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More Issues Than Vogue

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{{Infobox album

| name = More Issues Than Vogue

| type = studio

| artist = K. Michelle

| cover = K. Michelle, More Issues Than Vogue.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = March 25, 2016

| recorded = 2015–2016

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length = 46:24

| label = Atlantic

| producer =

| prev_title = Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Kimberly: The People I Used to Know

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{Singles

| name = More Issues Than Vogue

| type = studio

| single1 = Not a Little Bit

| single1date = January 22, 2016

| single2 = Ain't You

| single2date = February 12, 2016

| single3 = Mindful

| single3date = February 19, 2016

}}

}}

More Issues Than Vogue is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter K. Michelle. It was released on March 25, 2016, by Atlantic Records. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Not a Little Bit" and "Ain't You".

More Issues Than Vogue received critical acclaim upon its release and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with sales of 59,158 album in the first week. It also charted at number 32 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. The album was met with critical acclaim, earning a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic.

Background

K. Michelle revealed on the second season of her show, K. Michelle: My Life and in an interview with Billboard on January 25, 2016, that she wanted to release her next album without it being an urban sound. "I want to be able to sing what I want, If I want to be able to sing country, I want to be able to show that. I want to be able to sing ballads that touch the world and not just one demographic. I’m just not going to be told that because I’m black, I have to do this anymore."{{cite magazine|last1=Platon|first1=Adelle|title=K. Michelle Talks Upcoming 'Non-Urban' Third Album & 'My Life' Season 2|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6851794/k-michelle-my-life-season-2|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 18, 2016}} The track listing and cover art was revealed on Pate's Instagram and Twitter account on February 12, 2016.{{cite tweet|user=kmichelle|author=K. Michelle|number=695707814568841216|date=5 February 2016|title=✨ Pre-order my NEW album 'More Issues Than Vogue' NEXT Friday, February 12th! 🌻 #MITV 🎶|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Pate|first1=Kimberly|title=Pre-order my NEW album #MoreIssuesThanVogue this Friday, February 12th and receive my new single "Ain't You" instantly!|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BBiftYgAhCn/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BBiftYgAhCn |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|publisher=K. Michelle|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}{{cbignore}}

Singles

"Not a Little Bit" was released as the lead single from the album on January 22, 2016. Upon release, the song debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 18 on February 18, 2016.{{cite magazine|title=K. Michelle - Chart History Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276636/k-michelle/chart?f=1230|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 18, 2016}} The official music video was released on March 25, 2016.{{cite web|title=K. Michelle - Not a Little Bit (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0781BDUakc|website=YouTube|accessdate=March 25, 2016}}

"Ain't You" was released as the second single from the album on February 12, 2016. The song debuted on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart at number 41 on March 5, 2016.{{cite magazine|title=K. Michelle - Chart History Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276636/k-michelle/chart?f=1086|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 18, 2016}} The music video for the single premiered on June 8, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JbEG5SS1bI|title=K. Michelle - Ain't You [Official Music Video]|website=YouTube }}

=Promotional singles=

"Mindful" was released as the album's first promotional single on February 19, 2016.{{cite web|title=K. Michelle - Mindful [New Song]|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/k-michelle-mindful-new-song.1968620.html|website=Hot New Hip Hop|date=19 February 2016 |publisher=Trevor Smith|accessdate=February 19, 2016}} The song was written and produced by T-Pain. The official music video was released on March 10, 2016.{{cite web|title=K. Michelle - Mindful (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0781BDUakc|website=YouTube|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}

"Time" was released as the album's second promotional single on February 25, 2016.{{cite web|title=#Time is out NOW! Pre-order #MoreIssuesThanVogue NOW and receive "Time" INSTANTLY!|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BCPMU_EAhBA/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BCPMU_EAhBA |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}{{cbignore}}

"Got Em Like" was released as the album's third promotional single on May 6, 2016. The official music video was released on May 6, 2016.{{cite tweet|user=kmichelle|author=K. Michelle|number=728365178602008579|date=5 May 2016|title=💥 "Got Em Like" 🎥 TOMORROW @ 10am EST! 🎤|accessdate=May 6, 2016}}

Critical response

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Kellman|first1=Andy|title=More Issues Than Vogue - K. Michelle|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-issues-than-vogue-mw0002917147|website=All Music|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|title=K Michelle: More Issues Than Vogue review – exquisitely raw R&B|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/27/k-michelle-more-issues-than-vogue-review|newspaper=The Observer|date=27 March 2016 |accessdate=March 27, 2016 |last1=Cragg |first1=Michael }}

