In and Out of Love (Cheri Dennis album)
{{Infobox album
| name = In and Out of Love
| type = Studio
| artist = Cheri Dennis
| cover = CheriDennisInAndOutOfLoveOfficial.JPG
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| released = November 13, 2007
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| length = 55:03
| label = {{hlist|Bad Boy|Atlantic}}
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = In and Out of Love
| type = studio
| single1 = I Love You
| single1date = May 1, 2006
| single2 = Portrait of Love
| single2date = November 30, 2007
| single3 = Pretend
| single3date = May 15, 2008
}}
}}
In and Out of Love is the debut album of American R&B singer Cheri Dennis, issued by Bad Boy and Atlantic Records. It was exclusively released digitally through the iTunes Store on November 13, 2007 with physical CDs and LPs made available on February 26, 2008. In and Out of Love debuted at nunber 74 on the US Billboard 200 and number eleven on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{cite web|title= In and Out of Love – Cheri Dennis|work = Billboard.com|publisher= Billboard|url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cheri dennis|chart=all}}|access-date= January 30, 2010}}
Promotion
"Portrait of Love", the second of three singles released, reached number 55 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite web|title= Portrait of Love – Cheri Dennis |work = Billboard.com|publisher= Billboard|url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cheri dennis|chart=all}}|access-date= January 30, 2010}} It was originally entitled "Portrait" and featured only Yung Joc, but after the single was leaked, the track title was changed and Gorilla Zoe was added to the song. The first single "I Love You" peaked at number 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and the third single "Pretend" featuring Maino peaked at number 116 on the charts. Promotion of third single then ceased due to her record label revoking budgets and refusing to grant funds for the album's future singles because of slow record sales.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1291986|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
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AllMusic editor Matt Rinaldi wrote that Dennis "has been providing hooks for Bad Boy tracks since she first collaborated with Mase in 1999. On her full-length debut, In and Out of Love, Cheri lends her sweet and sensual vocals to 16 hot tracks with production sounds that range from 1990s hip-hop to contemporary neo-soul." Billboard found that In and Out of Love harks back to the early ‘90s, when a green Mary J. Blige [...] created hip-hop soul with songs like "Real Love" and "What's the 411?"."{{Cite web|url=https://www.soultracks.com/review-cheridennis-inlove|title=In and out of Love, CHERI DENNIS|website=soultracks.com |access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302002558/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ifbf63e08888f1b20ee49134e41a79465|archive-date=March 2, 2008}} SoulTracks felt that the album made "crystal clear that the production is often only as good as the performer. Cheri lacks the passion to transcend the melody of these mid-tempo love songs, and her unassuming interpretation ultimately gets buried. In and Out of Love doesn't rise to the standards set by many mainstream R&B artists today. Its sound simply plays it too safe and lacks artistic depth [...] She'll get lost in this here-today-gone-tomorrow music industry. Maybe her sophomore effort will be her saving grace and prove that she's indeed a true star on the rise."{{Cite web|url=https://www.soultracks.com/review-cheridennis-inlove|title=Cheri Dennis - In and Out of Love (2008)|website=soultracks.com|date=April 8, 2008 |access-date=July 10, 2020}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = In and Out of Love track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 55:03
| title2 = Intro
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cheri Dennis|Harve Pierre|Sean Combs}}
| extra2 = Pierre
| length2 = 0:53
| title1 = I Love You"
| note1 = featuring Jim Jones & Yung Joc
| writer1 = {{hlist|Corey "Latif" Williams|Jasiel Robinson|Jones|Ryan Leslie}}
| extra1 = Leslie
| length1 = 4:35
| title3 = Portrait of Love
| note3 = featuring Yung Joc & Gorilla Zoe
| writer3 = {{hlist|Alonzo Mathis|Brandon Howard|Corte Ellis|Robinson|Michelle Bell}}
| extra3 = Souldiggaz
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Remind You
| writer4 = {{hlist|Adonis Shropshire|Rodney Jerkins}}
| extra4 = Jerkins
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = All I Wanna Do
| writer5 = {{hlist|Dennis|Delmar Arnaud|Jack Knight|Jeremy Graham|Ricardo Brown|Tupac Shakur}}
| extra5 = Yogi
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Alright
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jared Gosselin|Phillip White}}
| extra6 = Whitey
| length6 = 3:56
| title7 = In and Out of Love (Interlude)
| writer7 = {{hlist|Dennis|Pierre|Mario Winans}}
| extra7 = Winans
| length7 = 1:15
| title8 = Dropping out of Love
| writer8 = {{hlist|Shropshire|Bobby Caldwell|Dennis|Christopher Wallace|Clark Kent|Pierre|Hubert Barclay Eaves| James Williams|Winans|Combs|Shannon Lawrence}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Pierre|Winans}}
| length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Pretend
| writer9 = {{hlist|C. Williams|Edward Rooks|Eric Hudson}}
| extra9 = Hudson
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = Spaced Out
| writer10 = {{hlist|Amber Streeter|Giovanni James|Romeo IX}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Romeo IX|James{{ref|A|[A]}}}}
| length10 = 3:39
| title11 = Act Like You Know
| writer11 = {{hlist|James Washington|Tim Mosley}}
| extra11 = Timbaland
| length11 = 2:33
| title12 = Showdown
| writer12 = {{hlist|Dennis|Carlos "Los" Coleman|Jarod B}}
| extra12 = Jarod B
| length12 = 4:21
| title13 = Ooh Ooh
| writer13 = {{hlist|Anders von Hofsten|Angela Hunte|Fredro Odesjo|Marco Rakascan|Shamora Crawford}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Marco & Fredro|Crawford{{ref|A|[A]}}}}
| length13 = 4:04
| title14 = Finally Made It (interlude)
| writer14 = {{hlist|Dennis|Pierre|Jeremy Graham}}
| extra14 = Yogi
| length14 = 2:08
| title15 = Caught Up
| writer15 = {{hlist|Dennis|Alex North|Brandon Keith|Knight|Graham|Karen Anderson}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Yogi|King}}
| length15 = 4:26
| title16 = Waiting
| writer16 = {{hlist|Dennis|Hunte|Antwan Thompson|Frank Collins}}
| extra16 = Thompson
| length16 = 3:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
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| title17 = Freak
| writer17 = {{hlist|Christopher "Deep" Henderson|Combs|Steven Jordan|T. Baldursson|M. Bjoekland|J. Kurduletsch}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Henderson|Combs|Stevie J}}
| length17 = 3:42
| title18 = Ooh La La
| note18 = featuring G-Dep
| writer18 = {{hlist|Leslie|Richard Frierson|David Haulsey}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Leslie|Younglord{{ref|A|[A]}}}}
| length18 = 4:30
}}
Notes
- {{note|A|[A]}} denotes co-producer
Sample credits
- "All I Wanna Do" contains an interpolation of "Got My Mind Made Up" (1996) by 2Pac, Tha Dogg Pound, Method Man, & Redman.
- "Dropping Out of Love" contains elements of "Sky's the Limit" (1997) by The Notorious B.I.G. and 112, which in turn contains samples of Bobby Caldwell's "My Flame" and D. Train's "Keep On".
- "Waiting" contains a sample from "Forever" (1975) by British soul band Kokomo.
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for In and Out of Love |
| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|74|artist=Cheri Dennis|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|11|artist=Cheri Dennis|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2020}} |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of releases of In and Out of Love |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Formats ! scope="col"| Label |
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| scope="row"| Various
| rowspan="1"| November 13, 2007 | rowspan="1"| digital download |
| scope="row"| Various
| February 26, 2008 |