Just Go | ||||
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Studio album by Lionel Richie | ||||
Released | Worldwide: March 13, 2009 UK: March 16, 2009 US: May 19, 2009 |
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Recorded | 2007–2009 | |||
Genre | R&B, pop | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Giorgio Tuinfort, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Stargate, Martin K, The Movement, Antonio L.A. Reid (exec.) | |||
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Singles from Just Go | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (68/100) |
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Allmusic | |
Billboard | (favorable) |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
The Guardian | |
New York Times | (favorable) |
The Observer | (unfavorable) |
People | |
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Vibe |
Just Go is the ninth studio album by Lionel Richie. The album was slated to be released in US on March 10, 2009, but was pushed back to May 19, 2009. In the UK, the album was released as scheduled on March 16, 2009. The International release date was March 13, 2009. Akon and Ne-Yo share in the writing duties for the new album, along with Norwegian production team StarGate.Just Go also has contributions from songwriter Johntá Austin and The-Dream. Although Richie did not write a song for the album, he did write "Eternity", which is also included on the tribute album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise.
The album debuted at #24 on Billboard 200 and #9 on R&B Chart. As of May 2012, the album has sold 95,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The South-Korean girl band 2NE1 had a similar song "I Don't Care" akin to Lionel's "Just Go" released July 2009. It is currently being investigated by Universal Music Group.