R.O.O.T.S.

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R.O.O.T.S.
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.jpg
Studio album by Flo Rida
Released March 31, 2009
Recorded 2008 - 2009
Genre Hip hop
Length 51:00
Label Poe Boy/Atlantic
Producer Travis Barker, Benny Blanco, Mike Caren, DJ Montay, Dr. Luke, Dre & Vidal, Eric Hudson, Happy Perez, Jim Jonsin, JRock, Kool Kojak, Christopher "Spitfiya" Lanier, Ne-Yo, Oligee, Sounwave, StarGate, will.i.am
Flo Rida chronology
Mail on Sunday
(2008)Mail on Sunday2008		 R.O.O.T.S.
(2009)		 Only One Flo (Part 1)
(2010)Only One Flo (Part 1)2010
Singles from R.O.O.T.S.
  1. "Right Round"
    Released: January 27, 2009
  2. "Shone"
    Released: February 24, 2009
  3. "Sugar"
    Released: March 17, 2009
  4. "Jump"
    Released: July 17, 2009
  5. "Be on You"
    Released: October 6, 2009
  6. "Available"
    Released: November 23, 2009

R.O.O.T.S. (short for Route of Overcoming the Struggle) is the second studio album by American rapper, Flo Rida. It was released on March 31, 2009.[1]

Background

In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Flo Rida stated the inspiration for the album comes from his success and knowing that it wasn’t an overnight thing. "It also takes inspiration to turn an album, so I had to really get everything together."[2] Flo Rida has also stated that the album cover was done this way because he admittedly has an 'addiction to being shirtless' and he wanted to show his body, and show his addiction to the world.

Singles

"Right Round" was released as the album's lead single, and became Flo Rida's second number-one hit. Released on January 25, 2009, the song debuted at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 18, 2009. The song sold a record breaking 636,000 digital copies in its first week,[3] breaking his own record that he had set with his hit single "Low".[4][5] Though uncredited the song with singer Kesha as a guest vocalist. The song jumped to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Billboard Pop 100. In its second week, the song sold another 460,000 downloads, the third highest one-week record, topping the one million mark in paid downloads in just two weeks, and becoming the fastest million-selling download ever in the United States. It ended up staying at number 1 for six consecutive weeks.

"Shone" was released digitally as the album's second single on February 24, 2009, and it has peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[6]

"Sugar" was released as the album's third single on March 17, 2009. It debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 25, making it Flo Rida's highest debut to date, and peaked at number 5 in the United States, also it has peaked at number 18 in the United Kingdom. The song features R&B singer Wynter Gordon as a guest vocalist.[7]

"Jump" is the album's fourth single and was released on July 27, 2009 in the United Kingdom, and July 28, 2009 worldwide.[8] The song features Canadian singer Nelly Furtado as a guest vocal. As of August 13, 2009 it has peaked at number 54 in the United States, number 27 in Canada, number 21 in the United Kingdom and number 18 in Australia.

"Be on You" was released as the album's fifth single on October 6, 2009. The song features American singer Ne-Yo as a guest vocalist. When the album was released the single debuted at number 90 in the United States. The song has received airplay since the album's release, and has since peaked at number 19 in the United States, and number 51 in the United Kingdom.

"Available" featuring fellow singer Akon, was released as the album's sixth single in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2009.[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[10]
Billboard (favorable)[11]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[12]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[13]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[14]
USA Today 3/4 stars[15]

Initial critical response to R.O.O.T.S. was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 62, indicating generally favorable reviews.[16] The album was nominated for best rap album at the 52nd Grammy Awards, but lost to Relapse by Eminem.

Sales

R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.[17] As of August, 2009, the album has sold 223,000 copies in the United States. Closing the year, the album sold 300,000 copies becoming the eighth best selling rap album of 2009.[18]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Finally Here"   Tramar Dillard, R. Spears, Sly Jordan Mark "Sounwave" Spears, Christopher "Spitfiya" Lanier for The Bullets Production Team 4:03
2. "Jump" (featuring Nelly Furtado) Dillard, Mike Caren, Travis Barker, Oliver Goldstein, Nelly Furtado, Ester Dean Mike Caren, Olige, Travis Barker* 3:28
3. "Gotta Get It (Dancer)"   Dillard, Caren, Goldstein, Mark Knopfler Caren, Oligee 4:00
4. "Shone" (featuring Pleasure P) Dillard, James Scheffer, Richard Butler, Jr., Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Rex Zamor Jim Jonsin, Dre & Vidal 4:23
5. "Right Round" (featuring Ke$ha) Dillard, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Justin Franks, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Peter Burns, Stephen Coy, Michael Percy, Timothy Lever Dr. Luke, Kool Kojak 3:22
6. "R.O.O.T.S."   Dillard, Jean Borges JRock 3:45
7. "Be on You" (featuring Ne-Yo) Dillard, Shaffer Smith, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen StarGate, Ne-Yo* 4:03
8. "Mind On My Money"   Dillard, Eric Hudson, Noel "Detail" Fisher Eric Hudson 3:32
9. "Available" (featuring Akon) Dillard, William Adams, Aliaune Thiam, Harold Clayton, Sigidi Abdullah will.i.am 4:25
10. "Touch Me"   Dillard, Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, K. Sebert Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco 3:11
11. "Never"   Dillard, Nathan Perez Happy Perez 4:22
12. "Sugar" (featuring Wynter Gordon) Dillard, Montay Humphrey, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Maurizio Lobina, Gianfranco Randone, Massimo Gabutti, William Jones, Mike Caren DJ Montay, Mike Caren 4:13
13. "Rewind" (featuring Wyclef Jean) Dillard, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Wyclef Jean, Maurice Carpenter, Leigh Elliott, Johnny Mollings, Lenny Mollings The Inkredibles 4:29
Total length:
 51:00

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[19] 6
Australian Urban Albums Chart[19] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[20] 21
Belgian Albums Chart[21] 19
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 69
French Albums Chart[24] 25
Germany Albums Chart[20] 21
Irish Albums Chart[25] 13
Italian Albums Chart[26] 99
Japanese Albums Chart[27] 7
New Zealand Albums Chart[28] 13
Swiss Albums Chart[20] 14
UK Albums Chart[29] 5
UK R&B Chart[29] 1
US Billboard 200[17] 8
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[30] 6
US Billboard Rap Albums[31] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[32] Gold 40,000
Japan (RIAJ)[33] Gold 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
Preceded by UK R&B Chart number-one album
April 5, 2009 - April 12, 2009[35]		 Succeeded by
I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé

References

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External links

  1. ↑ iTunes Countdown to R.O.O.T.S. iTunes.'.' Retrieved February 16, 2009.
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  5. ↑ Paul Grein, Week Ending Feb. 15, 2009: Taylor Swift Gets Last Laugh - Chart Watch, Yahoo.com
  6. ↑ Acharts.us - Flo Rida and Pleasure P. - Shone - Music Charts
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  22. ↑ Top Canadian Albums chart listings
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  25. ↑ IRMA
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  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 UK Top 40 Albums
  30. ↑ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart Listings
  31. ↑ Top Rap Albums Chart Listing
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  33. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Select 2013年11月 on the drop-down menu
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter R.O.O.T.S. in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
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