Nivea (album)

2001 studio album by Nivea

Nivea

Studio album by

Nivea

Released| September 25, 2001
Recorded| 2000–2001
Genre| R&B[1]
Length| 54:49
Label| Jive
Producer|

* Nivea (exec.)
* Colin Lampkin (exec.)
* Teddy Bishop
* Leslie Braithwaite
* Burn-Unit
* Carlos & Dada
* Bryan-Michael Cox
* Roy "Royalty" Hamilton
* R. Kelly
* The Neptunes
* Organized Noise
* Paul Poli
* Scorpio & Mystery
* Adonis Shropshire
* Swift C
* Twin Beats

Nivea chronology
|  | Nivea
(2001)  | Complicated
(2005)

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Singles from  Nivea

1. "Don't Mess with the Radio"
Released: June 12, 2001
2. "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)"
Released: December 10, 2001
3. "Don't Mess with My Man"
Released: June 3, 2002
4. "Laundromat"
Released: April 28, 2003
5. "25 Reasons"/"Ya Ya Ya"
Released: 2003

Nivea is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Nivea. It was released by Jive on September 25, 2001. A contemporary R&B album with major influences of the pop and hip hop genres, Nivea worked with a wide range of producers and songwriters on her self-titled album which features credits by Leslie Braithwaite, Bryan-Michael Cox, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, R. Kelly, The Neptunes, Organized Noise, Adonis Shropshire, Teedra Moses, Johnta Austin, and Ne-Yo, among others.

Upon its release, Nivea debuted at number 80 on the US Billboard 200 and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was preceded by its first two singles "Don't Mess with the Radio", which became a top twenty hit in Australia, and "Don't Mess With My Man", a collaboration with Brandon Casey and Brian Casey from boy group Jagged Edge, which became a smash hit, reaching the top ten in France, New Zealand and on the US Billboard Hot 100.

## Singles

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"Don't Mess with the Radio" was selected as Nivea's solo debut single and was released on June 12, 2001.[2] While not a major hit in the United States or most other countries, it was a top-twenty success in Australia, reaching number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In April 2002, the song was released in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)".[3] It peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, "Run Away" was released as the album's second single on December 10, 2001.[4]

"Don't Mess with My Man" was released on June 3, 2002, as the third single from the album.[5] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was an international hit as well, reaching the top 10 in France and New Zealand and receiving a Gold certification in the former country. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart upon its initial release. The recording earned the artists a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003.[6]

The fourth single, "Laundromat", was released on April 28, 2003.[7] The song peaked in the United States at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, it reached a peak number 33 on the UK Singles Chart as a double A-side with "Don't Mess with My Man".[8]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Alex Henderson from AllMusic rated Nivea three out of five stars and called it "a perfect example of how hip-hop-drenched R&B [had] become" by 2001: "From the production to the lyrics, this CD frequently underscores hip-hop's influence on modern R&B." He found that "Nivea provides a likable blend of girlishness and grit on catchy, hip-hop-minded offerings", while also being "teen-friendly, although not in a bubblegum way; in Nivea's case, teen-friendly doesn't mean teen pop." Henderson concluded: "But if Nivea's debut is slightly uneven, it still has more ups than downs and is — thanks to the more on-the-ball producers and writers — worth the price of admission."[1]

## Chart performance

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Nivea debuted at number 109 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of December 28, 2002.[9] It eventually peaked at number 80 in February 2003.[9] By March 2003, the album had sold 134,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10]

## Track listing

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Nivea – Standard editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Still in Love"|

* Cortez Harris
* Teedra Moses
* Paul Poli
* Dorothy Runner
* Shaffer Smith

| Poli| 3:33
2.| "Ya Ya Ya" (featuring Lil Wayne)|

* Robert Kelly
* Dwayne Carter, Jr.

| R. Kelly| 4:07
3.| "Don't Mess with My Man" (featuring Jagged Edge)|

* Brandon Casey
* Brian Casey
* Bryan-Michael Cox

| Cox| 3:34
4.| "The One for Me"|

* Nivea Hamilton
* Kelly
* Timothy Allen
* Larry Campbell

* Scorpio & Mystery
* R. Kelly[A]

| 3:35
5.| "Laundromat"| Kelly| R. Kelly| 4:24
6.| "You Don't Even Know" (featuring Nick Cannon)|

* N. Hamilton
* James Brown
* Adonis Shropshire
* John Starks
* Fred Wesley

| Shropshire| 3:55
7.| "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)" (featuring Pusha T)|

