Love Is Wicked Explained

Love Is Wicked is the only studio album by Brick & Lace. It had an initial release date of August 21, 2007, then it got moved to December 4, 2007, but then was pushed back further to 2008. It was eventually released in the United Kingdom and France. The album was also released in other countries (such as Belgium) in September 2007. It has since then leaked onto the internet on various blog sites. Love Is Wicked is a mix of R&B and dance music with hip hop and reggae-dancehall elements.

Production came from Akon, as well as will.i.am, Cool & Dre, Jazze Pha and many others. Cham made a guest appearance on the remix of the album's lead single, "Never Never". Akon produced three songs for the album.^[1] The album was the first release on Akon's Kon Live Distribution label.

Track listing

1. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (produced by Akon)
2. "Never Never" (produced by Akon)
3. "Don't Stop" (produced by Full Force & Johnny Nice)
4. "Take Me Back" (produced by Perry Alexander & Tal Herzberg)
5. "Why'd You Lie?" (produced by Full Force & Johnny Nice)
6. "Love Is Wicked" (produced by Steven Marsden, Ron Fair, Abraham Laboriel Jr. & Mateo Laboriel)
7. "Boyfriend" (co-written by Taurian "Adonis" Shropshire / produced by Akon)
8. "Push It Up" (produced by Tony Kelly)
9. "Buss a Shot" (produced by will.i.am)
10. "Mr. Officer" (produced by Cool & Dre)
11. "My Apple" (co-written by Ezekiel Lewis of the Clutch / produced by the Movement)
12. "U and Me" (produced by the Triads)

Re-release track listing

1. "Love Is Wicked"
2. "Bad to Di Bone" (produced by Chris Birch)
3. "Buss a Shot"
4. "Take Me Back"
5. "Cry on Me" (produced by Delano Thomas)
6. "Room Service" (produced by Chris Birch)
7. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)"
8. "Push It Up"
9. "Why'd You Lie?"
10. "Don't Stop"
11. "U and Me"
12. "Never Never"

Personnel

• Adam Alexander: Composer
• Perry Alexander: Producer
• Mark Barnes: Marketing Coordinator
• James "Chip" Bunton: Composer
• David Cabrera: Bass, Guitar
• Manu Chao: Composer
• AJ Crimson: Makeup
• Charlene Curry: Studio Assistant
• Nabil Elderkin: Photography
• Ron Fair: Bass, Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements, String Conductor
• Full Force: Composer, Engineer, Guest Appearance, Performer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Background Vocals
• Marcus T. Grant: Management
• Maurice Gregory: Composer
• Hylah Hedgepeth: Art Direction
• Tal Herzberg: Producer
• Daria Hines: Stylist
• Shawn "Tubby" Holiday: A&R
• Anthony Kelly: Composer
• Padraic Kerin: Engineer
• Abraham Laboriel, Sr: Producer
• Mateo Laboriel: Producer
• Steven "Lenky" Marsden: Composer, Producer
• Peter Mokran: Mixing
• Eddie Montilla: Keyboards
• Dave Pensado: Mixing
• Chris Perry: Composer
• Paul Simon: Composer
• Devyne Stephens: Creative Assistance
• Adonis Stropshire: Composer
• Aliaune Thiam

Bass, Composer, Drums, Guest Appearance, Producer, Programming

• Giorgio Tuinfort: Composer, Producer, Programming
• Andrew Van Meter: Production Coordination
• Seth Waldman: Mixing Assistant
• Eric Weaver: Mixing Assistant
• Josh Wilbur: Engineer
• will.i.am

Drum Programming, Producer

• Gita Williams: Marketing
• Kiyah Wright: Hair Stylist^[2]

Singles

Singles from Love Is Wicked:^[3]

1. "Get That Clear (Hold Up)"
2. "Never, Never"
3. "Love Is Wicked"
4. "Take Me Back"
5. "Bad to Di Bone"

Charts

Chart (2007–2008)	Peak position
French SNEP Albums Chart[4]	80
Swiss Albums Chart[5]	93

References

1. Web site: Brick & Lace : Artists . 2007-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081113094724/http://www.geffen.com/bricklace . 2008-11-13 . dead .
2. Web site: Love is Wicked - Brick & Lace | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
3. http://www.geffen.com/artist/releases/default.aspx/&aid/440/st/3 singles
4. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Brick+%26+Lace&titel=Love+Is+Wicked&cat=a "Love is Wicked" album chart positions
5. http://www.hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=68470&cat=a "Love is Wicked" album chart positions