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  • Release Date: 08/05/2008
  • Sales Rank: 37,910
  • Label: MOTOWN
  • UPC: 602517756946

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Lessons in Love

1LISTENSex Education 3:36
2LISTENGirls Around the World 3:49
3LISTENTreat U Good 4:08
4LISTENYear of the Lover 4:06
5LISTENI Can Change Your Life 3:28
6LISTENLose Your Love 4:04
7LISTENHave My Baby 4:15
8LISTENLove Making 101 4:04
9LISTENParty All Over Your Body 3:46
10LISTENTouched by an Angel 4:09
11LISTENI'm Wit It 3:05
12LISTENHeart Attack 3:23

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The big lead single from Lloyd's third album, "Girls All Around the World," has a couple connections with "You," the number one R&B single from 2007's Street Love. Lil Wayne's guest roles are the most obvious similarity between the two, while "Girls All Around the World" is built around the same drum break -- the one from Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers' "Ashley's Roachclip," a source for the likes of Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full" and Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True," to name two of the almost countless -- used on P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss," a song that, like "You," quoted Spandau Ballet's "True." "Girls" easily qualifies as this album's most major drawing point, fit for summer with that familiar bounding beat and breezy synth-string accents, not to mention Wayne, who can't help but humorously reference "Paid in Full." And, of course, there is Lloyd, the should-be honorary DeBarge, with his loveable wannabe-thug falsetto. Incorporating some more club-oriented material wouldn't have hurt the album, given how safe it tends to play it, filled out with gentle midtempo cuts and slow jams, much of which comes across as Street Love reheated. That becomes increasingly obvious as the tracks roll on, especially during the latter half, where two of the album's more ridiculous tracks, "Party All Over Your Body" and "Touched by an Angel," are paired together, their disparate titles and sonics belying thematic sameness (or mindlessness). And the heartfelt sentiment within the Outfield-referencing "Lose Your Love," earlier in the set, seems more of a put-on than any of Lloyd's tough-guy photo poses. "I'm Wit It," a low-slung but urgent post-Neptunes strutter, is where Lloyd really excels, flashing some vocal gymnastics, swimming and diving through the beat while balancing desperation with swagger. Between that, "Girls," and a couple other standouts, Lessons in Love cannot be dismissed, but Lloyd will have to really change it up with his fourth album to evade a real holding pattern. Andy Kellman, All Music Guide



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Lessons in Loveby Anonymous

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August 08, 2008: I just heard Lloyd's 3rd album. He's sounding so much better vocally and I like the album's good balance of danceable songs and ballads. It has some smooth and catchy number, more on the electronic and live ends as well. And again, he sings an '80s chorus during a song, this time in Lose Your Love, with the Outfield's 1985 hit Your Love. I caught that right there while listening and as a 38-year old fan of that classic, thanks for interpolating it in your song Lloyd! The album tends to wear thin between tracks 8 to 10, but there's stronger songs all around it. The themes on relationships and what Lloyd wants in a woman and what women and men should do in them is very felt in most of the lyrics. Reese and Jasper produced 5 of the songs, and there are 6 other producers on the others, but the 3 Eric Hudson -produced songs give the rest some stiff competition on the music front! This could perform at or better than his 2nd album if given the right push with the singles.

Lessons in Loveby Anonymous

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July 31, 2008: Personally, i love the album. It's like lloyd is maturing in his life and he put it on this album. When listening to the songs i realize each and everyone of them have something to do with love or lust. This was better than his last one. I give him a 1o.