Face the Music (Avant album) explained

Face the Music
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Avant
Cover:	Avant_Face_the_Music.jpg
Released:	February 1, 2013
Length:	46:34
Label:	Mo-B
Producer:	Avant (also exec.) Tim & Bob Dre Hen Kajun (also co-exec.) Tabetha Plummer (exec.) Jerry "Big Jay" Woodard (exec.)
Prev Title:	The Letter
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	The VIII
Next Year:	2015

Face the Music is the seventh studio album by American singer Avant. Released on February 1, 2013 in the United States, it marked his debut released on his own label Mo-B Entertainment.^[1] Distribution was overseen by Caroline Distribution and EMI Records.^[2] The album features collaborations with J'Lyn, Kriss "Kajun" Johnson and singer Keke Wyatt. As of August 2015, Face the Music has sold over 77,000 copies in the United States.^[3]

Critical reception

Andy Kellman from Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five. He wrote that Face the Music is "another set of sophisticated, adult-oriented R&B that occasionally veers into boilerplate belligerence without quite reaching "Break Ya Back" territory [...] Altogether, it's a pleasing, natural continuation, full of slow grooves that tend to be convincingly romantic."

Singles

"You & I" featuring American R&B singer Keke Wyatt was released as the album's lead single in August, 2012. The song impacted urban radio in September, 2012. On December 1, 2012, the song peaked at number 46 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[4] The music video for "You & I" was released on Avant's YouTube channel on January 4, 2013.^[5] The song debuted on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs Chart at number 23 later rising to number 1 on March 2, 2013 in its twenty third week.^{[6] [7]} The song spent 41 weeks in the top 20 on the Adult R&B Songs Chart before leaving the chart on July 6, 2013.^[8]

"More" was released as the album's second single on June, 2013. The song peaked at number 16 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs Chart on September 21, 2013.^[9] The song spent 23 weeks in the top 20 chart before leaving the Adult R&B Songs Chart on September 28, 2013.^[10]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Face the Music debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, number 4 on the R&B Albums and at number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 14,000 copies in the first week.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Track listing

Notes

• denotes co-producer
• denotes vocals producer

Credits and personnel

Album credits taken from Allmusic.^[15]

Performers and musicians

• Avant – Vocals, Background
• J'Lyn – Vocals (track 2)
• Kriss "Kajun" Johnson – Vocals (track 2)
• Keke Wyatt – Vocals, Background (track 7)

Technical personnel

• Avant – Executive Producer, Producer, Vocal Producer
• Andre "Dre Hen" Henry – Composer, Producer
• Kriss "Kajun" Johnson – Composer, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Producer
• Tabetha Plummer – Executive Producer
• Jerry Woodard – Executive Producer
• Tim & Bob – Composer, Producer
• Peter Mokran – Mixing Engineer
• Eric Weever – Mixing Assistant
• Shah Wonders – Design

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats and label

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref
United Kingdom	February 1, 2013	Digital download
United States
United Kingdom	February 5, 2013	CD		^[17]
United States				^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Face the Music by Avant on Apple Music. iTunes (UK). iTunes. 13 September 2016.
2. Web site: Amazon.com: Face the Music: Avant: MP3 Downloads. Amazon (U.S). Amazon. 13 September 2016.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150825183753/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases . 25 August 2015 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .
4. Web site: Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart December 12, 2012. Billboard. Billboard. 14 September 2016.
5. Web site: Avant - You & I ft. KeKe Wyatt. YouTube. YouTube. 14 September 2016.
6. Web site: Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart October 10, 2012. Billboard. Billboard. 14 September 2016.
7. Web site: Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart March 2, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 14 September 2016.
8. Web site: Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart July 6, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 14 September 2016.
9. Web site: Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart September 21, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 14 September 2016.
10. Web site: Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart September 28, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 14 September 2016.
11. Web site: Ramirez. Rauly. Chart Juice: Joe Budden and Avant Make Big Debuts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. Billboard. 12 February 2013.
12. Web site: Billboard Hot 200 Chart February 23, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 23 February 2013.
13. Web site: Billboard R&B Albums Chart February 23, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 23 February 2013.
14. Web site: Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums February 23, 2013. Billboard. Billboard. 23 February 2013.
15. Web site: Kellman. Andy. Face the Music - Avant Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. AllMusic. 13 September 2016.
16. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. July 24, 2020.
17. Web site: Face the Music by Avant: Amazon.co.uk: Music. Amazon (UK). Amazon. 13 September 2016.
18. Web site: Avant - Face The Music - Amazon.com Music. Amazon (U.S.). Amazon. 13 September 2016.