Back 2 Life
Studio album by
LeToya Luckett
ReleasedMay 12, 2017
Recorded2012–2017
GenreR&B
Length51:17
LabeleOne Music Entertainment
LeToya Luckett chronology
Lady Love
(2009)		 Back 2 Life
(2017)
Singles from Back 2 Life
  1. "Back 2 Life"
    Released: December 7, 2016
  2. "Used To"
    Released: April 17, 2017
  3. "In the Name"
    Released: July 31, 2017

Back 2 Life is the third studio album by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett, released on May 12, 2017, through eOne Music Entertainment.[1] The album was preceded by two singles—"Back 2 Life" and "Used To". The album debuted at number 91 on the Billboard 200, marking her lowest charting album in the United States to date.[2] but was a success on the Independent Albums chart and peaked at number four.[3]

Background and promotion

In January 2014, Luckett announced that the title of her third studio album would be called Until Then on The Wendy Williams Show, with a planned 2016 release.[4][5] "Don't Make Me Wait" was released as a promotional single on February 11, 2014, to iTunes.[6] More than a year later a remix featuring American-rapper T.I. was released on March 10, 2015.[7] On January 5, 2015, Luckett released the track "I'm Ready" on her YouTube channel.[8] On January 16, 2015, Luckett released "Together" inspired to end illegal gun violence in America in recent partnership with the Caliber Foundation.[9][10]

On December 7, 2016, Luckett released the lead single "Back 2 Life" to iTunes.[11] On March 23, 2017, eOne Music released the teaser trailer to the second single "Used To", continuing from the "Back 2 Life" music video. On April 10, 2017, Luckett announced the release date and new title of her upcoming third studio album on her Twitter account: "HEY LOVES!!! Excited to announce my album #Back2Life hits the stores May 12th!!!",[12] thus renaming it from Until Then to Back 2 Life, with the song "Don't Make Me Wait" removed, and 13 songs added.[13] On April 17, 2017, the album was available for pre-order on iTunes.

Singles

"Back 2 Life" was released as the album's lead single on December 7, 2016.[14] The song debuted at number 26 on the US Adult R&B Airplay chart on February 4, 2017[15] and has since peaked at number six.[16] The music video was released to Luckett's Vevo account on January 10, 2017.[17]

"Used To" was released as the album's second single on April 17, 2017, with the music video premiering the same day.[18][19]

"In The Name" was released as the album's third single on the day of release, and the music video for it was released on July 31, 2017.[20]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Back 2 Life debuted at number ninety-one on the Billboard 200,[2] number forty-four on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart,[21] number thirty on the Top Album Sales chart,[22] number fourteen on the R&B Albums chart,[23] and number four on the Independent Albums chart.[24]

Track listing

Back 2 Life[1][25][26]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm Ready"
D'Mile4:01
2."B2L"
  • Curtis Troy Austin
  • Luckett
  • Joseph "Jo Blaq" Macklin
  • Dashaun Leldevonne Newby
  • Jo Blaq
  • Y.B.S
4:13
3."Show Me"
Jo Blaq3:55
4."Used To"
  • Anthony Saunders
  • Eric Dawkins
  • Macklin
  • White
3:50
5."Middle"
  • First Born
  • ohgoshleotus
3:59
6."Grey" (featuring Ludacris)
4:31
7."In the Name"
Campbell3:47
8."My Love"
  • Shropshire
  • Luckett
  • Campbell
Campbell2:50
9."Worlds Apart"
  • Harris II
  • Farris
  • Macklin
  • Midian Mathers
  • Harris
  • Jo Blaq
5:01
10."Weekend"
  • Brandon Black
  • Conrad Rei
  • D. Anderson
  • Gavin Luckett
  • Macklin
  • Seymour
Jo Blaq3:32
11."Higher"
  • Isaacs
  • Farris
  • G. Luckett
  • Macklin
  • Mathers
Jo Blaq3:35
12."Loving You"
  • Marin
  • Young
  • Davis
  • Luckett
  • Hylton
  • First Born
  • ohgoshleotus
3:38
13."Disconnected"
  • Gabe Roland
  • Jeremiah Renaldo
  • Macklin
  • Luckett
Jo Blaq4:20
Total length:51:17

Notes

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 91

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, format, label and references
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 12, 2017 Digital download eOne Music Entertainment [1]
United Kingdom [25]
France [27]
United Kingdom September 15, 2017 CD [28]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Back 2 Life by LeToya Lucket". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "LeToya Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chart History: LeToya Luckett Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "LeToya Luckett announces new album 'Until Then' – Hamada Mania Music Blog". Hamada Mania Music Blog. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ ""Single Ladies" Star LeToya Luckett". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Don't Make Me Wait - Single". iTunes. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Don't Make Me Wait - (feat. T.I.) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Letoya Luckett I'm Ready". youtube. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Letoya Luckett 'Together'". youtube. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Help LeToya Luckett Support The Caliber Foundation". rallysong.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Back 2 Life - Single by LeToya Luckett". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Music inc. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  12. ↑ @LeToyaLuckett (April 10, 2017). "HEY LOVES!!! Excited to announce my..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 13, 2017 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Unveils 'Back 2 Life' Cover & Tracklisting". Rap-Up. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Back 2 Life - Single by LeToya Luckett". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Music inc. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Chart Search Adult R&B for LeToya". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Adult R&B Songs Charts April 22, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  17. ↑ "LeToya Luckett - Back 2 Life". YouTube. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Used to - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ "LeToya Luckett - Used To". YouTube. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  20. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Shares 'In The Name of Love' Video". ratedrnb.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart June 3, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Billboard Top Album Sales June 3, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Billboard R&B Albums Chart June 3, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Billboard Independent Albums Chart June 3, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  25. 1 2 "Back 2 Life by LeToya Lucket". iTunes Store UK. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  26. ↑ "LeToya Luckett – Back 2 Life (2017, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Back 2 Life par LeToya Luckett". iTunes Store (France). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  28. ↑ "LeToya Luckett Back 2 Life CD Album HMV Store". HMV Store (UK). Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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