Upon release, Just Like You received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who considered it one of the better R&B albums of the year, but were critical with the abundance of ballads within the track listing. She was also dubbed by some critics as the "princess of hip-hop soul".[1][2] It was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards that was held February 2008, but lost to Ne-Yo's Because of You (2007). As of December 2007, the album has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and remains Cole's highest-selling album to date with 1.7 million copies sold.
Cole started work on her second album shortly after the release of her debut album, The Way It Is. About the album, Cole says, "This album is more about you, inside, and how you need to get yourself together, rather than pointing at somebody else and saying, 'You don't treat me right, you don't do this.' I'm truly lovin it, I listen to it myself. The last album, I didn't really listen to until I went on tour. [Because] when you listen to your own experience, it's like, I don't wanna hear it anymore. I do write from my personal experiences, but I think it's very important to young women."[3]
Promotionedit
The first single off the album is "Let It Go", an upbeat club track that features Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim. The video premiered on BET's Access Granted on July 11, 2007. The second single is the Darkchild-produced "Shoulda Let You Go". The album was promoted with the second season of her reality show, Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, which premiered on October 30, 2007.[4] "Give Me More" came in at No.1 on The Editor's List inside Cove Magazine October 2007 Issue for the top 5 Soul/R&B recordings for the month of September 2007. The album's title track was the theme for Cole's BETreality series during seasons 2 and 3.
On November 27, 2008, the album was released in Australia, titled Just Like You (International Deluxe Version). This release is a hybrid of Just Like You and The Way It Is and also features Keyshia's collaborations with Diddy and Sean Paul. It contains 16 songs and has a different cover to the original version of the album. On May 9, 2008, the international album had been released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well.[5]
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Following the album's release, Cole went on a promotional tour for the album.[6]
Just Like You received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[7] Album of the Year collected 3 reviews and calculated an average of 67 out of 100.[18]
Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that "in some ways, Just Like You plays out like an album that could've only been made after Mary J. Blige's Breakthrough, [...] balancing desperation with conviction and mixing lush arrangements with penetrative melodies [...] Despite all this weirdness, this stands as a very good album by Keyshia Cole, also the point where Cole's voice grows from an occasionally powerful emotive device into a versatile instrument."[9] Similarly, Thomas Inskeep from Stylus noted that while the "album isn’t perfect," it proves "that Cole’s capable of some seriously rich, powerful art." He added: "Cole’s still finding her way, but on Just Like You it sounds as if she’s already named and claimed her voice [...] Just Like You is tough and tender like Blige’s sophomore album My Life, and while it may not quite match its predecessor’s legendary status, it’s not so far off—and it sounds like the R&B; album of the year, easily."[15]
Christian Hoard from Rolling Stone called the "album a work of engaging, pop-wise R&B;: The beats stick mostly to jumpy keyboard bounce with string stabs and other minor adornments [...] The ballads are rarely more than snoozy; Cole is at her best when she gives love a kick in the pants [...] Cole is not Mary J. Blige yet, but she certainly sounds older than her years."[14] In her review for The Boston Globe, Joan Anderman wrote that the "songstress could have used a good editor on her second album, which is bogged down by too many ballads and overly lush production. But even though Just Like You doesn't match the raw, anthemic power of her 2005 debut, The Way It Is, Cole's a singer to be reckoned with, particularly in an urban market saturated with imitators."[11]Entertainment Weekly's Neil Drumming felt that "Cole still traffics in heartache. But whereas The Way It Is relied on raw hip-hop beats, Just Like You drips with treacly strings and piano. This counterintuitive lushness smothers Cole’s modest wail on cuts like ”Heaven Sent.” The album's best tracks are its barest."[12]
