Release Therapy
Studio album by Ludacris
Released	September 26, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	October 5, 2005–2006 at Turner Recording Studios in Atlanta, GA
Genre	Rap
Length	62:36
Label	Def Jam Records / Disturbing tha Peace
Producer(s)	The Neptunes The Trak Starz Dre & Vidal DJ Toomp The Runners Polow Da Don
Professional reviews
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Ludacris chronology
Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace (2005) Release Therapy (2006) Theater of the Mind (2007)

Release Therapy is the Grammy Award-winning fifth album from Def Jam recording artist Ludacris. It was released on September 26, 2006. Unlike the previous albums released by Ludacris, Release Therapy has a more mature and serious approach to the music, it also extremely dark in mood and approach compared to previous light approaches on his previous albums. (e.g the 2nd single Runaway Love is Ludacris's first stab at socially concerned music).The different approach Ludacris took with Release Therapy has caused many listeners and fans to debate on whether the album is Ludacris's best or worst. Image File history File links Release_therapy3. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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The first single, "Money Maker", which was produced and features Pharrell, was released to U.S. radio outlets on July 17, 2006. It was a huge success making number 1 on various charts through the U.S.. These charts included the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Tracks and the Hot 100 Airplay. Money Maker is the first single from Ludacriss fifth album Release Therapy. ... Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, composer, and songwriter. ... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... The Hot 100 Airplay is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ...

Ludacris also stated that his new album will be somewhat like a tape on CD. "The way we're going to try to format the record is you have your Release side and your Therapy side," he said. "Everybody knows the Release side would be 'War With God,' 'Tell It Like It Is.' I have a record called 'Slap.' Just getting everything off my chest. The Therapy side would be feel-good — a song like 'Woozy' with R. Kelly on it is therapeutic. Even 'Money Maker.' Some women's therapy is getting out, going to the club and shaking they ass. It's therapeutic to them." Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Urban R&B singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. ... Money Maker is the first single from Ludacriss fifth album Release Therapy. ...

Ludacris also shaved his cornrows off for now a "fade" haircut. He said with a new album that was different than his other four albums, there would be a new haircut to go with it, similar to what Busta Rhymes did with The Big Bang. Bow Wow also shaved his cornrows off for his album, The Price of Fame. Cornrows on a male Cornrows are a traditional style of hair grooming of African origin where the hair is tightly braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to produce a continuous, raised row. ... Fade has multiple meanings, including Fade (audio engineering), the gradual increase or decrease in sound volume Fade (lighting), the gradual increase or decrease in intensity of a light source Fade (radio), the loss of signal strength at a radio receiver In golf, a fade is a type of shot in... my best friend Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. ... The Big Bang is the seventh studio album from American rapper Busta Rhymes, released on June 13, 2006. ... Shad Gregory Moss, formerly known as Lil Bow Wow (born 9 March 1987, Columbus, Ohio) is an African African rapper, actor, and music producer. ... The Price of Fame is the 5th album from rapper Bow Wow. ...

Ludacris shot a video for the first single, "Money Maker" which premiered on MTV on August 17, 2006. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart selling 309,800 copies in the first week making it Ludacris' third number one album in a row. After 5 months, the album has sold 1,112,000 copies in the U.S. As of now, it has been certified platinum. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Release Therapy won the Best Rap Album award for the 2007 Grammy Awards. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album has been awarded since 1996. ... The 49th Annual Grammy Awards is a ceremony honoring the best in music for the 2006 recording year (October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006) in the United States. ...

Track listing

Grew Up a Screw Up is the second single off of Release Therapy. ... Jay Jenkins (born September 28, 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina) formerly known as Lil J currently known as Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. ... Money Maker is the first single from Ludacriss fifth album Release Therapy. ... Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, composer, and songwriter. ... The Neptunes is the name for the record production duo, consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who have created the sound for some of the most successful Hip Hop, R&B and Pop artists of this decade. ... Girls Gone Wild will possibly be the fourth single off Ludacriss album Release Therapy. ... The Neptunes is the name for the record production duo, consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who have created the sound for some of the most successful Hip Hop, R&B and Pop artists of this decade. ... Field Mob is a hip hop group from Albany, Georgia. ... DJ Toomp (born Aldrin Davis in 1969) is an American record producer and DJ who is based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... End of the Night will be the fifth and final single from Ludacris 5th album Release Therapy. ... Bobby Valentino Wilson, born on February 27, 1980 in Jackson, Mississippi, is an American R&B singer. ... Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American Urban R&B singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. ... In July of 2006, a track entitled War with God would see Ludacris return after some time off in movies. ... Dre & Vidal is a songwriting and production duo, consisting of Davis Vidal and Andre Harris, who are best known as the main producers of Jill Scott and Glenn Lewis. ... This article refers to the rapper Beanie Sigel. For the gangster, see Bugsy Siegel. ... Pimp C (born Chad Butler on December 29, 1973 in Port Arthur, Texas) is a southern rapper better known as one-half of southern hip hop group UGK. // UGK, which also includes Bun B, was a successful act in the Southern U.S. during the early-1990s, and also made... C-Murder (b. ... Slap is the name of a song featured in Ludacris fifth album Release Therapy (2006). ... The Runners (born in Orlando, Florida) are a team of hip hop producers, consisting of Andrew Dru Brett Harr and Jermaine Mayne Jackson. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971 in The Bronx, New York), is a six-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B, soul, and hip-hop soul singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, and actress who has sold over forty million albums around the world since her career began in 1991. ... Polow Da Don (born Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones) is an Atlanta-based music producer who rose to fame in late 2005, early 2006 for a string of hit singles for artists including Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Pussycat Dolls, Fergie, and Kelis. ... The visionary and leader for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Bishop Eddie L. Long first served as pastor in 1987 for a congregation consisting of just more than 300 members. ...

Charts

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