* Pharrell Williams
* Chad Hugo

| The Neptunes| 3:43
8.| "Just in Case"|

* N. Hamilton
* Leslie Braithwaite
* Garfield Duncan
* James Harris
* Terrance Kelly
* Terry Lewis
* Tim Patterson
* Dexter Archer
* Jasper Cameron

| Braithwaite| 3:59
9.| "No Doubt"|

* Johnta Austin
* Teddy Bishop

| Bishop| 4:06
10.| "Never Had a Girl Like Me"|

* N. Hamilton
* Allen
* Brown
* Campbell
* Lyn Collins

| Scorpio & Mystery| 3:53
11.| "Have Mercy"|

* Irish Grinstead
* Lemisha Grinstead
* Carlos Thornton
* Benny Tillman
* D'Wayne Wiggins
* Kameelah Williams

| Carlos & Dada| 3:52
12.| "Don't Mess with the Radio"|

* Cedric Barnett
* Marqueze Etheridge
* Ray Murray
* Rico Wade
* Jamahr Williams
* Patrick Brown
* Brandon Bennett

* Organized Noize
* Swift C

| 3:58
13.| "25 Reasons"|

* N. Hamilton
* Brathwaite
* Cameron

| Braithwaite| 4:07
14.| "Don't Mess with My Man" (Remix) (featuring Jagged Edge and Mystikal) (bonus track)|

* Brandon Casey
* Brian Casey
* Cox

| Cox| 3:52

Nivea – Australian and New Zealand hidden track[citation needed]No.| Title| Length

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15.| "I Love My Man (I'm Keepin' Him)"| 3:13

Nivea – Reissue[11]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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14.| "What You Waitin' for"|

* Hamilton
* Ralph Kearns
* James Maynes
* Steven A. White

| Burn-Unit| 3:36
15.| "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal)|

* Hamilton
* Michael Tyler
* James Brown
* Betty Jean Newsome
* Luther Campbell

| Scorpio & Mystery| 3:48
16.| "Cat's Got Your Tongue"|

* Lampson
* Forbes
* N. Hamilton
* R. Hamilton
* Hoskins

| Roy "Royalty" Hamilton| 3:15
17.| "Jewelry"|

* C. Jerkins
* E. Jerkins
* R. Hamilton
* Rockwell

* Royalty
* Twin Beats[A]

| 3:29
18.| "Problems"|

* Sylvers
* R. Hamilton
* Hoskins

| Hamilton| 3:41
19.| "Don't Mess with My Man" (Remix) (featuring Jagged Edge and Mystikal) (bonus track)|

* Brandon Casey
* Brian Casey
* Tyler
* Cox

| Cox| 3:52

Nivea – International edition[12]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal)|

* N. Hamilton
* Michael Tyler
* James Brown
* Betty Jean Newsome
* Luther Campbell

| Scorpio & Mystery| 3:48
2.| "Cat's Got Your Tongue"|

* Carmen Lampson
* Claude "Quo" Forbes
* N. Hamilton
* Roy Hamilton
* Samuel "Cyph" Hoskins

| Roy "Royalty" Hamilton| 3:15
3.| "Radio (Interlude)"|  |  | 0:34
4.| "Don't Mess with the Radio"|

* Cedric Barnett
* Marqueze Etheridge
* Ray Murray
* Rico Wade
* Jamahr Williams
* Patrick Brown
* Brandon Bennett

* Organized Noize
* Swift C

| 3:58
5.| "Don't Mess with My Man" (Remix) (featuring Jagged Edge and Mystikal)|

* Brandon Casey
* Brian Casey
* Bryan-Michael Cox

| Cox| 3:34
6.| "Problems"|

* Leon Sylvers III
* R. Hamilton
* Hoskins

| Royalty| 3:41
7.| "Jewelry"|

* C. Jerkins
* E. Jerkins
* R. Hamilton
* Rockwell

* Royalty
* Twin Beats[A]

| 3:29
8.| "Never Had a Girl Like Me"|

* Hamilton
* Allen
* Brown
* Campbell
* Lyn Collins

| Scorpio & Mystery| 3:53
9.| "Just in Case"|

* Hamilton
* Leslie Braithwaite
* Garfield Duncan
* James Harris
* Terrance Kelly
* Terry Lewis
* Tim Patterson
* Dexter Archer
* Jasper Cameron

| Braithwaite| 3:59
10.| "Phone (Interlude)"|  |  | 0:37
11.| "25 Reasons"|

* Hamilton
* Brathwaite
* Cameron

| Braithwaite| 4:07
12.| "Argument (Interlude)"|  |  | 1:06
13.| "Have Mercy"|

* Irish Grinstead
* Lemisha Grinstead
* Carlos Thornton
* Benny Tillman
* D'Wayne Wiggins
* Kameelah Williams

| Carlos & Dada| 3:52
14.| "No Doubt"|

* Johnta Austin
* Teddy Bishop

| Bishop| 4:06
15.| "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)" (featuring Pusha T of the Clipse)|

