Street Love

• Artist: Lloyd
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 13, 2007
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

With an overabundance of ballads and swagger, cool crooner Lloyd's second effort is just too narrow to recommend to the casual fan of smooth, pillow-talk R&B. The redundant songs start rearing their heads about track number four, with tales of heartache, seduction, and sweetness repeated as if every day were Valentine's Day. On the other hand, Street Love is actually a much stronger effort than his debut when you tally the number of highlights. Even more important, by never letting the singer out of his comfort zone, the album defines its artist and lays a solid foundation for a long career, even if it just looks like singles and guest appearances on hip-hop tracks at this point. The forced thug posturing is gone and replaced by sweeter lyrics and an entirely convincing playfulness that allows for lines like "Is there something you're not telling me?/Are you the daughter of Frankie Beverly?" ("Get It Shawty") along with a flippant guest shot from Lil Wayne ("You," which samples Spandau Ballet's "True" by way of P.M. Dawn). Producer Jazze Pha offers a winner with his soulful and polished "Certified" while J Lack (James Lackey) gives the album its most creative moment as he lays broken soul music across "Hazel." Much of Street Love paints Lloyd as a replacement for another J Lack client, Usher, which is much more possible that the half-thug/half-Romeo role he played on his debut. Lloyd is more comfortable, committed, and believable on Street Love, and if taken in small doses, you can add satisfying to the list. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Lloyd (Intro)		Lloyd	(1:32)
You (Lyrics)		Lil Wayne, Lloyd	(4:33)
Certified (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(4:31)
I Don't Mind (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(3:55)
Get It Shawty (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(3:29)
Incredible (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(4:12)
Valentine (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(4:34)
Hazel (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(3:51)
Player's Prayer (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(4:11)
Killing Me (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(4:37)
Take You Home (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(3:47)
What You Wanna Do (Lyrics)		Lloyd	(3:44)
Streetlove		Lloyd	(4:55)
One for Me (Lyrics)	Johnathon J. Jeczalik, Anne Dudley	Lloyd	(4:11)
I Want You [Remix][*]		Lloyd, Nas, André 3000	(4:26)

Credits

Maurice Sinclair (A&R), Elvis Williams (Keyboards), Sandy Brummels (Creative Director), Miles Walker (Engineer), Muzzy Solis (Assistant), Steve Fisher (Engineer), Irv Gotti (Producer), Irv Gotti (Executive Producer), Kelley Parham (A&R), Eloise Bryan (A&R), Jasper Cameron (Vocal Producer), Darcell Lawrence (A&R), Johnta Austin (Vocal Arrangement), Bryan-Michael Cox (Keyboards), Wirlie Morris (Keyboards), Johnta Austin (Vocal Producer), Cavi (Vocals (Background)), Wirlie Morris (Synthesizer), Ced Keys (Keyboards), Mike Mora (Engineer), Adonis (Vocal Producer), Tameka Foster (Stylist), John Frye (Mixing), Wirlie Morris (Drum Programming), Greg "Ruckus" Andrews (Scratching), Seven Aurelius (Producer), Jasper Cameron (Vocal Arrangement), Nico Solis (Engineer), Henry "Noonie" Lee, Jr. (Executive Producer), Dan Cooper "DanTan" (Marketing), Johnta Austin (Producer), Irving Lorenzo (Producer), Jasper (Programming), James Devon Brabham (Keyboards), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Henry "Noonie" Lee, Jr. (Management), Kori Anders (Assistant), Lloyd (Vocals (Background)), Sam Thomas (Engineer), Bryan-Michael Cox (Bass), Eric Hudson (Producer), Traci Tolmaire (A&R), Candice Childress (Production Coordination), Sam Thomas (Mixing), Vincent Alexander (Assistant), Lunna Man (Editing), Denny Ogle (Assistant Engineer), Lloyd Jr. Polite (Executive Producer), Bryan-Michael Cox (Drums), Jared Robbins (Assistant), Gary Fly (Assistant), Nikki Nelms (Stylist), Bryan-Michael Cox (Producer), Manny Marroquin (Mixing), Donald Albright "D Day" (Marketing), Jasper (Producer), Elvis Williams (Talk Box), Wirlie Morris (Producer), Laura Giles (A&R), Lloyd (Vocals), Carlton Lynn (Engineer), Justin Trawick (Assistant), Leslie Brathwaite (Mixing), Carroll "Palmo" Paryo (Guitar (Acoustic)), Adonis (Vocals (Background)), Mahogany (Stylist), Jasper (Keyboards), Meredeth Oliver (A&R), Joyce Irby (Executive Producer), James Lackey (Producer), Ced Keys (Producer), Glenn Schick (Mastering), Howard White (Engineer), Christian Lantry (Photography), Carlton Lynn (Mixing), Lloyd Jr. Polite (Vocal Arrangement), Dwayne Cotts (Guitar), Wirlie Morris (Arranger), Lorna Leighton (Art Direction), Mike Miller (Assistant), Alan Mason (Assistant), Jazze Pha (Producer)

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