The Buffet

This article is about the R. Kelly album. For the system of serving meals, see Buffet. For the drama by Ali Salem, see The Buffet (play).
The Buffet
Studio album by R. Kelly
Released December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
Recorded 2014–15
Genre
Length 48:18
Label RCA
Producer
R. Kelly chronology
Black Panties
(2013)		 The Buffet
(2015)		 12 Nights of Christmas
(2016)
Deluxe version cover
Singles from The Buffet
  1. "Backyard Party"
    Released: August 21, 2015
  2. "Switch Up"
    Released: November 6, 2015

The Buffet is the thirteenth studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter R. Kelly. It was released on December 11, 2015, by RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, Juicy J, Wizkid and Tinashe.[1][2] The album also marks the debut of Kelly's own daughter, Joann Kelly going by the stage name Ariirayé.[3]

Background

The album serves as a follow-up to its predecessor Black Panties (2013). In May 2015, he announced that he has decided to change the title from White Panties to The Buffet, because "it's just a variety of things" and would contain a mix of different genres of music.[4] Kelly reportedly had wrote over 462 songs during the development of the album, from which he made his final album selection.[5]

Singles

"Backyard Party" was released as the albums's first official single on August 21, 2015. The written credits and the serving of its production that was handled and provided by R. Kelly. The song peaking at number 6 on the US Adult R&B Airplay.[6]

"Switch Up" was released as the album's second official single on November 6, 2015. The song features guest appearances from an American rapper Lil Wayne and a fellow R&B recording artist Jeremih, with the writing and the production that was handled and provided by R. Kelly himself, along with J-Holt and Cem T.

Promotional singles

"Marching Band" featuring Juicy J, and "Wake Up Everybody" were released as part of the instant-great tracks, along with the album's pre-order on iTunes.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The Independent[9]
NME3/5[10]
The New York Times(mixed)[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Spin7/10[13]
USA Today[14]

Upon its release, The Buffet received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 9 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[7] Andy Kellman of AllMusic awarded the album three stars out of five, stating that the album "does have more dimensions than Black Panties" while also pointing out the fact he "remains driven to as ever to take a metaphorical theme to a comedic extreme and then deviate from it in direct and explicit fashion."[8] Andy Gill of The Independent gave the album three stars out of five, saying that the album by all accounts is "far from Kelly's best work" while also stating that it's "an OK effort overall." [15] Dan Weiss of Spin awarded the album with a 7 out of 10, saying that the record is "like the 12 that came before it: hard to enjoy objectively." He also adds that its "better than just another R. Kelly album, but not enough to be worth saying so outside of a review, much less on a year-end list; call it a good one-night stand."[13]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 39,000 equivalent copies (36,000 in pure album sales).[16] It is R. Kelly's lowest-charting album ever. It was the eleventh best-selling album of the week.[17] The Buffet was the thirteenth solo album by Kelly to debut at number one on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[18] In the second week, the album sold 26,000 equivalent copies (25,000 in pure album sales).[19]

Track listing

Standard version
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "The Poem"  Robert KellyR. Kelly 1:19
2. "Poetic Sex"  
  • Kelly
  • Samuel Hindes
  • Mikano Fayette
  • Firman Guion
  • Kelly
  • Hindes
 4:21
3. "Anything Goes" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
 4:35
4. "Let’s Make Some Noise" (featuring Jhené Aiko)
  • Kelly
  • Walker
 4:14
5. "Marching Band" (featuring Juicy J)
 3:56
6. "Switch Up" (featuring Lil Wayne and Jeremih)
  • Kelly
  • J-Holt
  • Cem T.
 3:24
7. "Wanna Be There" (featuring Ariirayé)
  • Kelly
  • S1
  • Epikh Pro
 4:15
8. "All My Fault"  KellyKelly 3:25
9. "Wake Up Everybody"  KellyKelly 3:41
10. "Get Out of Here With Me"  
  • Kelly
  • Donnie Lyle
  • Kelly
  • Lyle
 4:17
11. "Backyard Party"  KellyKelly 3:32
12. "Sextime"  
  • Kelly
  • Dorrell "Bigg Makk" Mays
  • Andre Manuel
  • Kelly
  • Bigg Makk
  • Manuel
 4:14
13. "Let’s Be Real Now" (featuring Tinashe)
 3:05
Total length:
 48:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[20]

