Open Letter (Case album)
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| Studio album by Case | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2001 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 60:00 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Tim & Bob, Redhead, Ray Watkins, Arvel McClinton III, Shep Crawford, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||
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Open Letter is the third studio album R&B singer Case. It features the Tim & Bob produced "Missing You", which was his only number one hit to date. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. This is Case's last album on Def Jam Recordings.
Neil Drumming of Blender said that Case lacked conviction in delivering sexual lyrics but that the overall vibe of the songs help mask it, concluding that "Fortunately, the romance here outweighs the horizontal hula roughly five to one. So there is a place for Case — just not in the bedroom." Jon Azpiri of AllMusic criticized the album for containing generic R&B compositions and Case for lacking emotion in his performance, concluding that "For his third album, Case fails to create even one original moment; perhaps this Open Letter should have never been written. "
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