}}

Upon its release, More Issues Than Vogue received positive reviews, scoring an 80 out of 100 on Metacritic based on five reviews.{{Citation|title=More Issues Than Vogue by K. Michelle|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/more-issues-than-vogue/k-michelle|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29}} Complex gave the album a favorable review, stating that "the album is a bit less cohesive sonically than her sophomore effort, Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? That’s not a condemnation. The last album was sadder in overall tone. Here, there is a sparkle and an easiness pronounced throughout the project. I say this as a compliment: More Issues Than Vogue gives me fusion restaurant. Like, it's still catfish, only some spiffy sauce is on it and it's kale with turkey neck meat versus collard greens."{{cite web|title=K. Michelle Ain't White, But I Hope You Like Her New Album|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/03/k-michelle-more-issues-than-vogue-essay|website=Complex|accessdate=March 25, 2016}}

AllMusic's Andy Kellman gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "More Issues Than Vogue wisely sticks to roughly the same makeup of Pate's first two albums. "Make the Bed," featuring Jason Derulo, takes a somewhat surprising shot at crossover play, but it's mostly in the production and the deployment of a melodic "oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh" in the background, something like the umpteenth instance of its use in contemporary dance-pop."

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200,{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Hot 200 Album Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276636/k-michelle/chart?f=305|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 7, 2016}} and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,{{cite magazine|title=Billboard R&B Albums Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276636/k-michelle/chart?f=1235|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 7, 2016}} with 59,158 album equivalent units (over 54,066 in sales) in the first week, and it was streamed nearly five million times.{{cite web|last1=Tart|first1=Chris|title=Charts Don't Lie: April 6|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/charts-dont-lie-april-6-news.20950.html|website=Hot New Hip Hop|date=6 April 2016 |accessdate=April 12, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Victoria|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Young Thug, K. Michelle & Kendrick Lemar|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.38196/title.hip-hop-album-sales-young-thug-k-michelle-kendrick-lamar|website=HipHopdx|date=4 April 2016 |accessdate=April 12, 2016}} The album also debuted at number 32 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. In its second week, the album dropped to number 23 on the Billboard 200, to begin selling further to 22,484 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|title=Top 200 Albums, Billboard April 23, 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-04-23|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 12, 2016}} In its third week the album dropped to number 74 on the Billboard 200 and remained for its fourth week.{{cite magazine|title=Top 200 Albums Billboard Archive April 30, 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-04-30|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 30, 2016}}{{cite magazine|title=Top 200 Albums Billboard Archive May 7, 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-05-14|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 7, 2016}} In its fifth week the album dropped to 145 on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|title=Top 200 Albums Billboard Archive May 14, 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-05-14|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 14, 2016}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = More Issues Than Vogue — {{nobold|Standard edition}}{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – More Issues Than Vogue by K. Michelle|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/more-issues-than-vogue/1081916419|publisher=iTunes Store. Apple|access-date=March 20, 2016}}

| total_length = 46:24

| title1 = Mindful

| writer1 = Faheem Najm

| extra1 = {{hlist|Najm|Eric Cire{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 1:56

| title2 = Got Em Like

| writer2 = {{hlist|Najm|André Benjamin|Patrick L. Brown|Antwan André Patton}}

| extra2 = Najm

| length2 = 3:50

| title3 = Ain't You

| writer3 = {{hlist|Christian Ward|Jeremy Felton|Arin Ray|Drew Love|Michael Hernandez|Ozan Yildirim|James Foye III|Austin Owens}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Mekanics|Oz|Sam Salter{{ref|a|[a]}}|Hitmaka{{ref|b|[b]}}|Foye{{ref|c|[c]}}|Owens{{ref|c|[c]}}}}

| length3 = 4:15

| title4 = Not a Little Bit

| writer4 = {{hlist|Kelly Price|Elvis Williams}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Price|Williams|Cire{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length4 = 3:29

| title5 = If It Ain't Love

| writer5 = {{hlist|Floyd Nathanial Hills|Ilsey Juber|Rosina Russell|Patrick Hayes|Marcella Araica}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Danja|Curtis Wilson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length5 = 4:26

| title6 = Make the Bed

| note6 = featuring Jason Derulo

| writer6 = {{hlist|Lovy Longomba|Tinashe Sibanda|James Abrahart|Carmen Reece|Jason Derulo}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Lovy Longomba|T-Collar|C. Wilson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = Nightstand