  • R. Kelly - Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Arranger, Composer, Mixing
  • A.C. - Instrumentation, Producer, Programming
  • Jhené Aiko - Featured Artist, Composer
  • Ty Dolla $ign - Featured Artist, Composer
  • Lil Wayne - Composer, Featured Artist
  • Jeremih - Featured Artist, Composer
  • Ariirayé - Featured Artist
  • Juicy J - Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Tinashé - Featured Artist, Composer
  • Anton Alexander - Composer
  • Saul Alexander - Composer
  • Ammo - Producer
  • Lisa Antwil - Composer
  • Angel Onhel Aponte - Engineer
  • Johnta Austin - Composer
  • Bigg Makk - Bass, Producer
  • Cashmere Cat - Producer
  • Jeff Chestek - Engineer
  • Maddox Chhim - Assistant
  • Cirkut - Instrumentation, Producer, Programming
  • Jeremy Coleman - Composer
  • Joshua Coleman - Composer
  • Matthew Coleman - Composer
  • Bryan-Michael Cox - Composer
  • Gared Crawford - Violin
  • Samantha Crawford - Violin
  • Antonio Daniels - Keyboards
  • DJ Wayne Williams - A&R
  • Dr. Luke - Instrumentation, Producer, Programming
  • Jennifer Eashoo - Production Coordination
  • Dernst "D'mile" Emile II - Composer, Producer
  • Blake Espy - Violin
  • Arnaud Fayette-Mikano - Composer
  • Régis Fayette-Mikano - Composer
  • Rachael Findlen - Assistant
  • Ghislaine Fleischmann - Violin
  • Mike Foster - Engineer
  • Abel Garibaldi - Engineer, Mixing, Programming
  • Serban Ghenea - Mixing
  • Clint Gibbs - Engineer
  • Larry Gold - Conductor, String Arrangements
  • Erwin Gorostiza - Creative Design
  • Lukasz Gottwald - Composer
  • Larry Griffin Jr. - Composer
  • Firmin Fabrice Guion - Composer
  • John Hanes - Mixing Engineer
  • Kevin Hicks - Composer
  • Samuel Hindes - Composer, Producer
  • J Holt - Producer
  • Jordan Holt - Composer
  • Magnus August Høiberg - Composer
  • J Grand - A&R
  • Jaycen Joshua - Mixing
  • J-MIKE - Instrumentation, Producer, Programming
  • Ryan Kaul - Assistant
  • Jonathan Kim - Viola
  • Emma Kummrow - Violin
  • Dave Kutch - Mastering
  • Christian Lantry - Photography
  • Gamal Lewis - Composer
  • Jennie Lorenzo - Cello
  • Stuart Lowery - Composer
  • Donnie Lyle - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Musical Director, Producer, Programming
  • Richard MacLean - Composer
  • Andre Manuel - Composer, Producer
  • Fabian Marasciullo - Mixing
  • Dorrell Mays - Composer
  • Luigi Mazzocchi - Violin
  • McCoy - Assistant
  • Ian Mereness - Engineer, Mixing, Programming
  • Megan Nimerosky - Assistant
  • Ryan Ogren - Composer
  • Karl Petersen - Assistant Engineer
  • Epikh Pro - Producer
  • Irene Richter - Production Coordination
  • S1 - Producer
  • John Shullman - Assistant
  • Joan Sullivan - Financial Director
  • Cem T - Composer, Producer
  • Alexander Castillo Vasquez - Composer
  • Vern - Assistant
  • Alfonso Walker - Keyboards
  • Keyel Walker - Composer, Producer
  • Brian Warfield - Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[21] 16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

Release history

Country Date Format(s) Version(s) Label
United States December 11, 2015[23]
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 RCA

See also

References

  1. ↑ "R.Kelly – The Buffet (Cover & Tracklist)". xclusiveszone.net. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "R. Kelly sets pre-order of 'The Buffet'; official release date is Dec. 11". www.cleveland.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Inside R. Kelly's Most Adventurous Album Ever". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "R. Kelly Announces New Album "Buffet"". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "R. Kelly says he wrote 462 songs for The Buffet, and they're all hits". ew.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/277270/r-kelly/chart?f=364
  7. 1 2 "The Buffet Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  8. 1 2 Andy Kellman. "The Buffet - R. Kelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  9. ↑ Andy Gill (December 11, 2015). "R Kelly, The Buffet: Album review - Reviews - Music". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  10. ↑ Cottingham, Chris (11 December 2015). "R. Kelly - 'The Buffet'". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "New CDs". The New York Times. 2008-06-16.
  12. ↑
  13. 1 2 Weiss, Dan. "R. Kelly, 'The Buffet' Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  14. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (2015-12-11). "Album of the week: R. Kelly's 'The Buffet'". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  15. ↑ Gill, Andy (11 December 2015). "The Buffet review:". The Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "hiphopdx | ♛: The Buffet First Week Sales". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  17. ↑ "R. Kelly Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Top Album Sales for R. Kelly. January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ "R. Kelly's 'Buffet' Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard. December 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  19. ↑ Smith, Trevor (December 30, 2015). "Charts Don't Lie: December 30th". hotnewhiphop. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  20. ↑ "The Buffet - R. Kelly - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard 200 for R. Kelly. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  22. ↑ "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for R. Kelly. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ "The Buffet (Deluxe Version) by R. Kelly". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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