Commercial performanceedit
One week after its release, Just Like You debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 behind Rascal Flatts's Still Feels Good (2007) and at the top of Billboard's official Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with first week sales of 281,419 copies, more than quadruple the first week of her first album The Way It Is (2005) and to Cole's best week first weeks sales as of 2018.[19] By December 2007, the album had shipped 1,000,000 copies in the United States and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[19]Just Like You went on to finish 87th on the Billboard 200 and 19th on Billboard's 2007 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart.[20][21] As of 2010, the album has sold 1,700,000 copies in the United States.[22]
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Just like You is the second studio album by American singer Keyshia Cole It was released by Geffen Records on September 24 2007 Cole started work on the project shortly after the release of her debut album The Way It Is 2005 She consulted a variety of producers and songwriters to work with her on the album including Missy Elliott Bryan Michael Cox Scott Storch Rodney Jerkins The Runners J Wells Pete Rock and Soulshock Guest vocalists include Elliott Lil Kim Too hort Amina Harris Anthony Hamilton Young Dro T I Chink Santana and Piper Just like YouStudio album by Keyshia ColeReleasedSeptember 24 2007GenreR amp B hip hopLength57 23LabelImani GeffenProducerDonald Alford Cliff Brown Shawn Carroll Bryan Michael Cox Greg Curtis Missy Elliott Ron Fair J Vibe Rodney Jerkins Lex Tony Rey Pete Rock The Runners Soulshock amp Karlin Scott Storch J Wells Mario WinansKeyshia Cole chronologyThe Way It Is 2005 Just like You 2007 A Different Me 2008 Singles from Just Like You Let It Go Released June 19 2007 Shoulda Let You Go Released October 19 2007 I Remember Released December 5 2007 Heaven Sent Released March 27 2008Upon release Just Like You received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who considered it one of the better R amp B albums of the year but were critical with the abundance of ballads within the track listing She was also dubbed by some critics as the princess of hip hop soul 1 2 It was nominated for Best Contemporary R amp B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards that was held February 2008 but lost to Ne Yo s Because of You 2007 As of December 2007 the album has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA and remains Cole s highest selling album to date with 1 7 million copies sold Contents 1 Conception 2 Promotion 2 1 Tour 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 ReferencesConception editCole started work on her second album shortly after the release of her debut album The Way It Is About the album Cole says This album is more about you inside and how you need to get yourself together rather than pointing at somebody else and saying You don t treat me right you don t do this I m truly lovin it I listen to it myself The last album I didn t really listen to until I went on tour Because when you listen to your own experience it s like I don t wanna hear it anymore I do write from my personal experiences but I think it s very important to young women 3 Promotion editThe first single off the album is Let It Go an upbeat club track that features Missy Elliott and Lil Kim The video premiered on BET s Access Granted on July 11 2007 The second single is the Darkchild produced Shoulda Let You Go The album was promoted with the second season of her reality show Keyshia Cole The Way It Is which premiered on October 30 2007 4 Give Me More came in at No 1 on The Editor s List inside Cove Magazine October 2007 Issue for the top 5 Soul R amp B recordings for the month of September 2007 The album s title track was the theme for Cole s BET reality series during seasons 2 and 3 On November 27 2008 the album was released in Australia titled Just Like You International Deluxe Version This release is a hybrid of Just Like You and The Way It Is and also features Keyshia s collaborations with Diddy and Sean Paul It contains 16 songs and has a different cover to the original version of the album On May 9 2008 the international album had been released in Germany Austria and Switzerland as well 5 Tour edit Following the album s release Cole went on a promotional tour for the album 6 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic72 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAbout com nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Allmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Billboard