Happy People/U Saved Me

Happy People/U Saved Me
Studio album by R. Kelly
Released August 24, 2004
Recorded 2003–04
Studio The Chocolate Factory in Chicago, Illinois
Genre

(Disc 1)


(Disc 2)

Length 1:40:12
Label Jive
Producer R. Kelly
R. Kelly chronology
Chocolate Factory
(2003)		 Happy People/U Saved Me
(2004)		 TP.3 Reloaded
(2005)
Singles from Happy People/U Saved Me
  1. "Happy People"
    Released: September 14, 2004
  2. "U Saved Me"
    Released: October 19, 2004

Happy People/U Saved Me is the sixth studio album and the second double album by R&B singer R. Kelly, where he mixed feel-good danceable soul records (Happy People) with gospel anthems (U Saved Me). Released in 2004, it peaked at No. 2 on the pop albums chart and went on to be certified three times Platinum. This is R. Kelly's 2nd double album in 6 years. The album contained the hit single "Happy People" (US No. 19, UK No. 6), and the minor hit "U Saved Me" (US No. 52, UK No. 6). On "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)," Kelly sampled the song "Step in the Name of Love" on his previous album which was released in 2003.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC(mixed)[3]
Blender[1]
Robert ChristgauD+[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+/(B-)[5]
PopMatters(favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
StylusB−[8]
Uncut[9]
Village Voice(favorable)[10]

Happy People/U Saved Me received mostly positive reviews. The Los Angeles Times said, "Charming, unpretentious and effortless, the singer presides over a party whose pace never flags and whose soul is fun-loving and wholesome." Uncut said, "Happy People is a cunning, crackling, can't-keep-still classic." However many found his gospel/Christian based songs to be at stark contrast to his legal history.

Commercial performance

In his home country of United States, Happy People/U Saved Me debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 264,000 copies in its first week, behind Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying.[11] The album was the sixth consecutive Kelly's solo album (seventh overall) to debut at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In its second week, the album remained in the top ten at Billboard 200, fell to number six, selling 127,000 copies.[12] On September 24, 2004, the double album has been certified 3x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipping more than 3 million units (in this case, 1.5 million double album sets, which are double-counted by the RIAA).[13] As of December 6, 2011, Happy People/U Saved Me has sold 5.2 million copies worldwide.[14]

Track listing

Happy People — Disc one[15]
No. Title Length
1. "Weatherman"   2:41
2. "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)"   3:37
3. "Love Signals"   5:28
4. "Love Street"   4:37
5. "Ladies' Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)"   3:45
6. "If"   4:49
7. "The Greatest Show On Earth"   4:48
8. "It's Your Birthday"   2:44
9. "Steppin' Into Heaven"   3:54
10. "If I Could Make the World Dance"   5:28
11. "Happy People"   7:49
U Saved Me — Disc two[15]
No. Title Length
1. "3-Way Phone Call" (featuring Kelly Price, Kim Burrell & Maurice Mahon) 7:03
2. "U Saved Me"   6:13
3. "Prayer Changes"   6:24
4. "How Did You Manage"   3:45
5. "I Surrender"   4:45
6. "When I Think About You"   4:06
7. "Diary of Me"   4:19
8. "Spirit"   3:57
9. "Leap of Faith"   4:51
10. "Peace"   5:09

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[16]

