Young Love (J. Williams album) explained

Young Love
Type:	studio
Artist:	J. Williams
Cover:	Young_love_j_williams.jpg
Recorded:	2008–2009
Genre:	R&B, hip hop, rap
Label:	Illegal Musik, Warner Music Group
Producer:	Ill Semantics, NOX, MC Patriarch
Chronology:	J. Williams albums

Young Love is the debut album by New Zealand R&B singer J. Williams, released on 13 July 2009 by Illegal Musik. It was a success, certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). The album debuted on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number five,^[1] and has sold over 8000 copies.

Recording and production

Described as an honest and open discourse into the life of Williams, the album, features guest appearances from fellow New Zealand rappers Mareko & Scribe, label mates Temple Jones, Erakah and D Love, plus a duet with his sister Lavina Williams.

Reception

Critical reception

Dane Anderson of More FM said that on Young Love "Williams thrives, on the faster, more rhythmic songs...While the slower songs aren't quite up to the par of say Usher or Ne-Yo just yet, you can't deny the catchiness in them."^[2]

Commercial performance

Young Love peaked at its debut position of number five on the New Zealand Album Chart before falling out after eight weeks. It then re-entered the chart after the release of the Collectors Edition, and was certified Gold, selling over 7,500 copies.^[3] The album spent a total of twenty-eight weeks in the album chart.^[4]

Singles

• "Blow Your Mind" peaked at number thirteen on the RIANZ New Zealand Singles Chart.^[5]
• "Set It Off" was released to commercial radio stations in early 2009, and it charted on the official RIANZ Top 40 singles chart, peaking at number thirty-six.^[6]
• "Ghetto Flower" peaked at number five on the RIANZ chart^[7] and was certified gold on 9 June 2009, as it has sold over 7,500 copies in New Zealand.^[8]
• "Stand with You" featured Williams' sister, Lavina Williams. It peaked at number six^[9] and was certified Gold after 10 weeks on the chart.^[8]
• "Your Style featured Erakah, and peaked at number sixteen on the New Zealand Singles Chart in its fourth non-consecutive week on that chart.^[10]
• "You Got Me", featuring rapper Scribe, peaked at number one on the RIANZ chart,^[11] and was certified in its sixth week of charting.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: J.Williams – Young Love (album). charts.nz. 26 February 2010.
2. Web site: J.Williams  - Young Love . Dane . Anderson . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175449/http://www.morefm.co.nz/JWilliams---Young-Love/tabid/1510/articleID/8610/Default.aspx . 17 July 2011 . live . 24 July 2010.
3. Web site: Latest Gold / Platinum Albums . RadioScope . 24 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602125740/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61 . 2 June 2010 .
4. Web site: J. Williams  - Young Love . Hung Medien . charts.nz . 24 July 2010.
5. Web site: J.Williams – Blow Ya Mind (song). charts.nz. 26 February 2010.
6. Web site: J.Williams – Set It Off (song). charts.nz. 26 February 2010.
7. Web site: J.Williams – Ghetto Flower (song). charts.nz. 26 February 2010.
8. Web site: Latest Gold / Platinum Singles . . 29 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195845/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61 . 24 July 2011 .
9. Web site: J.Williams feat. Lavina Williams – Stand With You (song). charts.nz. 26 February 2010.
10. Web site: J.Williams feat. Erakah – Your Style (song). charts.nz. 26 February 2010.
11. Web site: J.Williams feat. Scribe – You Got Me (song). charts.nz. 16 March 2010.