| Cheers 2 U | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Playa |
| Cover: | Playa-cheers.jpg |
| Released: | March 24, 1998 |
| Recorded: | July 1997 – February 1998 |
| Studio: | Master Sound Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Soundtrack Studios Axis Studios Manhattan Center Studios (New York City, New York) |
| Length: | 65:42 |
| Label: | Def Soul |
| Producer: | |
Cheers 2 U is the only studio album by American R&B group Playa, released March 24, 1998, on Def Jam Recordings subsidiary Def Soul.
The album was originally going to be named eponymously, and release was planned for October 1997. Later, Static named the album Cheers 2 U after one of their songs. It was primarily produced by Smokey and Timbaland. All three members share lead vocals on most songs, with Static dueting with Aaliyah on "One Man Woman", Black leading "Everybody Wanna Luv Somebody", and Black and Smokey handling leads on the title track.
The album peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard 200 and reached 19 on the R&B Albums chart.[1]
Leo Stanley of AllMusic called the album "a promising debut" and also referred to it as a work of "enormous potential".
Information taken from AllMusic.[2]
| Chart (1998) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 86 | |
| US R&B Albums | 19 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | ||||
| 1997 | "Don't Stop the Music" | 73 | 26 | ||
| 1998 | "Cheers 2 U" | 38 | 10 | ||