Mail on Sunday is the debut studio album by American rapper Flo Rida, and was released on March 18, 2008 under Atlantic, and Poe Boy Entertainment. It spawned three singles; the first, "Low" was number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks. The second, and third singles, "Elevator", and "In the Ayer", were successful as well, being top 20 hits. "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston was not an official single, but it managed to peak at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital sales in both countries.
T-Pain, who laced the first single, is only one of the many featured guests throughout the album. Timbaland, who produced the second single "Elevator", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross, and Trey Songz made appearances as well.[1]Lil Wayne has also been added to the list[1] with assistance by young Memphian, Jamil Smith, while Sean Kingston appears on the J. R. Rotem-produced "Roll" the concept was created, and co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya, from The Bullets Production Team, Various other guests include Birdman, Brisco. The third single is "In the Ayer" featuring will.i.am. The fourth single was scheduled to be "Money Right" featuring Brisco, and Rick Ross, but was canceled due to the release of his upcoming second studio album R.O.O.T.S. His second collaboration with T-Pain, "I Bet", his collaboration with Trina, named "Bout It" and as well as his second collaboration with Sean Kingston named "OG", all three didn't make the final track list, but were recorded. As for production, J. R. Rotem, DJ Montay, and Timbaland all provided tracks for Mail on Sunday, among others.
Mail on Sunday garnered 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 54, based on 12 reviews.[2]
Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album for containing great production and tracks that are potential singles but found the artist on said album lacking in identity, concluding with, "When you try to come up with positive comparisons to other artists, you realize just how derivative Flo Rida is. He's a little bit Twista, a little bit Trick Daddy, and a whole lot Nelly. None of those things are negative, but the fact he can't distinguish himself from any of them isn't a positive. I'd like to see Flo Rida convince me why he's special with his next album - until then he's just another MC with a well produced album who came out of a cookie cutter hitmaking mold."[9] Joseph Barracato of Entertainment Weekly also praised the production for having "ferocious beats" and "infectious hooks," and gave credit to Flo Rida for delivering female anatomy metaphors in a creative way.[4]Billboard writer Jeff Vrabel said that, "Flo Rida's flow is an engaging/ringy-dingy/he-sounds-like-Nelly thing. But his hooks can be rock-solid ("Ack Like You Know") and his interest in gleaming synthesizerism (opener "American Superstar" comes into "Tubular Bells" territory, really) helps set him off from the legions of rappers clawing over each other to break out of the South."[13]
AllMusic's Andy Kellman said that, "Though Flo Rida has his own identity – for all the tough talk and the automotives fixation, he does come off as big-hearted, and he could just as easily make an R&B album – and covers more bases than what is typical from other mainstream-yet-street rap albums of 2007 and 2008, he's not nearly as distinctive as any of his predecessors."[3]Robert Christgau graded the album as a "dud",[10] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought."[14]Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard found the album trying hard to replicate the success of "Low" but found the tracks to be "generic pop rap" and both the production and vocal delivery "standard-issue."[11] Wilson McBee of Slant Magazine criticized the record's tired use of party tracks, phoned in contributions, and misogynistic lyrical content, concluding that "unless he can once again catch the coattails of T-Pain or some other hit-magnet, odds are that he’ll be beginning his descent back into anonymity very soon."[12]
SalesEdit
Mail on Sunday debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 86,000 copies in its first week.[15] As of May, 2009, the album has sold 390,000 copies in the US.[16] It has been certified silver for sales in the UK.[17]
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Mail on Sunday is the debut studio album by American rapper Flo Rida and was released on March 18 2008 under Atlantic and Poe Boy Entertainment It spawned three singles the first Low was number one on the U S Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks The second and third singles Elevator and In the Ayer were successful as well being top 20 hits Roll featuring Sean Kingston was not an official single but it managed to peak at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital sales in both countries Mail on SundayStudio album by Flo RidaReleasedMarch 18 2008Recorded2007 08GenreHip hopLength53 21LabelAtlanticPoe BoyProducerChase N CasheHonorable C N O T E FatboiDeputyDISNEYFXDJ Frank EFirstbornGorilla TekHit BoyJ R RotemJavon 4Mil ThomasKane BeatzTimbalandwill i amChristopher Spitfiya LanierDylan 3 D DresdowYoung JuveFlo Rida chronologyMail on Sunday 2008 R O O T S 2009 Singles from Mail on Sunday Low Released October 9 2007 Elevator Released February 11 2008 In the Ayer Released May 20 2008 Contents 1 Music 2 Critical reception 3 Sales 4 Track listing 5 Charts and certifications 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Certifications 5 3 Year end charts 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksMusic EditT Pain who laced the first single