Back of My Lac'
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| Studio album by J. Holiday | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007; Studio 13 (Washington D.C.), Signature Sound Studio, Music Line Studio, Triangle Sound Studio, The Red Room, J. Que's Crib, Phonix Ave Studio, DARP Studios (Atlanta, Georgia), The Gin House, (Hollywood, California), Dark Child Studios (Pleasantville, New Jersey) | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:32 | |||
| Label | Music Line, Capitol | |||
| Producer | Los Da Mystro, Darkchild, The-Dream, The Platinum Brothers, Donnie Scantz, Travis Cherry, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Sean Garrett, Oak | |||
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| About.com |   |
| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B– |
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| Rolling Stone |  |
| Stylus Magazine | C |
Back of My Lac' is the debut album of American singer J. Holiday, released on October 2, 2007, through Music Line Group and Capitol Records.
The album was supported by two singles, along with one promotional single, which have been released from the album. "Be with Me" was released on October 31, 2006, as a promotional track, "Bed" and "Suffocate" were released as singles June 19, 2007 and October 2, 2007, respectively.
Upon its release, Back of My Lac' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling 105,000 copies in its first week. The album was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 51st Grammy Awards, but lost to Mary J. Blige's Growing Pains.
Originally meant to be released by the end of 2006, however it was pushed back to early 2007 and then pushed to its final release of October 2. J. Holiday has spoken about the track "City Boy" featuring 8 Ball & MJG as the only collaboration on the album and the D.C. anthem, the song is featured on the album only as a bonus track. J. Holiday worked with Ne-Yo on three songs between December 2005 and January 2006 that did not make the album
The album's lead single, "Be with Me", was released on October 2006. The song was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. It since has peaked at #83 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
The second single, "Bed", was released on June 19, 2007, it peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs for five weeks total.
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