''Lessons in Love'' is the third

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singer

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, released by Young Goldie Music,

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, and

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on August 4, 2008. This is the last album to be released on

Production

The album was originally to be titled ''Sexual Education'' but was later changed to ''Lessons in Love'' for a more suitable title. Lloyd describe the album as '"The title concept derives from a schoolboy fantasy of mine". Following their participation on previous album ''

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'' (2007), the singer re-teamed with producers

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and Jasper Cameron to work on the majority of the album, with additional production resulting from collaborations with

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, Adonis Shropshire, James Lackey, Oak Felder (of the Knightwritaz), and others.

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number one on the

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charts, with moderately successful first week sales 51,000.Katie Hasty (August 13, 2008)
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''Billboard''. Accessed August 13, 2008. The first single, "

How We Do It (Around My Way) "How We Do It (Around My Way)" is the first single from R&B singer Lloyd's third studio album '' Lessons in Love'', and features rapper Ludacris. It was sent to US radio stations on March 4, 2008. A first version of the track, originally titled ...

" features rapper Ludacris, only peaked at number seventy-seven on the ''

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chart. It peaked at number seventy-five on the

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. "

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" was the album's second single. It features the rapper

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. The single was sent to U.S. radio stations for airplay consideration on May 12, 2008. It peaked at sixty-four on ''

s Hot 100 and thirteen on the

chart. The third and final single was "

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". The single version featured rapper Plies. It only peaked at number one on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. "I Can Change Your Life" was supposed to be the fourth single from the album, but was cancelled due to the lackluster chart performance of "Year of the Lover".

Critical response

''Lessons in Love'' received mixed or average reviews from critics. It holds a 60 out of 100 from

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gave the album 3 out of 5 stars saying, "Between 'I'm Wit It', 'Girls', and a couple other standouts, ''Lessons in Love'' cannot be dismissed, but Lloyd will have to really change it up with his fourth album to evade a real holding pattern." ''

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'' also gave the album 3 out of 5 stars saying, "Throughout ''Lessons in Love'', Lloyd sounds like he's actually having fun dishing out come-ons, adding an emphatic exuberance to each one."Lessons In Love : Lloyd : Review
''Rolling Stone''. Accessed August 8, 2008

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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