Code Red (Monica album)
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| Studio album by Monica | ||||
| Released | December 18, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–15 | |||
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| Length | 52:30 | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Exclaim! | 6/10 |
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| New York Times | (mixed) |
| Newsday | B+ |
Code Red is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Monica. It was released on December 18, 2015, by RCA Records and coincided with the twentieth release anniversary of her debut album Miss Thang (1995). For the project, Monica reteamed with her cousin Polow da Don, who had co-executive produced her previous album New Life (2012). The pair enlisted a variation of producers and songwriters to work with her, including Danja, DJ HardWork, Fatboi, Keyzbaby, Pop & Oak, and Timbaland – in addition to longtime collaborators such as performers Missy Elliott and Akon, and songwriters Crystal Nicole and Johntá Austin.
Upon its release, Code Red received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. The album debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 35,656 copies in its first week, the singer's lowest-selling debut-week sales. Leading single "Just Right for Me," a collaboration with Lil Wayne reached number twelve on the Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart but failed to impact elsewhere, resulting in lackluster sales in general and the release of no further singles. In support of the album, Monica embarked on her first solo concert tour in years, The Code Red Experience to promote Code Red.
Following the release of her seventh studio album New Life (2012) and a Grammy Award-nominated collaboration with gospel artists Fred Hammond, James Fortune and FIYA's on the single "Hold On", Monica took a hiatus in which she began preparing a follow-up. On October 8, 2012, only six months after releasing New Life, Monica confirmed on Twitter that she was in the very early stages of her eighth album and was having meetings with RCA Records CEO Peter Edge while staying in New York City. During her hiatus, on September 3, 2013, Monica gave birth to her third child, Laiyah Shannon Brown, her first child with NBA player Shannon Brown. While she mostly cared for Laiyah, she soon resumed recording and the following month, she appeared on the soundtrack of Malcolm D. Lee's Christmas comedy-drama The Best Man Holiday with her rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
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