Nivea (album) explained

Nivea
Type:studio
Artist:Nivea
Cover:Nivea (album).jpg
Released:September 25, 2001
Recorded:2000–2001
Genre:R&B
Length:54:49
Label:Jive
Producer:
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Nivea is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Nivea. It was released by Jive on September 25, 2001. A contemporary R&B album with major influences of the pop and hip hop genres, Nivea worked with a wide range of producers and songwriters on her self-titled album which features credits by Leslie Braithwaite, Bryan-Michael Cox, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, R. Kelly, The Neptunes, Organized Noise, Adonis Shropshire, Teedra Moses, Johnta Austin, and Ne-Yo, among others.

Upon its release, Nivea debuted at number 80 on the US Billboard 200 and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was preceded by its first two singles "Don't Mess with the Radio", which became a top twenty hit in Australia, and "Don't Mess With My Man", a collaboration with Brandon Casey and Brian Casey from boy group Jagged Edge, which became a smash hit, reaching the top ten in France, New Zealand and on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Singles

"Don't Mess with the Radio" was selected as Nivea's solo debut single and was released on June 12, 2001.[1] While not a major hit in the United States or most other countries, it was a top-twenty success in Australia, reaching number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In April 2002, the song was released in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)".[2] It peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, "Run Away" was released as the album's second single on December 10, 2001.[3]

"Don't Mess with My Man" was released on June 3, 2002, as the third single from the album.[4] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was an international hit as well, reaching the top 10 in France and New Zealand and receiving a Gold certification in the former country. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart upon its initial release. The recording earned the artists a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003.[5]

The fourth single, "Laundromat", was released on April 28, 2003.[6] The song peaked in the United States at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, it reached a peak number 33 on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-side with "Don't Mess with My Man".[7]

Critical reception

Alex Henderson from AllMusic rated Nivea three out of five stars and called it "a perfect example of how hip-hop-drenched R&B [had] become" by 2001: "From the production to the lyrics, this CD frequently underscores hip-hop's influence on modern R&B." He found that "Nivea provides a likable blend of girlishness and grit on catchy, hip-hop-minded offerings", while also being "teen-friendly, although not in a bubblegum way; in Nivea's case, teen-friendly doesn't mean teen pop." Henderson concluded: "But if Nivea's debut is slightly uneven, it still has more ups than downs and is — thanks to the more on-the-ball producers and writers — worth the price of admission."[8]

Chart performance

Nivea debuted at number 109 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of December 28, 2002. It eventually peaked at number 80 in February 2003. By March 2003, the album had sold 134,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[9]

Track listing

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[10]

Instruments and performances

Production

Charts

Chart (2001–03)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 37

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)LabelEdition(s)Ref
AustraliaSeptember 25, 2001Jive RecordsOriginal[13]
GermanyFebruary 18, 2002[14]
JapanJuly 29, 2002[15]
SingaporeSeptember 16, 2002[16]
United StatesDecember 10, 2002Re-release[17]
United KingdomFebruary 3, 2003Original[18]
FranceMarch 10, 2003[19]
AustraliaJune 3, 2003Re-release[20]

Notes and References

  1. Urban: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1405. 63. June 8, 2001.
  2. New Releases – For Week Starting 22 April 2002. Music Week. 35. April 20, 2002.
  3. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th December 2001. ARIA. 25. December 10, 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue615.pdf. February 20, 2002. April 25, 2021.
  4. Nivea: Don't Mess with My Man. Radio & Records. 1454. 43. May 24, 2002.
  5. Web site: Nivea. 23 November 2020.
  6. New Releases – For Week Starting 28 April 2003: Singles. Music Week. 27. April 26, 2003. September 4, 2021. Note: The source misprints "Don't Mess with My Man" as "Don't Mess with the Radio".
  7. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Hot 100 for Nivea. live. https://www.webcitation.org/6KY312wwH?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3A%2ASamo%2A&f%5B1%5D=ts_chart_search_title%3A%2ASin%20Ti%2A&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=Samo&title=Sin%20Ti. October 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: Nivea – Nivea. AllMusic. Henderson . Alex. 20 December 2018.
  9. Following A Year Wait, ‘Nivea’ Reaps Rewards. Billboard. March 2, 2003. June 22, 2023.
  10. Nivea . Nivea. 2001 . CD liner . Jive Records.
  11. Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. February 13, 2003. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20030216183450/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. February 16, 2003.
  12. Web site: ニヴェア. ja. Oricon. February 12, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230212210611/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/259249/products/481380/1/. February 12, 2023 .
  13. Web site: iTunes Store . Phobos.apple.com . 2012-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315221925/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=1587417&s=143441 . 2012-03-15.
  14. https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00005USF7 Amazon.de: Nivea: Nivea: Musik
  15. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000067JMT Amazon.co.jp: NIVEA: ニヴェア: 音楽
  16. https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000648P0 Amazon.de: Nivea: Nivea: Musik
  17. Web site: HBDirect . April 26, 2008 .
  18. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00080CFJQ Amazon.co.uk: Nivea: Nivea: Music
  19. https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00008OTPW Nivea: Nivea: Musique: Amazon.fr
  20. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00009YNG4 Amazon.co.jp: Nivea: Nivea: 音楽