Product Description

Album number thirteen from the prolific R&B supremo is the follow up two 2005's 'Remix City Vol.1.' Featuring a mix of up-tempo party tracks and laid back classics in the making, 'Double Up' shows the superstar at the pinnacle of his creative powers. The album features guest appearances from urban giants including Snoop Dogg, Usher and Ludacris and boasts the production talents of Dr. Dre and Kanye West amongst others. Includes the single 'I'm A Flirt.'

Track Listing

1. Champ - Kelly, R. & Swizz Beatz
2. Double Up - Kelly, R. & Snoop Dogg
3. Tryin' To Get A Number - Kelly, R. & Nelly
4. Get Dirty - Kelly, R. & Chamillionaire
5. Leave Your Name
6. Freaky In The Club
7. Zoo
8. I'm A Flirt - Kelly, R. & TI/T-Pain
9. Same Girl - Kelly, R. & Usher
10. Real Talk
11. Hook It Up - Kelly, R. & Huey
12. Rock Star - Kelly, R. & Ludacris/Kid Rock
13. Best Friend - Kelly, R. & Keyshia Cole/Polow Da Don
14. Rollin'
15. Sweet Tooth
16. Havin' A Baby
17. Sex Planet
18. Rise Up
19. I Like Love

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3319 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

About the Artist
R. Kelly has released 12 albums since 1992, selling well over 5 million records in the UK alone and topping the charts twice.

He's had 26 Top 40 hits and also won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2001 Mobo Awards.

He has written and produced songs for a wide range of artists, including Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Gladys Knight, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Luther Vandross, Notorious B.I.G., B2k, Syleena Johnson and Cassidy.

Now he's back with his own material and it's sure to hit the UK with a bang.

Customer Reviews

It Grew On Me...
I got this album ages ago and to be honest - I really didn't like it apart from the tracks he had released as singles. I rarely like albums when I listen to them for the first (second or third) time so I thought I should give it a chance and after a few listens, a lot of the tracks grew on me and now I really like the album.

The tracks that stand out from the album are; I'm a Flirt and Leave Your Name - the slower tracks are very good and there are probably 2 tracks out of 19 that I'm not too keen on (Havin' a Baby and I Like Love), so overall, this is a good album and definately worth giving a chance!

ok
It amazes me that people seem to give 5 stars to anything these days..lol R kellys new album see's the trend of diminishing returns set by his last few efforts. Thats not to say it's all bad but this isnt a patch on r kellys first 3 or 4 albums. Ever since Tp.com a few yrs back mr kelly has been getting slowly worse in my opinion. The probs on this album stem largely from the lack of musicality. R Kelly is a damn good songwriter when he wants to be but this album fills your ears with awful crunk rnb and largely bland ballads. Best tracks are the title track double up ft snoop dogg,sex planet,leave your name and best friend. The rest is just bland filler. Pick it up for a fiver but i wouldnt pay more.

Double Up or Half the Album
I am always a bit dubious about R Kelly releases. I normally like the singles but then the rest of the album leaves me unfulfilled. I feel rather the same about this album but maybe more positively than before. The first five tracks are quite good in a 'club' R&B kind of way, particularly the eponymous track DOUBLE UP, TRYIN TO GET HER NUMBER and GET DIRTY. I think Snoop was underused in DOUBLE UP. As an accomplished rapper (arguably more than Kels is a R&B singer) more input from him may have been better than R Kelly's 'dis is how i live' bragga-vado.

I think there is A LOT of filler in this album. I suspect this is done now in order to 'justify' the cost of CDs these days. But there are some gems in mid-album. Namely SAME GIRL with USHER (great track), HOOK UP ft. Huey, BEST FRIEND ft. Keyshia Cole and Polow Da Don (ubiquitous producer for Fergie's London Bridge among other hits), and lastly, the lead single IM A FLIRT ft. T.I. and T-Pain.

Trouble with this album is largely in the lyrics where I just shake my head at some the ridiculous things that R Kelly comes out with and I am frankly embarrased for him. THE ZOO is a c-l-a-s-s-i-c example. So is SWEET TOOTH, HAVIN A BABY and LEAVE YOUR NAME. However the production on the album is nice throughout. R Kelly is a real veteran with this being his 8th studio album however I feel he could largely benefit from help in the writing department. You would easily forget that this man has written and co-written tracks for some great R&B songs. I think also that considering his recent brush with the law for sexual offences would add measure to his writing - apparently not. RISE UP refers to the recent shooting in Virginia. I feel this is a little cheesy and unnecessary - it smacks a little bit of I BELIEVE I CAN FLY but maybe a little 'opportunistic' for the lack of a better word. I can't find much legitimacy in it.

All in all this album I would download per track and thank God for this feature on iTunes etc. (but then aren't there a lot of albums like that these days?!)