LeToya | ||||
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Studio album by LeToya Luckett | ||||
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Recorded | 2003–06 | |||
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Length | 52:18 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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LeToya Luckett chronology | ||||
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Singles from LeToya | ||||
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AllMusic | |
Blender Magazine | |
Daily Record | |
Entertainment Weekly | (favorable) |
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LeToya is the debut studio album by American R&B singer and former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett, released by Capitol Records on July 25, 2006 in the United States. The album spawned three singles: "Torn", "She Don't" and "Obvious". Besides the officially released singles, LeToya's debut album also includes the promo singles, "U Got What I Need" and "All Eyes On Me". LeToya co-wrote 10 out of the 14 tracks. The album has been recorded after the desist of Luckett's former group, Destiny's Child.
The album garnered mostly positive reception from music critics, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it the singer's first album released to do so. It was certified Platinum in December 2006.
LeToya had "bottled up so many things, so many emotions, so many ideas" accumuleted in many years away from the music world (as her claims on the Intro song "too much to tell ya"). Things like her dismissal from Destiny's Child, the deception with the shortly-formed Anjel and subsequent search for a new record deal has apparently made her a stronger person. Finally with a record deal, LeToya entered in studios recording songs for what would be her debut album. Finally about two years making, plans to the release the album came out- surprisingly becoming a number one album through the USA. Letoya worked with producers Dave Young, Scott Storch, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Just Blaze, Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, and JR Rotem. She also worked with artists such as Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and Rick Ross.