favorable 10 The Boston Globe mixed 11 Entertainment WeeklyC 12 New York Times favorable 13 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 StylusA 15 The Village Voice favorable 16 Washington Post favorable 17 Just Like You received mixed to positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album has an average score of 72 based on 11 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 7 Album of the Year collected 3 reviews and calculated an average of 67 out of 100 18 Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that in some ways Just Like You plays out like an album that could ve only been made after Mary J Blige s Breakthrough balancing desperation with conviction and mixing lush arrangements with penetrative melodies Despite all this weirdness this stands as a very good album by Keyshia Cole also the point where Cole s voice grows from an occasionally powerful emotive device into a versatile instrument 9 Similarly Thomas Inskeep from Stylus noted that while the album isn t perfect it proves that Cole s capable of some seriously rich powerful art He added Cole s still finding her way but on Just Like You it sounds as if she s already named and claimed her voice Just Like You is tough and tender like Blige s sophomore album My Life and while it may not quite match its predecessor s legendary status it s not so far off and it sounds like the R amp B album of the year easily 15 Christian Hoard from Rolling Stone called the album a work of engaging pop wise R amp B The beats stick mostly to jumpy keyboard bounce with string stabs and other minor adornments The ballads are rarely more than snoozy Cole is at her best when she gives love a kick in the pants Cole is not Mary J Blige yet but she certainly sounds older than her years 14 In her review for The Boston Globe Joan Anderman wrote that the songstress could have used a good editor on her second album which is bogged down by too many ballads and overly lush production But even though Just Like You doesn t match the raw anthemic power of her 2005 debut The Way It Is Cole s a singer to be reckoned with particularly in an urban market saturated with imitators 11 Entertainment Weekly s Neil Drumming felt that Cole still traffics in heartache But whereas The Way It Is relied on raw hip hop beats Just Like You drips with treacly strings and piano This counterintuitive lushness smothers Cole s modest wail on cuts like Heaven Sent The album s best tracks are its barest 12 Commercial performance editOne week after its release Just Like You debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 behind Rascal Flatts s Still Feels Good 2007 and at the top of Billboard s official Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums chart with first week sales of 281 419 copies more than quadruple the first week of her first album The Way It Is 2005 and to Cole s best week first weeks sales as of 2018 19 By December 2007 the album had shipped 1 000 000 copies in the United States and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 19 Just Like You went on to finish 87th on the Billboard 200 and 19th on Billboard s 2007 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums year end chart 20 21 As of 2010 the album has sold 1 700 000 copies in the United States 22 Track listing editJust like You track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Let It Go featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim Keyshia ColeCainon LambJack KnightJames MtumeKimberly JonesMelissa ElliottMissy ElliottLamb A 3 582 Didn t I Tell You featuring Too hort ColeAndrew HarrJermaine JacksonTodd ShawThe RunnersRon Fair B 3 513 Fallin Out ColeCarsten SchackKenneth KarlinTammie L HarrisSoulshock amp KarlinFair B 4 274 Give Me More ColeScott StorchStorchFair B 3 535 I Remember ColeGreg CurtisCurtis4 206 Shoulda Let You Go featuring Amina Harris ColeRodney JerkinsJerkinsFair B 3 407 Heaven Sent ColeAlex FrancisJason FarmerLexJ VibeFair C 3 528 Same Thing Interlude ColeCliff BrownTony ReyBrownRey1 359 Got to Get My Heart Back ColeGene McFaddenJohn WhiteheadVictor CarstarphenFairPete Rock D 23 4 1710 Was It Worth It ColeAdonis ShropshireBryan Michael CoxKendrick DeanCoxWyldCard A Shropshire B 3 3611 Just Like You ColeShawn CarrollCarrollFair B 4 0612 Losing You featuring Anthony Hamilton ColeCharles JacksonFrederick TaylorJesse DixonMarvin YancyToxicDonald Alford3 4913 Last Night featuring Diddy ColeKnightMario WinansSean CombsShannon LawrenceWinansDiddy A Slam B 4 1514 Work It Out ColeChanz ParkmanJ WellsJ WellsParkman A 4 0415 Let It Go Remix featuring Missy Elliott Young Dro and T I ColeLambKnightMtumeJonesElliottElliottLamb A 3 40 