R. (album)

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R. is the third studio album and the first double album by R&B singer R. Kelly. It was released in the United States on November 10, 1998 (see 1998 in music). This album was the first time Kelly allowed other record producers to produce or co-produce on his album, as opposed to producing the entire album himself, as well as his first time collaborating with various artists on his album. This is currently Kelly's biggest selling album to date, selling 8 million copies in the US according to RIAA and 12.4 million copies worldwide.

R. went to number one on the R&B albums chart as the third album to do so, and went second place on the Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 216,000. It spawned Kelly's second #1 U.S. pop hit, "I'm Your Angel", a duet with Celine Dion. The album also contains the #1 R&B hit, "I Believe I Can Fly," which was released two years earlier on the Space Jam soundtrack.

The album cover uses the same image of R. Kelly from his 12 Play album, but in silhouette form, which had been exactly released five years ago. It is also his first album to contain a parental advisory.

Video R. (album)

Track listing

All songs written and produced by R. Kelly, except where noted.

Disc one

Disc two

Maps R. (album)

Awards & nominations

BMI Awards - 1998 Pop Songwriter of the Year (won for "I Believe I Can Fly," "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)," and "I Don't Want To by Toni Braxton)

Grammy Awards - 1999 Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (nominated for "I'm Your Angel"), 2000 Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male (nominated for "When a Woman's Fed Up"), 2000 Best R&B Album (nominated)

Soul Train Music Awards - 1999 Best R&B/Soul Single, Male (nominated for "Half On a Baby"), 1999 Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award (won), 1999 Best R&B/Soul Album, Male (won), 1999 Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album (won)

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Personnel

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Charts and certifications

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Samples

• "V.I.P." contains a sample of "Alone" composed by Donald and Dalvin DeGrate and performed by Jodeci from the album Diary of a Mad Band

Songs sampled in future songs:

• "When a Woman's Fed Up"
  • "K-I-S-S-I-N-G" by Nas from the album I Am...
  • "Um Pouco Mais De Malandragem" by Facção Central from the album Família Facção (1999)
  • "America" by Trick Daddy feat. Society from the album Book of Thugs (2000)
  • "Runnin Out of Bud" by 8Ball & MJG feat. Killer Mike from the album Ridin High (2007)
  • "Thug Nigga" by Z-Ro from the album Heroin (2010)
  • "Broken Man" by Anthony Hamilton from the album Back to Love (2011)
  • "Thug and a Gee" by Prodeje from the album Hood 2 Da Good (2011)
  • "Smoke Break" by Lil B from the album "855" Song Based Freestyle Mixtape (2011)
  • "Smoke Break PT1 BASED FREESTYLE" by Lil B from the album "848" SONG BASED FREESTYLE MIXTAPE (2011)
  • "Neon Cathedral" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Allen Stone from the album The Heist (2012)
• "Did You Ever Think"
  • "Streets Love Me" by Foxy Brown from the album Ill Na Na 2: The Fever
  • "The Quan" by Foxy Brown from the album Brooklyn's Don Diva
  • "How to Rob" by 50 Cent featuring The Madd Rapper from the album Power of the Dollar and In Too Deep (soundtrack)

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Covers

• Palestinian rap group DAM has covered "Did You Ever Think".

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See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)

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References

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