What's in Store

Ne-Yo, the 25-year old pop star from Las Vegas, Nevada has created quite a legacy for himself in such a short time in the music industry. As a singer, he’s been nominated for a Grammy award for his rookie album In My Own Words which is now double platinum. As a song writer, he’s written songs for the likes of Chris Brown, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and has supposedly written a song for the Britney Spears comeback album. With his second album, Because Of You, he’s established himself as no one hit wonder. According to Billboard.com, the album opened up at number 1 on the Billboard 200 selling just over 250,000 copies, besting jazz singer Michael Buble’s Call Me Irresponsible.

Epinions reviewer Speeddemon531 gives the album 4 out of a possible 5 stars, but says it’s not too different from his first album and he doesn’t stray from the template that made him successful.

Speeddemon531 says:

The fact that Ne-Yo doesn’t stray far from the template that made his first album a success turns out to be both a good and a bad thing. On the one hand, it’s nice to hear that Ne-Yo hasn’t lost his gift for melody and that his voice is still supple and boyish in a way that STRONGLY recalls Michael Jackson circa 1980. On the other hand, “Because Of You” occasionally feels like a retread, or at the very least it sounds like Ne-Yo’s playing it safe and not challenging himself very much.

He also says that Ne-Yo’s influences are very transparent and that the album is a near “Michael Jackson tribute album”. The album was released to the stores on May 1, 2007. You can buy it on Shopping.com.

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