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ward|Ray|Foye|Owens|Calvin James Price}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Salter{{ref|a|[a]}}|Foye{{ref|c|[c]}}|Owens{{ref|c|[c]}}|Hitmaka{{ref|a|[a]}}{{ref|d|[d]}}|CritaCal{{ref|d|[d]}}}}

| length7 = 4:20

| title8 = These Men

| writer8 = {{hlist|Kimberly Pate|Williams|Cire}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Williams|Cire{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 4:29

| title9 = All I Got

| writer9 = {{hlist|Pate|Ronnie Jackson|Jesse Wilson|Williams|Andrae Alexander|Priscilla Renea}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|J. Wilson|Lil' Ronnie|Williams{{ref|d|[d]}}}}

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = Time

| writer10 = {{hlist|Pate|Eric Hudson|Renea}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Hudson|Eric Dawkins{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length10 = 4:38

| title11 = Rich

| note11 = featuring Yo Gotti and Trina

| writer11 = {{hlist|Pate|Jackson|Renea|Mario Mims|Katrina Taylor}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Ronnie|Salter{{ref|a|[a]}}|J. Wilson{{ref|d|[d]}}}}

| length11 = 4:05

| title12 = Sleep Like a Baby

| writer12 = {{hlist|Pate|Warren Felder|Andrew Wansel|Sevyn Streeter|Bianca Atterberry}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Pop & Oak|Cire{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length12 = 3:28}}

{{Track listing

| headline = More Issues Than Vogue — {{nobold|Best Buy edition (bonus tracks)}}{{cite web|title=K. Michelle - More Issues Than Vogue [Only @ Best Buy]|url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/more-issues-than-vogue-only--best-buy/4977101.p?id=3549836&skuId=4977101|publisher= Best Buy|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 53:04

| title13 = Memphis

| writer13 = {{hlist|Pate|Renea|J. Wilson|Alexander|Keith Eaddy|Reggie Johnson}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|J. Wilson|C. Wilson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length13 = 3:05

| title14 = Life I Chose

| writer14 = {{hlist|Hudson|Renea}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Hudson|Dawkins{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length14 = 3:35}}

Notes

  • {{note|a|[a]}} signifies a vocal producer
  • {{note|b|[b]}} signifies a producer and vocal producer
  • {{note|c|[c]}} signifies an additional producer
  • {{note|d|[d]}} signifies a co-producer
  • "Mindful" contains additional vocals by T-Pain

Sampling credits

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for More Issues Than Vogue

! scope="col"| Chart (2016)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|UKR&B|32|date=20160401|access-date=April 7, 2016|refname=UKR&B|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=K. Michelle|access-date=July 4, 2020|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=K. Michelle|access-date=July 4, 2020|rowheader=true}}

{{col-2}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for More Issues Than Vogue

! scope="col"| Chart (2016)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 4, 2020}}

| 29

{{col-end}}

Release history

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|+ Release history for More Issues Than Vogue

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| Ref

scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| rowspan="3"| March 25, 2016

| Digital download

| rowspan="6"| Atlantic

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=More Issues Than Vogue by K. Michelle|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/more-issues-than-vogue/1081916419|website=iTunes|access-date=February 18, 2016}}

rowspan="2"| CD

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|title=K. Michelle - More Issues Than Vogue (Explicit) - Amazon.com Music|url=https://www.amazon.com/More-Issues-Than-Vogue-Explicit/dp/B01BLZ58OK/|website=Amazon|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=More Issues Than Vogue:Amazon.co.uk:Music|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Issues-Than-Vogue-Michelle/dp/B01BLZ58OK/|website=Amazon|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}

scope="row"| Spain

| rowspan="3"| March 26, 2016

| rowspan="3"| Digital download

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=More Issues Than Vogue [Explicit]: K. Michelle: Amazon.es Tienda MP3|url=https://www.amazon.es/More-Issues-Than-Vogue-Explicit/dp/B01BKVTPY4/|website=Amazon|publisher=Amazon.es|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}

scope="row"| France

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=More Issues Than Vogue [Explicit]: K. Michelle: Amazon.fr|url=https://www.amazon.fr/More-Issues-Than-Vogue-Explicit/dp/B01BKVH30M/|website=Amazon|publisher=Amazon.fr|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}

scope="row"| Germany

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=More Issues Than Vogue [Explicit]: K. Michelle: Amazon.de|url=https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01BKVGAC4/|website=Amazon|publisher=Amazon.de|accessdate=February 22, 2016}}

References

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