R.E.D. Is an overall good album, nothing more or less. They're all quality songs that grow the more you listen to them, but there's no song that REALLY stands out. I miss a couple of ballads. 'Forever now' would've been a great ballad. What I really miss is the brilliant lyrics from YOTG: ne-yo the advisor - the problem solver. My expectations was that R.E.D. Was going to be a "YOTG Deluxe", that he was going to bring the same great lyrics and emotion from that album and really step up the melodies. Cracks in Mr.Perfect was the only song with lyrical content that lived up to that. The lyrics from YOTG really taught me life lesson, lessons about love and life.

Sadly Ne-Yo will always "only" be an average superstar, despite his potential.