" (Green, Tribbett, Bowens)
- "Affected" (Green, Anthony BellAnthony BellAnthony Bell is a retired American football linebacker that played at Michigan State University and for the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL....
, Benjamin Kenney, Christopher Shar) - "Fanatic" (Green, Fred Kenney)
- "Ain't Nothing But Love" (Green, Bell, Roberson, James PoyserJames PoyserJames Poyser in Sheffield, England is a multi-Grammy winning songwriter, musician and multi-platinum producer.Poyser has written and produced songs for various legendary and award-winning artists including Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Common, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo,...
) - "Be Good to You" (Green, Bervin)
- "Complete" (Green, Bell, Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
) - "Keep on Going" (Green, F. Kenney, Jeff Bradshaw, Bowens, Timothy Day)
Charts and certifications
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
51 | Gold | 531,000 |
| US 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... |
13 |
Year-end charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US 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... |
200 |
| US 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... |
42 |
Credits
- Davis A. Barnett Viola
- Diane Barnett Violin
- Lynne Beiler Cello
- Anthony Bell Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation
- Damen Bennett Flute
- Junius Bervine Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, String Arrangements, Instrumentation
- Durrell Bottoms Producer, Engineer
- Jeff Bradshaw Trombone
- Alice Butts Art Direction, Design
- Thom Cadley Surround Mix
- Chauncey Childs Executive Producer
- Timothy Day Guitar, Engineer
- Omar Edwards Organ
- Russell Elevado Mixing
- Michael Fossenkemper Mixing
- Larry Gold String Arrangements
- Vivian Green Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Stephen Groat Bass
- Derrick Hodge Bass
- Jamar Jones Piano, Producer
- Ben Kenney Guitar
- Fred Kenney Programming, Producer
- Olga Konopelsky Violin
- Charlene Kwas Violin
- Oliver Gene Lake Jr. Drums
- Alexandra Leem Viola
- Jennie Lorenzo Cello
- Jonathan Maron Bass
- Carlos "Storm" Martinez Engineer
- George "Spanky" McCurdy Drums
- Shinobu Mitsuoka Mixing Assistant
- Ryan Moys Engineer
- Osunlade Producer, Instrumentation
- Pino Palladino Bass
- Kevin Patrick A&R
- Federico Gonzalez Peña Keyboards
- Bill Phelps Photography
- Isaac Phillips Guitar
- James Poyser Percussion, Drums, Keyboards
- Tony Prendatt Engineer, Mixing
- Darcy Proper Surround Mix
- Eric Roberson Vocals (bckgr), Engineer
- "Little" John Roberts Drums
- Frank Romano Guitar
- Erik Sayles Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- David Schneider Oboe
- Clayton Sears Guitar
- Chris Stevens Trumpet
- Igor Szwec Violin
- Gregory Teperman Violin
- Alex Theoret Mixing Assistant
- Eric Tribbett Drums, Producer
- Thaddeus T. Tribbett Bass
- Tye Tribbett Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Instrumentation
- Steef Van De Gevel Mixing Assistant