2005 saw R&B crooner Ne-Yo burst onto the music scene – as an artist. Previously known as a songwriter (having co-penned Mario‘s ‘Let Me Love You’, which stayed at the top of the Billboard for 9 weeks), he released his first album, ‘In My Own Words’, to wide critical and commercial acclaim. As such, the LP’s final single, ‘Sexy Love’, will make the object of this week’s From The Vault.
A global summer hit, ‘Love’ established Ne-Yo as a prolific and viable act after the touchdown that was ‘So Sick’, his breakthrough single. Indeed, as history has proven with acts such as Lil Mama, Mims and the underrated Amerie; it seems to be quite the task to sustain as much as half the momentum after a smash a la ‘So Sick’.
On the song and its accompanying visual, Ne-Yo is addicted to his lady that he doesn’t care about anything that doesn’t revolve around the two of them.
Mr. Smith delivers, with the song, smooth high-pitched vocals (a nod to his idol Michael Jackson) over a then-fresh sounding production courtesy of Stargate (who in 2006 were still seen as up-and-comers in the U.S. Fast forward 4 years and they are Stateside Pop royalty – a title they’ve long held everywhere else.)
With new material on the way and after the disappointment that was ‘Libra Scale’, his fourth LP, we seriously hope the Grammy winning singer-songwriter has retrieved his mojo. For, he is among the better talents, alongside Chris Brown and Ciara, to have emerged from the music and entertainment scene since the mid 00’s.
NE-YO IS A GRAMMY WINNER, NOT A NOMINEE.
I hated this song then, and I hate it even more now!!
Sam this on should have stayed in the vault!!
I RESPECT HIS WRITING, SINGING, HIS DANCING, VIDEOS AND THE FACT THAT HE PERFORMS LIVE. HE’S AN ALL AROUND TALENT. ‘LIBRA SCALE’ WAS THE PITS BUT HE PERFORMED THE SONGS WELL. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MOVIE WITH THAT ALBUM BEING A SOUNDTRACK A LA OUTKAST WITH ‘IDLEWILD’ AND THEN SHELL OUT A NEW ABLUM. I RESPECT THE HARD WORK HE PUTS IN AND THE FACT THAT HE PUTS ON GREAT LIVE SHOWS, NO LIP SYCING.
AMAZING SONG.
REAL R&B this is what u call, a R&B song.. not no jason derulo s*** ( no shade) , chris brown and trey thongz need to get it together and go back to their CORE. R&B and quit the club , dance records, leave that to pitbull and david guetta
@MALIBU BARBIE YES! REAL R&B, HE SAID HIS NEXT ALBUM WILL BE BRINGING R&B BACK, THANK GOODNESS!
co-sign malibu
ne-yo was best with rnb music……..
So Sick, S*** Love, Because of You, Do You, …
Let me Love You, Unfaithful, Irreplaceable, Take a Bow, Flaws and All, Spotlight, Man of The House…
Ne-Yo songwriting skills took Contemporary R’n’B to a whole new level since 2006, like Babyface or R. Kelly did before him . Nobody can’t tell him No’ing.
What R’n’B really needs right now is a new Ne-Yo, somebody who brings something fresh, a new sound, a signature.
This is his best song to date, he really changed in a big no no, his material is lacking like 4 real.
I love neyo as an artist and have bought all his albums but libra scale was a big disappointment. He was all over the place and trying too har to do too many things.
I don’t even know where that CD is anymore. 🙁
Can’t wait for the new album. I hope he went back to what he does best.
Who else spotted Denosh Bennet (Making the Band 3) knocking at the door?
S*** Ne-Yo ! 🙂
she makes the hairs on the back of my b*** stand up, with just one touch. and I aint rough.
Like a volcano I cover her with my n**, baby girl you make me say (ooh ohh ohhh)
I love this song.
I actually liked Libra Scale… “Telekinesis” is the jam
Many People don’t know it.. But FRANK GATSON work on that video (s*** love) with NEYO.. Great video..
Well i actually liked the singles released from Libra but its actually the only album i dont have from him. Im sorry but when Neyo came out and dropped IMOW, it put him n the for front in the male R&B world. That man made an amazing album. He has the pen, dancing and singing on lock and when he return, i dont see any male R&B artist messing with him.
I AM SOO INLOVE WITH NE-YO AND STILL IN LOVE WITH S*** LOVE FROM IS DEBUT ALBUM I STILL HAVE .HE IS A GOOD AND I CANT WAIT FOR HIS UP AND COMING ALBUM LOVE HIME ! MUCH LOVE!
I can’t rememeber this song, but I like it. He says he’s going to be doing ballads and r&b this time around, which is a relief from all this pop dance music that’s out.
This is still my jam… brings back memories of fun times and is also the ringtone for when my s*** love calls (lol)