LFO (album)
{{About|the album by American band LFO|the album by the British band|LFO (British band)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = LFO
| type = Album
| artist = LFO
| cover = LFO - LFO - Front.jpg
| released = {{Start date|1999|08|24}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|pop-rap|R&B}}
| length = 51:35
| label = {{hlist|Arista|Trans Continental|BMG}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dow Brain|S. Costa|Rich Cronin|Cutfather & Joe|Dakari|Full Force|Jamahl Harris|Steve Kipner|Lou Pearlman (exec.)|Stargate|TQ|Brad Young}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Life is Good
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = LFO
| type = studio
| single1 = Can't Have You
| single1date = October 13, 1998
| single2 = Summer Girls
| single2date = June 29, 1999
| single3 = Girl on TV
| single3date = November 2, 1999
| single4 = I Don't Wanna Kiss You Goodnight
| single4date = March 21, 2000
| single5 = West Side Story
| single5date = July 18, 2000
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r427612|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = Robert Christgau
|rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=lfo|title=Robert Christgau: CG: lfo|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}
}}
LFO is the debut album by American pop group LFO. It was released on August 24, 1999, under Arista Records.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Standard version
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Summer Girls
| writer1 = {{hlist|Rich Cronin|Brad Young|Dow Brain}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Cronin|Young|Brain}}
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = Girl on TV
| writer2 = {{hlist|Cronin|Young|Brain}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Cronin|Young|Brain}}
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = Cross My Heart
| writer3 = {{hlist|Steve Kipner|David Kopatz}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Cutfather & Joe|Kipner}}
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Can't Have You
| note4 = featuring Kayo
| writer4 = {{hlist|Barry Gibb|Robin Gibb|Maurice Gibb|Cronin|Brain|Young|Dakari|Wayne Garfield|Mauro Malavasi|David Romani}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Cronin|Brain|S. Costa|Young|Dakari|Stargate{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = I Don't Wanna Kiss You Goodnight
| writer5 = {{hlist|Dane DeViller|Sean Hosein|Kipner|D. Zero}}
| extra5 = Cutfather & Joe
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = West Side Story
| writer6 = {{hlist|Cronin|Young|Brain}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Cronin|Young|Brain}}
| length6 = 3:29
| title7 = Think About You
| writer7 = {{hlist|Kipner|Greg Curtis}}
| extra7 = Cutfather & Joe
| length7 = 3:57
| title8 = I Will Show You Mine
| writer8 = {{hlist|DeViller|Hosein|Kipner}}
| extra8 = Cutfather & Joe
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = All I Need to Know
| writer9 = {{hlist|Full Force|L'Shawn}}
| extra9 = Full Force
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Baby Be Mine
| writer10 = {{hlist|Dakari|Cronin|Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis}}
| extra10 = Dakari
| length10 = 3:53
| title11 = Your Heart Is Safe with Me
| writer11 = Diane Warren
| extra11 = Cutfather & Joe
| length11 = 3:51
| title12 = My Block
| writer12 = {{hlist|Terence Quaites|Leon Haywood|George Brown|Robert Bell|Ronald Bell|Claydes Smith|James Taylor|Earl Toon|Dennis Thomas|Meekaaeel Muhammad}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|TQ|Jamahl Harris{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length12 = 3:27
| title13 = Forever
| writer13 = {{hlist|Quaites|James Jacobsen}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|TQ|Harris{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length13 = 4:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = US re-issue version (bonus tracks)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title14 = The Reason Why
| writer14 = {{hlist|Arnthor Birgisson|Christian Karlsson|Patrick Tucker|Cronin}}
| extra14 = Bloodshy
| length14 =
| title15 = Me (Boom, Shalak, Lak, Boom)
| writer15 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Dakari|Tucker|Cronin}}
| extra15 = Bloodshy
| length15 =
}}
;Notes
- "Can't Have You" contains elements of "The Glow of Love", written by Wayne Garfield, Mauro Malavasi and David Romani.
- "Baby Be Mine" contains replayed elements of "Human", written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
- "My Block" contains replayed elements of "She's a Bad Mama Jama", written by Leon Haywood. Contains re-sung elements of "Ladies' Night", written by George Brown, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Claydes Smith, James Taylor, Earl Toon, Dennis Thomas and Meekaaeel Muhammad.
- {{small|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies remix and additional production
- {{small|{{note|b|b}}}} signifies a co-producer
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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Chart (1999)
! Peak |
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Scottish Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20000220/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}
| style="text-align:center;"|96 |
UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/lyte-funkie-ones/|title=Artists|website=www.officialcharts.com}}
| style="text-align:center;"|62 |
{{album chart|Billboard200|21|artist=LFO|accessdate=October 11, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Chart (1999)
! Position |
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US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 11, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|188 |
Chart (2000)
! Position |
US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 11, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|77 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=LFO|artist=LFO|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|access-date=July 15, 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=LFO|title=LFO|award=Platinum|access-date=July 25, 2012|relyear=1999}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|type=album|artist=LFO|title=LFO|nocert=true|salesamount=1,400,000|salesref={{cite book|author=Wolfgang Spahr|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQ8EAAAAMBAJ&q=whitney+houston+japan+bodyguard&pg=PA66|title=Grammy's Two Way Street|publisher=Billboard|date=13 May 2000|access-date=27 March 2022}}}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{LFO (American band)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:LFO (American band) albums
Category:Arista Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Cutfather
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