Ecstasy is the second studio album by American singer Avant. It was released by MCA Records and Magic Johnson Music on March 26, 2002 in the United States. The singer reteamed with Steve "Stone" Huff to produce the majority of the album. It debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling more than 713,000 copies.[1] Ecstasy produced three singles, including "Makin' Good Love", "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes" and "You Ain't Right".
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| Released | March 26, 2002 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 54:30 | |||
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| Singles from My Thoughts | ||||
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Critical reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Alex Henderson from Allmusic found that "creatively, Avant's sophomore album, Ecstasy, is a step forward for the Cleveland-based urban contemporary singer. This 2002 release isn't perfect – some of the tracks are routine and pedestrian. But Ecstasy contains more gems than My Thoughts [...] For every minus that you can find on this release, there are three or four pluses."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are produced by Steve "Stone" Huff.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Call on Me" |
| 4:08 |
| 2. | "What Do You Want" (featuring Cap1) |
| 4:09 |
| 3. | "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes" |
| 4:36 |
| 4. | "Making Good Love" |
| 4:34 |
| 5. | "Sorry" |
| 4:35 |
| 6. | "No Limit" |
| 4:01 |
| 7. | "Thinkin' About You" |
| 4:28 |
| 8. | "Six in da Morning" |
| 4:00 |
| 9. | "You Ain't Right" |
| 4:14 |
| 10. | "One Way Street" (featuring Charlie Wilson) |
| 3:41 |
| 11. | "Love School" |
| 4:07 |
| 12. | "Jack & Jill" |
| 3:52 |
| 13. | "Suicide" |
| 4:11 |
| 14. | "Making Good Love (Remix)" (featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) |
| 4:04 |
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Avant Enters 'Private Room'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 10, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Ecstasy". Allmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Ecstasy (liner notes). Avant. MCA Records. 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Avant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "Avantt Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 2002". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Avant – Ecstasy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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