is only one of the many featured guests throughout the album Timbaland who produced the second single Elevator is also featured on the track Rick Ross and Trey Songz made appearances as well 1 Lil Wayne has also been added to the list 1 with assistance by young Memphian Jamil Smith while Sean Kingston appears on the J R Rotem produced Roll the concept was created and co written by Compton rapper Spitfiya from The Bullets Production Team Various other guests include Birdman Brisco The third single is In the Ayer featuring will i am The fourth single was scheduled to be Money Right featuring Brisco and Rick Ross but was canceled due to the release of his upcoming second studio album R O O T S His second collaboration with T Pain I Bet his collaboration with Trina named Bout It and as well as his second collaboration with Sean Kingston named OG all three didn t make the final track list but were recorded As for production J R Rotem DJ Montay and Timbaland all provided tracks for Mail on Sunday among others Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic54 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Entertainment WeeklyB 4 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 HipHopDX nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 NOW nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 RapReviews nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Robert Christgau nbsp 10 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Mail on Sunday garnered 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 54 based on 12 reviews 2 Steve Flash Juon of RapReviews praised the album for containing great production and tracks that are potential singles but found the artist on said album lacking in identity concluding with When you try to come up with positive comparisons to other artists you realize just how derivative Flo Rida is He s a little bit Twista a little bit Trick Daddy and a whole lot Nelly None of those things are negative but the fact he can t distinguish himself from any of them isn t a positive I d like to see Flo Rida convince me why he s special with his next album until then he s just another MC with a well produced album who came out of a cookie cutter hitmaking mold 9 Joseph Barracato of Entertainment Weekly also praised the production for having ferocious beats and infectious hooks and gave credit to Flo Rida for delivering female anatomy metaphors in a creative way 4 Billboard writer Jeff Vrabel said that Flo Rida s flow is an engaging ringy dingy he sounds like Nelly thing But his hooks can be rock solid Ack Like You Know and his interest in gleaming synthesizerism opener American Superstar comes into Tubular Bells territory really helps set him off from the legions of rappers clawing over each other to break out of the South 13 AllMusic s Andy Kellman said that Though Flo Rida has his own identity for all the tough talk and the automotives fixation he does come off as big hearted and he could just as easily make an R amp B album and covers more bases than what is typical from other mainstream yet street rap albums of 2007 and 2008 he s not nearly as distinctive as any of his predecessors 3 Robert Christgau graded the album as a dud 10 indicating a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought 14 Rolling Stone s Christian Hoard found the album trying hard to replicate the success of Low but found the tracks to be generic pop rap and both the production and vocal delivery standard issue 11 Wilson McBee of Slant Magazine criticized the record s tired use of party tracks phoned in contributions and misogynistic lyrical content concluding that unless he can once again catch the coattails of T Pain or some other hit magnet odds are that he ll be beginning his descent back into anonymity very soon 12 Sales EditMail on Sunday debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 86 000 copies in its first week 15 As of May 2009 the album has sold 390 000 copies in the US 16 It has been certified silver for sales in the UK 17 Track listing EditCredits adapted from the album s liner notes 18 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 American Superstar featuring Lil Wayne Tramar DillardCarlton MaysDarius StanleyDwayne CarterHonorable C N O T E 3 402 Ack Like You Know DillardJamil PierreDeputy3 453 Elevator featuring Timbaland DillardTimothy MosleyHannon LaneTimbalandHannon Lane co 3 504 Roll featuring Sean Kingston DillardJonathan RotemSly JordanChristopher LanierJ R Rotem4 005 Low featuring T Pain DillardMontay HumphreyT PainDJ Montay3 506 Priceless featuring Birdman DillardChauncey HollisJesse WoodwardBryan WilliamsTheron ThomasTimothy ThomasHit BoyChase N Cashe3 527 Ms Hangover DillardRotemJordanJ R Rotem3 578 Still Missin DillardDaniel JohnsonAndre BenjaminPatrick BrownRay MurrayAntwan PattonRico WadeKane Beatz4 409 In the Ayer featuring will i am DillardWilliam AdamsTony Butlerwill i am3 4010 Me amp U DillardJustin FranksBosco KanteDavid GamsonRoger TroutmanDJ Frank E4 3011 All My Life DillardLaDamon DouglasFATBOI3 3312 Don t Know How to Act featuring Yung Joc DillardMaysCourtney TravisJasiel RobinsonHonorable C N O T E3 3313 Freaky Deaky featuring Trey Songz DillardTony CastilloAmir WilliamsGorilla Tek Drum Majorz3 1714 Money Right featuring Rick Ross amp Brisco DillardJavon ThomasWilliam RobertsBritish MitchellJavon 4Mill Thomas3 16 Best Buy bonus tracksNo TitleProducer s Length15 Gotta Eat Young Juve3 5216 Make a Wish Firstborn4 06 iTunes Store bonus tracksNo TitleProducer s Length15 Low featuring T Pain Travis Barker remix DJ MontayTravis Barker4 15 Japanese bonus tracksNo TitleProducer s Length15 Birthday featuring Rick Ross The Runners5 0416 Low featuring