  • Delatrice Alexander - Choir/Chorus
  • Michael Avery - Choir/Chorus
  • Steve Bearsley - Assistant, Engineer, Main Personnel, Programming
  • George I. III Broughton - Choir/Chorus
  • Kim Burrell - Featured Artist, Primary Artist
  • Jeff Chestek - String Engineer
  • Joan Collaso - Choir/Chorus
  • Dee Dee - Illustrations
  • Rodney East - Keyboards, Main Personnel
  • Felicia Coleman Evans - Choir/Chorus
  • Sonya Frank - Choir/Chorus
  • Kimberly Ann Franklin - Choir/Chorus
  • Yvonne Gage - Choir/Chorus
  • Andy Gallas - Assistant, Audio Engineer, Engineer, Main Personnel, Programming
  • Abel Garibaldi - Audio Engineer, Engineer, Main Personnel, Mixing, Programming, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Omar Gilbert - Unknown Contributor Role
  • Senabelle Gill - Choir/Chorus
  • Larry Gold - Conductor, String Arrangements
  • Dejah Gomez - Choir/Chorus
  • Pastor Chris Sr. Harris - Choir/Chorus
  • Brandon Hull - Assistant
  • Earickia L. Isom - Hair Stylist
  • R. Kelly - Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Main Personnel, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, String Arrangements, Vocals
  • Gregg Landfair - Guitar
  • Donnie Lyle - Bass, Bass Instrument, Guitar, Main Personnel, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Paul Mabin - Choir/Chorus
  • Maurice Mahon - Featured Artist, Primary Artist
  • John McGlinchey - Assistant
  • Ian Mereness - Engineer, Main Personnel, Mixing, Programming
  • Jason Mlodzinski - Assistant, Engineer, Main Personnel, Programming
  • Peter Mokran - Audio Engineer, Engineer
  • Jeffrey Morrow - Choir/Chorus
  • Jackie Murphy - Art Direction, Design
  • Lori Holton Nash - Choir/Chorus
  • Kendall D. Nesbitt - Keyboards, Main Personnel, Vocals
  • Armirris Palmore - Choir/Chorus
  • Lauren Pilot - Choir/Chorus
  • Herb Powers - Mastering
  • Kelly Price - Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals
  • Riesig & Taylor - Photography
  • Montez Roberts - Assistant
  • Stevie Robinson - Choir/Chorus
  • David Ross - Set Design
  • Johnny Rutledge - Choir/Chorus
  • Cristino Sanchez - Choir/Chorus
  • Roberta Thomas - Choir/Chorus
  • Devin B. Thompson - Choir/Chorus
  • Uncle Life - Main Personnel, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Seth Waldman - Assistant
  • Pamela Watson - Stylist
  • Nathan Wheeler - Assistant, Engineer, Main Personnel, Programming, Vocals, Vocals (Background)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 20
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 16
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 11
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[30] 2
US Billboard 200[31] 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[33] 75
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[34] 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum 1,500,000^
Summaries
Worldwide 5,200,000[14]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "R. Kelly: Happy People/U Saved Me" at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Smith, Jack (7 March 2003). "R Kelly Happy People/You Saved Me Review". BBC.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "R. Kelly". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Browne, David (16 August 2004). "Happy People: R. Kelly". Entertainment Weekly (779-780).
  6. ↑ Zerwas, Katie (17 September 2004). "R. Kelly: Happy People/U Saved Me". PopMatters.
  7. ↑ Pareles, Jon (2 September 2004). "R. Kelly: Happy People/U Saved Me". Rolling Stone.
  8. ↑ Burns, Todd (25 August 2004). "R. Kelly: Happy People / U Saved Me". Stylus.
  9. ↑ "R Kelly - Happy People". Uncut. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  10. ↑ Catucci, Nick (19 October 2004). "Steppin' Wolf". Village Voice.
  11. ↑ Whitmire, Margo (2004-09-01). "McGraw's 'Live' Powers To No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  12. ↑ Whitmire, Margo (2004-09-08). "McGraw Lives Large At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  13. 1 2 "American album certifications – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  14. 1 2 "R. Kelly: Worldwide Album Sales". Rkellynews.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  15. 1 2 "R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-people-u-saved-me-mw0000206284/credits
  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for R. Kelly. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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  22. ↑ "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – R. Kelly – Happy People / U Saved Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  29. ↑ "R. Kelly | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  31. ↑ "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard 200 for R. Kelly. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  32. ↑ "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for R. Kelly. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Best of 2004 – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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  35. ↑ "British album certifications – R Kelly – Happy People/U Saved Me". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Happy People/U Saved Me in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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