Love (Aaron Carter EP)
{{Infobox album
| name = Love
| type = EP
| artist = Aaron Carter
| cover = Aaron Carter LøVë EP cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 10, 2017
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 16:40
| label = {{hlist|Sony Music|Z Entertainment}}
| producer = {{hlist|Aaron Carter|Michel Schulz}}
| prev_title = The Music Never Stopped
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Love
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Love
| type = EP
| single1 = Fool's Gold
| single1date = April 1, 2016
| single2 = Sooner or Later
| single2date = January 20, 2017
}}
}}
Love (stylized as LØVË) is the third and final EP by American singer and songwriter Aaron Carter, released on February 10, 2017, by Sony Music. It is the first collection of songs released by Carter since 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/aaron-carter-returns-to-music-reveals-the-biggest-obstacle-in-his-personal-life|title=Aaron Carter Returns to Music, Reveals the Biggest Obstacle in His Personal Life|work=Fox News|date=January 19, 2017|first=Stephanie|last=Nolasco|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170806211955/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/19/aaron-carter-returns-to-music-reveals-biggest-obstacle-in-his-personal-life.html|archive-date=6 August 2017|url-status=live}}
Background
On April 1, 2016, Carter released "Fool's Gold" as the first single from the EP. When speaking of the EP, Carter told Billboard:
"'The 'LøVë' album and 'Fool's Gold' era has been D.I.Y. hustle since day one. "Everything from the production, songwriting, mixing, photoshoots, music videos, packaging and distribution have been a collective involvement from a team I like to call 'Team Fool's Gold.'"
The second single, "Sooner or Later", was released in January 2017.
Reception
The EP received positive reception by music critics, with Entertainment Weekly saying "Sooner or Later" was "no "Aaron’s Party" — it's better".{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/02/17/new-music-friday-flume-aaron-carter/|title=New Music Friday: 9 new releases to hear now|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 17, 2017|first=Ariana|last=Bacle|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170806212650/http://ew.com/music/2017/02/17/new-music-friday-flume-aaron-carter/|archivedate=6 August 2017|url-status=live}} El Broide wrote that [Carter] "decided to take a tropical house approach with the project incorporating strong pop influences – and it works."{{cite web|title=Review: Aaron Carter - LøVë (EP)|url=https://www.thehouseofpop.co.za/review-aaron-carter-love-ep/|accessdate=3 October 2021|date=10 February 2017}}
Track listing
All songs are written by Jon Asher, Melanie Fontana, Taylor Helgeson, Michel Schulz and Aaron Carter; while being produced by the latter two.{{Cite web | url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/69142790 | title=Try the TIDAL Web Player}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Fool's Gold
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:16
| title2 = Let Me Let You
| writer2 =
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = Sooner or Later
| writer3 =
| length3 = 3:32
| title4 = Same Way
| writer4 =
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = Dearly Departed
| writer5 =
| length5 = 3:26
}}
Charts
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| scope="col"|Chart (2017)
!scope="col"|Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|37|artist=Aaron Carter|album=LøVë|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2017}} |