T Pain Travis Barker remix DJ MontayTravis Barker4 14 Japanese special edition bonus tracksNo TitleProducer s Length17 Gotta Eat Young Juve3 5318 Make a Wish Firstborn4 0719 Fast Life 3 2720 Low featuring T Pain Freedombunch mix DJ MontayFreedombunch3 53 Amazon bonus trackNo TitleProducer s Length15 Radio Kane Beatz3 42 Sample credits 18 Still Missin contains elements of Jazzy Belle written by Andre Benjamin Patrick Brown Ray Murray Antwan Patton and Rico Wade In the Ayer contains interpolations from Jam the Box written by Tony Butler Me amp U contains samples and elements from the Roger recording Emotions written by David Gamson and Roger Troutman Charts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2008 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 19 21Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 20 39Canadian Albums Billboard 21 4French Albums SNEP 22 129German Albums Offizielle Top 100 23 50Irish Albums IRMA 24 57New Zealand Albums RMNZ 25 14Scottish Albums OCC 26 53Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 27 60UK Albums OCC 28 29US Billboard 200 29 4US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 30 3US Top Rap Albums Billboard 31 2Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 32 Gold 35 000 Canada Music Canada 33 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 34 Gold 100 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Year end charts Edit Chart 2008 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 35 66US Billboard 200 36 121US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 37 54US Top Rap Albums Billboard 38 24See also Edit2008 in hip hopReferences Edit a b Danica Dow February 23 2008 SOHH Exclusive Flo Rida Goes Postal on Debut Collaborates w Will i am Lil Wayne Archived 2008 06 16 at the Wayback Machine SOHH Accessed February 24 2008 a b Reviews for Mail on Sunday by Flo Rida Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved November 2 2016 a b Kellman Andy Mail on Sunday Flo Rida AllMusic Retrieved July 22 2012 a b Barracato Joseph March 14 2008 Mail on Sunday Entertainment Weekly Retrieved October 24 2022 MacPherson Alex April 4 2008 CD Flo Rida Main on Sunday The Guardian Retrieved November 2 2016 Paine Jake March 19 2008 Flo Rida Mail On Sunday HipHopDX Cheri Media Group Archived from the original on February 15 2009 Retrieved July 22 2012 Weiss Jeff March 16 2008 Flo Rida mines the familiar in Mail on Sunday Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on March 25 2008 Retrieved November 2 2016 Stewart Addi March 27 2008 Flo Rida NOW NOW Communications Retrieved November 2 2016 a b Juon Steve Flash March 18 2008 Flo Rida Mail On Sunday Poe Boy Atlantic Records RapReviews Retrieved July 22 2012 a b CG Flo Rida Robert Christgau Retrieved July 22 2012 a b Hoard Christian April 3 2008 Mail On Sunday Flo Rida Review Rolling Stone Wenner Media Archived from the original on August 31 2009 Retrieved July 22 2012 a b McBee Wilson March 20 2008 Flo Rida Mail on Sunday Slant Magazine Retrieved June 30 2015 Vrabel Jeff Mail on Sunday Billboard Prometheus Global Media Archived from the original on March 24 2008 Retrieved November 2 2016 Christgau Robert 2000 Key to Icons RobertChristgau com Retrieved November 2 2016 Aliya Ewing March 26 2008 Hip Hop Album Sales Week Ending 3 23 08 Archived 2008 03 30 at the Wayback Machine Week Ending May 17 2009 Three Days Is Plenty For Green Day Archived May 31 2009 at the Wayback Machine Yahoo Music Blog written by Paul Grein Retrieved May 20 2009 British certification for Mail on Sunday permanent dead link British Phonographic Industry 18 July 2008 Retrieved 13 February 2009 a b Mail on Sunday booklet Atlantic Poe Boy 2008 Australiancharts com Flo Rida Mail On Sunday Hung Medien Retrieved October 16 2020 Ultratop be Flo Rida Mail On Sunday in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved October 16 2020 Flo Rida Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved October 16 2020 Lescharts com Flo Rida Mail On Sunday Hung Medien Retrieved October 16 2020 Offiziellecharts de Flo Rida Mail On Sunday in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved October 16 2020 Irish charts com Discography Flo Rida Hung Medien Retrieved October 16 2020 Charts nz Flo Rida Mail On Sunday Hung Medien Retrieved October 16 2020 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 16 2020 Swisscharts com Flo Rida Mail On Sunday Hung Medien Retrieved October 16 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 16 2020 Flo Rida Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 16 2020 Flo Rida Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved October 16 2020 Flo Rida Chart History Top Rap Albums Billboard Retrieved October 16 2020 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2008 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Canadian album certifications Flo Rida Mail on Sunday Music Canada British album certifications Flo Rida Mail on Sunday British Phonographic Industry ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2008 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved October 16 2020 Year End Charts Billboard 200 Albums 2008 Billboard Retrieved December 17 2018 Year End Charts Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 2008 Billboard Archived from the original on June 13 2015 Retrieved December 18 2018 Year End Charts Top Rap Albums 2008 Billboard Archived from the original on July 5 2015 Retrieved December 18 2018 External links Edit Act Like You Know Review of Flo Rida s Mail on Sunday Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mail on Sunday album amp oldid 1163112408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