* Pharrell Williams
* Chad Hugo

| The Neptunes| 3:43
16.| "I Love My Man (I'm Keepin' Him)"|  |  | 3:13

Notes

* ^[A] denotes co-producer

Sample credits

* "Still in Love" samples Alicia Myers's "Concentrate On Love".
* "You Don't Even Know" samples James Brown's "The Payback".
* "Just in Case" samples Lost Boyz's "Renee".
* "Never Had a Girl Like Me" samples Lyn Collins's "Think (About It)".
* "25 Reasons" samples Blu's "Clap Your Hands".
* "Check Your Man" samples James Brown's "It's A Man's Man's Man's World".

## Personnel

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Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.[13]

Instruments and performances

* Donnie Lyle – guitar
* Charles Pettaway – guitar
* Malachy Robinson – guitar
* Swift C – drums
* PJ Morton – piano, keyboards
* R. Kelly – arranger

Production

* Ted Bishop – engineering, instrumentation
* Leslie Braithwaite – engineering, mixing
* Tom Coyne – mastering
* Ryan Freeland – engineering
* Andy Gallas – engineering
* Jeffrey Gamble – photography
* Elisa Garcia – design
* Abel Garibaldi – engineering
* Serban Ghenea – mixing
* Jay Goin – engineering
* Mark Goodchild – engineering
* Hachi – photography
* Chaz Harper – mastering
* R. Kelly – mixing
* C.L. Lampkin – backing vocals
* Ian Mereness – engineering, mixing
* Rowie Nameri – engineering
* Azuolas Sinkevicius – engineering
* Brian Stanley – engineering
* Adonis Shropshire – engineering
* Richard Travali – mixing
* Patrick Viala – mixing
* Bernasky Wall – mixing
* Arnold Wolfe – mixing

## Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Nivea Chart (2001–03)  | Peak
position

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Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[14] | 29
French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 65
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 37
US Billboard 200[9] | 80
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] | 35

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for Nivea Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label  | Edition(s)  | Ref

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Australia  | September 25, 2001  |

* CD
* digital download

| Jive Records | Original  | [19]
Germany  | February 18, 2002  | [12]
Japan  | July 29, 2002  | [20]
Singapore  | September 16, 2002  | [21]
United States  | December 10, 2002  | Re-release  | [22]
United Kingdom  | February 3, 2003  | Original  | [23]
France  | March 10, 2003  | [24]
Australia  | June 3, 2003  | Re-release  | [25]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Nivea – Nivea". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
2. ^ "Urban: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1405\. June 8, 2001. p. 63.
3. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 April 2002". Music Week. April 20, 2002. p. 35.
4. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th December 2001" (PDF). ARIA. December 10, 2001. p. 25\. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
5. ^ "Nivea: Don't Mess with My Man". Radio & Records. No. 1454\. May 24, 2002. p. 43.
6. ^ "Nivea". 23 November 2020.
7. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 28 April 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 26, 2003. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2021. Note: The source misprints "Don't Mess with My Man" as "Don't Mess with the Radio".
8. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard Hot 100 for Nivea. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013.
9. ^ a b c "Nivea Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
10. ^ "Following A Year Wait, 'Nivea' Reaps Rewards". Billboard. March 2, 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
11. ^ "Nivea - Nivea (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
12. ^ a b Amazon.de: Nivea: Nivea: Musik
13. ^ Nivea (CD liner). Nivea. Jive Records. 2001.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
14. ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. February 13, 2003. Archived from the original on February 16, 2003. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Nivea – Nivea". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
16. ^ "ニヴェア" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
17. ^ "Nivea Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
18. ^ "Nivea Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
19. ^ "iTunes Store". Phobos.apple.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
20. ^ Amazon.co.jp： NIVEA: ニヴェア: 音楽
21. ^ Amazon.de: Nivea: Nivea: Musik
22. ^ "HBDirect". Retrieved April 26, 2008.[dead link]
23. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Nivea: Nivea: Music
24. ^ Nivea: Nivea: Musique: Amazon.fr
25. ^ Amazon.co.jp： Nivea: Nivea: 音楽

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* "Don't Mess with My Man"
* "Laundromat"
* "Okay"

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