''Lyfe Change'' is the third studio album by

Lyfe Jennings Chester Jermaine "Lyfe" Jennings (born June 3, 1978) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into his music. The ''New York Times'' referred ...

, released on April 29, 2008.

"The album is called Lyfe Change because I'm changing it up a bit," explains Lyfe. "In the past I didn't work with different producers, I produced and wrote most of my albums by myself. But on this project I actually worked with different producers and a few writers."

The first single off the album is called " Cops Up". It peaked at number 68 on

Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...

. Chart listings/ref> The song was originally written for R&B duo, Luke & Q. The second single is called " Never Never Land". It peaked at number 21 on

. The third single has been released and is called " Will I Ever". ''Lyfe Change'' debuted at number four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling about 80,000 copies in its opening week. In the limited edition of the CD came with a DVD featuring a Live Performance in an Ohio Prison and the "Cops Up" music video. The DVD is edited in both versions.

Track listing

#"Change the Game" (Intro) (featuring Walter Butch) - 1:33 #"Keep On Dreaming" - 3:40 #"Warriors" - 3:10 #" Never Never Land" - 3:58 #"Brand New" (featuring T.I.) - 3:10 #"It's Real" - 3:10 #" Cops Up" - 3:33 #"You Think You Got It Bad" (featuring

Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, ...

) - 4:18 #"Wild, Wild, Wild" - 3:23 #"Midnight Train" - 3:18 #"Hmmm" - 3:41 #"Old School" (featuring

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, ...

) - 4:13 #"Us" (Interlude) - 1:17 #"Will I Ever" - 4:51 #"Baby I'm a Star" - 4:19 *Lil Wayne appeared on the original version of "Brand New" but was later re-recorded and Lyfe Jennings replaced him with T.I. for the album version. The original still exists and can be heard on YouTube.

Production

#Lyfe Jennings - Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,14,15 # The Underdogs - Tracks 7,10,11 # Steven Russell - Tracks 10,11 #

- Tracks 8,9 # Jerry Wonda Duplessis - Track 8 #Logic - Track 9 # Luke & Q - Track 7

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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