US iTunes editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length16 Trust bonus track ColeTaylorToxicRon Fair4 25 International deluxe edition 24 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Let It Go featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim Keyshia ColeCainon LambJack KnightJames MtumeKim JonesMelissa ElliottMissy ElliottLamb A 3 582 Last Night featuring Diddy ColeKnightMario WinansSean CombsSahnnon LawrenceWinansDiddy A Slam B 4 153 When You Gonna Give It Up to Me with Sean Paul Sean HenriquesDonovan BennettNigel StaffBennett4 044 Love ColeCurtisFairFair4 195 Fallin Out ColeCarsten SchackKenneth KarlinTammie L HarrisSoulshock amp KarlinFair B 4 276 Was It Worth It ColeAdonis ShropshireBryan Michael CoxKendrick DeanCoxWyldCard A Shropshire B 3 367 I Changed My Mind ColeKanye WestJohn LegendWest3 238 I Remember ColeGreg CurtisCurtis4 209 I Should Have Cheated Daron JonesQuinnes ParkerJones5 2810 Heaven Sent ColeAlex FrancisJason FarmerLexJ VibeFair C 3 5211 You ve Changed ColeFairLeonard HugginsRich SheltonSheltonKevin VeneyLoren HillFair B 4 1712 Situations featuring Chink Santana ColeFrancesca RichardsAndre ParkerSantanaFair B 4 4613 Shoulda Let You Go featuring Amina Harris ColeRodney JerkinsJerkinsFair B 3 4014 Give Me More ColeScott StorchStorchFair B 3 5315 Let It Go Remix ColeLambKnightMtumeJonesElliottElliottLamb A 3 4016 Love I Thought You Had My Back ColeRandolph MurphRalph EskridgeClarence Johnson JrFrederick TaylorToxicFair4 10 UK editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Let It Go featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim Keyshia ColeCainon LambJack KnightJames MtumeKim JonesMelissa ElliottMissy ElliottLamb A 3 582 When You Gonna Give It Up to Me with Sean Paul Sean HenriquesDonovan BennettNigel StaffBennett4 043 Didn t I Tell You featuring Too hort ColeAndrew HarrJermaine JacksonTodd ShawThe RunnersRon Fair B 3 514 Fallin Out ColeCarsten SchackKenneth KarlinTammie L HarrisSoulshock amp KarlinFair B 4 275 Give Me More ColeScott StorchStorchFair B 3 536 I Should Have Cheated Daron JonesQuinnes ParkerJones5 287 I Remember ColeGreg CurtisCurtis4 208 Shoulda Let You Go featuring Amina Harris ColeRodney JerkinsJerkinsFair B 3 409 Heaven Sent ColeAlex FrancisJason FarmerLexJ VibeFair C 3 5210 Same Thing Interlude ColeCliff BrownTony ReyBrownRey1 3511 Got to Get My Heart Back ColeGene McFaddenJohn WhiteheadVictor CarstarphenFair4 1712 Was It Worth It ColeAdonis ShropshireBryan Michael CoxKendrick DeanCoxWyldCard A Shropshire B 3 3613 Just Like You ColeShawn CarrollCarrollFair B 4 0614 Losing You featuring Anthony Hamilton ColeCharles JacksonFrederick TaylorJesse DixonMarvin YancyToxicDonald Alford3 4915 Last Night featuring Diddy ColeKnightMario WinansSean CombsSahnnon LawrenceWinansDiddy A Slam B 4 1516 Work It Out ColeChanz ParkmanJ WellsJ WellsParkman A 4 0417 Let It Go Remix featuring Missy Elliott Young Dro and T I ColeLambKnightMtumeJonesElliottD Juan HartClifford Harris Jr ElliottLamb A 3 40 Notes and sample credits A denotes co producer B denotes vocals producer C denotes additional producer D denotes uncredited producer Let It Go samples Juicy Fruit performed by Mtume Got to Get My Heart Back contains excerpts from She s Only a Woman performed by The O Jays Losing You contains excerpts from Sorry performed by Natalie Cole Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Just like You Chart 2007 PeakpositionCanadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 25 49Japanese Albums Oricon 26 34UK Albums OCC 27 149UK R amp B Albums OCC 28 14US Billboard 200 29 2US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 30 2US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 31 1 Year end charts edit 2007 year end chart performance for Just like You Chart 2007 PositionUS Billboard 200 20 87US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 21 192008 year end chart performance for Just like You Chart 2008 PositionUS Billboard 200 32 36US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 33 4Certifications editCertifications for Just like You Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 34 Platinum 1 700 000 22 Release history editList of release dates showing region formats and label Region Date Format s LabelNetherlands September 24 2007 CD digital download Imani GeffenUnited KingdomUnited States September 25 2007CanadaBrazil October 8 2007Italy October 24 2007New Zealand November 8 2007SingaporeJapanEuropean UnionGermany May 9 2008AustriaSwitzerlandAustralia November 27 2008References edit KEYSHIA COLE Just Like You Label Confidential Geffen Soul 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