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

Ruben Studdard

Christopher Theodore Ruben Studdard , best known as Ruben Studdard, is an American R&B, pop, 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.

Reception

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

Billboard 200

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, 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" (Harvey Mason Jr, Damon Thomas, Steve Russell, Tank) – 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....
   
   " (Shaffer Smith
   Ne-Yo
   Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...
   
   , Shea Taylor) – 3:27
4. "Get U Loose" (Harvey Mason Jr, Damon Thomas, Steve Russell, Tank) – 3:54
5. "Our Story" – 3:50
6. "One Side" (Mikkel SE, T Hermansen and Harold Lilly) – 3:55
7. "What tha Business Is" – 3:26
8. "Rather Just Not Know" (Shaffer Smith, Jason Boyd) – 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 Brenda Russell
    Brenda Russell
    Brenda Russell is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, dance, jazz and adult contemporary...
    
     and made popular by Luther Vandross
    Luther Vandross
    Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American 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...
    
    ) (Brenda Russell) – 3:46

Controversy

Sony Music was accused of the unauthorized use of Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

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

Sony

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 and LVMH

LVMH

LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The company was formed after the 1987 merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, a company formed after the 1971 merger...

, the parent company of Louis Vuitton.